The retumbo or the lack of gas check?
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The retumbo or the lack of gas check?
Yes?
I think Retumbo is a bit fast for 38 special. Try some WC860 for best velocity. And no check needed as long as the bullet is cast harder than woodpecker lips.
I suggest you search YouTube for loading and casting techniques to ensure you do this up right......
You will learn far more at the casting, loading, and shooting bench than you ever will at a computer bench.
YouTube is the only place I go for reloading tips and data. No need for manuals here!!!
Meh, the guys on utoob are ok, but if I want real expert tips I get them from a guy named "Cooter" down at the local gun/pawn shop. He gave me the super-secret FBI .38 Special load one time.
Gear
Bet that load wasn't watered down by all them lawyers at the powder company.
You will learn far more at the casting, loading, and shooting bench than you ever will at a computer bench.
I knew it!!! They make the manuals water down data so less powder is used. This allows the government to buy more powder to keep out of the hands of individuals and store at Doe Run...along with all the 22lr and billions of rds of 40S&W ammo...which allows them to force gun owners to use hand loads in self defense firearms...which we all know is a big no-no...unless you are using hard cast bullets with a bhn of 44.Originally Posted by btroj
Whew!!
I bet the NSA hacks the powder company computers and alters the data to make the loads less lethal.
Hey, did you hear the George Soros bought Marlin and Remington? Bet he does to them what he did to Doe run.
You will learn far more at the casting, loading, and shooting bench than you ever will at a computer bench.
If I keep reading this thread, I am going to have to get my waders out.
Thanks Recluse,
I learned things about myself I never considered.
Silver Hand
Thanks for the reminder Recluse.
"Failure to prepare is preparing to fail" - Benjamin Franklin
Maybe some of you can help me with following problem. What is this blue purple substance on top of the lead?I am using WW Lead. Bullets looks good thou
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All of the real load data is kept at Doe Run.........The rest of us poor saps are left with "The Youtube guide to Reloading, casting, and beginners guide to basket weaving and bongo playing".
That and the rest of the reloaders out there are going to the LGS, Walmart and Gander mountain, and buying all of the good reloading data and hoarding it. You would think that someone would at least leave some of the good reload data on the shelves for others.. Greedy hoarders.....
The blue and gold colorations seen on the melt are oxides that appear for me every time I melt unalloyed lead. They disappear upon fluxing, but return if the melt remains exposed to air.
I was going to mention that the colors were from chupacabra blood found in wheelweights made in Mexico, but this is a serious site and we have no time for such foolishness. SERIOUS. ALWAYS.
I don't paint bullets. I like Black Rifle Coffee. Sacred cows are always fair game. California is to the United States what Syria is to Russia and North Korea is to China/South Korea/Japan--a Hermit Kingdom detached from the real world and led by delusional maniacs, an economic and social basket case sustained by "foreign" aid so as to not lose military bases.
I wish a professional metallurgist would chime in on this one... I don't think they're oxides... I think they're simply the normal color phase of shinny metal in the 400-600F range.
1) I can't find a Pb oxide that is blue or gold.
2) When I leave my pot to finish heating to about 650F the color goes away.
3) If the oxides are colored in this manner, why isn't the lumpy stuff I shove out of the way long after I begin my dipper casting session also pretty colors?
MJ
It's not about gun control, it's about people control. The progressives are using terrorists and the insane to further their agenda. If the socialist news media wasn't complicit, we could sit back and watch Fast & Furious and Benghazi-gate unfold.
Whatever the colorations are, they haven't created casting issues for me. I was relating what my mentor said about the phenomenon. Sorry I said anything, now--as usual.
I don't paint bullets. I like Black Rifle Coffee. Sacred cows are always fair game. California is to the United States what Syria is to Russia and North Korea is to China/South Korea/Japan--a Hermit Kingdom detached from the real world and led by delusional maniacs, an economic and social basket case sustained by "foreign" aid so as to not lose military bases.
MJ, who said they are lead oxides? Might be tin or antimony. As for the lumpy stuff, it is different oxides.
I am to with Al, they are oxides that for on the surface of the hot melt.
I fnd the colors are far more pronounced on alloys that are closer to pure lead. Add more tin or antimony and the colors are less pronounced.
Al, never stop posting. Fight thru the noise.
You will learn far more at the casting, loading, and shooting bench than you ever will at a computer bench.
That's the proper outlook, BTroj--but the pissant perfectionists and the perpetually indignant that hold sway here have largely killed this site for me.
I don't paint bullets. I like Black Rifle Coffee. Sacred cows are always fair game. California is to the United States what Syria is to Russia and North Korea is to China/South Korea/Japan--a Hermit Kingdom detached from the real world and led by delusional maniacs, an economic and social basket case sustained by "foreign" aid so as to not lose military bases.
"...but the pissant perfectionists and the perpetually indignant that hold sway here have largely killed this site for me." ...9.3x62AL
Pretty much says it all for a number of us, Allan.
What makes you think I was looking for an apology? I guess all forums eventually degrade to this point once all the little clicks are formed... it's kinda like high school, I suppose... I dunno, I barely went to high school.
Unfortunately, this forum has gone from one where ideas were freely exchanged to one where you'd better watch your step... and I'm not talking about the use of profanity. So which one am I? The pissant perfectionist or the perpetually indignant or both? That is very insulting as I have tried to observe objectively and and report factually. I suppose I'm wasting my time here.
Adious,
MJ
It's not about gun control, it's about people control. The progressives are using terrorists and the insane to further their agenda. If the socialist news media wasn't complicit, we could sit back and watch Fast & Furious and Benghazi-gate unfold.
Wherever you eventually land, I hope they have a professional metallurgist on staff or at least on call to answer your questions adequately.
I don't paint bullets. I like Black Rifle Coffee. Sacred cows are always fair game. California is to the United States what Syria is to Russia and North Korea is to China/South Korea/Japan--a Hermit Kingdom detached from the real world and led by delusional maniacs, an economic and social basket case sustained by "foreign" aid so as to not lose military bases.
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