Lead free bullet casting?
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- Levergunner
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Lead free bullet casting?
With the lead ban here in Ca. getting closer every day with no available bullets (that I have been able to find) I have been thinking of selling my .375 WCF and replacing it with something more load freindly. Today I ran across this lead free bullet casting alloy and was wondering if any of you have tried it.
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Re: Lead free bullet casting?
At about 15$$ plus shipping for about 15ea 125grain .357 bullets....I do believe I'll practice a little civil disobedience...
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Re: Lead free bullet casting?
If my math is correct, a pound would net you 56, 125 grain bullets.BlaineG wrote:At about 15$$ plus shipping for about 15ea 125grain .357 bullets....I do believe I'll practice a little civil disobedience...
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You are absolutely correct....I used the wrong pound to grains formula....clampdaddy wrote:If my math is correct, a pound would net you 56, 125 grain bullets.BlaineG wrote:At about 15$$ plus shipping for about 15ea 125grain .357 bullets....I do believe I'll practice a little civil disobedience...
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Re: Lead free bullet casting?
My understanding is that the lead ban is just on hunting. Range loads, etc., can still be lead.
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Re: Lead free bullet casting?
"My understanding is that the lead ban is just on hunting. Range loads, etc., can still be lead."
--Griff
If that is true, I bet we will soon hear about the "rifle range lead bullet loophole" -- lead bullets shot at ranges and the water run off run carries lead particles into and pollutes the local water supply, streams, etc. Banning lead hunting bullets was just the first step to banning all lead bullets....
--Griff
If that is true, I bet we will soon hear about the "rifle range lead bullet loophole" -- lead bullets shot at ranges and the water run off run carries lead particles into and pollutes the local water supply, streams, etc. Banning lead hunting bullets was just the first step to banning all lead bullets....
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Re: Lead free bullet casting?
Take that to the bank.Ray Newman wrote:" , . Banning lead hunting bullets was just the first step to banning all lead bullets....
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- Levergunner
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Re: Lead free bullet casting?
Yep. It's just a matter of time. Truth be told, I actually prefer lead free in my deer rifles and was shooting them long before there were even talks of a lead ban. A 110 grain tsx at 3500 fps is pure poison out of my .270wsm. Just wish they'd give us a break on the calibers that aren't readily available in copper.
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At that kind of money...for the bismuth/tin alloy, I'd buy a lathe and cut my own out of brass scrap or better yet, move the hell out of Kal as its only going to get worse.----6
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It takes a LOT of individual tweaking, but it IS possible to cast Zinc into reasonable bullets...
The problem with Zinc vs Lead is Lead + Zinc.
Either is useful... Zinc less so than lead since it doesn't deform as readily, but, in combination, casting SUX.
The problem with Zinc vs Lead is Lead + Zinc.
Either is useful... Zinc less so than lead since it doesn't deform as readily, but, in combination, casting SUX.
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Yeppers! They put the last straw on this camels back! Idaho... here I come.At that kind of money...for the bismuth/tin alloy, I'd buy a lathe and cut my own out of brass scrap or better yet, move the hell out of Kal as its only going to get worse.----6
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I escaped CA seven years ago mostly because of it's crazy, ignorant politics. CA politicians don't need scientific proof that any substance is dangerous or toxic, it just may not be pretty, and besides, CA is "governed" by Los Angeles the San Francisco bay area, and Sacramento, all urban, big city ideologies, and sportsmen are looked down on as "wildlife killers".
BTDT. I worked in the motion picture lighting industry for several years and at a "Hollywood" cocktail party/informal sales call,m I made the mistake of telling a lady that handguns were my hobby. I was immediately lambasted as a "freak" and "sexual devient" (the long stiff barrel signifying an erect penis and firing the gun was akin to ejaculaton) and I was one sick, sick man. That's the kind of attitude seen in CA cities and unfortunately, those elected are much the same...
BTDT. I worked in the motion picture lighting industry for several years and at a "Hollywood" cocktail party/informal sales call,m I made the mistake of telling a lady that handguns were my hobby. I was immediately lambasted as a "freak" and "sexual devient" (the long stiff barrel signifying an erect penis and firing the gun was akin to ejaculaton) and I was one sick, sick man. That's the kind of attitude seen in CA cities and unfortunately, those elected are much the same...
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Washington will be right behind Kali. Oregon, too....Sixgun wrote:At that kind of money...for the bismuth/tin alloy, I'd buy a lathe and cut my own out of brass scrap or better yet, move the hell out of Kal as its only going to get worse.----6
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Re: Lead free bullet casting?
I imagine that eventually every state will go down this road. Just like mandatory non toxic shot for waterfowl. It will take much longer as it's not regarding migratory game, but eventually some do-gooder will push it at the federal level and ruin it for everyone.
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Re: Lead free bullet casting?
My only question has been where in the heck do these dumbazzs think lead comes from?
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Re: Lead free bullet casting?
I spent what seemed like a lifetime down there one summer. Never had a desire to go back to Kalifornistan .
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I once told a liberal that lead occurs naturally in the environment. His head nearly exploded with incredulity.fordwannabe wrote:My only question has been where in the heck do these dumbazzs think lead comes from?
From http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/substances/tox ... p?toxid=22...
Lead is a naturally occurring bluish-gray metal found in small amounts in the earth's crust. Lead can be found in all parts of our environment.
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DIMWITS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HATE PEOPLE THAT WERE FORCE FED BILIOUS DUMP IN THE PUBLIC FOOL SYSTEM AND DON'T HAVE THE WIT TO SEE THEIR OWN NOSES AND THINK FOR THEMSELVES!mikld wrote:I escaped CA seven years ago mostly because of it's crazy, ignorant politics. CA politicians don't need scientific proof that any substance is dangerous or toxic, it just may not be pretty, and besides, CA is "governed" by Los Angeles the San Francisco bay area, and Sacramento, all urban, big city ideologies, and sportsmen are looked down on as "wildlife killers".
BTDT. I worked in the motion picture lighting industry for several years and at a "Hollywood" cocktail party/informal sales call,m I made the mistake of telling a lady that handguns were my hobby. I was immediately lambasted as a "freak" and "sexual devient" (the long stiff barrel signifying an erect penis and firing the gun was akin to ejaculaton) and I was one sick, sick man. That's the kind of attitude seen in CA cities and unfortunately, those elected are much the same...
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Mike
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Re: Lead free bullet casting?
Answer to the Hollyweird types: "I'll stop using firearms when Hollywood does. My firearms have killed fewer people than Hollywood prop guns have - so go protest Hollywood's use before protesting mine."mikld wrote:I escaped CA seven years ago mostly because of it's crazy, ignorant politics. CA politicians don't need scientific proof that any substance is dangerous or toxic, it just may not be pretty, and besides, CA is "governed" by Los Angeles the San Francisco bay area, and Sacramento, all urban, big city ideologies, and sportsmen are looked down on as "wildlife killers".
BTDT. I worked in the motion picture lighting industry for several years and at a "Hollywood" cocktail party/informal sales call,m I made the mistake of telling a lady that handguns were my hobby. I was immediately lambasted as a "freak" and "sexual devient" (the long stiff barrel signifying an erect penis and firing the gun was akin to ejaculaton) and I was one sick, sick man. That's the kind of attitude seen in CA cities and unfortunately, those elected are much the same...
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