ok that's great but why does a nuke plant have 45k of unloaded 38's
Type: Posts; User: gotlead
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
ok that's great but why does a nuke plant have 45k of unloaded 38's
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
help me understand what the zinc plating is for. is it so you can use a softer alloy or what
Forum: Cast Boolits
I always learn something when I read this site. Thanks for the tip
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
that's what the wife said till I told her 1 pound only makes 150 bullets.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I have acquired three keels and the bayliners were at 5bhn another one was custom built at 12-14 bhn so I think wheel weights were
used. 1 weighed 1800lbs one at 3500lbs and the harder one 5000lbs .
Forum: Camping Gear
my reply is a year later but hey I just found this thread.
anyway I got the 10 man artic tent about four years ago from a dmso auction for $200 bucks still in the wrapper with a $3500 price tag...
you can count me as another RB shooter, 3 gr. RD ,11/2 buckshot (311) just plain fun for plinking in the yard.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I too use red dot for many different applications. One I've had some fun with is 3 grains under a #1&1/2 buckshot pellet (.311) in
My 308. This is now my 30 cal. Pellet gun
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
well 40lbs of pure tin is good start. traded a dump trk load of junk lawnmowers from another demo job. for it. it's in sheets from a soup canning co. so says the scrap man.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I contract demolition of abandoned boats in my area sometimes and have been lucky to get
Paid to haul away full lead keels on occasion. Lost count after 10,000 lbs. New problem is alloy.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I just came in from testing some loads in my yard and saw this thread. I am usually shooting
Reduced or small caliber rounds to be more neighbor friendly. But they are ok with it anyway as I
Helped...
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I'd like to know more about a pot cover or lid especially when smelting
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I will get a photo out but need some time to figure out how to do it. My job is pretty much taking
All of it right now.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
20percent carbon monoxide which is highly flammable 20percent hydrogen and 2percent methane
If I remember correctly. Anyway it burns very clean and hot giving off only CO2. The one I built took a...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
So I know you guys use a lot of propane to smelt your lead and was wondering
If anyone has tried wood gas instead. I have already built the downdraft gasifirer
For running my gen set and it seems...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |