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NES Member
OFFICIAL: NES BULLET CASTING SEMINAR
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Location: Westport, MA Exact address/directions to be provided via PM one week before the seminar
Door Prizes
Lee Production Pot IV
Update 9/21: QTY 4 Lee .358 RNTL 158 gr 2 cavity molds
Donated by Shooting Supply, 848 State Rd #1, Westport, MA 02790 (774) 319-5477, Thank you Mark!
7oz Powder Bayou Bullets Coating kits, 1 ea 1035 Gold, Candy Apple Red, http://www.bayoubullets.net/ Thank you!
Sprue tappers courtesy of DukeinFlorida, Thanks Duke!
Available for sale here
Donation to be evenly distributed
Lead - Thank you Mac1911 for the bucket of ingots and wheel weights!
Required equipment for participation
Safety glasses or face shield
Work gloves
Close-toed Shoes/boots
Do not count on there being extra safety gear for you to borrow. There are several places within a 10 minute drive if you need to stop en route.
Wear clothes you wouldn't mind getting dirty. This is molten lead, after all.
BRING LEAD
All attendees are obligated to bring 20 pounds of raw wheel weights or range lead to the event. You'll get to take most of your lead home with you either in ingot or bullet form; some is lost to dross. It is recommended to buy whatever is cheap and to stop in at all your local mom-n-pop car repair shops and ask for wheel weights. Get as much as you can. If we don't smelt it in the seminar you can always smelt it yourself.
Most scrap yards will sell material back by the pound. If you can't get lead free/cheap, local sources are:
A&E Metals, 449 American Legion Hwy, Westport, MA 02790, (774) 264-9222 (Open 8-12 on Saturdays)
Mid City Scrap 548 State Rd, Westport, MA 02790, (774) 319-5420 (Open 7-12 on Saturdays)
Recommended to bring
Folding Chair
Print out of course materials (will be provided in PDF form as an attachment to this post)
note taking materials/ clip board
Barrels, cylinders, and/or guns that you want to shoot cast boolits in**
Long pants & sleeves
**please provide a heads up on this so we can have the appropriate sizes ready
Schedule
8:30 - 9:00 - Arrival and Set Up of Equipment for organizers
9:00 - 9:30 - Arrival and Registration for workshop participants - Please try to be on time.
10:00 - Workshop begins
10:30 - 12:00 - First round of mini workshops - see below for explanation
12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch $10 or BYO (TBD - but it looks like we're going to have a local meat shack provide smoked meat & sides)
1:00 - 2:30 - Second Round of mini workshops
2:30 - 4:00 - Third and last round of mini-workshops
4:00 - Wrap Up and departure (to Shooting Supply if you want to)
Shooting Supply is less than 10 minutes away and primarily stocks reloading and casting supplies while also being a full service FFL and donating to this event. Get the tools while all the info is fresh in your head!
Seminar Topics
Molten Lead Safety
Casting Terminology
Alloys, Hardness, and Uses
Fluxing
Smelting
Mold Preparation
Casting Techniques
Boolit to Gun Fit
Lubing & Sizing & Gas Checks - Tools & Techniques
Common Problems and Solutions
Further Study: Paper Patching, list of resources
And more
Each participant will get to participate in each of the above class topics but not necessarily in order. The groups will be assigned after registration. You will get a chance to cover each subject with the group leader in a more one on one and hands on way. Example: you might do session B first (in round 1) and then session A second (in round 2), and then session C last (in round three).
Yard Sale/Swap Meet: Feel free to bring any casting related supplies to buy/sell/trade. This is your one reminder that all local laws will be followed and there is a zero tolerance policy for violation of those laws. You will be told to leave if found in violation of the law.
I hope this goes without saying, but just in case... No alcohol of any kind during the seminar.
Instructors: (3)
Michael Spangler
asp
1919FAN
Attendance Cap: 24
Attendees: 15 (9 seats left)
[STRIKE=undefined]warwickben[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE=undefined]DrBurnsides[/STRIKE]
Knob Creek .
[STRIKE=undefined]familyman15[/STRIKE]
Shootfirst
[STRIKE=undefined]J.A.C[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE=undefined]yogi [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE=undefined]Flywheel[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE=undefined]01SVTvert[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE=undefined]namedpipes[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE=undefined]Bill Katt[/STRIKE]
Hardwired .
[STRIKE=undefined]MadatMarek[/STRIKE]
Fireescape
[STRIKE=undefined]BillNed[/STRIKE]
drewh14 .
Boomer76 .
Mike Pacheco .
Reeg .
vette59 .
Feral .
Bob Tardy .
Mike68 .
[STRIKE=undefined]Fixxah[/STRIKE]
MaverickNH .
EvilDragon .
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.
Items still needed to borrow for the day:
beat up bathroom scale (not the nice glass digital one, the old analog one sitting in your basement)
a few folding tables you don't mind getting dirty
If you can bring any of the above, please send me a PM
UPDATE 8/7:
1919FAN will be our third instructor, thanks Shawn!
Attendees: Let us know what caliber you are most interested in casting so we have enough molds ready. The intent here is to send everyone home with bullets they can shoot. We recommend to pick a caliber that is cast-bullet friendly. Some suggestions: 38 special, 357 Mag, 44 Mag, 45 ACP, 45 LC, 30-30, 308 Win, 30-06, 45-70... The theme here is older calibers. 9mm and .40 S&W are doable but not recommended as a first choice. If you have something in mind and aren't sure about it, don't hesitate to ask.
