brass bullet

[Lightning Ross]

Gentlemen. I put forth my idea of a Christmas gift to someone who might have done this before I would like to make my dad a thirty caliber brass bullet for his key chain. I have a thirty cal mold steel a small ladle and a farrier forge propane powered that will reach 2300 degrees. Will it be doable to melt some old odd brass and poor a brass bullet in a steel mold any release problems.

[D Crockett]

if you had a lathe or a drill press you could make one on them easier than melting brass D Crockett

[45-70 Chevroner]

Melting brass can be hazardous to you health. The fumes are poisnous. The melting point of yellow brass is a little over 1700 degrees and a little over 1900 degrees for red brass. I would be concerned about it not releasing and damaging the mold.

[Lightning Ross]

Thanks for the info will look for something else

[Shiloh]

You need a lathe.

Many years back, Before Barnes Bullets came out with their solids, The only ones I saw were lathe turned. Barnes may do it this way as well.

Shiloh

[kawalekm]

Gentlemen. I put forth my idea of a Christmas gift to someone who might have done this before I would like to make my dad a thirty caliber brass bullet for his key chain. I have a thirty cal mold steel a small ladle and a farrier forge propane powered that will reach 2300 degrees. Will it be doable to melt some old odd brass and poor a brass bullet in a steel mold any release problems.

Actually, it might be much simpler than you think. Why not just purchase a box of lead-free Barnes bullets, then drill a little hole in the base for the key-chain mounting screw. Way faster than re-inventing the wheel. You might look into trying a assortment of boat-tail, or ballistic tip bullets for variety.

[Tatume]

Indeed, why not drill the hole in the pointy end? The pilot hole is already there, and I think it would look better.

[Lightning Ross]

Good Idea will shoot the rest out of my 06. I new there would be some wizards on here.

[stainless1911]

I was thinking about the same thing, but with gold or silver. Of course, it would be a one-off cast, but maybe someday, what would it take to do this?

[deltaenterprizes]

Investment casting.

[mdi]

How about a Barnes solid copper and then gold or silver plate it? I've seen hobby style home plating set-ups that would work fairly cheap. Except for the gold/silver:shock:

[BOOM BOOM]

HI,
Tried to melt some silver in my Lyman bottom pore once , no go.
WERE WOLFS YOU KNOW.

[montana_charlie]

Pure tin should make a nice ornamental bullet...

[BAGTIC]

Tell your dad to leave the keychain home if he is going to fly by commercial airlines.

[stainless1911]

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