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Veral, What got you interested in cast?
« on: February 23, 2006, 04:38:09 PM »
Just wondering what made you get interested into cast bullets? Thanks for all you've done for the cast bullet world.
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Veral, What got you interested in cast?
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2006, 05:51:38 AM »
In 1980 I had a severe sunstroke which laid me up pretty bad.  We lived in the desert and I took to waling a lot to rebuild, of coarse carrying a revolver.  Being out of work I couldn't afford to shoot it much, so I bought a mold, but was VERY unhappy with the results.  I bought all the books available on the subject and still couldn't get satisfactory results.
  I had been a precision machinery rebuilder, trouble shooter, and designer / builder for 25 years, so I put my knowledge to work.  One day my wife was walking with me and I saw a jackrabbit at what turned out to be 100 yards distince. I said.  Bet you $10 I can hit that rabbit the first shot.  She said.  I know you can, and the bullet promptly went through his ribs at near center. T
 About that time I thought maybe the rest of the world might like to know what I learned, so LBT was born, and I couldn't think of a better name than Lead Bullet Technology.  Still can't.  Rest assured that I didn't invent all that I teach.  In all those years there have been many bits and pieces of information thrown at me by customers.  If I can prove their concept is accurate I give it to the world, but nothing I teach or say is theory.  If I don't know for dead sure that what I say is scientifically proven fact I put a strong message saying so.  You'll notice I don't do that very often.  With a full machine shop at my disposal, it isn't difficult to build experiments to find about any answer, or prove about any notion.  One time I cut as almost thirty experimental molds to prove only one notion for one caliber and bullet.  Normally only a couple  or at the maximum 5 molds will fine tune or prove a concept.  
   Perhaps this clears up any questions about why I delete many reader submited answers on this forum.
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