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hedgehorn
02-18-2012, 09:38 PM
Does anyone cast it from Wheel Weights?
looseprojectile
02-18-2012, 11:57 PM
Yep, why not? I put any thing in a shotshell that fits.
Life is good
beagle
02-19-2012, 12:10 AM
Normally, I'll save my WWs for bullets and use pure for buckshot but WWs will work just fine./beagle
geargnasher
02-19-2012, 12:49 AM
Dang, I thought something happened to Rick! WHEW!
Gear
EMC45
02-19-2012, 02:08 PM
I do too.
DLCTEX
02-19-2012, 03:21 PM
Yes, ww or 50/50. No need for copper plating to make them harder that way.
plainsman456
02-19-2012, 04:26 PM
I cast some no.1 for my brother last year and when loaded he said they shot better patterns that the factory shells when he could find them.
I still have about 1/2 a coffee can left for later projects.
hedgehorn
02-19-2012, 09:27 PM
thanks for the replies. What about graphite? Any need for any coating at all?
odfairfaxsub
02-19-2012, 09:29 PM
i tried both coated and uncoated, but i never seen a diff with the stuff being treated, i always just used cow and left it alone.
oh i got better groups with ww but i have thousands of lb of pure so i cast with pure. my beneli will shoot 6 pellet 000 with 23.5 gr unique in a certain shot wad so im ok with using 6 pellet pure.
DLCTEX
02-19-2012, 09:40 PM
Buffer makes for better patterns.
hedgehorn
02-19-2012, 09:56 PM
you are using cow for buffer?
Shedhunter
02-19-2012, 09:57 PM
Two coyotes didn't like my ww buckshot this season.
375RUGER
02-20-2012, 12:51 AM
you are using cow for buffer?
I think he means clip on weights.
A few years ago I poured a bunch of ingots with everything I had laying around-WW, sinkers, sheet and range lead. I use this for buckshot, it drops at about 8 BHN, not too hard not too soft IMO.
I don't coat mine either.
BAGTIC
02-21-2012, 01:18 AM
I heat treat mine. The reason for the buffer is to reduce deformation so there will be fewer flyers. HTWW does the same thing and gives deeper penetration.
jsizemore
02-21-2012, 01:22 AM
cow=cream of wheat
hedgehorn
02-21-2012, 02:08 AM
cow=cream of wheat
yes, are you using cream of wheat?
gandydancer
02-21-2012, 02:19 AM
Fruit loops
olafhardt
02-21-2012, 02:52 AM
A true Southerner uses grits.
DLCTEX
02-21-2012, 11:16 PM
I used the plastic buffer from Ballistic Products, but a relative used corn meal and flour. I would be afraid of the flour absorbing moisture and setting up solid. I held the shell against the bolt on my vibratory case tumbler to settle the buffer and it worked fast.
plainsman456
02-22-2012, 01:25 AM
I put them in my old rotary tumbler with a little snort of graphite.
A little goes a Looooog way.
1Shirt
02-22-2012, 12:10 PM
Don't know about using Grits, as they are far better with bacon and eggs than COW.
1Shirt!
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