Magnum Wheel Man
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buddy picked up a bunch of old reloading stuff a while back, 2 items included a pair of like new lead hardness testers... the pair turned out to be Saeco testers... he asked if I could find instructions on the www. which I did... he told me to print 2 copies, & when I took it over there, he gave me one of the testers for a set of instructions...
so what calibers or situations, would I really need to know or care about the hardness of the lead, over the standard wheel weight or there abouts ???
driving at high velocities ??? dangerous game bullets that you don't want the bullet to be too brittle ??? too soft a lead, causing leading to the bore ???
I must admit, I shoot a lot of cast handgun, but not a lot of rifle ( but could / would like to, in the future, for a few cartridges )
My FIL had about 3/4 of a ton of ingots, poured from wheel weights, & reclaimed bullet lead, that we got after he died... I've never had issues with whatever hardness that lead is...
do I need a hardness tester, or is it just a cool gadget ???
I guess I better re-read that Lyman cast bullet book
so what calibers or situations, would I really need to know or care about the hardness of the lead, over the standard wheel weight or there abouts ???
driving at high velocities ??? dangerous game bullets that you don't want the bullet to be too brittle ??? too soft a lead, causing leading to the bore ???
I must admit, I shoot a lot of cast handgun, but not a lot of rifle ( but could / would like to, in the future, for a few cartridges )
My FIL had about 3/4 of a ton of ingots, poured from wheel weights, & reclaimed bullet lead, that we got after he died... I've never had issues with whatever hardness that lead is...
do I need a hardness tester, or is it just a cool gadget ???
I guess I better re-read that Lyman cast bullet book