Handgun bullet casting for fun and profit!

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12-24-2009, 01:57 PM

Adam Helmer Adam Helmer is offline

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Deerman,

Pure lead is way TOO SOFT for bullets in a .41 Magnum. Magnum bullets require antimony and tin and then they are quenched in a bucket of water to get proper hardness for magnum velocities.

You will shoot SOFT bullets once and then make them harder.

Adam

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