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Thread: Bismuth?

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    Boolit Master


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    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?

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    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.

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    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.

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    What is the melting point for 50/50 tin/bismuth?
    I would think that its pretty low.
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

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