Tumbling Cast bullets . . .

JonB

JonB

Halcyon member
Oh, you got corrosion too.
Yeah, wet tumbling is probably a real good solution...right next to melting them, LOL
:D
 
Dimner

Dimner

Named Man
Personally, when it comes to bullets that are sub par or need cleaning... my rule is to answer this question.

Do I want to waste a primer on this bullet?

if it seems like they will do what I want, i will proceed and use a primer on it. If they are likey to shoot like poop, I don't waste a primer and melt them down.
 
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Jeff H

NW Ohio
glassparman said:
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Stupid phone, why on earth did it change the title to "Castro" when I posted??

Mike
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I'm going to go WAAAAY out on a limb here,....;)

If you're using an Android phone, you may as well be sleeping with Google's sister - and they share EVERYTHING.

Somewhere, out there in the ether, is an objective, machine-generated profile of who you are, built based on the sites you visit.

Given how the people who would create such a thing seem to think, you are probably being labeled as a budding, radical revolutionary.

A radical revolutionary is most likely researching or sharing about another radical revolutionary, so when you typed "cast," the algorithms created by those who spawned "big data" and nurture "artificial intelligence" assume you just forgot to finish the word while engaging in discussion about another famous radical revolutionary - Castro.

It all adds up!;)
 
fiver

fiver

Well-Known Member
cASTRO'S BIG CLAIM to fame was being elsewhere when he fighting was going on.
he just happened to show up in town after everything was done and strong armed the right person.
 
RBHarter

RBHarter

West Central AR
Squibb ran with or in association with Pope . I want to say the 280473 , that pointy 270 130 gr bullet with the extra long gas check shank is a Squibb design . If memory serves there were 270 ,7mm and 30 cal versions of the same bullet .
 
Bret4207

Bret4207

At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Joshua said:
You guys have expensive taste when it comes to solvents. I’ve got a few gallons of old mower gasoline that is slowing getting used up for cleaning bicycle chains. It’ll dissolve bullet lube also. And it’s basically free, it’s so old I ain’t ever gonna run it in any of my mowers.
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Welcome back guy!

I was thinking along the same lines. Coleman fuel is basically good quality unleaded gas without any additives. A gallon of Coleman brand fuel may be somewhat "purer" but for a cleaning agent, I'd just use pump stuff.

Been running my Coleman lanterns and stoves on pump gas forever, non- ethanol though.
 
Bret4207

Bret4207

At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
glassparman said:
You guys are too funny!

I like the word squibb!
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That bullet design was actually named after it's designer IIRC. Not to be confused with a "squib" round that only partially burns and gets lodged in the barrel!


ETA- And RB beat me to it. Really need to read to the end of a thread before commenting. But, that's another thing that will never happen...
 
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richhodg66

Well-Known Member
It never would have occured to me to put cast bullets in a tumbler. Interesting that it worked out, just seems boiling or some kind of liquid solvent would work a lot better.
 
Winelover

Winelover

North Central Arkansas
I wouldn't put cast bullets in a tumbler, unless you like rounded bands. Look closely at the pictures. If those were commercial cast, softer alloys would be far worse. Probably, OK for close range handgun rounds but like someone said earlier: Why waste a primer!
 
Reloader762

Reloader762

Active Member
I was gifted a box with several hundred 158 gr. FN bullets some time back, but a good portion of the lube had melted or flaked off. I had though about just melting them down, but decided to see if I could remove the old lube and PC them. I ended up just putting them in a pot and boiling them twice for good measure and giving them a acetone wash before powder coating. They turned out great with no coating issue.
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Rockydoc

Rockydoc

Well-Known Member
If I recall correctly, Coleman fuel is naphtha. That was the original solvent for dry cleaning clothes. Not really gasoline.
 
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popper

Well-Known Member
ain’t got time for cleaning bullets, --- if nothing else, just tumble with BLL and shoot. I boiled some with the crayon lube, it came off OK but finally just melted them as they were undersized anyway.
 
Brad

Brad

Benevolent Overlord and site owner
Staff member
popper said:
ain’t got time for cleaning bullets, --- if nothing else, just tumble with BLL and shoot. I boiled some with the crayon lube, it came off OK but finally just melted them as they were undersized anyway.
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I am a melt em down kinda guy. I ain’t got time for cleaning bullets.
 
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