Page 16 - The Lost Ways

Creating the Malt: Malted Barley ................................................................................................... 204
Making the Yeast ........................................................................................................................... 205
A Word on Hops ............................................................................................................................. 206
Making the Beer ............................................................................................................................. 206

A Bit of the Stronger Stuff: Distilling Your Own “Moonshine” ............................... 207
Making a Still .................................................................................................................................. 207
An Alembic Still .............................................................................................................................. 208
A Homemade Still........................................................................................................................... 209
A Schematic of a Homemade Still ................................................................................................... 211

Sailors ................................................................................................................... 211

Wild West Guns for SHTF .......................................................................................... 213

How They Made Gunpowder .................................................................................... 213
and a Guide to Rolling Your Own Ammo ................................................................... 213

Modern Firearms .................................................................................................. 213
Handguns ....................................................................................................................................... 214
Rifles .............................................................................................................................................. 215
Ammunition ................................................................................................................................... 215

Reloading Components ......................................................................................... 216
The Cartridge Case ......................................................................................................................... 217
Processing Brass Cartridge Cases .................................................................................................... 218
Primer Pocket ................................................................................................................................ 218
Bullets and Projectiles .................................................................................................................... 218
The Cast Lead Bullet ....................................................................................................................... 219

Casting Bullets ...................................................................................................... 220
The Bullet Mold .............................................................................................................................. 220
The Lead Melting Pot ..................................................................................................................... 221
The Ladle........................................................................................................................................ 221
The Melting Process ....................................................................................................................... 221
The Casting Process ........................................................................................................................ 222
Swaging Bullets .............................................................................................................................. 223
Machining Bullets ........................................................................................................................... 224
The Final Word on Lead Bullets ...................................................................................................... 224

Powder: How To Make Gun Powder The Old Fashioned Way ................................ 224
Recipe For Homemade Gunpowder ............................................................................................... 225
Smokeless Powder ......................................................................................................................... 229
Primers ................................................................................................................. 229
Primer Size ..................................................................................................................................... 229

Reloading Equipment ............................................................................................ 230

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