with the push to get the lead out of ammo, will that ever reach bullet casting??? scrap lead has been a handloaders need since the earliest of days. what do you see as a usable substitute that wouldn't require massive changes in technique and equipment.
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with the push to get the lead out of ammo, will that ever reach bullet casting??? scrap lead has been a handloaders need since the earliest of days. what do you see as a usable substitute that wouldn't require massive changes in technique and equipment.
Great question, it will need to be a gliding metal and hopefully have about the same density as lead. The problem is any alternative seems to be ridiculously over priced. We may all be forced to shoot steel sabot rounds before its all over.
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For casting - pure tin. It is lighter than lead, and would be 'harder' - so you would likely have to go with a longer bullet to retain the same weight, or use a lighter load.
Tin is more expensive too, so your bullet costs will be higher.
I will be shooting lead even if it is outlawed, I really don't care I think it is stupid we got lead from the ground right? why can't we put it back through shooting?
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*sarcasm*Wrong. lead comes from space, it's not a naturally occurring element on the earth. *end sarcasm*
Last time I checked we mined lead from the ground, I did not know we sent shuttles to space to collect it. I said " we get it from the ground" so please with the where it came from speech, It was here when we were born so blah! Although I did not know it ORIGINALLY came from space, thanks for the info, it is actually kinda neat!
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Lead also occurs as the byproduct of the degradation of radioactive elements.
So, way back when, further than even Mr. Peabody ever went, all that Uranium or Plutonium cooked away, and lead was produced.
Then The Good lord gave unto Man the knowledge to cast it into all sorts of neat and nifty things.
All space is God's crucible. I have NO problem reconciling science and religion. Even Natural Selection is fully proven, and God's method of propogating life. The extremists on both sides are just being contrary and pig-headed. It all works out in the end.
It seemed to do the trick when I kicked the door back into the intruders face and drew on him. That was the fastest I have ever seen anyone run in my life. The boldness of criminals right now is a sign of the times to come with the economy going to hell.
I think the swedes used wood in 6.5x55 seems like I rember seeing a listing of it for sale. must have been for close range practice. Interesting alternative though, not much other practicality.
I will be shooting lead even if it is outlawed, I really don't care I think it is stupid we got lead from the ground right? why can't we put it back through shooting?
I agree. I mean, look where the battle at Gettysburg took places as well as other places. Look at the ones they made into memorial parks and how mice and green the grass and trees grow with all that LEAD in the ground from those battles.
Here's a couple links to some photos of memorial parks as examples. And there are plenty more. I have also never heard that no animals ever inhabit these places because of all the LEAD in them nor have I ever heard of any animals that have mutations from all the Lead in them...
Very beautiful land with beautiful green grass and trees if you ask me...
This is just yet another back-door attempt at stopping and or removing guns by those who don't like them and or who want more restrictions and regulations.
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you could go to the store and buy up all them little pewter figureines thing and melt them down.i think pewter would be a good alternative to lead/copper
Well for all of you reloaders just start hoarding all of the dead car batteries you can. There is a poop load of lead in a battery. Enough to keep you casting for a while at least. Fight the power!
Here is one for you at this time of year when we go out at night in search of Vampires we will need Wooden bullets.
Here is some in 7.62x39 just in time for the Vampires hunters.
Yes there called blanks, but they have a real wood bullet.
Didn't the Germans try wood bullets at the end of WWII?
So who needs Lead.
Well for all of you reloaders just start hoarding all of the dead car batteries you can. There is a poop load of lead in a battery. Enough to keep you casting for a while at least. Fight the power!
Michael
right now i have about 50 batteries and another lbs of raw lead.i uesualy sell the batteries for 4.00 a piece but now i'm thinkin just cut them up and save the lead it's gonna be worth it's weight in gold soon
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