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03-30-2009, 10:25 PM
Today, while making up a batch of Lee c312-185-1r's, I decided to whip up some softnoses. I use a flat-bottom ladle and a colman stove set-up. I tore off 10 sections of stick on ww. ( the kind that say 1/4oz. on them) and threw one of them in my ladle as it floated on top of the melt. In about 20 seconds, the weight melted in one side of the ladle, leaving the sticky smoking glue residue against the one side. Then, I poured the pure lead away from the residue and into the mold. After a few stirs, I dipped into the straight ww lead and filled the remainder of the cavity. The glue residue seemed to flux things up as I stirred and the boolits came out perfect! the entire nose all the way to the first driving band was pure lead and the rest was straight ww. Now, to test one for integrity. I tried everything I could think of to see if I could make the 2 portions separate. I tried pliers, putting it in a vise and hammering the nose sideways, you name it. The boolit would not fail and the 2 different alloys stayed together. I know there are other ways to make soft-noses but this method seems to work well and above all, quickly. I popped out 10 of them in no time. As soon as I can figure out how to upload photos, I'll post pics. I air-cooled them and will load them up soon. Look out deer! Has anyone here tried this method? If you never made softnoses, I recommend doing it this way. It was easy,quick and the boolits can take some serious abuse without failing.:castmine: