Is anyone shooting 115g cast bullets(ie Lyman 311359 mold) in 300 BO?
Type: Posts; User: Gasman 15
Forum: Military Rifles
Is anyone shooting 115g cast bullets(ie Lyman 311359 mold) in 300 BO?
Forum: Cast Boolits
Has anyone used 16-1 alloy for 38 wadcutters? I’d like to powdercoat some for light plinking loads.
I have run them through dry, but I’ve read that it’s not a good idea. The only reason I can think that it’s a bad idea is that it may foul the die with some lead. I’ll check into the Klein synthetic...
Not sure if this is the area for this question.
I want to size my 44 mag 240 grain bullets prior to powder coating. Does anyone have a lube that will rinse off easily after sizing in A lee sizer...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks guys. I’m going to look into the nuggets once I’m done with the bars I have.
Forum: Cast Boolits
This may be a silly question.
Does using a propane torch to melt alloys such as rotometals super hard affect the properties of the alloy? I ask because I am starting to use these metals to adjust...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I came across around 70 ingots of “lead” that I got from a guy who made fishing weights. He says they contain mostly lead, solder, and tin. I did pencil hardness test and Lee hardness die test and...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I can't seem to find the alloy calculator. Can someone kindly share the link? Thanks in advance
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I have some ingots that I make fishing weights from that is pretty soft(similar to wheel weights). I’d like to harden up this unknown alloy to make it suitable for gas checked magnum loads. Any advice
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I found 2 bars of this alloy. It appears to be
89% tin
8% antimony
3% copper
Does anyone know if this Can be used to harden lead for casting bullets?
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 |