jmortimer
Boolit Master

I would go slow. 840 grains is a load. I have had the BPI book on Magtech Brass Shot Shell reloading on back order for a long time. It is Black Powder only but my main interest is loading/wads/cards/sealing. Aside from common sense reloading data...

I had both new and old Vaqueros and a 3" SP101 for that matter, and all seemed to shoot to point of aim with a 158 grain SWC. You should love the New Vaquero, perfect dimensions in my opinion.

Charlie just spent over 30 minutes on the phone with me. What a great guy. Way smart and way nice. I won't get into the details, but he really did me a huge favor and was very concerned that I got exactly what I needed. He really knows his stuff and...

"Yup, synthetic 2 stroke oil. I use Amsoil Saber Professional." Yes that or the synthetic Sthil 2 stroke

Carryacolt - PM back at you BTW anyone wanting to follow Ajay needs to "like" blazingsabots.com on Facebook. You can also "friend" Ajay K Madan, but just "like" blazingsabots.com will get you all the info you need. I'm not a Facebook fan and Ajay...

20 - 1 is too rich for me. No way I'm going past 2% tin. You could buy some "bullet lead" from a member here, lets say 100 lbs for $150.00 delivered or less, and add about $40.00 worth of tin, and you would be at less than $2 a pound. That would be...

"Guy murders someone with bullet he bought in Wal-Mart is Wal-Mart getting sued?" Retailer sells lettuce with e-coli. Producer/farmer/distributor/wholesaler/retailer all get sued. Product liability, at least here in California, extends from...

^ Agree with Jailer. I like the whole deal, looking for and buying lead/tin/alloy, smelting, casting, reloading, learning about all of it, and shooting. A whole lot of people like fishing, golf, whatever, not me.

"My load: 13 gr. of 4227 with a 160 gr. plain base cast bullet (no gascheck). I don't know what the fps is, and I don't think that the deer will care either." What RPRNY said.

Actually Ajay is working on smooth bore wads/sabots. So you could benefit from that.

"Also.. If you use bees wax it will only act as a reducer, not a flux." Yes indeed. Stickies and Glen's article might help http://www.lasc.us/FryxellFluxing.htm

"If I'm wrong and he has moved then I would be curious as to why and what problem exists and if there is any way I can be of assistance in solving it." He may continue to post here, but there is a lot of new info on his Facebook page. This was...

Turbo1889 you go way back in this and I completely agree with your post. I don't need weenie moderation. Ed is still alive and has pushed the envelope way beyond .50 BMG power levels. I would not be surprised if he has shot the most powerful long...

Here is a source http://beartoothbullets.com/bulletselect/index.htm

^ Agree, the ASSA site is "... not near as user friendly as this one" and they charge $$$, not much, $7.50, for membership. I don't like Facebook much, but I do have one "friend", Ajay, and he is putting info up there that is not here, and he will...

You can get a whole lot of pine shavings for a little $$$.

"I always want a Freedom Arms revolver" Me too. For the money, a Blackhawk with an action job and a couple other mods, Belt Mountain base pin, 11* cone, cylinder hone, and "blueprinting" by a good gunsmith will get you an heirloom that should...

Read the stickies/threads. The answers are out there. No reason to reinvent the wheel. I would not use a pot lid.

I am a novice, but I literally spent many many hours over the course of a couple three weeks studying all the stickies here at Cast Boolits, and reading everything I could before I began posting in earnest. I quickly realized that most everything I...

Well, we have come full circle. Lack of support, complaining about sabots sold at cost, criticizing the idea of a dedicated forum which was suggested by Ajay, one of the two most useful members, and lack of appreciation at what we had. Hopefully,...

Here's the good news for my " Musketeer Slug Shooter's Family member's " Here's a Very Encouraging News from...

Praying for you in your trials. Your stated plan of adapting to your situation as best as possible is a wise one. God Bless you and your family.

"Dutchman showed how he had adapted the new Lee universal case expander with custom inserts that mimicked the Lyman M-die" That was a seriously nice mod to a die, that, as he noted, is very versatile.

"I have bought a couple hundred pounds of lead from Rotometals so that should tell you something." It tells me you supported an important sponsor of this site and got clean alloy you can count on. Even paying "retail" at RotoMetals saves you a...

I think customers' voting by $$$ has encouraged Midway to clean-up a bit. My main spots are Titan (Sponsor here), Ballistic Products, Cabelas, Midway, and Gamaliel.

My "universal" .38/.357 is 170 grain - Accurate Catalog #36-170T - it will load to exact SAAMI COAL. Most/all 180 plus will be over spec if crimped at top groove. I was looking for something that would function at 100% with any lever/revolver. ...

I have around 500 pounds of lead - soft, magnum shot, COWW, and commercial Hardball as well as 10 lbs of tin. I have around $700.00 in cost for the lead/alloy/tin. I have enough of a mix to end up with 95-2-3 alloy. Zeroing out my time and energy...