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Thread: Barrel slugging question

  1. 11-15-2018, 11:18 PM #1
    hunter966
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    Barrel slugging question

    I am going to slug my barrel and want to make sure about my choice of lead.
    Went to Wally World, bought some egg shaped sinkers, melted them into a fired 45 Colt case.

    There’s some funky looking slag for lack of a better description on top of the melted lead. Will this hurt my barrel any?

    Thanks for the help, hunter966.
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  2. 11-15-2018, 11:22 PM #2
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    Nah just some impurities in the lead. Half the time I don't even melt down the egg sinkers, just clip off the metal eyelet if there is one and Hammer her on down.
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  3. 11-15-2018, 11:23 PM #3
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    A few passes with a file should remove it. If these are a square edge you might cut a bevel on the edge with a lee chamfer tool or file to ease into rifling better and help it to center up easier.
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  4. 11-15-2018, 11:54 PM #4
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    Hey, I sure appreciate the info. I sure do appreciate it.
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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
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