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[jkcerda]

decided to cast my own SG slugs, went with the Russians instead of the Americans:43:

anyone here cast their own pills? can't wait to load and try them.

 

[0388631]

Considered it back in 06 until I made friends with some quality reloaders.

 

[jkcerda]

made 182 today

 

[lostngone]

Uerb-ma-Gerb!!!

You were making your own bullets that you are going to load into a high-capacity clip?!?!!1!


Please won’t you think about the Liberals, I, I mean children!

 

[vrDrew]

My biggest concern with DIY casting is the toxicity of the lead. Ideally you'd do it outdoors, or in an area with a well-designed ventilation system. And the bullets themselves are not the only source of lead: Most ammunition primer contains lead, and (obviously) you need to be very careful when handling used brass casings. (Not an issue with SG slugs, but ya know..)

 

[daflake]

Looks good, but I agree with vrDrew, I hope you were in a well ventilated room! Not something I would do in my house....

 

[jkcerda]

Looks good, but I agree with vrDrew, I hope you were in a well ventilated room! Not something I would do in my house....

well ventilated.

 

[daflake]

well ventilated.

Good, like to keep the Mexi Midget around for a little while

I actually wanted to get into casting when I was in the states. Never got a chance but I did reload my own rounds. I rather enjoyed it to be honest.

 

[Huntn]

decided to cast my own SG slugs, went with the Russians instead of the Americans:43:

anyone here cast their own pills? can't wait to load and try them.

You’d have value in a post apocalyptic society. Now figure out the brass and the firing pin. One of the problems I had with The Walking Dead. Manufacturing bullets from scratch might be a technical challenge.

 

[Gutwrench]

I never cast or reloaded but a disappointment I had with range rounds were how dirty they were. Is that still an issue?

 

[jkcerda]

I never cast or reloaded but a disappointment I had with range rounds were how dirty they were. Is that still an issue?

depends on your powder combo.

 

[Gutwrench]

depends on your powder combo.

Thanks. I thought the lead was the main reason, but I honestly never knew.

 

[jkcerda]

Thanks. I thought the lead was the main reason, but I honestly never knew.

lead COULD be an issue depending on caliber, most of us powder coat our boolits to avoid too much lead in the barrels.

 

[jkcerda]

time to powder coat

 

[0388631]

depends on your powder combo.

Err to further this, the cheap reloads usually have the worst filtering when it comes to smelting expended rounds and by filter I mean someone who skims badly. The second being someone who used dodgy powder in the cartridges. Old, exposed to moisture, bad seal on the lead, etc.

Range lead if smelted right and using quality powder is as good as store bought if not better.
[doublepost=1549691790][/doublepost]But have to say, JK's rounds look similar to casts I've seen meant for large caliber air rifles, the kind used to take down African wildlife, or put a large hole through someone.

 

[juanm]

My biggest concern with DIY casting is the toxicity of the lead. Ideally you'd do it outdoors, or in an area with a well-designed ventilation system.

Natural selection at work.

 

[Gutwrench]

time to powder coat

Interesting, thanks. I’ve not seen this. I bet this would have made a significant difference. None of the range rounds I received were coated. They were dirty as heck right out of the bag. I stopped using them and bought my own.

 

[jkcerda]

12 gauge slugs powder coated

 

[ucfgrad93]

Looks good, but I agree with vrDrew, I hope you were in a well ventilated room! Not something I would do in my house....

Agreed. Reloading is one thing, casting lead bullets is completely different.

 

[lostngone]

Natural selection at work.

I do a lot of soldering and only use the best Chinese/Russian lead based solder. I am sure I am exposing myself to 10 to 100 times the quantities of lead while soldering because you are not constantly standing 8 - 18 inches away from the smelting pot.

 

[0388631]

I do a lot of soldering and only use the best Chinese/Russian lead based solder. I am sure I am exposing myself to 10 to 100 times the quantities of lead then while soldering because you are not constantly standing 8 - 18 inches away from the smelting pot.

Plus the smoke lingers. For soldering, I usually have an overhead fan going or wear a small respirator if it's anything more than a few minutes of work.

 

[juanm]

I do a lot of soldering and only use the best Chinese/Russian lead based solder. I am sure I am exposing myself to 10 to 100 times the quantities of lead then while soldering because you are not constantly standing 8 - 18 inches away from the smelting pot.

Maybe you could build a diy fume extraction hood for like $30. You certainly won't feel the effects for a long time, but if you really solder this often, it's actually a no-brainer (and a cheap fun weekend project).

 

[jkcerda]

just made some hollow point slugs

 

[ucfgrad93]

just made some hollow point slugs

Oh man, I'd love to see one of them fired into some ballistics gel.

 

[bunnspecial]

Now would be a good time to fire up the melting pot and cast a bunch of bullets were it not for the fact that it's nasty, rainy, and dreary and I only do it outside.