reddsurion
New Member
Hello from Panama City, FL
Thanks for having me.
This is my first post here and looking forward to learning from the experts on casting and reloading. I have been reloading various calibers for years both in rifles and pistols. I always thought it would be satisfying to make my own bullets to reload with. Before all the mass run on everything I was able to get myself two different style melting pots ( a Lee pro, and an RCBS) I was also able to obtain a casting dipper and a mold for my 45ACP. I have also been able to get a LEE hardness tester, Books on casting along with a few other items that I will probably never use.
Currently I have been going to the outdoor range that I am a member of and getting spent lead from the berms we use for the back stops. I then clean the spent bullets and melt them down using a cast iron skillet and propane burner, flux the lead and pour the molten lead into the muffin pan I use for my ingot mold. I have a few dozen ingot and they average 1.5lbs a piece. I am currently working on getting the BHN right for the bullets. I have cast a few bullets on two separate occasions BHN changes drastically from one session to the second. I quickly discovered that I need to figure out a way to check each ingot for its BHN hardness so I can match the softer ones with the harder ones to get the bullet BHN I am looking for. I never thought the spread would be so drastic from on set of ingots to the next set. So , I will back up figure a way of testing the ingots and start fresh again.
Again thanks for having me.
Thanks for having me.
This is my first post here and looking forward to learning from the experts on casting and reloading. I have been reloading various calibers for years both in rifles and pistols. I always thought it would be satisfying to make my own bullets to reload with. Before all the mass run on everything I was able to get myself two different style melting pots ( a Lee pro, and an RCBS) I was also able to obtain a casting dipper and a mold for my 45ACP. I have also been able to get a LEE hardness tester, Books on casting along with a few other items that I will probably never use.
Currently I have been going to the outdoor range that I am a member of and getting spent lead from the berms we use for the back stops. I then clean the spent bullets and melt them down using a cast iron skillet and propane burner, flux the lead and pour the molten lead into the muffin pan I use for my ingot mold. I have a few dozen ingot and they average 1.5lbs a piece. I am currently working on getting the BHN right for the bullets. I have cast a few bullets on two separate occasions BHN changes drastically from one session to the second. I quickly discovered that I need to figure out a way to check each ingot for its BHN hardness so I can match the softer ones with the harder ones to get the bullet BHN I am looking for. I never thought the spread would be so drastic from on set of ingots to the next set. So , I will back up figure a way of testing the ingots and start fresh again.
Again thanks for having me.