Back when I started casting I used wheel weights and did not quench the bullets. I started with a 255 gr. RF out of the .45 Colt at 945 FPS and the bore promptly became leaded with the first six rounds. It was so bad that the bullets would hit sideways at five yards and not stay on a man size target at 10 yards. The rifling was completely clogged and it looked like a smoothbore. I had to scrub out all the lead with a copper scouring pad wrapped around a brush. I promptly started quenching my bullets and I haven't had a problem since, and that includes gas checked wheel weights shot out of a .30-30 at full power.

I have never added tin or antimony. A plumber just gave me a bunch of tin and I'll probably never use it. My method is simple and works well enough without it.

Dave Sinko