got about 1300 lbs of range scrap melted so far this week, I'd have to concur with those who said "cover it and let it go". if you get it hot enough, most of those pesky tmj's will pop for ya. ...
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Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
got about 1300 lbs of range scrap melted so far this week, I'd have to concur with those who said "cover it and let it go". if you get it hot enough, most of those pesky tmj's will pop for ya. ...
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I use a modified trailer, with a front-end loader fed hopper, electric motor vibrating a screen, and a blower to remove the rocks and clays.
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depends on what pipes were melted down. you've got "pure", low tin, mid tin, high tin "pure tin", and PURE ZINC, the zinc pipes are very very easy to differentiate, I actually got about 1000...
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I got ahold of quite a bit of organ pipe a while back. was in pipe form, so I was able to sort it by physical appearance. you're looking at somewhere between pure lead, and 50+ percent tin. ...
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little blocks of rubber, like cut up tires as backstop, or big blocks, in which the bulets are embedded?
I've been told that a very strong saltwater solution will float the little bits out of the...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
GBO = greybeard?
Topper shotgun receiver = handi-rifle receiver?????????????? (the big question here)
I'm goingto look at greybeards now, if I can find it (googling greybeard)
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so the topper receivers ARE the same as the handi-rifle, it's just a fitting thing.
is there a way to tell which receiver it is? (sb1 or sb2), or should I just assume that it's the sb1 (I...
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back to the original topic.
what do I have to do to put barrels in handgun calibers, and MAYBE low power rifle cartridges (like .223 or 30-30) on the new receiver(not the burned one).
is it...
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if I said that it was in a trailer next to the house that caught fire, the stock was lightly charred on one side, and the trigger guard did not completely melt, springs did not lose their temper. ...
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hey, we got enough problems with the bull(&*^ around here, please don't blame us for problems we ain't got.
if lead WW are illegal here, there ain't a tire shop in my region that knows it....
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u figger that if I "proof" it with a 3.5in magnum (from a remote location :-) and it holds up it would be unsafe with the 2 3/4 it's chambered for? what if I "proofed" it multiple times?
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what kind of fitting needs to happen with these? is it just forearm tension etc...? or something bigger?
I can handle the little stuff, and am more than willing to swap firing pins when...
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I'm looking at getting into the singleshot rifle game (mostly for $$$$$$$ savings, I really like my bolts and levers).
just picked up a 99% (ding in stock) H&R topper in 12ga, with a 20ga barrel,...
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I use woodchips/sawdust (currently on my second box of patmarlins flake flux, good stuff) I mix it with a bit of rendered beef fat. a big handful of flakes, with about 1/2 cup of fat, in my...
I ain't no xpert on steel/iron molds, but looks like an easy cleanup to me (actually, hardly looks rusted at all, looks like mostly age)
I'm also not a fan of 1-2 cavity molds, I like my 5-6...
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that's because it's not hot enough.
I cast with pure zinc, and have, in the past, contaminated my lead with zinc. pure zinc makes PURTY boolits, and the contaminated stuff made good plinkers,...
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you did better than 87%
take your jackets, wash them off, put them in a 5 gal bucket and take them to your local scrapyard. you should be able to get #3 copper (loose copper) easily, and if you...
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run your burner real low, and watch the pot close, as soon as lead starts pooliing in the bottom, slowly increase until the "slush" goes away, when the slush goes away, immediately use your metal...
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http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?p=758743#post758743
sale thread for what I've got now is here.
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I will be putting each batch on the scale, to ensure that I do not list more of each alloy than I have. listings should be up tomorrow, at which point I'll list these test results on the F/S thread,...
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more worried about primers than lead, got access to all the range scrap I can dig for personal use, and periodic access to all the range scrap I can dig to sell/use. usually only sit on 1-2k lbs,...
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samples are going in USPS overnight mail tomorrow, helg should be receiving christmas eve. he said I should have results next working day, so hopefully will be able to post sale thread, accept...
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helg is being gracious enough to have this tested for me.
I have the first "half" in possession, when I got down there, the gentleman had not finished sorting all the "bad" pipe from the "good"...
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pure zinc?? I have not been able to recover any of my zinc rifle boolits, but those were in a .300 Wby mag loaded at J-bullet velocities. I did find some tiny particles, that I think were my...
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ZINC MAKES PURTY BOOLITS. but they shatter real easy
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 |