Man that makes me want some blueberry pie! Dang these diabeetus! Lol. Looks great man. Fixing to get into powder coating my bullets/buckshot and will definitely try this method first!
Yes sir! Also another tip with the Lee buckshot molds. The best tool for snipping them stringers of 3 apart is a pair of K9 nail trimmers and the little nipples won't be there no more! Try them out and let me know how it works for you!
I was using the Mini FART, so it doesn't have a rubber lining like the big FART or HF drum tumbler. This would only allow me to put maybe 3lbs in at a time and still have the drum turn. I put in enough water to cover barely cover them to keep dust and residue down. 4-8 hours was pretty meh, but 12-24 hours worked much better. Somebody else commented that quenching them makes it harder to tumble, which should have been obvious to me(but, I am dummy) Overall, very pleased and the next batch will be even better🇺🇸👍👊
@@DummyRound Ok I can see that. I currently use the HF 2 drum rubber tumbler with just 1 tumbler, dry, 1/2 to 3/4 full with the other empty. They only handle 6lbs total, I think. Still playing around with times. 1 hour seems to shine them up to a ball bearing look, not finish, with the flashing and nipples removed, yes, I said nipples, and 2 hours seems to beat them to a duller finish. I PC after 2 hours of tumbling. The way I'm looking at them is if I'm PC'ing minor defects will be smoothed by the coating. The other thing is we're making buckshot rounds not precision rounds. They should work fine at the distances intended for. My buckshot makes the same sound if I use W/W's and quench after PC'ing. I only quench the one time. BRO did a video on dog nail clippers for separating the pellets. I got one off Zon, they're excellent for doing that step. after a little practice you can make them nipple free, so a long tumbling time is not needed. I just cast up a pile like yours of #4 last week, took me about 3/4 hours to cut them apart. Keep up the good work DR 👍
I had a pair of the nail clippers somewhere but couldn't find them and ended up with the wire cutters🤣 I'll probably air cool them next time to ease the tumbling process. Then, the final quench after PC should be sufficient. Like you said, it's buck shot, not a precision round👍
Thanks, brother. I appreciate that. Nothing is really original any more, just how it gets delivered. I'm just trying to show people what works for me and have a bit of fun with it at the same time. Hope you have a good extended weekend!
I would do a little more research on the HF black powder. When i first started off i tried to use is and never could get it to work properly for me. I did more researching on it and seems that the ingredient they use in it to make it a "matte" finish is not good for barrels. My info didnt come from a research lab with intensive testing. But rather from several members on different forums and also a couple of prominent youtube guys concluded the same. Im no expert and you cant believe everything you see on the internet either, so take it with a grain of salt. Just trying to give some caution out if anyone cares to do their own research on it.
I've heard that, but it doesn't worry me too much. I don't usually do flat black, mostly because it doesn't work, but I just use it as a filler or to add an accent to a batch of powder coat. How are they even measuring the wear done by this? I feel like you'd have to shoot several hundred or thousands to notice a difference. Lead is soft and swages down to the bore. People do fire lapping and what not to purposefully wear down spots. Not saying it doesn't happen, I just need some data other than somebody saying somebody said something. All that said, I'm not buying any more of it and just use small amounts to add accents to otherwise plain colors. Thanks 👍🇺🇲
"bag falls of" 🤣
My wife saw me watching this and thought I was getting into BODY IMPLANTS when she saw those buckshot still conjoined, lol.
HA! No.... none of that...
Forbidden blueberries
More!
Well done! Subscribed, bell rung, commented, upvoted, liked, shared .... may the algorithm gods smile favorably upon your channel friend.
Thanks! I appreciate it👍🤠🇺🇲
I just seen your channel. Then went and checked out your content. Looks like I got some bin watching to do. Looks like a lot of good content..
Awesome! Thanks for watching👍🇺🇲
Man that makes me want some blueberry pie! Dang these diabeetus! Lol. Looks great man. Fixing to get into powder coating my bullets/buckshot and will definitely try this method first!
Awesome! It's very rewarding to be able to produce your own goods. Just start with the Ford Blue and you shouldn't have any issues. Good luck!
Yes sir! Also another tip with the Lee buckshot molds. The best tool for snipping them stringers of 3 apart is a pair of K9 nail trimmers and the little nipples won't be there no more! Try them out and let me know how it works for you!
Picked up a pair after I'd already cut them apart. I'll have it for the next round, though.
EXCUSME! I don't know math... LOL
Sorry, sometimes the words don't come out of my mouth in the way I imagined it in my brain🤣
@@DummyRound 😂
Looks like you got a lot of balls there
A hand full, at least!
