I got my first set of reloading gear from Craigslist. A guy was selling a complete setup with a press, scale, powder, etc for $120.
I bought it and recouped most of my money by selling off stuff I...
Type: Posts; User: Ultravox
Forum: Our Town
I got my first set of reloading gear from Craigslist. A guy was selling a complete setup with a press, scale, powder, etc for $120.
I bought it and recouped most of my money by selling off stuff I...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Okay, stupid question, where is a good place to source tin and what should one expect to pay for it?
I see people selling 60/40 and 50/50 solder bars. Is that the best source?
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Let me start by stating that I'm fairly new to casting. I have read a lot about it, here and other places.
I have purchase some smelted WW lead from eBay, and some smelted range lead from someone...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Got my parts on Friday and slapped it together. I made a blog post about it.
Here is a quick photo.
http://timf.anansi-web.com/images/20120609_pid/07_power_on.jpg
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks for all your input. I will play with the OAL some more and see if I can get these to feed better.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Hmm. I see that Lee calls their mold an H&G 68.
http://leeprecision.com/mold-dc-h-g-68-200-swc.html
Looks like I need to do some more comparison.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I know they run Magma Casting machines down there, so you are probably right.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Failure to feed. They three-point-jam.
I size them to .452" in my lube-sizer. I taper crimp them to .469" just like the MBC bullets. They drop right into the chamber when I test them.
I will...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I had been buying the 200 grain SWC bullets from Missouri Bullet Company and they fed through my 1911 with absolutely no issues, no matter what magazine I used.
I recently started casting my own...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Well I have to say there are some great ideas here. I got half way through the thread and stopped to order a PID, thermocouple, and SSR. :)
I have a bunch of old PC power supplies around and that...
Forum: Our Town
My 19 year old daughter was home yesterday when the postman dropped off my order of lead from Jim.
This is the IM conversation I had with her when it arrived:
Stef: Why did you order a box of...
Forum: Our Town
Nice cat Jim! Sadly my cats are not allowed in the basement, so they can't help me reload.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have run about 1000 of the Missouri Bullet Bullseye #1 12bhn bullets through my 1911 with no issues. The 18bhn might be a little too hard.
I have since started casting my own and they run pretty...
I actually made my own last night.
http://timf.anansi-web.com/images/20120422_bullet_lubing/09_handle.jpg
I made a blog post about how I did it.
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I cast the boolits during the week and pan lubed them this this weekend. I used White Label 50/50 with so-so results but I'm sure that's due to my noob status and not the lube's fault.
I wrote am...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I'm in trouble now. A friend that lives about 210 miles away and works for a hospital (and casts for his muzzleloaders) just offered me free lead.
Whoo-boy. :D
Forum: Casting Equipment
Wow Mrbrent, that looks great. I'm inspired to make one kind of like it. :)
Forum: Cast Boolits
A little more information:
The 200 grain SWC boolits are for my RIA 1911 Tactical and the 255 grain SWC boolits are for my Uberti Hombre in .45 Colt.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I'm sort of a new member in that I've been lurking for a while (about a year) and have not really made any posts.
But that changes today. I've been shooting and reloading for about a year and just...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |