Lubing bullets – How to Pan Lube Cast Bullets

Common Mistakes when Casting

Preparing the Bullet for Re-Loading

Fluxing

Youtube – how to mould

Can also order custom moulds

http://www.hochmoulds.com/rifle.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWd7qEZQx4A

Starting the Bullet Casting Project:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GShUQvJixcM&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG74Ds4E8cI&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGizV23t15o&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c6Glhqe3xo&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBDFO0ftCQc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt42PAHDUU0&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_vYYoArHtE&feature=related

Equipment required:

1 x Electric furnace (Lee precision furnace)

2 x bullet mould

Long steel spoon with wooden handle (to gather impurities in the fluxing process)

1 x leedle (furnace spoon for molten lead)

20 x bullet lead bars (melted in the furnace)

1 x piece of wood to tap open the mould.

1 x full face respirator with toxic vapor filters (f example 3M 6800), since lead is a toxic substance and will cause fumes to form. The safety glasses component of your full face respirator will prevent any lead splatter in case water accidentally touches molten lead.

Step 1:

Fluxing: You need to make sure your lead is clean before you cast it into the mould. Thus, you need to start with a simple lead purification process which is required to ensure lead purity after you melt your bullet lead bars.

· Take a bullet lead bar and melt it in your electric furnace.

· Take a small spoon size of fluxing compound and put it in the molten lead. I do not know the exact ratio; probably 5 g per lead bar, although this is probably indicated on the box.

· Stir the molten lead until the fluxing compound (f example: a box of Frankford Arsenal – CleanCast Lead Fluxing Compound) is completely dissolved and impurities start to gather on the surface.

· Spoon out the impurities until the surface is completely “silvery”

· Your lead is now purified and you can start on the actual moulding process.

Step 2:

· Have your mould and your ledle warmed up

· Fill the mould with lead, wait 10-20 sec, then hit the mould with a tree stick over a bucket filled with water (at least 2 meters away from furnace). The lead projectiles will come out of the mould and be cooled in the bucket of water. This will instantly harden the lead projectile so you avoid any lead particles in the barrel. Avoid getting any water close to the molten lead as it will cause a reaction which will lead the lead to splash (steam explosion).

Step 3:

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