Thx,appreciate the responses.I use a 20lb bottom pour pot,from above info and extropolation,I'm going for 1 to 1 foundry and pure lead..I'm loading for 60%suppressed/40%handgun.
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Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Thx,appreciate the responses.I use a 20lb bottom pour pot,from above info and extropolation,I'm going for 1 to 1 foundry and pure lead..I'm loading for 60%suppressed/40%handgun.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I have approx 150lbs of pure lead and 55 lbs of foundry-can I mix to achieve Hardball brn-if so what would the mix be???Thanks to all-new at mixing,normally buy HB ingots.
Forum: Cast Boolits
New here,great site...been casting for handguns awhile,lot of fun and inexpensive,no problems yet:)...Want to cast 308 and 7.62x39(and 54)boolits.I'm just going to buy 20lb from Roto.....which alloy...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
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Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks for quick reply-I think use them for rifle...
Forum: Cast Boolits
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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 |