I am looking for a skilled reloader
I am looking for a skilled reloader
I am interested in paying someone for their reloading services. I am looking for 6 pure silver .357 magnum rounds to be reloaded in a nickel plated case. As close to defensive ammo specifications (preferably to Hornady specs). I can get you the ounces of silver necessary for hollow point castings. Or l can have the billets ordered for you. All you would have to do is reload them in virgin cases. If you're interested in exploring this please let me know via email.
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Have you tried MHI?
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Werewolf bullets?
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Lone Ranger ammo?
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I'm guessing a ceremonial type display case.
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I would suggest having the bullets turned on a lathe rather than cast. If it is only for a display and no powder, simply have the bullets turned a few thousandths undersized and insert in the cases.
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I won't speak for others, but random guy probably can't sell his reloads, although just six rounds probably wouldn't trigger an investigation or trip the livelihood requirement.
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Silver has a very high melting temperature and you would have to obtain a special mold which would probably cost a bunch of money.hovercat wrote:I would suggest having the bullets turned on a lathe rather than cast. If it is only for a display and no powder, simply have the bullets turned a few thousandths undersized and insert in the cases.
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Melting and casting silver is several orders of magnitude more difficult than lean.
Lead melting point: 621.5°F
Silver melting point: 1,763°F
While lead can be melted in an electric pot, silver is going to require a furnace. I doubt normal lead-casting molds would work well (or at least very long) at nearly 3 times the temperature.
You just can't do it over a campfire like the Lone Ranger.
Lead melting point: 621.5°F
Silver melting point: 1,763°F
While lead can be melted in an electric pot, silver is going to require a furnace. I doubt normal lead-casting molds would work well (or at least very long) at nearly 3 times the temperature.
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I would be concerned about the hardness of silver. If it's much harder than copper, wouldn't it resusult in higher pressures?
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Silver is less dense and much harder than Lead, these factors will cause a lot of problems when it comes to developing a load that is actually going to meet specific performance requirements while not creating an over-pressure situation. Additional equipment to properly develop this load would be a strain gauge system for the barrel used, a chronograph and a bullet trap capable of catching the silver bullets so they can be recycled (too expensive to waste when you are considering how may rounds will have to be fired to properly develop the load the OP wants).Liberty wrote:I would be concerned about the hardness of silver. If it's much harder than copper, wouldn't it resusult in higher pressures?
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1,763°F is not three times 621.5°F. The Fahrenheit scale is not absolute temperature.Pawpaw wrote:Melting and casting silver is several orders of magnitude more difficult than lean.
Lead melting point: 621.5°F
Silver melting point: 1,763°F
While lead can be melted in an electric pot, silver is going to require a furnace. I doubt normal lead-casting molds would work well (or at least very long) at nearly 3 times the temperature.
You just can't do it over a campfire like the Lone Ranger.
To make the comparison, you must first convert to absolute temperature, the Rankine scale by adding 459.69 to the Fahrenheit temperature. The ratio is (1763+459.69)/(621.5+459.69) = 2.06, or roughly double.
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600.372 Kelvins = 621.5*Fdhoobler wrote:1,763°F is not three times 621.5°F. The Fahrenheit scale is not absolute temperature.Pawpaw wrote:Melting and casting silver is several orders of magnitude more difficult than lean.
Lead melting point: 621.5°F
Silver melting point: 1,763°F
While lead can be melted in an electric pot, silver is going to require a furnace. I doubt normal lead-casting molds would work well (or at least very long) at nearly 3 times the temperature.
You just can't do it over a campfire like the Lone Ranger.
To make the comparison, you must first convert to absolute temperature, the Rankine scale by adding 459.69 to the Fahrenheit temperature. The ratio is (1763+459.69)/(621.5+459.69) = 2.06, or roughly double.
1234.817 kelvins = 1763*F
I concur, double the temperature. But I do agree with the original statement that lead casts probably wouldn't last too long.
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With the hardness of silver, hollow points would look cool, but not expand at all.