Darude90 Posted July 14, 2023 Posted July 14, 2023 Someone knows were to get hardened lead millingmedia in europe?
Arthur Posted July 14, 2023 Posted July 14, 2023 With the regulations in Europe thee will be few if any suppliers. Possibly you could cast your own using wheel balancing weights or roofing lead. Possibly you could use alumina or other ceramic balls -they work and are retail from UK.
Richtee Posted July 15, 2023 Posted July 15, 2023 Someone knows were to get hardened lead millingmedia in europe?Perhaps sporting goods suppliers? I use a mix of .45 and.68 caliber black powder projectiles. 1
SharkWhisperer Posted July 15, 2023 Posted July 15, 2023 Perhaps sporting goods suppliers? I use a mix of .45 and.68 caliber black powder projectiles.The .50 cal lead musketballs I use are not hardened. Do they make hardened-lead projectiles? Probably harder to source in Europe, too. Some US companies might ship them to you but I wouldn't even hazard a guess on what shipping costs might be or customs' attitudes.
Arthur Posted July 15, 2023 Posted July 15, 2023 It's easy to find a mould for casting your own lead fishing sinkers (weights) there are some 8 cavity moulds for 15g lead ball sinkers on ebay (UK) at the moment. You'd have to find lead and possibly antimony (for alloying to make hardened lead). Then you'd need lots of time and propane. Search ebay for "Ceramic balls for ball milling" they are available in several sizes. ebay.co.uk/itm/265427845823
Darude90 Posted July 15, 2023 Author Posted July 15, 2023 (edited) It's easy to find a mould for casting your own lead fishing sinkers (weights) there are some 8 cavity moulds for 15g lead ball sinkers on ebay (UK) at the moment. You'd have to find lead and possibly antimony (for alloying to make hardened lead). Then you'd need lots of time and propane. Search ebay for "Ceramic balls for ball milling" they are available in several sizes. ebay.co.uk/itm/265427845823Thanks 👍🏻 Edited July 15, 2023 by Darude90 1
Richtee Posted July 16, 2023 Posted July 16, 2023 The .50 cal lead musketballs I use are not hardened. Do they make hardened-lead projectiles? Huh...well, guess I’m not sure. I kinda thought the balls had some amount of antimony for some reason. Maybe not. But even if not I have used (not heavily) these 3 years or so and they are still quite serviceable. Prolly made 20-ish pounds of powder. Guess I could measure one. Hmm... the .45’s are down to .43 and the .68’s are .65 1
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