I am a long time lurker and just registered. Started casting about a year ago for .454 Casull and 9mm and have about 1,500 bullets down the pipe. Having fun and still learning. My question is this, is there anywhere a guy can send some sample bullets he has poured to get them bhn tested? I figured somebody on here may do it in exchange for the bullets sent to him?
you can look at the stickies for a bhn tester
Lee makes an inexpensive one that works fine
Hit em'hard
hit em'often
Or? I use a pencil set. Lol.
sent from a tin can and a long string.
A drill press, bathroom scale and 5/32" ball bearing glued to the end of an Allen set screw from the hardware store should get you close enough, unless you desire a very precise reading. As posted above, I think there is a 'sticky' or 2 on the process.
I second the Lee tester. I bought it after reading the Lee Modern Reloader. Well worth the money and use it all the time.
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I've got a cabine tree tester. I'd be happy to test them for you if you want. PM me if interested.
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What is that? will it also test whats in the alloy? I'd be interested to know whats in my latest batch.Originally Posted by flyingrhino
No, the Cabine Tree just test hardness by impressing a stylus into a bullet or sample. To get content of alloy, send a small sample to BNE here. He can XRF the sample for content.
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