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Thread: Hand cast copper plated 420 grain 458 SOCOM.

  1. 06-09-2013, 11:55 PM #1
    DangerousDrummer
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    Hand cast copper plated 420 grain 458 SOCOM.

    Here are the results of my latest experiment. They actually turned out rather well.


    And some 160 grain for my Mosin
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  2. 06-10-2013, 12:41 AM #2
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    Ok, they look pretty good, how did you plate them?
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  3. 06-10-2013, 03:19 AM #3
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    I fooled with plating, then found that proper boolit fit and a good lube was much easier, but I have to say those look pretty good.
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  4. 06-10-2013, 04:57 AM #4
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    How do they shoot and how's the bore for residue after, say, thirty rounds?
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  5. 08-05-2013, 02:55 PM #5
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    this is awesome to look at but we need details please
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  6. 09-11-2013, 11:17 PM #6
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    wow very nice, can you please tell me if you ran these through your vibratory cleaner? im going to do a batch of mine to then see iClick image for larger version.  Name: copper bullets 003.jpg  Views: 201  Size: 66.3 KB  ID: 81582f i can get another layer to plate
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  7. 09-12-2013, 04:02 AM #7
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    I can plate copper onto lead! But mercy, after I scaled it up to do 20 at a time and after a month of tinkering, mine were still awful. I gave it up. Very pretty rounds. Wish I coulda made it work.
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  8. 09-13-2013, 12:38 AM #8
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    Try tumbling them with steel BBs. Makes em purdy!
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  9. 09-13-2013, 01:36 AM #9
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    Really Pretty! Got a bunch of chems sitting around, just to try that very thing, when I get the time. Really nice!!
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