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<blockquote data-quote="Rancocas" data-source="post: 5083197" data-attributes="member: 2871"><p>The old timers often melted their lead in an iron ladle over a campfire. I'm a "traditional muzzleloader", and I do basically the same thing. I don't have one of those temperature regulating melt pots. I have a cast iron "plumber's pot" that I heat over a propane camp stove. No temperature control.</p><p>Mostly I pour round balls. They should be pure lead, but since I collect lead from wherever I can get it, I get a lot of impurities. I skim off the slag from the top of my melt pot. I dip a corner of my molds to heat them up, and then pour the lead from a ladle. If my balls come out wrinkled or frosted, I adjust the heat as needed by turning the propane up or down.</p><p>I usually make a batch of 3 or 4 dozen round balls, plus some fishing sinkers at each sitting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rancocas, post: 5083197, member: 2871"] The old timers often melted their lead in an iron ladle over a campfire. I'm a "traditional muzzleloader", and I do basically the same thing. I don't have one of those temperature regulating melt pots. I have a cast iron "plumber's pot" that I heat over a propane camp stove. No temperature control. Mostly I pour round balls. They should be pure lead, but since I collect lead from wherever I can get it, I get a lot of impurities. I skim off the slag from the top of my melt pot. I dip a corner of my molds to heat them up, and then pour the lead from a ladle. If my balls come out wrinkled or frosted, I adjust the heat as needed by turning the propane up or down. I usually make a batch of 3 or 4 dozen round balls, plus some fishing sinkers at each sitting. [/QUOTE]
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