Well guess il head to the store and buy some glue. I heard people used liquid glass. A few videos of people reloading with it. Its transparent but you need to wait a few hours for it to dry. Apparently its pavement sealer or something similar. Sounds like glue would be cheaper...
Just a thought. How about putting the shot in a polisher? I have vibrated bullets too long and turned them into nearly unrecognizable rounded lumps. It will take out the sprue flat on cast balls. I don't use any medium but it is rather loud.
You mean a tumbler for brass? I have one of those filled with corn medium. It might work... maybe?Originally Posted by lrdg
I always put my shot into a vibrator/polisher. I do that when I graphite the shot. Doesn't hurt it a bit. Might just help round out your shot. One question though. What are you using to "coat" you drop ramp? I use soap stone (welders supplies). It works great. Lead never sticks to the ramp.
No media.
I use graphite spray. Looks like a paint can but its graphite...
Il try then. No media just straight shot. How much time do you leave it?
I would suggest you just check every half hour for awhile and see what you get. You also might consider throwing in some larger balls such as .44 or such for a little weight. I don't believe I would want to breathe the dust.
Since I'm just graphiting my shot, 20 minutes. But if you are trying to round out the shot, longer would be better; as long as it needs or until you are satisfied with what you have.
Is it worth my effort to try dripping my own shot for trap league?
Well I had about a 16 inch pattern on cardboard at 55 steps with my shot. I shot it with an 1887 winchester. So there isnt crazy choke. Super impressive. I thought it would be all over the place.
Congrats to you!
I have the same Shannon Shotmaker that Scott (dsh1106) does, (a gift from a friend whose Dad used it, but is now passed away).
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I have yet to try it out, but I have found instructions to it and also found an article on using it. I thought maybe you might glean addition information from the article and instruction pages for your project.....so I posted it here on Cast Boolits. http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...ouble-shooting
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I wish i could get my hands on something like the shannon shot maker. I lack the metal skills to fabricate. But if i could, i would make something like that. If i couldnt find a heating element i would rigg up a camping stove with normal propane attachments so i can switch between a camping stove or grill bottle.
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I shoot skeet and reloads. I only use my home made shot. I've shot so many 25 straights that I don't keep count anymore. It works fine. For registered skeet matches, you have to use commercial rounds, but for anything else, home made shot in reloads is the way to go. You won't notice the difference.
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