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sleeping dog · August 15, 2002, 06:55 AM

MalH, heating a barrel to melt lead shouldn't get it hot enough to affect the temper. Lots of barrels have sight bases mounted with solder, some even use silver solder which is pretty high temp.

Still, it would be a lot easier to bang the squib out with a wood dowel or a brass rod. It seems like melting a bullet would leave hard-to-clean deposits in the grooves.

Back to powder ... Win231 is the only pistol powder I have and it seems to work well for quite a few things. I load 9x18, 9x19, .45acp. I also use it for reduced loads for cast bullets in 6.5x55Swede, and I expect to use it for light .30-06 if my CMP 1903A3 EVER shows up. It meters accurately.

Regards.

August 15, 2002, 06:55 AM	#9
sleeping dog Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2000 Location: MI Posts: 536	MalH, heating a barrel to melt lead shouldn't get it hot enough to affect the temper. Lots of barrels have sight bases mounted with solder, some even use silver solder which is pretty high temp. Still, it would be a lot easier to bang the squib out with a wood dowel or a brass rod. It seems like melting a bullet would leave hard-to-clean deposits in the grooves. Back to powder ... Win231 is the only pistol powder I have and it seems to work well for quite a few things. I load 9x18, 9x19, .45acp. I also use it for reduced loads for cast bullets in 6.5x55Swede, and I expect to use it for light .30-06 if my CMP 1903A3 EVER shows up. It meters accurately. Regards.