Reeder Custom Guns - Drop Onto Cloth, Or Quench In Water?

~JM~
Drop Onto Cloth, Or Quench In Water?
Wednesday, March 02, 2022, 06:33

I believe I understand the theory on each technique. I suspect I will pursue powder coating vs. lube. Seems easier, plus my area experiences temperatures in single digits to 105 degrees throughout the year. Storage room temps are 40 to 95. Very dry climate.

Projectile speeds typically 1000fps. and will rarely exceed much over 1200fps.

Casting Melt Pots - ~JM~, 2022-03-01, 16:42
- Rusty Cast Iron Pot? - ~JM~, 2022-03-03, 13:31
- several years ago at a gun show I traded a fellow - gary reeder, 2022-03-02, 22:10
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- STARTED WITH A CASRT IRON POT - JT, 2022-03-01, 18:02
- I cast bullet for many years using a skillet on the stove. - Jim Taylor, 2022-03-01, 17:17
  - Working With What You Have. - ~JM~, 2022-03-01, 19:22
    - We worked with what we had ... - Jim Taylor, 2022-03-01, 20:56
      - I Understand... - ~JM~, 2022-03-01, 21:21
- I’ve made thousands with a Lee bottom pour (nm) - MTM, 2022-03-01, 17:02
  - Found One! - ~JM~, 2022-03-01, 19:25
    - get you an old candle to use to flux the lead - Gary Reeder, 2022-03-02, 15:38
- You need a heat of 600-700 deg. F - WB, 2022-03-01, 17:00
  - Thermometers? - ~JM~, 2022-03-01, 21:24
    - In 60 years of casting I have never used one. - Jim Taylor, 2022-03-02, 05:56
      - Drop Onto Cloth, Or Quench In Water? - ~JM~, 2022-03-02, 06:33
        I drop 'em on a folded-up towel .. - Jim Taylor, 2022-03-02, 06:36
        JIM'S METHOD WORKS FOR ME (nm) - JT, 2022-03-02, 08:29
        I tried the water trick. Dropping hot bullets in a - Gary Reeder, 2022-03-02, 17:01
        I cut foam rubber into small 2" x 2" peices .. - Jim Taylor, 2022-03-02, 17:41