Tungsten electrodes for armor piercing bullets
 

Ignoramus26744 wrote:

I could, conceivably, cast some bullets

And how will you melt it? Assuming you would.
Tungsten has a melting point of 3400°C.


Nick
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Tungsten electrodes for armor piercing bullets
 

On Tue, 01 Nov 2005 02:10:50 GMT, Ignoramus8862
wrote:

On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 16:07:34 +0100, Nick Müller wrote:
Ignoramus26744 wrote:

I could, conceivably, cast some bullets

And how will you melt it? Assuming you would.
Tungsten has a melting point of 3400°C.

I would cast lead bullets around a tungsten core

i
drunk


Just drill a hole in it using a collet in your lathe, and press the
tungsten in. Also works with jacketed bullets.

Ive spent a fair bit of time making hollow points out of cast semi
wadcutters using a second ops lathe. Works well on coyotes and
bunnies.

If the bullet is of sufficient diameter..drilling and inserting a
starting pistol .22 blank can make an interesting projectile as well.
Or so its been said. I think I read it somewhere....thats it..read it.

Gunner



"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner

Tungsten electrodes for armor piercing bullets
 

On Tue, 01 Nov 2005 09:57:07 GMT, Gunner Asch wrote:

On Tue, 01 Nov 2005 02:10:50 GMT, Ignoramus8862
wrote:

On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 16:07:34 +0100, Nick Müller wrote:
Ignoramus26744 wrote:

I could, conceivably, cast some bullets

And how will you melt it? Assuming you would.
Tungsten has a melting point of 3400°C.

I would cast lead bullets around a tungsten core

i
drunk


Just drill a hole in it using a collet in your lathe, and press the
tungsten in. Also works with jacketed bullets.

Ive spent a fair bit of time making hollow points out of cast semi
wadcutters using a second ops lathe. Works well on coyotes and
bunnies.

If the bullet is of sufficient diameter..drilling and inserting a
starting pistol .22 blank can make an interesting projectile as well.
Or so its been said. I think I read it somewhere....thats it..read it.

Gunner



Which way around?

Mark Rand
RTFM

Tungsten electrodes for armor piercing bullets
 

On Tue, 01 Nov 2005 19:56:47 +0000, Mark Rand
wrote:

On Tue, 01 Nov 2005 09:57:07 GMT, Gunner Asch wrote:

On Tue, 01 Nov 2005 02:10:50 GMT, Ignoramus8862
wrote:

On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 16:07:34 +0100, Nick Müller wrote:
Ignoramus26744 wrote:

I could, conceivably, cast some bullets

And how will you melt it? Assuming you would.
Tungsten has a melting point of 3400°C.

I would cast lead bullets around a tungsten core

i
drunk


Just drill a hole in it using a collet in your lathe, and press the
tungsten in. Also works with jacketed bullets.

Ive spent a fair bit of time making hollow points out of cast semi
wadcutters using a second ops lathe. Works well on coyotes and
bunnies.

If the bullet is of sufficient diameter..drilling and inserting a
starting pistol .22 blank can make an interesting projectile as well.
Or so its been said. I think I read it somewhere....thats it..read it.

Gunner



Which way around?

Mark Rand
RTFM

Rim outwards of course. What hits first?

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner