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EhlerDave
What would happen if I were to overheat my lead? Say I got it hot enough it looked orange will that effect the hardness of my bullets?

I put some lead in my pot outside then was on the phone and forgot about it for quite some time, when I went back out it was big time hot. I am not sure if I should just use this stuff to make snagging hooks or what.
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  • Mossbergboogie
    Not sure dave I would think it could have some effect though. One of the gunbroker engineers will have to answer this one.

    On a side note hows the 100 atr did you fix that little problem.
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  • EhlerDave
    quote:Originally posted by chrishiher
    Not sure dave I would think it could have some effect though. One of the gunbroker engineers will have to answer this one.

    On a side note hows the 100 atr did you fix that little problem.


    I cleaned to bolt real well and it seems to be just fine.
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  • spryor
    I'm going to guess that overheating would not hurt it.
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  • zipperzap
    Overheating can damage the alloy and give the bullets a frosted appearance. The alloy may become highly fluid at high temperatures and will flow into the tiny air vent grooves in the face of the mould block. The bullets will emerge with `whiskers' as a result. At high temperatures, the sprue will take a long time to set and may not cut off cleanly, slowing down production and producing defective bullets.
    [8D]
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  • spryor
    I would imagine the "frosted appearance" to be the result of impurities trying to float to the top. If left to cool some before molding, that would eliminate the problems mentioned.
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