Would 100 or so lead balls be bettersuited keeping as is or melting down for casting. I may end up with a muzzle loader but probably not.
Would 100 or so lead balls be bettersuited keeping as is or melting down for casting. I may end up with a muzzle loader but probably not.
Worth having just to slug barrels. Not enough lead to justify destroying them for casting something else.
excuse my naievity but what do you mean by slugging barrels?
Driving a soft lead ball or sinker through the bore with a rod to measure the diameter of the lands and grooves. Pretty common when picking a bullet diameter for your favorite firearm. Do a search, you'll get lots of info.
thanks, sorry for the noobness =)
And not only is everyone new to this at some point, changing what you are doing sets you back to newbie in a hurry. I have cast round bal for a while, but casting for centerfire is a whole new ball of wax. Now, if that wax was carnuba, I could ...
OeldeWolf
who may yet be kicked out of the Republik of Kalifornia for owning too many firearms.
I didn't claw my way to the top of the food chain, to eat only vegetables!
well, ive got a bunch of lead balls that I dont know what to do with. =) and no 45 caliber weapons to swag. Any suggestions?
I got carried away a while back and cast WAY too many 50 cal RB. I used a few dozen to weigh down my cleaning rack, my bench sled and made a couple of "sandbags" with them.
There is no problem too big that more time and more money can't solve.
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 |