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Posted: 4/20/2010 3:44:55 AM EDT
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Ok, I was thinking.
Can one "Home" brass plate cast lead boolets? |
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How much money do you want to spend? That's the only real limitation. Copper is a better choice.
Some of these copper plated bullets have surprisingly thick jackets. They are much more than a simple wash as found on some .22 RF bullets. That means time and process control will be paramount to success. |
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How much money do you want to spend? That's the only real limitation. Copper is a better choice. Some of these copper plated bullets have surprisingly thick jackets. They are much more than a simple wash as found on some .22 RF bullets. That means time and process control will be paramount to success. How much do I want to spend? Less then $50 I was sitting at my bench, cleaning my Glock, looking at my super cast lead bullets, and at my bucket-o-brass to be recycled. And my idea was born. I guess I need to research this a little more. |
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I'm sure it can be done but plating often required some very nasty and toxic chemicals. Typically various cyanide compounds are used as the electrolyte, and the process produces cyanide compounds of the metals involved. Very nasty. But... If you search on "brass plating at home," you'll come up with a number of hits for non-cyanide plating systems. Now, as was mentioned, you'll be surprised at how much brass (or copper) is used in plating those plated bullets. First, the lead used in these bullets is case well undersize. Then some method of ensuring that the lead gets plated very evenly (which is crucial to accuracy) is employed. Finally, the better plated bullets are very carefully sized between plating sessions to ensure that they are both concentric and of the correct diameter. This is not a trivial task, but it is doable. Maybe not the easy thing you'd like it to be, but doable. |
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