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<blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 2329914" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>You can use a stainless pot to melt lead in.. done it many years .</p><p>an old muffin pan for ingots does not need to be cast iron aluminum or steel works fine..or a cut open aluminum soda can dried out completely will work also.</p><p></p><p>You can pour right from the stainless pot into the mold.. i never used a ladle ..</p><p></p><p>I use lee molds for bullets and wife got me a lee bottom pour pot 2 years ago..WOW!</p><p></p><p>Lead gives off fumes when it boils.... not at melt temp...</p><p>But all the contaminants in dirty lead could mess you up....</p><p>I cast outside..</p><p>Campfire works great....Electric stove works better (quicker) than gas with the stainless pots i use.</p><p></p><p>You can do straight wheel weight for 30-30 speeds</p><p>I use 50 soft lead and 50 wheel weight for 45acp and 1/3 soft to 2/3 wheel weight for 357 mag.</p><p></p><p>You can add some lead birdshot to allow it to get harder during water quenching..The arsenic in the lead shot is the key.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampratt, post: 2329914, member: 15054"] You can use a stainless pot to melt lead in.. done it many years . an old muffin pan for ingots does not need to be cast iron aluminum or steel works fine..or a cut open aluminum soda can dried out completely will work also. You can pour right from the stainless pot into the mold.. i never used a ladle .. I use lee molds for bullets and wife got me a lee bottom pour pot 2 years ago..WOW! Lead gives off fumes when it boils.... not at melt temp... But all the contaminants in dirty lead could mess you up.... I cast outside.. Campfire works great....Electric stove works better (quicker) than gas with the stainless pots i use. You can do straight wheel weight for 30-30 speeds I use 50 soft lead and 50 wheel weight for 45acp and 1/3 soft to 2/3 wheel weight for 357 mag. You can add some lead birdshot to allow it to get harder during water quenching..The arsenic in the lead shot is the key. [/QUOTE]
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