Casting 45 long colt with lead

CZ93X62

CZ93X62

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Lead isn't like plutonuim--though EPA and other wonks preach that drivel. What the guys have said on here above is accurate info--keep the stuff out of your mouth and wash hands after handling.

I worry more about Hoppe's #9 and Break-Free than I do about lead. I ALWAYS wear exam gloves when I clean guns with solvents, then wash up really good.
 
Mitty38

Mitty38

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CW casts a lot, and has a good video somewhere about precautions he takes with lead. If You tube did not kill it. Wipes,ventilation and such.
If he's been doing it wrong, then by now he would have had issues from it.
 
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quicksylver

quicksylver

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Xroughy said:
Thank you for your reply, first what are the name and numbers for a business anything more you didn’t say the name of on the bullets??? Please just can give me some more on it??? Thank you
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Try some plated bullets like Berrys, I used thousands as have my friends, they work great. Just google " plated bullets"
 
fiver

fiver

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there's also this stuff out there called de-lead soap. [comes in a shampoo too]
i can still remember the smell of the stuff after 25 years of not using it.
 
CWLONGSHOT

CWLONGSHOT

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fiver said:
there's also this stuff out there called de-lead soap. [comes in a shampoo too]
i can still remember the smell of the stuff after 25 years of not using it.
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Yes sir!!

I did a couple videos on the stuff on old channel.

My league range has in in bathrooms. A few clubs do as well.

CW
 
Bret4207

Bret4207

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CZ93X62 said:
Lead isn't like plutonuim--though EPA and other wonks preach that drivel. What the guys have said on here above is accurate info--keep the stuff out of your mouth and wash hands after handling.

I worry more about Hoppe's #9 and Break-Free than I do about lead. I ALWAYS wear exam gloves when I clean guns with solvents, then wash up really good.
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Considering the rise in Autism, cancers and other diseases, I'm more worried about the various colorings, preservatives, additives and what not in our food than I am about any danger from casting or handling lead alloys!
 
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Petrol & Powder

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Naturally occurring is hardly the standard for safety. Arsenic is an element found on earth, but you probably don’t want to eat it. Potassium is an element that is important in cellular biology, but an overdose of potassium will kill nearly as quick as cyanide. Chlorine can be useful when used properly or it can be extremely deadly. And the list goes on.

Compounds made up of elements can also be harmful or useful. So just because some chemical is engineered doesn’t mean it’s harmful and just because something exists in nature doesn’t mean it’s safe.

Oxygen and Sodium are highly reactive. Hydrogen is incredibly flammable and Chlorine a deadly poison. But water is Hydrogen and Oxygen, and water is essential for life. Sodium and Chlorine have their dangers but also combine to make common salt.

The word Organic has been morphed and bastardized to the point that it has taken on a new meaning for most people. In its original chemical context, it just meant “contains carbon”.

Lead is dangerous but only if you’re stupid. We (educated people in developed countries) know the dangers of lead and how to avoid those dangers. The vilification of lead is based far more on politics than science.
 
Winelover

Winelover

North Central Arkansas
On a similar note, stopped in at the local gun emporium, today. There was a middle aged guy filling out Federal forms for a firearm purchase for a nice looking 4 - 5" bright stainless Cimarron SA with synthetic ivory grips. I asked him what caliber..........45 LC was his response. :cool: I asked if he was a reloader............nope!:headbang:

I didn't see any factory 45 LC ammunition, at the register................good luck with that. Checked Bud's Guns. Nope, nada for anything in 45 LC in stock. Makes a nice paperweight, though.:eek:
 
462

462

California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
A SAA and ivory grips can be an attractive match, but certainly not a SAA in bright stainless steel.

When I bought my Uberti Cattleman there was a box of .45 Colt in the display case/counter. Didn't even think of buying it. As far as I know it's still there.
 
Winelover

Winelover

North Central Arkansas
462 said:
A SAA and ivory grips can be an attractive match, but certainly not a SAA in bright stainless steel.

When I bought my Uberti Cattleman there was a box of .45 Colt in the display case/counter. Didn't even think of buying it. As far as I know it's still there.
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Yeah, but you're a reloader. The one and only time, I bought factory 45 LC ammo, was when I purchased my BH in the 80's. I reloaded but not that caliber. So, I purchased Winchester Silvertip ammo, 20 round boxes, to make sure the gun functioned and I had brass to reload. That's the only factory ammo the BH ever saw. I think there is still a box, in the vault.
 
RBHarter

RBHarter

West Central AR
I bought 2 boxes to get me started in 2000 and 2 more after that . One for a hunt after a packing error . I have 2-3 boxes of MiWal or Bishop but I don't remember when or where I bought it just that it's in Starline brass and has $16.99 on the box . That would have been 2015ish . Must have been cheap or part of a package or something. Must have been in with the 358 loading package of dies , bullets , brass etc .

Yeah that $6/100 even $10-12/100 at replacement value beats the $40-90 bucks per 50 . It's sad when a guy has a wish book tabbed arm in hand and can't feed it.
 
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