Just thought I would share this...

Tried water quenching yesterday with 45/70 boolits. With the first batch we poured, waited approx 15 seconds for set then tapped the sprew and immediately dropped into a 5 gallon bucket filled with water. These Boolits did not turn out to well. They hardened too fast, dented and cracked easy.

The 2nd batch we did the same but what made a big difference was letting them air dry on a rag for approx. 1 minute then dropped into the water bucket. They hardened up nicely and kept their perfect shape.

They hardened too fast, dented and cracked easy.

[I]That doesn't sound right. What sort of alloy where you using?[/I]

The 2nd batch we did the same but what made a big difference was letting them air dry on a rag for approx. 1 minute then dropped into the water bucket. They hardened up nicely and kept their perfect shape.

After cooling for one minute and then water droping I doubt there was much difference in hardness. Did you test hardness between the water dropped and air cooled?

I've got the itch, but don't got the scratch.

Strange? I drop from the mold as soon as sprue flashes over into a bucket of cold water, no cracking.

the sprue is still liquid on some of mine.
I think I count about 6 after pouring on the 45-70 mold to break it open and dump it into water.
if you had the boolits breaking up, you are running things waaay too hot.

it's all an educated guess,,,, till the trigger is pulled.

the more i find out about shootin boolits, the more it contradicts everything i ever learned about shooting jaxketed.

the sprue is still liquid on some of mine.
I think I count about 6 after pouring on the 45-70 mold to break it open and dump it into water.
if you had the boolits breaking up, you are running things waaay too hot.Well it was a lee mold and they were coming out a tad frosted. Probably a little to hot hence the cracking. Makes sense.

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