A friend of mine and I fool with bullet casting. He brought some diving weights over to smelt down for bullet casting some time back but we have so much lead between us I saved the weights.
All this steel plate talk got me thinking so I broke out a scuba dive weight and heated it up in our convection oven we use for polymer coat baking on our cast bullets.
In short order the diving weight was uncomfortable to the touch. I screwed it onto a plywood sheet with a cardboard liner between them and set it at 100 yds. Shows up great. Takes hits great. I like a softer metal to eliminate splash back with a rifle.
Don’t get me wrong, I have shot my share of steel but I have also gotten kick backs.
I found the lead weight to remain detectable even after the apparent heat was gone. I don’t understand it but why look a gift horse in the mouth? I can see a hand held propane torch being useful especially after the fire danger has subsided around here.
I figure a mold is in order to cast my own lead targets will be in the works. The lead does not self heal like my electric friction tape does but it really absorbed energy from the bullet and it’s passing .... glows like it’s on fire.
Best regards
Three 44s
