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Default Working with Silver

Tom Gardner mars@tacks on Sun, 02 Oct 2011 12:28:34 -0400 typed in
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On 10/1/2011 11:08 PM, azotic wrote:
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Silver at $30 a troy ounce, them be some pricey projectiles. A graphite
mold made on a cnc mill would work just fine. Cast all 20 in one pour.
Don't forget to adjust the propellant for the heavier projectile.

Best Regards
Tom.


Silver's lighter than lead, I'll do the math to match pressure and
velocity using the lighter slugs. I like your mold idea but I'll need
provisions for some lube I think. Silver's a lot harder than lead,
especially if I use Sterling, mayme I won't need lube...hmmmm.


I've heard of using some kind of sabot, because silver being
harder than lead, it doesn't engaged the lands as well.
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