general lead info

[jballs918]

well i have done a search and i cant find anything on this subject, but then sometimes i don't search so well. i'm looking for 2 very general answers.

1. Is there a fps limit that lead. can you cast for boolits over 3000 fps. i'm looking at many different things right now and trying to figure out what i want.

2. How long can a casted none lubed bullet be stored for and also how long can a casted lubed bullet by stoered for and what is the best way of doing this.

Thanks

[David R]

3,000 fps? I dunno, but I have learned here that the bigger the caliber, the slower the boolit for accuracy. My 22-250 shoots 1" groups at 100 yards at 2684av. Can't get my 30 cal over 2,000

[SharpsShooter]

well i have done a search and i cant find anything on this subject, but then sometimes i don't search so well. i'm looking for 2 very general answers.

1. Is there a fps limit that lead. can you cast for boolits over 3000 fps. i'm looking at many different things right now and trying to figure out what i want.

2. How long can a casted none lubed bullet be stored for and also how long can a casted lubed bullet by stoered for and what is the best way of doing this.

Thanks

1. 3000fps would certainly be a challenge. I can not think of a castable alloy that would withstand that pressure.

2. Cast boolit shelf life is indefinite. I know of folks that have loaded and shot cast boolits that they produced 10 or more years ago Cigar boxes are a favorite storage container as are the shallow "Glad Ware" containers. Providing you store them in a manner that prevents damage, they could last a lifetime. But that's no fun. You gotta shoot em.

[jballs918]

i got the 300 fps plus off of a 22-250, it was like 3100 or so. but this was production ammo. and if i recall i think some 7mm mag also has a bit higher

[David R]

Store em in coffee cans. I fill the 3 pound type with boolts, it holds about 30 pounds, or 1200 45s, maybe 1500 30 cal 150. I then store the lubed and sized ones in 1 lb cans.

David

[Bullshop]

3,000 fps? I dunno, but I have learned here that the bigger the caliber, the slower the boolit for accuracy. My 22-250 shoots 1" groups at 100 yards at 2684av. Can't get my 30 cal over 2,000

David R
What mold are you using for that 22/250?
BIC/BS

[jballs918]

the 3000 fps was from production ammo i think maybe the question should be is there any bullet you cant cast in lead becuase of the fps is to much

[David R]

BS,

Its a 225646 Lyman cast of pure linotype. I have been trying to post a 300 yard target, but.... Maybe tomorrow, I have to shrink it.

I did pour up a bunch of quenched #2 alloy, but have not tried them yet. They are harder than the lino.

Ran into a small snag, I am out of SR4759. I bought some WC820. Tomorrow I hope to slip out at lunch time and do some chronographing to try and get the same accuracy and velocity. Ya never know.

[felix]

Dan, I have that 225646 and find that it is a fine boolit, especially when made hard and shot fast in 14 twist. Because it is a bore rider, and is a little small there, it can slump to become uneven, opening up groups quite quickly. Pushing it faster causes a faster rotation which evens up the distribution of the unsupported nose, now supported by centrifical force. So, 2500-2900 won't be as accurate as 3000 plus, provided the lead holds up at all and does not smoke (blowup) at 50 yards. All of this is lead dependent as you well know. Explains why some boolits shoot quite well when shot extra fast. However, your Walt Melander boolit design should shoot this well. Waiting to do your boolits with Sundog sometime soon. He has a new 22-250 coming by TurkeyDay. ... felix

[StarMetal]

Does anyone know the thread size and pitch on the retaining nut that lyman uses on their lubersizer? I'm going to go ahead and order a tap and convert my old Lyman 45 to the threaded nut style rather then that leaking system where the die is trapped by a thumb screw.

Joe

[JohnH]

Does anyone know the thread size and pitch on the retaining nut that lyman uses on their lubersizer? I'm going to go ahead and order a tap and convert my old Lyman 45 to the threaded nut style rather then that leaking system where the die is trapped by a thumb screw.

Joe

Might I suggest looking into the RCBS nut if you are going this route? In past I had the RCBS tool and really liked how it easy it was to change out. The Lyman is a very fine thread, I don't think it likely one would find a tap for it on a hardware store shelf. The RCBS was coarser, and it could be that which made it change out so well.

[StarMetal]

I was going to buy the tap from a big tool outlet, no hardware store is going to have even RCBS's thread size. My Lyman fine thread works just fine. I'll bet that it would be easier or faster to get an RCBS nut though. Might just call them and ask them the size.

Joe

[buck1]

well i have done a search and i cant find anything on this subject, but then sometimes i don't search so well. i'm looking for 2 very general answers.

1. Is there a fps limit that lead. can you cast for boolits over 3000 fps. i'm looking at many different things right now and trying to figure out what i want.

2. How long can a casted none lubed bullet be stored for and also how long can a casted lubed bullet by stoered for and what is the best way of doing this.

Thanks

1422 x alloy BHN = alloy pressure limit. Its more about pressure than speed.
and also bullet fit and design and lube are all factors.
Look for the lowest pressure giving highest speed , when selecting powders.
3000, I think it can be done but not with out a LOT of trial & error.
as for the storage.
As long as there not heat treated or have a high tin content they will last longer than you need them to. Good Luck!! ......Buck