Reeder Custom Guns - Cast Bismuth

MQ1 , Livermore, CA
Cast Bismuth
Wednesday, April 02, 2025, 22:24

I’ve cast a bunch of the Rotometals Bismuth Alloy. It is definately different than lead….casts much cooler than I’m used too, and takes a little longer to cool if you don’t want to smear the sprue. I’ve yet to kill anything other than squirrels with it, but they shoot pretty accurate.

MQ1

First attempt at casting non-lead bullets. - DinCA, 2025-03-30, 11:42
- Cast Bismuth - MQ1, 2025-04-02, 22:24
  - I used a bronze brush in between casts to clean out - DinCA, 2025-04-03, 06:16
- Hats off trying to figure a work around - WB, 2025-03-30, 20:58
  - In the Field - Rawly, 2025-03-31, 07:33
  - I might carry the non-lead cert that RotoMetal offers. - DinCA, 2025-03-31, 06:22
    - In AR they used to carry magnets for steel shot... - WB, 2025-03-31, 06:32
- Pepto bismol bullets. If you get a stomach ache while - Darryl T., 2025-03-30, 14:44