Heat Treated Cast Bullets

[SWIHARTMARK]

Some information on the LA Silhouette Club, a real shooting club in California, posted some stuff on cast bullet alloy making. It mentioned that alloys with at least 6% antimony can be heat treated in a toaster oven for around one hour and then quenched in water for good results. Has anybody done this? RotoMetal sells a 30/70 antimony/lead alloy five pound ingot for hard casting, so I thought I would give it a go. I even picked up a new toaster oven at a flea market for $7, complete with timer. I still have to make a decent pan with holes that sinks in a bucket of water for quenching up a batch. If anybody hard cast, let me know.

Their site is perhaps one of the best I've seen on casting bullets and I recommend it to anyone who does cast their own. I might try to post a link later.

Best Regards,

Mark

[Roger Dunn]

I just drop mine from the mold in to a bucket of water.

[m47dragon]

How about a deep fryer basket for quenching?

[TNGhost]

I also have gotten good results with handgun bullets simply letting them drop in a bucket of cold water right from the mold.

That LA Silhouette Club site is a good one though, lots of good info on cast bullets and other ballistic topics.

[SWIHARTMARK]

I do have to give my $7 toaster oven at least one go of it. I can try to plop them into water immediately method as well. I'll also attempt to use my lead hardness tester and see if their is any difference.

Best Regards,

Mark

BTW< I think an article in the LA Silhouette Club mentioned using a tin pin with holes in it for lay in a bucket of water for quenching.