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| Seller: cogswellcogs0345(23-0-2) | Post#24 - Posted: 09/12/2012 at 20:49:19 |
| (no avatar) | Casting your own is a great wy to save major money.A little research into lead alloys and a mold or three and you are set.Even buy molds on ebay drop a few thousand boolits with it and sell it,buy a different mold and repeat Finding mold fodder for cheap can be fun.I currently have amassed 10s of thousands of cast boolits for under $500. Look for lead tin and antimony.Solder is a good source of tin. Linotype and old printing letters high antimny content to harden old tire weights Ill probably cast 20 to 30K bullets this winter then sell my equiptment! |
| Buyer: Hanover George(120-0-1) | Post#25 - Posted: 09/13/2012 at 04:53:47 |
| (no avatar) | If you can find old lead pipe it is 99.99 percent pure lead. Any of the wiped joints are 50/50 solder. Separate out the two before melting into ingots. I use an old cast iron muffin tin. Using a hardness tester you can use the 50 50 lead to harden the pure lead to your desired hardness. Much cheaper than buying solder or bar stock tin. |
| Seller: Elitist(161-0-0) | Post#26 - Posted: 09/13/2012 at 10:39:14 |
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Well, "cost effective" depends on your definition. I'm reloading for my .416 Remington. At $70 a box for the CHEAP stuff (Hornady with the 400-grain DGS bullet) and up to $200 a box for the "premium" Norma with Woodleigh bullets...I can reload it for half, even buying Hornady bullets and burning 90+ grains of poweder per charge. I'll use factory ammo in Africa but for sighting in and practice, I'll go "cheap" here. |
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