Re: [gingery_machines] lead

 

What do you use for swageing?
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From: "Sven Petersen" <sven@svenp.net>
To: <gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 1:09 PM
Subject: RE: [gingery_machines] lead

> You don't want pure lead bullets. They are too soft. Most lead bullets
> are an alloy which makes the a little harder. Google bullet casting and
> you'll see. A lot of casters like the tire weighs and they are already
> pretty close to the correct hardness. I myself bought the electric
> melting pot with the tap in the bottom and have found several good uses
> for it other than casting bullets. I cast .452/255gr. and .38/158gr.,
> and I swag each one after casting.
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> From: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Demand
> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 12:51 PM
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> Subject: [gingery_machines] lead
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> Nick,
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> If ya want lead wire wire cast yer own. Pouring slightly oversized
> bullets
> and swaging to size might be faster.
> Lead is all around. Air gun pellets are nice and pure, the scrap crap
> roofers threw in the back yard a few houses back was decent, scuba
> weights
> will cost more.
> If ya need lead an offline message and I'll ship some for postage. I
> have
> enough to be on someones watch list :-) Maybe twice, I tend to hoard.
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> jeffD
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>>3d. Re: Making bullet molds and casting your own bullets from scrap...
>> Posted by: "Nick Andrews" nickjandrews@gmail.com
> <mailto:nickjandrews%40gmail.com> nicothefabulous
>> Date: Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:09 pm ((PDT))
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>>Yeah, I do seem to recall that. But where the hell do you get lead wire
>>from?
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