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Post by whyohe on Oct 27, 2009 16:07:18 GMT -5
i still haven't started to cast bullets yet and just started to think. i have a ton of wheel weights available to me. that would be good for target practice BUT will there be a change in POI between that and and bullets that are pure lead or mixed WW/pure lead? i don't think there would be but I'm sure some one might have the knowledge or opinion.
how many out there use straight WWs fro hunting if any. from what i read pure lead is prefered for expansion and flattening out of RBIs.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2009 16:49:44 GMT -5
WW is normally to hard to use as a full bore projectile ( if thats what you are shooting)
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Post by whyohe on Oct 28, 2009 17:12:10 GMT -5
i was going to cast bound balls for my BP pistol and for my flint lock wich would use a patch and RB.
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Post by semisane on Oct 29, 2009 13:30:48 GMT -5
Then the wheel weights will work OK.
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Post by screwbolts on Oct 30, 2009 8:09:17 GMT -5
Get all the WWs you can, you can always trade them later for pure lead.
I hunt with a water dropped 330gr LBT 452 LFN smooth sided in Harvester satots. They are deadly, for conical and RBs I use pure lead. but I don't hunt with conical any more.
Ken
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Post by 10ga on Nov 4, 2009 21:26:04 GMT -5
Just remember that the WWs and other alloys cast larger than pure lead and will weigh slightly less. If you cast .490 in pure lead it will be about .493 +- in WW. The hardness is an asset if you want really deep penetration. I know EXIT wounds are a big plus. I shoot both RBs, REAL boolits, and sabot boolits. I really like the hard RBs. I have a .485 mold that throws about .489 with WW and some 50/50 added. If you want more info on casting etc.. check out castboolits. Just google it, you'll really get a taste of what info is available. 10 ga
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