dunkel
10-30-2010, 08:44 PM
So me and my dad went out today to shoot his black powder rifles. Very fun stuff. One is a Thompson Center .50 cal and the other is a London Armory .58 cal musket. I just bought balls and minie balls, but he does have the molds, so I'll try casting some of them when I get a chance.
Anyway, it was a public, outdoor range with a big berm at the end. After it closed up, I thought maybe I'd go poking around the berm and see what I could come up with. I think I made out ok, but I'm not really sure what to do with my haul.
See, most of what I found was jacketed bullets. I did score a bunch of what appeared to be just cast boolits, and those should be easy enough to work with, but just not sure what to do with the jacketed ones. If I try melting them, will the jackets just come off?
Thanks for any tips.
Anyway, it was a public, outdoor range with a big berm at the end. After it closed up, I thought maybe I'd go poking around the berm and see what I could come up with. I think I made out ok, but I'm not really sure what to do with my haul.
See, most of what I found was jacketed bullets. I did score a bunch of what appeared to be just cast boolits, and those should be easy enough to work with, but just not sure what to do with the jacketed ones. If I try melting them, will the jackets just come off?
Thanks for any tips.