- Location
- queens county nova scotia
if you don't have any lead balls( or oversize cast bullets) laying around what do you use for finding out the diameter of a barrel ..... want to start casting bullets for a 1971 winchester 94 30-30
what do people use to size the barrel ?
- Thread starter nova_scotian_guy
- Start date
- Location
- Calgary Ab
I heard once. Fishing weights. Soft lead, different sizes.
- Location
- queens county nova scotia
hmm never even thought of that ... thank you
Kaboomstick
CGN Regular
- Location
- The District of Hesse
Egg sinkers work alright as they crush down easy due to the hole through the middle. Find a clean, soft one though.
I usually take a drill index set, pick the next size up from what the groove diameter is supposed to be. Drill a few holes in a block of dry hardwood. Then pour pure lead. Split the board to get them out.
Lube them good! Pound through with brass rod and a sledge hammer...tapping gently. I check the muzzle, throat, and then slide one all the way through from the throat FEELING for problems (wherever a dovetail is cut, etc). I size to the throat +.001".
There are enough factory barrels out there that don't meet SAAMI specs.
I usually take a drill index set, pick the next size up from what the groove diameter is supposed to be. Drill a few holes in a block of dry hardwood. Then pour pure lead. Split the board to get them out.
Lube them good! Pound through with brass rod and a sledge hammer...tapping gently. I check the muzzle, throat, and then slide one all the way through from the throat FEELING for problems (wherever a dovetail is cut, etc). I size to the throat +.001".
There are enough factory barrels out there that don't meet SAAMI specs.
He's using them to measure, not melt.
He'll have to get the 5 lb sledge out to get a zinc sinker through the barrel. Just sayin
A 10 lb sledge works even better...
Kaboomstick
CGN Regular
- Location
- The District of Hesse
The weight of a sledge is the right tool for the job, used correctly with tiny, gentle, minuscule, controlled taps holding the head not the handle.
A light hammer is the wrong tool for the job. If you swing and miss it could leave a dent in your gun.
Worst sinkers I ever bought was from a guy that cast bullets. His sinkers were all the crud and scrap, lol.
A light hammer is the wrong tool for the job. If you swing and miss it could leave a dent in your gun.
Worst sinkers I ever bought was from a guy that cast bullets. His sinkers were all the crud and scrap, lol.
