Yes, this range scrap came from an indoor pistol range use to work at. It was mainly jacketed pistol bullets. I'm sure there were a few guys shooting cast but they were definitely the minority.
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Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Yes, this range scrap came from an indoor pistol range use to work at. It was mainly jacketed pistol bullets. I'm sure there were a few guys shooting cast but they were definitely the minority.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I got my results back from BNE so I thought I'd share.
Pb=98.3%
Sb=1.5%
Sn=0.1%
Cu=0.1%
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Thanks. I've got a bunch of pewter to use for tin & a few bars of 50/50.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
How much tin would you suggest for about 20lb of lead?
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I try & keep a steady pace & only stop to put the sprus back when the pot starts getting low. Then the next several pours go in the scrap pile getting back up to temp again. It took me awhile to get...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I got a chance to do some more casting yesterday & have seen some improvement. I'm still getting some wrinkles well after the mold has warmed up but not near as many. I'd say 90+ percent of this last...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Well, I've got a thermometer ordered & I'm getting ready to send some samples to BNE. I'll be back w/results after my next casting session.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
That's good to know. I definitely have some painted ones in the mix.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Wow, I had no idea. I been using a Raytek gun working on cars for 20+ years.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I have my Lyman Mag25 turned all the way up & still no frosty bullets. This make me think my pot isn't getting as hot as it says it is. It's a pretty new pot but that dosen't really mean anything....
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I didn't realize we had a member that does lead analysis. Please tell me his name so I can contact him.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I have a bucket of stick on ww I've been saving up for "pure lead" & some sheet that's pretty soft. All I've got in ingots right now is the RS & WW. Reckon I gota do some melting.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
The RS on this batch came out of an old closed down part of an indoor range. It had probably been sitting there undisturbed close to 10yr. I wouldn't think zinc would be in the mix but anything...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I have managed to make some decent bullets from this RS but the majority have gone back in the pot to remelt & try again. When I say decent I mean shootable. None of them I would consider great as in...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Thanks for the replies. I'm using a Lyman Mag25 & have it turned all the way up. (850°) I don't have a thermometer to measure the actual temp but still no frosty bullets. This range scrap came from...
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I'm having a hard time getting good bullets w/the range scrap I've collected. Mainly wrinkles & poor fill out. I thought the molds weren't hot enough but it dosen't seem to get better as I cast....
Forum: Completed Deals
14in long. 22-250 barrel for Savage striker pistols. $100 shipped. Continental US.
Kroll is a truly amazing product. My brother in law got me hooked on it 20+ years ago. He was working in a chemical plant & they used it on corroded valves. At the time I was a mechanic & it's the...
Thanks for all the responses. I've been buying 4 cavity Lymans here & there & just want to be sure I'm taking good care of them because they ain't cheap. I found out the hard way what lack of...
This may be a stupid question. Do I need to lubricate the alignment pins & sprue plate on Lyman steel moulds with bees wax or 2 stroke oil like I do my Lee aluminum moulds? Just got a couple 4 cavity...
Forum: Vintage Powder Cans / Tins
I just finished 4 cans like that that I inherited from a guy my dad used to work with. Got some Action Pistol cans like that too. Don't know how old they are but the powders still shooting just fine.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
It's been sitting in the rain since I brought it home & man have we had a pile of it.
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 |