On Tue, 02 Oct 2012 07:49:03 -0500, Karl Townsend
wrote:

On Tue, 02 Oct 2012 01:49:57 -0700, Gunner
wrote:

On Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:11:17 -0500, Karl Townsend
wrote:


Now as to your intent to run them through automatic weapons, you can't
run them at the same velocity as service ammo, even gas checks
wouldn't let you do that. Probably won't function the gun at the
velocity you'll have to use to keep from leading up. With both guns,
the boosters are going to get a nice bath of lead vapor, eventually
you get to remove it. I'd consider that idea a non-starter. Now for
pistols, lever guns and bolt actions, lead bullets will work fine if
you load within the limitations.

Stan

I don't shoot enough pistol ammo to really make this pay. A fella on
the Weapons Guild forum claims great success using 168 grain cast .308
boolits with a gas check in his 1919. Its a reduced powder load, don't
remember exact specs without pulling up the thread. I think I'd best
look for independant confirmation before moving forward.

Karl

Its been years..but as I recall..thats a modified recoil cycled weapon
isnt it? You will probably have to reduce the strength of the action
springs as the firing pulse will not have anywhere near the recoil
energy

Gunner

Liberals - Cosmopolitan critics, men who are the friends
of every country save their own. Benjamin Disraeli

It has a booster on the end to adjust recoil. If needed I'd make one
with a smaller ID and change boosters for lead. If i buy a mold, do
you know somebody that would cast up a few for trial? I've got enough
hobbies, don't want to do this if it don't work, But if it does, I'd
quit flinching on taking it to the range; 500 rounds is typical if I
take it out.

karl

Id cast you some if you would like. Ive got the molds already. Im in
the process of setting up to melt down about a ton of wheelweights
that Ive got stockpiled..so it will be a month or so before I can get
any bullets turned out. Casting/smelting when its 107F out..is not as
much fun as it used to be.

Though casting and sizing 500 bullets might take me even longer when
Im already low on the stuff I normally use.

I can probably send you a hundred or two though.


Gunner

Liberals - Cosmopolitan critics, men who are the friends
of every country save their own. Benjamin Disraeli