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FrankenMauser · May 18, 2013, 12:32 PM

I clean range lead/bullets by dumping them in a metal strainer and spraying with hot water while agitating vigorously. With a little motion from me, the bullets clean each other.

I allow a minimum of 3 weeks drying time, but often go many months (4-8) before they're melted down.

I'm still searching for the 'perfect' flux, but I'm using paraffin and cedar/hardwood chips/dust at the moment. (Don't breath the cedar smoke.

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The hardwood and cedar sawdust/chips are the real flux, with the paraffin added after all of the wood is charred.

May 18, 2013, 12:32 PM	#18
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	I clean range lead/bullets by dumping them in a metal strainer and spraying with hot water while agitating vigorously. With a little motion from me, the bullets clean each other. I allow a minimum of 3 weeks drying time, but often go many months (4-8) before they're melted down. I'm still searching for the 'perfect' flux, but I'm using paraffin and cedar/hardwood chips/dust at the moment. (Don't breath the cedar smoke. ) The hardwood and cedar sawdust/chips are the real flux, with the paraffin added after all of the wood is charred. __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.