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Terry Coombs[_2_]

Pete Keillor wrote:
On Thu, 5 Feb 2015 12:29:32 -0600, "Terry Coombs"
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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 .

Man, I thought you had found a bat cave or was saving your pee in
buckets to leach through wood ashes. One of the foxfire books had
techniques and recipes. If you want, I can dig through mine and give
you the reference.

Pete Keillor

Pee and wood ashes ? Hmmm ... wood burning stove , camper black water
holding tank ... I could do that ! But not really worth the effort right
now , I have enough ingredients to make a few pounds , probably more than
I'll ever shoot . Just a few days ago tried my hand at making charcoal from
some black gum . Very similar to willow , which supposedly makes the best .

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Snag