melted down some wheel weights

[swampratt]

Now i need to cast some bullets.

Getting in the mood for some shooting.
I melted down a couple small buckets of wheel weights yesterday evening, ended up
with 95lbs of ingots.
might need to melt down the 125lb bucket i have, they sure take up less space in ingot form.

I have actually been thinking about trying some 170gr gas checked bullets i have, in my 30-06.
they shoot really good in my 30-30.

Made a few fishin' sinkers yesterday while i was at it.

 

[Calamity Jake]

Boolit casting is fun I enjoy it a lot, have more cast than I will ever shoot.

Try 16.0 gr. of 2400 with that 170 30 cal in your ot-6, I think you will like it.

 

[Old Fart]

I'll probably never shoot all the cast I have, or use all the WW's I have. But it is a fun hobby.

 

[swampratt]

16gr in a 30-06 with 170gr bullet seems like it would be quite slow.
My book states 20gr as a start...I was getting 1800-1900 from my 30-30 with cast
That should be easy to do in the 30-06 and may get some accuracy...

I have some of the old herculese 2400 which needs more to create the same speed than the aliant 2400.

And herculese leaves behind granuals or something when loaded light to medium.

I ended up using H4350 in the 30-30 with cast..
But i will try anything once..or 3 times to make sure

 

[458 SOCOM]

I'll probably never shoot all the cast I have, or use all the WW's I have. But it is a fun hobby.

I have been casting since I was 10 years old. My grandfather taught me and now when I cast I sometimes think of fond memories between him and I.

I will always cast bullets just because of those memories.

 

[swampratt]

Sounds like good times 458 SOCOM
My first casting was with my dad .Mean mean sucker.
Brain worked backwards sometimes..
I was about 12 casting some 5 OZ sinkers in an aluminum mold..
I held the mold and he poured in the lead from a pot he cooked on the kitchen stove.

Well first try the lead dripped onto moms carpeted kitchen floor..(carpet in the kitchen)
Now the mold did not fill out...and he needs to protect the floor..

So 5 gallon bucket of water in the kitchen floor with 4 gallons in it...He cooled the mold off thinking this would allow the mold to fill out..COOLED it by running it under the kitchen faucet...

Now dad told me no matter what do not drop the mold...I had to hold this aluminum mold with water all over it and in it
over the 5 gallon bucket of water while he poured lead into the mold.

YEP!!! KABOOM!!!!!! all that lead came out of the mold and adhered to my face and arm and my Dukes of hazzard shirt.

I closed my eyes and did not flinch holding that mold steady while the hot lead ate my skin off....
Dad hollered drop the mold and i did and splashed that water onto my face to cool the lead...
Walked to the bathroom and peeled the lead off myself..

Come to think of it ..no one followed me...and no one applied any ointment..
That was the way it was in my home...sunday school teacher mom and drunk dad..
Not many fond memories...
But i did learn a lot...

 

[victor3ranger]

I was smelting some early this summer and a damn junebug did a kamakazi into the smelt, BOOM!!!!! Lead flew everywhere, even in my mouth, crap stuck to my teeth, took about an hour to get it all out.

 

[Sharingan]

If any of you have any extra .308 gas checked lead projectiles.. Id love to take em off your hands!

Ive been looking for some for my .300aac

 

[redneckgearhead]

I was smelting some early this summer and a damn junebug did a kamakazi into the smelt, BOOM!!!!! Lead flew everywhere, even in my mouth, crap stuck to my teeth, took about an hour to get it all out.

So your saying a full face respirator is required for casting lead? Lol that's gotta suck..

 

[swampratt]

Naahhh one of these and some welding gloves.. Man june bugs another reason to kill them,,or way to kill them.

http://www.amazon.com/3M-90028-Prof...O6RIE/ref=pd_sim_sbs_hi_2/186-2973940-8741559