Even though I have been reloading for a long time, there are two areas into which I have not ventured: shotshell reloading and lead bullet casting.
I am still uninterested in shotshell reloading, but I will soon begin learning about bullet casting. I have a lot of reading to do, of course, but I have a couple of questions that were prompted from reading another thread.
I may have some built-in assumptions that are not correct, but here are the questions.
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<LI>What are the most widely used methods of lead bullet tempering (hardening)?
<LI>How did grandpa do it? (Are there old methods vs new methods?)
<LI>How deep into the lead alloy, does the hardening take effect?
<LI>How much of this hardening does resizing remove when bullets are resized after hardening? (i.e., how much of the bullet is typically removed by the sizing die?)
<LI>Recommended literature for my education on this (besides Lyman, of course)?
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I can see why one might want resizing to be the last operation. But I can understand the argument for tempering last, too.
I need some practical advice, based on experience from both methods. Has anyone tried it both ways?
I'll be learning on a .38-55. (.375/.376)
Sensop
PS: This topic has been posted on the Handloading and Reloading forum with no response.
[This message has been edited by sensop (edited January 08, 2000).]
I am still uninterested in shotshell reloading, but I will soon begin learning about bullet casting. I have a lot of reading to do, of course, but I have a couple of questions that were prompted from reading another thread.
I may have some built-in assumptions that are not correct, but here are the questions.
<UL TYPE=SQUARE>
<LI>What are the most widely used methods of lead bullet tempering (hardening)?
<LI>How did grandpa do it? (Are there old methods vs new methods?)
<LI>How deep into the lead alloy, does the hardening take effect?
<LI>How much of this hardening does resizing remove when bullets are resized after hardening? (i.e., how much of the bullet is typically removed by the sizing die?)
<LI>Recommended literature for my education on this (besides Lyman, of course)?
</UL>
I can see why one might want resizing to be the last operation. But I can understand the argument for tempering last, too.
I need some practical advice, based on experience from both methods. Has anyone tried it both ways?
I'll be learning on a .38-55. (.375/.376)
Sensop
PS: This topic has been posted on the Handloading and Reloading forum with no response.
[This message has been edited by sensop (edited January 08, 2000).]