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tennmike
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Hey Teach! Cast boolits!!!

I got those .45 cal. R.E.A.L. bullets cast after we got off the phone. I cast 100 of the 200 grain, and 100 of the 250 grain. 50 each for both of us. I'll get yours off in the mail tomorrow. The mailman is gonna be P.O.'d. I figure about an 8 lb. package! :roll2:

Edit to add: Get busy on that .45 barrel; you gonna have cast bullets before you know it!

Edit to add: Get busy on that .45 barrel; you gonna have cast bullets before you know it!
“I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”
― Douglas Adams
― Douglas Adams
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:up: Definitely!
― Douglas Adams
Thanks!
Jerry
I did some casting yesterday afternoon for the .50 and .32 cal. muzzle loaders. Everything was already set up. Just plug in the pot throw in some ingots and let 'er rip!
― Douglas Adams
How about 'projectiles that make a trajectile'? Kugel? Balle? Kogel? Bala? Pulya? Bweld?
― Douglas Adams
Jerry
Dang dude, you going for grump of the year or what?
-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer and politician
Gene earned that title years ago- - - - -I think he's working on "Decade" or better!
:roll:
Jerry
I'm a member over there. :up:
Boolits-- projectiles lovingly hand poured from molten lead for our shooting pleasure.
Bullets--Machine made utilizing full length gas checked projectiles for the masses.
― Douglas Adams
Awe, tennmike has a boo :jester:
Nope! Figured out who it was after he started talking. :up:
― Douglas Adams
Pfft! I bet you cast a boolit or three yourself. I paraphrased that post from another source. Truth is the truth. :tooth:
― Douglas Adams
The Greeks, or possibly the Romans were casting lead projectiles for their slingshots. I wonder if the inventor held one up and said "Ladies and Gentlemen. . .I give you The Rock, Mark II"
"Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee
(Enable mode ON) Well, get busy! There's a whole new phase of the shooting sport available to you- - - -scrounging lead, smelting, alloying, tinkering with lube recipies, discussing the pros and cons of steel VS aluminum molds, mold designs, equipment to buy, endless discussions on casting techniques, discussions on bullet sizing methods and results- - - - -the possibilities are endless! Get with it!
Jerry
Got that barrel completed yet? :tooth:
― Douglas Adams
Sounds like Pandora's box! I know I will probably do it someday just right now isn't the right time. Psst, don't tell my wife though, she thinks I tinker with other stuff too much;-)
So I guess it's best not to call Eli Glockster, Glockman, The Glockmeister, Glockanator or anything like that? You must love SNL.
-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer and politician
The breech plug is rough-milled into a 7/8" octagon shape, threaded (5/8-24) and installed, and clocked to align with the barrel flats. I'm filing a dovetail-shaped barrel tang next, and fitting it to the stock. Once all that is done, it's time to figure where to put the flash hole, fabricate a flash hole liner, and install it. That's about 90% of getting reliable, fast ignition on a flinter, making sure the pan flash hits the hole predictably. With a proper sized and positioned flash hole a flintlock firearm with a high-quality lock will fire without powder in the pan about 20% of the time.
I'm headed to Memphis, and over to Jonesboro Arkansas tomorrow, and this afternoon I'm getting a root canal job. I doubt if I'll be in a mood to do any precision gunsmithing tonight!
:drool:
Jerry
And some info on the flash hole positioning as to how that's calculated. I'd like to build a .32 squirrel rifle this winter in flintlock. Any information would be appreciated.
― Douglas Adams
Jerry
I think he's at least an E-9 or Sargent Major Grump. But I also think he really isn't such a grump but enjoys the perks he gets with the title. Kinda like me with the .270 thing or Sam with Grammar.
:silly: :roll2: :tooth:
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
Thanks for the information! :up: I saved it to a notepad file. As soon as I can get a suitable barrel I'll be bugging you about a source for some of the other parts, especially the lock; that's the heart of a flintlock and needs to be quality. I've got some 1/4-28 bolts lying around; I messed up on an order a few years ago and ordered SS instead of CS.
― Douglas Adams
Jerry
― Douglas Adams