View Full Version : 7.62x54r Ammo Can (is it tin?)
Hiaboo
08-14-2009, 10:06 PM
I have a Bulgy (I think) ammo can, and it is a very soft dull looking color, looks like lead. I know it is sealed with strip of steel w/ lead melted over it.
My question: Is this container Tin? I took a torch to it and it melted nicely into a puddle, I believe it is... But I'd like confirmation first though.
docone31
08-14-2009, 10:10 PM
That would be a stroke of luck!
Lets hope.
Rooster
08-14-2009, 10:46 PM
Do a zinc melting point on it first.
Buckshot
08-15-2009, 01:08 AM
Do a zinc melting point on it first.
............Yup, probably pure zinc.
...........Buckshot
shotman
08-15-2009, 01:51 AM
I would say zinc too. Tin would be soft and easy to damage. I have had best luck on tin at flea markets
Shiloh
08-15-2009, 08:24 AM
If it is like my sons can, I don't think it is tin
Shiloh
mroliver77
08-15-2009, 05:21 PM
Tin dont get dull like lead either. It stays pretty bright. Tin also makes noise when you bend it.
Jay
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