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Question On Casting Your Own Bullets

Old 09-29-2009, 05:22 PM
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My good friend I work with wants to know is there something he can do to make his bullets expand better.He is using just pure lead and I believe a maxi-hunter mold.He has already made a couple hundred but thinks they dont expand very well.Is there something he can add or do to help with expansion of his bullets.Thanks for any advice anyone can give so I can pass it on to him.Been gone a while and cant wait for opening day.Mike
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Old 09-29-2009, 05:24 PM
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If its soft lead it should expand fine. If he has a drill press, maybe make a slight hollow point in the tip of the bullet to aid in expansion. Or aim for heavy bone like the shoulder.
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Old 09-30-2009, 03:49 AM
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Assuming we're talking 50 cal., some expansion is desireable, but not really necessary. I'll take 2 50 cal. holes over an entry hole and a mushroomed bullet that does not exit every time.
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Old 09-30-2009, 01:14 PM
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It's the stuff that you add to lead that makes it harder. wheel weights contain antimony and arsenic to make them hard. Pure lead should work just fine.
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