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  1. 03-22-2009, 04:11 PM #1
    280Ackley
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    Grainy lead

    I am on the back porch smelting some WW. The first couple of molds droped funny and one broke in two coming out. The melt is fairly hot. Using a turkey fryer. Is this unusual is there something I should be concerned with?
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  2. 03-22-2009, 04:25 PM #2
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    Looks like you didn't wait long enough before you dumped the ingots. I wouldn't worry about it.
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  3. 03-22-2009, 04:35 PM #3
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    Yes, it was too hot when you dropped it but not to worry, it still comes works the same in the long run when you remelt it into bullets.
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  4. 03-22-2009, 07:08 PM #4
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    "Grainy" Lead. No pun intended!
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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
GC Gas Check