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Terry Coombs[_2_]

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On Wed, 4 Feb 2015 20:22:21 -0600, "Terry Coombs"
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On Wed, 4 Feb 2015 18:05:52 -0600, "Terry Coombs"
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On Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 3:08:25 PM UTC-5, Terry Coombs
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Anybody know what they're made of ?
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Snag

There is at least two types. One a lead alloy and the other zinc.

Dan

These are the lead alloy , a place my son worked at tossed boxes
of new weights when they converted . Most of the boxes made their
way into the shop manager's car ... my son managed to get one for
me and no one ever asked why the manager ordered a bunch of them
shortly before the changeover ... . I also got a bunch of used
ones from somewhere , the ones that didn't melt were all steel .
The lead alloy weights are alloyed with antimony to make them
harder. Will lead particles in the finished product be a problem?
Because there will surely be lead dust in the dust you are making.
Eric

Well , since it's intended to push lead , I don't think it'll
matter much . I have really gotten into primitive hunting techniques
since moving to the woods of North central Arkansas ... next thing
ya know I'll be gluing turkey feathers onto wood sticks with glue
from boiled hooves . Though I might get into something more modern
once I finish my Gingery shaper build . With a shaper one can
fabricate bolt action receivers . And a lot of other neat stuff .
Like falling blocks ...
I thought that black powder was made by milling the charcoal and
sulfur together, the saltpetre by itself, and then carefully mixing
them. I have a recipe somewhere from over 40 years ago that I used to
make my own powder. I used a mortar and pestle. Made by Coors.
Appropriate at the time because we were drinking some we stole from my
friend's dad. I remember wetting the powder and pressing it into tiny
pellets about 1/4" diameter and 1/8" long. After drying we made some
pretty loud bangs but not as loud as hoped.
Eric

It all gets milled together . I'll be using KNO3 prills for some , that
material will be milled a couple of hours before adding the charcoal and
sulfur . Once it's all milled to the consistency of very fine dust it'll be
moistened just enough to be pressed into cakes which will then be processed
into granules by pushing it thru a screen . Let it dry out then make bangs .

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Snag