idahoron
02-16-2008, 04:53 PM
I have been casting with lead I got from my Grandpa. Up to now everything has been going great. I needed some more soft lead for my Muzzleloader.
I bought some lead that is supposed to be 99.97% pure. I got it from a Metal company on the web. I started to melt some and I am getting a huge amount of crap off the top. The dross is yellow, blue, and green. The yellow dross is almost clear. The rest is heavy. When I pour bullets this yellow junk is making flaws on the surface of the bullet. I have tried to cook it off and I just get more. Am I doing something wrong? The lead I have melted before never got this much crap off it.
Also the bullets I have poured before with Grandpa's soft lead weigh 385 gr. I have poured some bullets with hard lead and they weigh in the 373 to 376 range. This lead I am having trouble with makes bullets weigh 380. The lead seems soft but I am just confused about the whole thing. Ron
I bought some lead that is supposed to be 99.97% pure. I got it from a Metal company on the web. I started to melt some and I am getting a huge amount of crap off the top. The dross is yellow, blue, and green. The yellow dross is almost clear. The rest is heavy. When I pour bullets this yellow junk is making flaws on the surface of the bullet. I have tried to cook it off and I just get more. Am I doing something wrong? The lead I have melted before never got this much crap off it.
Also the bullets I have poured before with Grandpa's soft lead weigh 385 gr. I have poured some bullets with hard lead and they weigh in the 373 to 376 range. This lead I am having trouble with makes bullets weigh 380. The lead seems soft but I am just confused about the whole thing. Ron