I'm curious about your wet tumbling of the shot. What is your method? Good stuff DR!👍
I was using the Mini FART, so it doesn't have a rubber lining like the big FART or HF drum tumbler. This would only allow me to put maybe 3lbs in at a time and still have the drum turn. I put in enough water to cover barely cover them to keep dust and residue down. 4-8 hours was pretty meh, but 12-24 hours worked much better.
Somebody else commented that quenching them makes it harder to tumble, which should have been obvious to me(but, I am dummy)
Overall, very pleased and the next batch will be even better🇺🇸👍👊
@@DummyRound Ok I can see that.
I currently use the HF 2 drum rubber tumbler with just 1 tumbler, dry, 1/2 to 3/4 full with the other empty. They only handle 6lbs total, I think. Still playing around with times. 1 hour seems to shine them up to a ball bearing look, not finish, with the flashing and nipples removed, yes, I said nipples, and 2 hours seems to beat them to a duller finish. I PC after 2 hours of tumbling. The way I'm looking at them is if I'm PC'ing minor defects will be smoothed by the coating. The other thing is we're making buckshot rounds not precision rounds. They should work fine at the distances intended for.
My buckshot makes the same sound if I use W/W's and quench after PC'ing. I only quench the one time. BRO did a video on dog nail clippers for separating the pellets. I got one off Zon, they're excellent for doing that step. after a little practice you can make them nipple free, so a long tumbling time is not needed.
I just cast up a pile like yours of #4 last week, took me about 3/4 hours to cut them apart.
Keep up the good work DR 👍
I had a pair of the nail clippers somewhere but couldn't find them and ended up with the wire cutters🤣 I'll probably air cool them next time to ease the tumbling process. Then, the final quench after PC should be sufficient. Like you said, it's buck shot, not a precision round👍
Excellent video and very informative! Im actually going to do this next week.
Thanks. Awesome! Good luck to you👊👍🇺🇸
Is the water quench after cooking necessary? What does it do, other than the obvious of cooling them down quickly.
It can increase hardness a few points depending on the alloy👍🇺🇲
Good video DR I enjoyed the crap out of it. Good content is getting slim nowadays but you always come through.
Thanks, brother. I appreciate that. Nothing is really original any more, just how it gets delivered. I'm just trying to show people what works for me and have a bit of fun with it at the same time. Hope you have a good extended weekend!
Nice job, never PC buck shot because nobody see it's :-((
I'm not sure how bad it can get, but I did it to avoid leading in my barrel and chokes 👍👊🇺🇸
Excellent video DR!!! 👍👍👍
Thanks!👊👍🇺🇸
Those should shoot fine . I use a 10 pellet load by 2's with a Claybuster 1138 wad and charge of Green Dot . I don't want to say the gr weight , lol
Awesome, just grabbed a bag of those wads and they fit nicely by 2s. The 3x3 load seems tight in some hulls. Do you use buffer at all?
@@DummyRound No , with my luck they'd leak buffer in the action and mag tube . I keep them simple and reliable .
@@jamespollard1670 I hadn't thought about that. Good to know, thanks.
What did you use for the hard cast lead?
Range Scrap + Linotype + Water Quench
I would do a little more research on the HF black powder. When i first started off i tried to use is and never could get it to work properly for me. I did more researching on it and seems that the ingredient they use in it to make it a "matte" finish is not good for barrels. My info didnt come from a research lab with intensive testing. But rather from several members on different forums and also a couple of prominent youtube guys concluded the same. Im no expert and you cant believe everything you see on the internet either, so take it with a grain of salt. Just trying to give some caution out if anyone cares to do their own research on it.
I've heard that, but it doesn't worry me too much. I don't usually do flat black, mostly because it doesn't work, but I just use it as a filler or to add an accent to a batch of powder coat.
How are they even measuring the wear done by this? I feel like you'd have to shoot several hundred or thousands to notice a difference. Lead is soft and swages down to the bore. People do fire lapping and what not to purposefully wear down spots.
Not saying it doesn't happen, I just need some data other than somebody saying somebody said something.
All that said, I'm not buying any more of it and just use small amounts to add accents to otherwise plain colors.
Thanks 👍🇺🇲
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Looks good 👍
Thanks!
We have to see how they shoot!
Just need some of that beloved range time👊👍🇺🇸
Look good
Thanks!
This is stupid! You're giving the metal a porcelin coating. Porcelin is harder than metal (think knife sharpeners). You'll destroy barrels!
Lol no
It's a polymer, by the way.
Not sure if I should laugh or cry at the statement above. Porcelain coating.....you gotta be kidding me.