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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    It's certainly going to be about 16% lighter than...

    It's certainly going to be about 16% lighter than lead, but that's not a huge issue with my particular goal of getting .58 caliber minie balls. Those monsters are already 500gr cast of lead, so even...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    More expansion, if it's to be believed....

    More expansion, if it's to be believed. Apparently bismuth expands as it cools.

    I'll get back to this, ordered some bismuth/antimony/tin alloy from Roto, and I've got a brand new minie ball mold...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Cheers for the replies. Responding in order: ...

    Cheers for the replies. Responding in order:

    -Lakehouse: I've only cast a few items before. Can you explain casting oversize and then size down? Especially how you'd do that with a 500gr minie...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Bismuth Expansion

    Bismuth has been bandied back and forth on here quite a lot on its usefulness, but one thing I notice that has not been addressed is bismuth expansion.

    I'm looking to get out of using lead, and...
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check