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reloading question
SemperFiGuy:
--- Quote ---So what you are saying is that I cant shoot a hard cast lead (read Non-swaged) bullet to magnum speeds of say 1400 fps without problems. I find this very interesting.
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Not So Saying............. Not at all.
sfg
SS_N_NE:
--- Quote from: SemperFiGuy on January 13, 2015, 01:58:01 PM ---Quote (selected)I load on the light end of the specs. Also, cartridges w/lead bullets generally are best loaded at low-end velocities (1000fps or less) so that the lead doesn't cook off into the barrel and redeposit when it cools.
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"Loading to the light end of the specs" is not necessarily a speed thing. Granted the bullet speed is related to speed loading at the lower grain weight in a particular powder/bullet weight range for a particular data sheet and even going to the higher range (near "never exceed grains") may produce a cartridge that never exceeds 1000 fps. Good example is .45 ACP where 700-900 fps may be a full range for a given bullet weight and powder. You may never want to get over 750 fps with many .45 loads.
Even in 9mm there are a lot of sub 1000fps loads with heavy 147 grain lead nearly everything will be under 1000fps.
unfy:
As an aside, you could always powder coat your lead >:D
JTH:
--- Quote from: DR4NRA on January 13, 2015, 03:44:56 PM ---So what you are saying is that I cant shoot a hard cast lead (read Non-swaged) bullet to magnum speeds of say 1400 fps without problems. I find this very interesting.
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He didn't say anything of the sort.
He said, directly:
--- Quote ---Also, cartridges w/lead bullets generally are best loaded at low-end velocities (1000fps or less) so that the lead doesn't cook off into the barrel and redeposit when it cools. Which gums up the works. Or--as a minimum--is just plain hard to clean. Nothing removes lead easily, neatly, and well.
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But since you quoted that, I assumed that you read it.
He said pretty clearly that higher velocities with lead bullets gives you increased leading of the barrel. Which it does...which also will contribute to more firearms problems than barrels that have less lead deposited in them.
People CAN shoot what they want. And some of the things that people like to shoot simply mean they are going to have to clean their guns more often, or risk issues.
Lorimor:
Unless you're very lucky, you'll have to deal with lead residue in your barrel after firing lead projectiles. Generally speaking, the lube selected by commercial casters is done with an eye on durability in shipment and resistance to melting during shipment. These lubes are not usually the best bullet lube, depending on a variety of factors.
Bullet diameter and alloy hardness are two more factors. You can control velocity, but often, you'll have to deal with leading anyway.
Outers used to sell the "Lead Out" electronic doohickey which removed lead through electrolysis. Pretty neat little device. Sadly, the solutions for it are no longer sold. It was probably killing something somewhere.
Therefore, nowadays the best way to remove lead involves elbow grease. Get a used bore brush, smaller than you would use for your handgun, cut up some COPPER (NOT copper plated steel!) Chore Boy scrubbers and wrap some strips of the Chore Boy around the brush and start scrubbin'. For example, I use a 9mm brush in my .45's. It doesn't take long to remove all kinds of leading from the barrel. I haven't found any chemicals that really take out lead well.
Or, go with bullets that are coated with the HyTec coating from Black Bullets International or MO Bullet Co. or Black n' blue bullets. (There are probably more casters out there using it.) The HyTec coating is the cat's meow IMHO. It comes in a myriad of colors and looks cool in a loaded round. Naturally, black is best as it looks wicked and ceases any and all Critical Dynamic Incidents immediately.
Most of those outfits will let you order a small sample to trial.
Much less leading and much less smoke, which disappoints the IDPA SO's to no end. :)
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