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Thread: Zinc buckshot and slugs - ?

  1. 07-29-2017, 08:17 AM #1
    Saxmann10
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    Zinc buckshot and slugs - ?

    I have a lot of zinc ww. Have anybody tried casting zinc buckshot or slugs. Would lee
    Molds work for this or would the zinc destroy the mold. It would be for 12 g shells
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  2. 07-29-2017, 08:28 AM #2
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    for buckshot too light (62% weight of lead), for slugs ok depending on what you're doing. Here's a long thread, success achieved finally.
    http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...he-ZLUG-Thread
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