Don't bet on it... Moisture comes and goes at it's own discretion.....
Don't bet on it... Moisture comes and goes at it's own discretion.....
Tom
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Did I ever mention that I hate to trim brass?
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Well I finally got it done. 200 pounds of boolits melted in two batches. It went very well. I covered the pot and left a small crack for any pressure to vent. As the boolits started to melt, the smoke started. After a few minutes the smoke lit and the gook that came to the top starting burning off into some crusty looking stuff. I stirred and skimmed until the pot was full of beautiful shinny molten lead. The lead ingots came out great. Just wanted to let everyone know how much I appreciate all the feedback.
R.J.
Last edited by rjbuilder; 11-05-2018 at 06:38 PM.
Glad it worked out well for you. I've remelted lubed bullets before and expected for it to be uneventful for you.
Now I have to go through a 5 gallon bucket of COWW that a purchased a while back from a local repair and tire shop. Years ago when I brought WWs home I didn't have to worry about sorting them. They were all lead. I stopped buying them a couple of years ago when I realized I was getting only about 50-60% lead. Well, with the 200 pounds of the old boolits I melted and the WWs I have to go through, I think I'll have enough lead to cast for awhile.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |