I hope I never need bismuth or nontoxic R/Bs but glad to know some one is working on it. The price of shot sure has gone up since my last buy. I diden't hunt ducks much with my M/L shotgun because they diden't list bismuth last year.
I hope I never need bismuth or nontoxic R/Bs but glad to know some one is working on it. The price of shot sure has gone up since my last buy. I diden't hunt ducks much with my M/L shotgun because they diden't list bismuth last year.
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A must read on Bismuth> http://www.alchemycastings.com/lead-...ts/fusible.htm What cleaning fluid removes bismuth from the barrel?
Last edited by 243winxb; 08-01-2010 at 02:27 PM. Reason: What cleaning fluid removes bismuth from the barrel?
The standard mechanical methods of removing lead fouling from a barrel would remove bismuth fouling. Let's hope it doesn't come to that. I'd switch over to pure zinc if a non-lead alternative was required, and likely never even contemplate pouring bismuth bullets.
I came into some bismuth and worked with it some. I found a 50-50 bismuth tin alloy would behave about like linotype any less tin and the bullets would shatter. I used a Lee .44-310 mold and the bullets came out weighting 240grs. I have not shot a lot of them but if I had to I could still shoot for a while if they ban lead completely.
What is the melting point for 50/50 tin/bismuth?
I would think that its pretty low.
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