Check. Drop them hot, right out of the mold into ice-cold water.

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"pyotr filipivich" wrote in message
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Let the Record show that Gunner Asch on or
about Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:11:29 -0800 did write/type or cause to
appear in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:18:55 +0100, "Steve Lusardi"
wrote:

Look for Linotype, it makes brilliant bullets. Check with newspaper
printers and ask them how they dispose of their waste, you
won't regret it. The bullets will typically cast about 8% lighter than
pure lead. They can be used to 1800FPS without gas checks
and not cause barrel leading. If I remember correctly, lead is around 9
or 10 on the Brinnel scale and Linotype is about 28/29,
which is considerably harder. Linotype bullets are much better
penetrators and do not deflect off window glass like lead bullets
do. Don't ask how I know that.
Steve

And if you cast wheelweight bullets and dump them directly into a 5
gallon bucket filled with water,

I take it, you do this hot, as in right out of the mold?

then size and lube them within a day or
so..within the next 7-10 days..they will harden up to around Bn 30 and
stay that way for up to 4 yrs..after which they will slowly soften back
down to 13-15
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pyotr filipivich
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