It can become a thing . More brass than a North Korean General? Pictures?God help me but I stuck a few more brass tacks in my rifle stock…
Yes we like pictures besides some use don’t have good amaginations anymore .lolPictures would be very helpful.
Pictures please?God help me but I stuck a few more brass tacks in my rifle stock…
Thanks for explaining. Much appreciated sirZinc will ruin your alloy. Bullets can just crumble or break as they cool.
Zinc's will often have a distinct shape, and coating...."Zn" is stamped on a lot of them. Locate a weight marked Zn and notice its shape and color, throw out any weight that looks the same.
The flat strips with the sticker on the back are close to pure lead (Pb). I separate them to keep my soft alloy from my WW alloy.
Keep your smelting temperature low, like NO more than 650* this will allow you to skim the zinc with the clips and trash. Lead will melt before the zinc(780*meting point)
Lots of iron weights too, (marked "Fe") so don't rev-up the heat trying to melt them or you'll melt your zinc.
Hope that this helps...
Cheers @IronHand. That'd be good to see how you fare. You're right - if the 50 round ball will get the job done, the 58 is just a bit more medicine. I use a .54 patched round ball quite a bit, and it delivers the goods on pigs, deer and wild dogs. Regarding the musket and minies, I was just trying to be biased to the fodder it was designed for, but I'm willing to be flexible; I'll post some accuracy tests with the round ball by the end of the month, then perhaps after a field outing if successful.The truth is that I tried Minies, Lee Real conicals and ball loads. The round ball gave the best groups.
I have had great results on deer with the 50 cal round ball so I have no concerns with the 58.
Next summer I will do more testing with conicals, I would like to try them on game. I'll post results if I get one.
Ironhand
You wouldn’t want to see your Grandma naked right?Pictures please?
Yesterday I put some rounds through this:View attachment 361694
Hey, I posted a picture of my old Jukar with a grease hole I put in it. A couple folks on here had heart attacks over that!You wouldn’t want to see your Grandma naked right?
Ya but we still like pictures .Hey, I posted a picture of my old Jukar with a grease hole I put in it. A couple folks on here had heart attacks over that!
My “tacky” TCNew Englander. It’ll be on my lap in northern Wi in just over 2 weeks. I plan to flash a brass tack warning before I shoot.Pictures please?
Ah. There you go. They'll honeycomb up nicely given a few outings. Could knock the shine back with a bit of vinegar mixed with salt, or even a small dash of cold blue on a cotton q tip. Happy hunting; and thanks for the image .My “tacky” TCNew Englander. It’ll be on my lap in northern Wi in just over 2 weeks. I plan to flash a brass tack warning before I shoot.
Oh yeah! Needs to be shot a lot. I’d be glad to help out.My “tacky” TCNew Englander. It’ll be on my lap in northern Wi in just over 2 weeks. I plan to flash a brass tack warning before I shoot.
Cheers @IronHand. That'd be good to see how you fare. You're right - if the 50 round ball will get the job done, the 58 is just a bit more medicine. I use a .54 patched round ball quite a bit, and it delivers the goods on pigs, deer and wild dogs. Regarding the musket and minies, I was just trying to be biased to the fodder it was designed for, but I'm willing to be flexible; I'll post some accuracy tests with the round ball by the end of the month, then perhaps after a field outing if successful.
Pete
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