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Ni or Cu babbit are still mostly tin(80-90%). I suspect that ni-cu are included as compounds-salts? Use as an excellent source of tin.

I have a .45 colt 94AE, which has a terrible reputation for ctg. stop failure-the ctg. slips over ctg. stop and jams underneath the ctg. lifter. Remedy is to never work the lever with action...

Put 2 spacers under a long narrow lino pig, strike middle with large hammer or back of axe, breaks into pieces to fit in 10 lb. furnace

If the priming punch has 2 punches(one for battery cups), then u need a different disc and spring?

thanx, I also use magtech brass but wanted a job for my plastic hulls. Recoil and noise were very subdued, pattern was great; and I wondered if too fast powder and gluegun sealing upped the pressure.

I never pierced an original cheddite? primer in a 24 gauge plastic hull, but pierced 2 in a row with win 209. This was with an attempted light shotshell load with 700X-too fast burning? No BP...

The plastic coated stick on WW are hard, but they produce a lot of black(toxic?) smoke. Stay upwind and hope u don't have angry neighbours.

When we used this mold with lead-tin in a Quigley sharps /BP(45-110), we had barrel leading. WW +2% tin solved problem. Always used bottom pour, preheat mold by dipping corner in melt for 30 sec.,...

I've heard that slag losses are large, some say flux with Na, Ca, and K Cl or borax; I'll try the last for 50 lb of sorted zinc WW(for pyramid shaped boat anchors.)

I brought in 140 lbs. of sorted steel WW and was paid $0.28Can each pound(northern Ontario.). I didn't lie and they didn't ask, they assumed it was steel with lead. Received $1.83 per pound for...

I have a .32 colt, using .32 S&W brass, but cylinder will not accept .314 reputed to be size for s&w. I cast and size rcbs 85 gn rn at .312 size.

Thanx flyingmonkey35, it works fine except a little O/S, expect my gunstore got a little extra profit.

Bruce: I saw no reference to a suffix EP. It was stamped separately, possibly later-repair?

My Lee 2 cav. 90466, for the Makarov has the suffix EP. Google hasn't helped, anybody know the meaning. Thanx

My previous assay of radioactive isotope containers was=WW. good stuff

I have the 6 cav 175TC, wish the bullets were slightly bigger(like .402). No major leading with light loads in my norinco NP40(cz85 copy).

I sort first over 1/4" wire mesh. Burning plastic and rubber is probably more dangerous to health than lead. If WW are dry, and rust stain hasn't spread, both steel and zinc are easily picked out by...

I helped a friend separate and sieve 400lb of wheel weights. Only about 30lb of Fe clip-ons and 20lb of zinc. Only got $0.04 per lb for Fe and $0.26 for zinc(they are same price as lead). Most scrap...

I have a hi std h-d mil, 4.5" barrel complete with 2 mags, orig? VG wood grips and blue(minor muzzle wear) but no slide or slide parts. serial 1844xx. I had, and sold a complete 6 3/4" h-d mil. The...

My buddies vaquero .45 colt shot low left with 255 grain. Moved into the black with lee 320 rnf with lite load.

White metal is a new term to me. In heavy industry, crusher bearings used Babbit, usually 80% tin. Other babbits have down to 20% tin (balance lead-antimony). The ingots should ring like a bell, and...

Some 94AE in pistol calibers have a problem with cartridge stop. If you pause/hesitate with cycling or hold rifle horizontally while cycling; a cartridge can jump the stop, go under ctg lifter, jam...

X2 BNE: suck the fumes from top of lee pot thru a small hood to outside. Mostly for flux fumes( wax may eventually choke the fan), and dusty oxides from the lead surface.

I have a K frame m14 S&W which shaves anything over .3565, and won't chamber .3575 in win ni brass. My P85 ruger 9mm slugs about .359, but shoots reasonably lead-free with .358. For you .3575 is...

Badly oxidized or painted alloys can be very slow to melt. The oxides can be tan, gold, blue. Try different fluxes-paraffin, beeswax, sawdust. White powdery oxide on ingots usually means high lead...