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<blockquote data-quote="Calamity Jake" data-source="post: 2217558" data-attributes="member: 12219"><p>First thing, read this, <a href="http://www.lasc.us/Fryxell_Book_Contents.htm" target="_blank">http://www.lasc.us/Fryxell_Book_Contents.htm</a>, then some of this, it's about lee molds, </p><p><a href="http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?654-Sure-Fire-Lee-Menting-Technique-(Aimoo-Post-Revisited)" target="_blank">http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?654-Sure-Fire-Lee-Menting-Technique-(Aimoo-Post-Revisited)</a></p><p></p><p>As far as hardness goes I use BHN 9-11 for all hand gun cast bullets, I get this by mixing WW and pure lead in a 50/50 </p><p>mix with no more than 2% tin added, sence you can't get WW try mining the burm where you shoot(with permission)</p><p>or buy some hard alloy from <a href="http://www.rotometals.com/Bullet-Casting-Alloys-s/5.htm" target="_blank">http://www.rotometals.com/Bullet-Casting-Alloys-s/5.htm</a>,</p><p>it's a bit pricey but you will mix it 50/50 with your lead therefor cutting the cost.</p><p></p><p>Controling mold temp is easy as Blitzfike has stated or if you can't use two molds at a time then use a wet towel to set the mold on</p><p>to cool it.</p><p></p><p>Now someone is going to jump on me because of the water around hot lead thing. Understand this, as long as the water DOES NOT get under</p><p>the hot lead all is well, you can pour water onto the top of hot lead and it will just boil off, BUT if you happen to drop a wet ingot of lead</p><p>into the pot then you will get a steam explosion spraying hot lead everywhere so make sure your lead is dry, I like to preheat</p><p>my ingots by putting them on the pot rim to drive off any moisture. If your starting with a cold pot then it won't make any difference</p><p>cause as the pot heats up it dries the lead.</p><p></p><p>You can also buy good lead from here <a href="http://castboolits.gunloads.com/forumdisplay.php?18-Swappin-amp-Sellin" target="_blank">http://castboolits.gunloads.com/forumdisplay.php?18-Swappin-amp-Sellin</a></p><p>but you will have to join and be a member for 30 days in good standing before you can post in the</p><p>swap and sell section.</p><p></p><p>Anymore ?'s feel free to ask!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calamity Jake, post: 2217558, member: 12219"] First thing, read this, [url]http://www.lasc.us/Fryxell_Book_Contents.htm[/url], then some of this, it's about lee molds, [url]http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?654-Sure-Fire-Lee-Menting-Technique-(Aimoo-Post-Revisited)[/url] As far as hardness goes I use BHN 9-11 for all hand gun cast bullets, I get this by mixing WW and pure lead in a 50/50 mix with no more than 2% tin added, sence you can't get WW try mining the burm where you shoot(with permission) or buy some hard alloy from [url]http://www.rotometals.com/Bullet-Casting-Alloys-s/5.htm[/url], it's a bit pricey but you will mix it 50/50 with your lead therefor cutting the cost. Controling mold temp is easy as Blitzfike has stated or if you can't use two molds at a time then use a wet towel to set the mold on to cool it. Now someone is going to jump on me because of the water around hot lead thing. Understand this, as long as the water DOES NOT get under the hot lead all is well, you can pour water onto the top of hot lead and it will just boil off, BUT if you happen to drop a wet ingot of lead into the pot then you will get a steam explosion spraying hot lead everywhere so make sure your lead is dry, I like to preheat my ingots by putting them on the pot rim to drive off any moisture. If your starting with a cold pot then it won't make any difference cause as the pot heats up it dries the lead. You can also buy good lead from here [url]http://castboolits.gunloads.com/forumdisplay.php?18-Swappin-amp-Sellin[/url] but you will have to join and be a member for 30 days in good standing before you can post in the swap and sell section. Anymore ?'s feel free to ask!! [/QUOTE]
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