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  1. 11-22-2013, 11:53 AM #1
    Paulinski
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    Recycling Gas Checked Boolits

    I have fair amount of Lee 440gr gas checked boolits left (sold my S&W 500 )

    I bought those before I ventured into casting here is my dilemma. I would like to smelt them and cast booltis that I will use but they all have gas checks on em.

    What is easiest to remove said gas checks?

    Thanks in advance

    Pauli
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  2. 11-22-2013, 11:55 AM #2
    RickinTN
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    Melt them and the gas checks will float to the top of the mix. Just skim them off.
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  3. 11-22-2013, 11:58 AM #3
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    Thats easy...
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  4. 11-22-2013, 12:01 PM #4
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    I like to pull mine off with side cutters or wire strippers before smelting. Only takes a few minutes to do a whole bunch and then I don't have to fish em out of the post afterwards and they stay nice and shiny for the scrap yard.
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  5. 11-22-2013, 02:26 PM #5
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    I melt mine, skim em off and re-use them.
    Mom allways said " wast not want not".
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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
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