ghh3rd
05-24-2009, 07:31 PM
I (probably) already know the answer, but am hoping for a surprise answer in my favor. Can a tumble lube boolit be used to slug a barrel, or do the lube grooves make it too dificult to measure?
I had a wood fire today, and decided to throw a few clipon weights into my large ladle to cast a few quick .40 cal for slugging, but then remembered all I have is one mold and it's a TL.
If I can't use these, I was thinking of drilling some shallow holes of different diameters (around .40) in some oak and seeing if I could get a something from one of them to slug with.
By the way, the lead was very hot in the ladle, and I heated the mold by making several boolits, but none of them filled in very well. Adding a bit of tin would make the boolit fill in better, but does tin make the boolit harder, and more difficult to use for slugging?
Thanks,
Randy
I had a wood fire today, and decided to throw a few clipon weights into my large ladle to cast a few quick .40 cal for slugging, but then remembered all I have is one mold and it's a TL.
If I can't use these, I was thinking of drilling some shallow holes of different diameters (around .40) in some oak and seeing if I could get a something from one of them to slug with.
By the way, the lead was very hot in the ladle, and I heated the mold by making several boolits, but none of them filled in very well. Adding a bit of tin would make the boolit fill in better, but does tin make the boolit harder, and more difficult to use for slugging?
Thanks,
Randy