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jlasud Interfector Viris Spurii Programming stones Posts: 1660 Gender:	Re: A "winged" lead glans. Reply #15 - Mar 14^th, 2012, 2:29am Thanks Caldou! great find
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Re: A "winged" lead glans? DONE!
Reply #16 - Apr 6^th, 2012, 8:27am

As I wrote: I've got to make it!
And here it is:

Ok, the wing is made of copper and not bronze, and it does not look so similar to the original, but the purpose was to find a way to fix the wing to the glans.
And I've found it!
Once you make the wing by properly cutting a copper sheet, practice 2 holes in the middle of it: the lead will pour through them and will strongly fix it

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Sparrow Tiro Slinging my hammock. Posts: 19 Gender:	Re: A "winged" lead glans? DONE! Reply #17 - Apr 7^th, 2012, 7:58pm Cool replica! I was also thinking that the lead is a single piece connected via a hole (or holes) in the bronze. Has anyone ever slung a projectile of this type? How does it perform?
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jlasud Interfector Viris Spurii Programming stones Posts: 1660 Gender:	Re: A "winged" lead glans? DONE! Reply #18 - Apr 8^th, 2012, 2:42am Mauro,you did it in a hurry Yep,i'm also curious how does it fly..i bet it would make a buzzing sound,and not fly so far as a smooth one.
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Mauro Fiorentini Slinging.org Moderator Forge your future with the hammer of your mind! Posts: 3072 Gender:	Re: A "winged" lead glans? DONE! Reply #19 - Apr 8^th, 2012, 5:20am Just let the rain go away and I'm going to sling it. As for the holes, you need 2: with just one the copper (bronze) wing would rotate on the internal pivot, with 2 it will remain stable. Thank you guys, Mauro.
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jlasud Interfector Viris Spurii Programming stones Posts: 1660 Gender:	Re: A "winged" lead glans? DONE! Reply #20 - Apr 11^th, 2012, 1:18am Did the rain went away?
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Mauro Fiorentini Slinging.org Moderator Forge your future with the hammer of your mind! Posts: 3072 Gender:	Re: A "winged" lead glans? DONE! Reply #21 - Apr 11^th, 2012, 5:51am Yes but I spent time forging - the Balkanic short sword is on the way! And I made some other lead glans so that I can run the risk of losing some, while having a reserve of others for the incoming event Just stay tuned, it's a matter of days Greetings, Mauro.
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Caldou Descens Moving the world... rock by rock. Posts: 421	Re: A "winged" lead glans? DONE! Reply #22 - Apr 12^th, 2012, 7:47am If you let the lead halves join on the side of the wing, one hole should be enough, no ? Is it normal that the lead is so far away from the copper blade in the side view ?
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Re: A "winged" lead glans? DONE!
Reply #23 - Apr 12^th, 2012, 7:56am

Yes, perhaps just one hole would work as well, but having 2 is not bad, adds sureness Wink

It was my first try and the copper wing was too wide, the next ones are far better!
Nope, it is not normal that the lead is so far away; this is something that happens with a certain regularity (let's say once every 3 or 4 bullets) and I really can't understand why... Huh

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Caldou Descens Moving the world... rock by rock. Posts: 421	Re: A "winged" lead glans? DONE! Reply #24 - Apr 12^th, 2012, 11:55am Maybe not cold enough when unmolded, they slighty stuck to the mold ?
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Re: A "winged" lead glans.
Reply #25 - Apr 15^th, 2012, 8:58am

Quote from Mauro Fiorentini on Feb 1^st, 2012, 8:19pm:

To tell the truth, my opinion is that such wings improve the penetration's power, but also the damage: a winged arrowhead causes a wound as large as its wing's length, so I believe such a glans would act the same way, given that it reaches its target with an angle of 90° or so.
Greetings,
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I agree with this. The wings would not only improve the projectiles penetration but they'd also make a larger wound.

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Torc Descens Slinging Boar Shot! Posts: 163 Gender:	Re: A "winged" lead glans? DONE! Reply #26 - Jun 21^st, 2012, 10:51pm What was the result of this endeavor?
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Mauro Fiorentini Slinging.org Moderator Forge your future with the hammer of your mind! Posts: 3072 Gender:	Re: A "winged" lead glans? DONE! Reply #27 - Jun 22^nd, 2012, 5:24am Can't sling this bullet now, all the fields are covered by grain, I'd miss it (and the farmer would kill me for wasting his grain) We'll have to wait until late July/early August, when they'll plow my training field Greetings, Mauro.
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jlasud Interfector Viris Spurii Programming stones Posts: 1660 Gender:	Re: A "winged" lead glans? DONE! Reply #28 - Jun 23^rd, 2012, 11:29am I never search for lead glans,as they're next to impossible to find,if you sling them at long distances,grain or not,mowed grass or desert.Especially in a plowed field,they'd go into the earth,quite deep.Maybe with a metal detector and a few hours of detecting you could find it..or you can just sling it,make others
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Reply #29 - Jun 30^th, 2012, 3:58pm

here's one i made with a little effort.It's with a steel wing,cause bronze that shape is something i don't have currently.BUT it's MEAN! if i'd push it hard with two fingers,it would pierce my finger,and it's not even sharpened.It would slip into a body like knife into butter.It has 3x 6mm holes drilled into the cutter sheet.

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