Hello Friends!
A few questions I wanted to raise as YouTube has been very uninformative so has Google. I am not a chemist by no means but do have a few questions that hopefully someone would be willing to answer. Currently working with ATF on getting my type 07 & 10 FFL (currently 01) as well as my FEL. However, a few questions like I said. lol
1. The use of bronze for boolit casting. What are your thoughts? What are the pros and cons for having pure bronze cast boolits? How does bronze impact the rifling in a barrel? I know its softer than steel, but don't really know its impact. So this would apply to both pistol and rifles. Hence why you see a type 10 FFL up above lol. ATF defines bronze as an "armor-piercing" alloy. In anyone's personal experience, would pure bronze actually penetrate armor?
2. Molds (moulds) to cast bronze with. I see most molds are made of aluminum, brass, and steel. I know certain metals cannot be combined with other due to them being ferrous and non-ferrous and one binding with the other. However, not a chemist so I honestly dont know if molten bronze could be cast in one of those types of molds or if this is a situation where a carbon mold would be needed. Thoughts?
P.S. I havent really found anything in regards to bronze casting of boolits. This could very well be because either A. they are not suited for flight or B. the cost of bronze is just too expensive and people do not wish to try. or C. they are defined as AP. However, that doesnt negate my questions.
This might also be one of those cases where you would turn out better with a lead boolit with a bronze penetrator. However, not sure if bronze would even penetrate.