does it really matter what the alloy is as long as it shoots well and doesn't lead the barrel?
Type: Posts; User: Idz
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
does it really matter what the alloy is as long as it shoots well and doesn't lead the barrel?
Forum: Cast Boolits
I ask if lead is so bad how come my generation which cast toy soldiers, held solder in our teeth as a third hand, melted down old car batteries, and sanded and re-painted with lead paint. How come we...
Forum: Our Town
A good use for that old electric oven is powder-coating bullets! Don't use it again for food thou.
Forum: Gas Checks
This is a copy of
https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?200965-Easy-to-build-gas-checkmaker
you can buy them at
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Forum: Cast Boolits
If the zinc is alloyed with the lead its melting point may be lower. Think solder alloys.
Forum: Our Town
Probably no more gun shows in New Mexico as the Governor has implemented background checks for all purchases and a seven day waiting period. Even though her laws directly violate the New Mexico...
Forum: Our Town
using Turbotax my retirement, inheritance, and rental business taxes come out to about 150 pages with all the worksheets and forms. Taxes in the USA are a mess. I think the only way to fix that is to...
Forum: Gas Checks
Here's another commercial version of this design:...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
That's why I make my own caps. Never had one of my crinkly aluminum caps fall off.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
The 20mm Vulcan (Phalanx) cannon round uses an electric primer. These high firing rate guns required more precise primer ignition and reliability than a mechanical primer could provide.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Annealing the brass may cure the stress fractures. I know annealing technique and material is the key to making cartridge cases.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
quartz sand is very abrasive, glass is much softer. Glass was removed from primers because some felt it was too abrasive also.
Forum: Our Town
Water rights in the west are a tangled mess. If you can get land that already has a working legal well you're a lot better off. The other major gotcha in the west is mineral rights. You don't want to...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
When I smelt range scrap a blue color indicates the melt is too hot. As lead oxide forms on the surface it makes a sheen like oil on water. I suspect your lead level is dropping below the heater band...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Curious if anybody has tried the Powder Valley primer cap maker? I didn't attempt to make such a thing after reading in Frost's book on how difficult it is getting the right brass and the precision...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
If spots annoy you just coat the bullets a second time.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I assume you mean Potassium Chlorate (KClO3) and Antimony trisulfide (Sb2S3) ?
Forum: Gas Checks
for those who aren't into machining there is a company selling checkmakers that look a lot like this design and not too expensive.
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Forum: Muzzleloading.
Its pretty easy to make caps that work as well as commercial. There are several threads on how to make them. Here's one:
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Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
White stuff is most likely lead oxide. Keep ingots dry and you won't have a problem.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I found that LED trailer clearance lights that are 3/4" diameter work well in an empty die spot on a progressive press. The light shines directly into the case for checking powder level.
Forum: Our Town
It could be something as silly as somebody with a similar name or address has a record that gets you flagged for more intensive checks.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
For grit I bought some ground glass 40-70 grit from Harbor Freight. You can strain it through a 100 mesh screen to get finer size and grind it a bit smaller with a mortar and pestle.
Forum: Cast Boolits
A quote from www.aiha.org June 2022 "Under current OSHA lead standards, the medical removal level is ≥60 µg/dL in general industry and ≥50 µg/dL in construction, and the blood lead level required for...
Forum: Swaging
I would suggest going the cheap route and try powder coated, gas checked bullets. You may find they are good enough for your needs.
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 |