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So what if we mold something using epoxy and barium sand?
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That's interesting. I suppose you could make a mold of a hornady 225gr or the like, I hadn't thought about that - I guess I figured any mold I would make wouldn't withstand the heat of lead. I guess barium sand is the solution. At the moment I don't have a furnace.Originally posted by Bassics View Post"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
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well investment casting is glue and powder. Take it one step further and line the mold with saran wrap and you need no heat.
Would it swage into the rifling like lead? I dunno. That is why we will experiment using your barrel...
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I wouldn't shoot anything I wanted to eat later with barium.ZOMBIE REAGAN FOR PRESIDENT 2016!!! hehComment
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Why? They make you drink a shitload of it when you have to get xrays and stuff.Originally posted by Yale View PostOriginally posted by lincolnboyComment
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Wait, so we're just talking about barium sulfide?Originally posted by DOHCTR View PostZOMBIE REAGAN FOR PRESIDENT 2016!!! hehComment
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Don't know man, all I know is that I had to drink three giant ass cups of that crap at the hospital one time. It tastes like chalk and had the consistency of gojo.Originally posted by Yale View PostOriginally posted by lincolnboyComment
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drilling mud is non toxic and heavy.
We used to set fulcrum piers for rail car weigh stations using barium based drilling mud and epoxy instead of grout. That stuff is heavy, strong, waterproof and flameproof. It might be too hard without a jacket, or it might not be heavy enough, or both.
Then there is always swaging. BLK doesn't need anything more than an old fashioned jacket for subsonic rounds, would it be possible to recoup the swaging investment? That is a lot of capital but not all of it would be limited to the BLK if you wanted to expand.
What would it cost for tools? $5k?Comment
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