I made a 3 cavity mold for 45 ACP, 40 S&W and 9mm. Sadly I screwed up the diameters for two of them. Time to go back to the machine shop.
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I made a 3 cavity mold for 45 ACP, 40 S&W and 9mm. Sadly I screwed up the diameters for two of them. Time to go back to the machine shop.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Ooooo... used motor oil upwind from my ******* nosey neighbor!
In a recent casting class one guy brought in a bunch of range scrap that included bits of the rubber backstop. My smelting pot was...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
BNE is 100% correct. You cannot scoop out the tin and antimony and then end up with pure lead. To help support that at work we have two wave solder machines, one running 63/37 tin lead and one...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Our indoor range prohibits jacketed boolits, back stop can't handle jacketed. Plated, PC, Hi-Tech or lubed are fine. The end result is typically the only shooters at the indoor range are...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
My local tire shop has been nice enough to give me their "waste weight" buckets. I usually stop i around the first of each month and swap my scrap buckets for "new" buckets, so they end up getting...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
When I get a batch of used wheel weights I sort out the zinc, steel and plastic prior to smelting. Fortunately the shop where I get them does a pretty good job of making a bucket of clip on and a...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I pre-soak the range pickup in water as I sort by caliber. I have found that a squirt of Dawn dish liquid with warm water and stainless steel pins, run for 20-30 minutes gets the brass clean. Do I...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have access to about 50 pounds of pewter waiting to be smelted into ingots.
Forum: Cast Boolits
In January I smelted about 150 pounds into ingots when it was 27 °F with no issues. But I was not casting boolits. Much nicer to smelt/cast when it is below 60 °F.
Forum: Completed Deals
May have more available soon. I'll keep in touch. Also have 63/37 tin/lead solder available if that will do.
Forum: Completed Deals
All items shipped by lowest cost envelope or flat rate box.
Free "shipping" Face-to-Face if on the North Shore of Boston.
Preferred payment USPS MO.
1. SFRB 25 pounds COWW ingots, $40 plus...
Forum: Completed Deals
All items shipped by lowest cost envelope or flat rate box.
Free "shipping" Face-to-Face if on the North Shore of Boston.
Preferred payment USPS MO.
1. SFRB with 17 pounds of Pewter ingots, $75...
Forum: Completed Deals
All items shipped by lowest cost envelope or flat rate box.
Free "shipping" Face-to-Face if on the North Shore of Boston.
Preferred payment USPS MO.
First "I'll take it" followed by PM gets it....
Forum: Completed Deals
I make mine using EVA foam from the interlocking floor tiles and glue it to a 1/8" piece if oak. Drill and grind to fit.
Forum: Completed Deals
Already in a box for shipping.
To the top - Price reductions. You could make a reasonable offer for items 5 and 6.
Forum: Completed Deals
To the top - Price reductions. You could make a reasonable offer for items 5 and 6.
Forum: Cast Boolits
From an old biker friend that had a huge plastic sheet (think 4 mil poly sheet) melted onto his chrome exhaust pipes he used oven cleaner on the hot pipes and it came right off. Maybe put the mold...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
~JM~
You will be surprised how fast 100 pounds of lead or alloy will disappear once you start casting, reloading and shooting. Caliber dependent of course. Keep the word out with your contacts...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I have COWW and pewter available if you are interested.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I added a .40 cal musket ball to my squirt bottle as an agitator. I have found that a small open #5 plastic container (think Cool Whip size) with no lid works for me.
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 |