Recommended Thermometer: http://www.teltru.com/p-272-big-gre...ter-lt225r-5-inch-stem-2001000-degrees-f.aspx
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Location: Westport, MA Exact address/directions to be provided via PM one week before the seminar
Door Prizes
Lee Production Pot IV
Update 9/21: QTY 4 Lee .358 RNTL 158 gr 2 cavity molds
Donated by Shooting Supply, 848 State Rd #1, Westport, MA 02790 (774) 319-5477, Thank you Mark!
7oz Powder Bayou Bullets Coating kits, 1 ea 1035 Gold, Candy Apple Red, http://www.bayoubullets.net/ Thank you!
Sprue tappers courtesy of DukeinFlorida, Thanks Duke!
Available for sale here
Donation to be evenly distributed
Lead - Thank you Mac1911 for the bucket of ingots and wheel weights!
Required equipment for participation
Safety glasses or face shield
Work gloves
Close-toed Shoes/boots
Do not count on there being extra safety gear for you to borrow. There are several places within a 10 minute drive if you need to stop en route.
Wear clothes you wouldn't mind getting dirty. This is molten lead, after all.
BRING LEAD
All attendees are obligated to bring 20 pounds of raw wheel weights or range lead to the event. You'll get to take most of your lead home with you either in ingot or bullet form; some is lost to dross. It is recommended to buy whatever is cheap and to stop in at all your local mom-n-pop car repair shops and ask for wheel weights. Get as much as you can. If we don't smelt it in the seminar you can always smelt it yourself.
Most scrap yards will sell material back by the pound. If you can't get lead free/cheap, local sources are:
A&E Metals, 449 American Legion Hwy, Westport, MA 02790, (774) 264-9222 (Open 8-12 on Saturdays)
Mid City Scrap 548 State Rd, Westport, MA 02790, (774) 319-5420 (Open 7-12 on Saturdays)
Recommended to bring
Folding Chair
Print out of course materials (will be provided in PDF form as an attachment to this post)
note taking materials/ clip board
Barrels, cylinders, and/or guns that you want to shoot cast boolits in**
Long pants & sleeves
**please provide a heads up on this so we can have the appropriate sizes ready
Schedule
8:30 - 9:00 - Arrival and Set Up of Equipment for organizers
9:00 - 9:30 - Arrival and Registration for workshop participants - Please try to be on time.
10:00 - Workshop begins
10:30 - 12:00 - First round of mini workshops - see below for explanation
12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch $10 or BYO (TBD - but it looks like we're going to have a local meat shack provide smoked meat & sides)
1:00 - 2:30 - Second Round of mini workshops
2:30 - 4:00 - Third and last round of mini-workshops
4:00 - Wrap Up and departure (to Shooting Supply if you want to)
Shooting Supply is less than 10 minutes away and primarily stocks reloading and casting supplies while also being a full service FFL and donating to this event. Get the tools while all the info is fresh in your head!
Seminar Topics
Molten Lead Safety
Casting Terminology
Alloys, Hardness, and Uses
Fluxing
Smelting
Mold Preparation
Casting Techniques
Boolit to Gun Fit
Lubing & Sizing & Gas Checks - Tools & Techniques
Common Problems and Solutions
Further Study: Paper Patching, list of resources
And more
Each participant will get to participate in each of the above class topics but not necessarily in order. The groups will be assigned after registration. You will get a chance to cover each subject with the group leader in a more one on one and hands on way. Example: you might do session B first (in round 1) and then session A second (in round 2), and then session C last (in round three).
Yard Sale/Swap Meet: Feel free to bring any casting related supplies to buy/sell/trade. This is your one reminder that all local laws will be followed and there is a zero tolerance policy for violation of those laws. You will be told to leave if found in violation of the law.
I hope this goes without saying, but just in case... No alcohol of any kind during the seminar.
Instructors: (3)
Michael Spangler
asp
1919FAN
Attendance Cap: 24
Attendees: 15 (9 seats left)
[STRIKE=undefined]warwickben[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE=undefined]DrBurnsides[/STRIKE]
Knob Creek .
[STRIKE=undefined]familyman15[/STRIKE]
Shootfirst
[STRIKE=undefined]J.A.C[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE=undefined]yogi [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE=undefined]Flywheel[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE=undefined]01SVTvert[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE=undefined]namedpipes[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE=undefined]Bill Katt[/STRIKE]
Hardwired .
[STRIKE=undefined]MadatMarek[/STRIKE]
Fireescape
[STRIKE=undefined]BillNed[/STRIKE]
drewh14 .
Boomer76 .
Mike Pacheco .
Reeg .
vette59 .
Feral .
Bob Tardy .
Mike68 .
[STRIKE=undefined]Fixxah[/STRIKE]
MaverickNH .
EvilDragon .
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.
Items still needed to borrow for the day:
beat up bathroom scale (not the nice glass digital one, the old analog one sitting in your basement)
a few folding tables you don't mind getting dirty
If you can bring any of the above, please send me a PM
UPDATE 8/7:
1919FAN will be our third instructor, thanks Shawn!
Attendees: Let us know what caliber you are most interested in casting so we have enough molds ready. The intent here is to send everyone home with bullets they can shoot. We recommend to pick a caliber that is cast-bullet friendly. Some suggestions: 38 special, 357 Mag, 44 Mag, 45 ACP, 45 LC, 30-30, 308 Win, 30-06, 45-70... The theme here is older calibers. 9mm and .40 S&W are doable but not recommended as a first choice. If you have something in mind and aren't sure about it, don't hesitate to ask.
Recommended Thermometer: http://www.teltru.com/p-272-big-gre...ter-lt225r-5-inch-stem-2001000-degrees-f.aspx
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