Loving casting with 40 - 1 binary alloy.

[JeffinNZ]

Team.

I have been doing a lot of casting lately with 40 - 1, lead - tin alloy and it is a joy to work with. Flows well, forms nicely, nice boolits. No need for a sprue mallet. I use a gloved hand to open the sprue plate and cut off the lead. All very nice.

[buyobuyo]

What kinds of boolits are you casting with this mix? Also, how fast are you pushing them in PB and GC form? I imagine they expand nicely.

[JeffinNZ]

Primarily the CBE 320 120 for the .310 Cadet I am working on. Velocities yet to be measured.

[fredj338]

Same for 20-1 or 25-1 I cast for LHP, runs nicely, shoots great too upto 1100fps or so w/ a PB bullet.

[white eagle]

not to take any away from this thread but I am using 16/1
for my hunting boolit mainly w/gas checked boolits
but would love to try 20 or even 25/1
I would be pushing them to 1250 fps
is that a doable scenario ????

[leadman]

Ol' Elmer used 16 to 1 I believe and you are right close to the velocity he was shooting.

I'm thinking up making up some tin to lead mix and trying it in my 41 with a gas check to check expansion and compare it to a softnose boolit.

[Bob Krack]

I read that Elmer accepted leading in his quest for .44 excellence. I never heard mention of the lube he used but would be interested if any of ya all happen to know.

Bob