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December 18, 2012, 04:56 PM | #1 |
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Looking for lead advice.
Looking for some advice on loading for 45 acp, bullet is cast from zinc.
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December 18, 2012, 05:01 PM | #2 |
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zinc
Does that stuff really shoot?
more to the point will it not bounce off a paper target? |
December 18, 2012, 05:18 PM | #3 |
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Something about a 114g bullet in a 45ACP just don’t seem right. I would just use lead.
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December 18, 2012, 05:54 PM | #4 |
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From what limited information I can find it is very effective close range but looses velocity and energy very fast. Not really interested in doing 45 acp but more of a learning tool for future 300 blackout casting. I have a 45 acp mold that I don't use so it became the guinea pig for this project.
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December 18, 2012, 05:55 PM | #5 |
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December 18, 2012, 09:28 PM | #6 |
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Does it cast at the right diameter? I figured it would cast small.
I've thought about making zinc #4 buckshot to use on geese, but aint had the time yet. And I need to talk to a game warden to see how I could prove it was'nt lead. The local warden here knows I cast. |
December 19, 2012, 01:26 AM | #7 |
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We'll all be casting zinc before long.
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