Bullet Hardness vs powder charge | The High Road
Apr 10, 2024 · Hardness may simply a saftey or marketing feature. On Missouri bullet's website the only bullets with a brinell hardness of 12 or less are for rounds in the lower pressure area: 45 and …
mixing lead with 50/50 tin /lead??? | The High Road
Nov 7, 2010 · Basic Rules for Hardening Lead- For every 1% additional tin, Brinell hardness increases 0.3. For every 1% additional antimony, Brinell hardness increases 0.9. For a simple equation, Brinell …
How do you work up loads for bullets with no published data
Nov 8, 2015 · Depends on the hardness of the bullet. We all usually all err on the side of caution and start low and work up. But where we start at depends on how hard the bullet is. Cowboy action …
Interesting 9mm problem | The High Road
Nov 3, 2013 · Most of my lead 9mm is hard cast, between 16-18 brinell hardness. Dardas are the only bullets I ordered in .357. So far the 147gr with 3.5gr of 231 is the most accurate load I have. The …
Steel case ammo and wear | The High Road
Apr 9, 2016 · After a while googling today, I found out that the mild steel that Tula cases use has a Brinell hardness of 120HB, Brass cases have a hardens of 95-100HB, and extractors have a …
Help on leading in my 45 | The High Road
Apr 2, 2011 · Lead bullet hardness is reported and measured on a BHN scale. The higher the number the harder the bullet. I'm not completely sure but I think pure lead will measure 5 BHN and wheel …
Missouri Bullets Question? | The High Road
Jun 14, 2010 · In a word, Brinell is a scale used to measure bullet metal hardness.
Hardening cast lead bullets | The High Road
Apr 20, 2023 · If your lead contains enough arsenic they will harden if water is used for quenching. If you use wheel weights as bullet casting material it can be combined with enough tin to form the Lyman …
Bore cleaning with over size brush. | The High Road
Jul 23, 2018 · Anyone who says they shoot lead all the time and has perfectly sized bullets, with a perfect Brinell hardness, with no leading whatsoever is probably an avid fisherman also. A little barrel …
Handguns: Revolvers - The High Road
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