What alloy and temper for lathe turned bullets

Kck

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By NO means would I try to sell anything but I've got some time open on one of my Okuma LB lathes and poked around on the idea of turning some bullets just for grins. I'm sure they'd be best turned on a Swiss style machine but I can hold within 3-4 tenths on OD so I thought I could at least keep em safe. I have access to multiple copper/brass vendors so I thought I'd check and see if anyone may be able to give any info on what type of copper works best for solid turned bullets. Any info would be appreciated.
 
I think those would be called "Proprietary Trade Secrets" You have asked the questions Bullet makers are still working on and trying to iron out!
Every big machine shop I've worked at had big signs about cameras and recording devices? And non-disclosure agreements for this very reason..
 
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