I think all the wheelweights that go back to the smelter for reuse are mixed together, without being segregated for lead alloy or zinc alloy. some of my earlier scrounged wheelweights have some zinc...
Type: Posts; User: barsik
Forum: Cast Boolits
I think all the wheelweights that go back to the smelter for reuse are mixed together, without being segregated for lead alloy or zinc alloy. some of my earlier scrounged wheelweights have some zinc...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I have managed to scrounge a few hundred pounds of floor sweepings out of a rad repair shop and I wonder if antimony can be added to the solder to increase the hardness. the clean ingots are very...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
@ HI TEK how to remove the liquid form of your mold release from my mold blocks? I've tried immersing the blocks for weeks in acetone and then in paint stripper and now brake cleaner (non...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
@HI TEK
how to remove the mold release from the cavities so the mold release can be re applied? some cavities are showing a bit of flaking and these cavities are getting stickier. mold release...
my experience with kano kroil is an exercise in trial and error. I am casting the Lyman 525 grain 12 gauge slug. this is a "sticky" mold, but whatever the issue is it is always on the same side of...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
well, I have some remedial work to do on about 300 lyman ingots. I thought I did a decent job of picking the zinc weights out of the wheelweight bucket but it wasn't good enough. the muriatic acid...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
take a little muriatic acid and do a zinc test, other than that the lead could be almost any kind of alloy from pure wheelweight to range scrap. buck a pound is fair for unknown alloy.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
sure, I'm using aluminum blocks and during the first couple of pours the bullets have a tendency to stick in the cavities for me. these bullets go back into the pot as they usually have flaws of...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I had the same problem as flybyjohn with a buildup of lead on the bottom of the sprueplate and on top of the moldblocks. the problem is that when casting hot and quick the sprue is torn off the...
I only use bottom pour and if your blocks are aluminum you can dip the corner of the mold into the melt. leave it there for a couple of minutes. if you aren't getting a complete fill on the first...
I have the exact same mold, I assume you've thoroughly cleaned the mold so now take some copper coat and lube the block pins and pivot points. wipe away any excess so you don't contaminate your...
does anyone know if these wads are available for reloaders? I watched a youtube clip by buffalo's outdoors, he was testing 3 different buckshot rounds and the federal personal defense rounds were...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I use a fairly coarse bastard file to determine whether it is lead or something else. it's quick and identification is very easy.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I also ransacked a rad shop for the floor sweepings, it takes a lot of time and effort to separate all of the candy bar wrappers, cigarette butts, and dirt from the solder. they gave me a 5 gallon...
I have used 5.2 gr of 452AA under an H&G 68 bullet for many years, very accurate and relatively clean burning. would buy more if I could find 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 |