My first thought was that the powder had somehow become moist. I live in a dry climate, have used Bullseye for 50 years, and never seen what you describe.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
My first thought was that the powder had somehow become moist. I live in a dry climate, have used Bullseye for 50 years, and never seen what you describe.
Forum: Cast Boolits
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Here's my home made bullet puller, a pair of old lineman pliers that I ground to form a semi-circle that grabs the boolit. Next to it is a PVC spacer I cut so that short cartridges...
Forum: Leverguns
My .454 model 92 is a Puma, but I believe the design is identical to the Rossi. I also own a Ruger SRH .454 Casull. I use the RCBS 270 SAA cast boolit in both of these. It feeds in the Puma, but...
Forum: Leverguns
Mine is a Puma model 92, and you can read more about it here:
https://www.gunblast.com/Paco_Legacy_454.htm
Here's pictures of a Montana game warden that killed a 500 pound Grizzly with a .357 magnum to save his own life:
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Forum: Our Town
I have a dash cam in each of our vehicles, after trying several cheaper ones, I settled on an AW5 by Insiq. Clarity of the video is excellent, and they can be programmed to do way more than I want....
Forum: Swaging
I use pure soft lead for mine, and I have never had a separation problem up to 3500 FPS. My concern with using a harder alloy is damaging the swaging dies.
Forum: Our Town
I visited a gun shop that I've used for 40+ years today. The owner (that I've known since he started this business in his home) told me he had received several pallets of primers, which he sold...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Yes, 4 or 6 cavity moulds are very tiring, especially when casting a boolit that weighs 350 gr. For many years, I cast the Keith 429421 .44 magnum boolit in a Lyman 4 cavity mould. That was back when...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I assume "caverns" means cavities. I cast many different styles and weights for .454 Casull and .45 Colt. While a 4 cavity will increase productivity, it will also wear you out quickly. As to using...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Got an old coffee maker?
https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?5615-Star-lubrisizer-Heater-on-the-Cheap-(like-free)&highlight=
Forum: Cast Boolits
A few years ago, I would have suggested you start with Lee liquid alox, but I've since become a powder coat convert. You will need a toaster oven (I got mine for $3 at the Salvation Army Thrift...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
This is probably the one you refer to:
https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?5126-Diary-of-a-Casting-Pot-Construction
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
How about this? https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?10127-1-Lead-Smelter&highlight=
I still use this setup for rendering lead, it has melted more than 1000 pounds with no problems....
Forum: Reloading Equipment
My Son bought a Lab Radar, and couldn't get it to work reliably. He asked me to see if I could make it work (I'm retired and he isn't). I spent a whole day and 100 rounds of ammo and got it to work...
I have one I inherited from my Dad. It has a long barrel, I think 10", and the typical heavy double action trigger pull. It's quite accurate, and if you didn't know, this same model was used by...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Easiest way to cut them up is to hit them with a hammer.....they break like ceramic.
Forum: Swaging
In my opinion, home swaging bullets is not a way to save time or money. Yes, it's enjoyable and entertaining, but becomes more like work when you set a goal of thousands.
What's wrong with WC 820?
My batch is in the fast burn category, faster than #9, and actually closer to Alliant 2400, but it works great for ,45 Colt, .44 magnum, .357 magnum, and even 454 Casull.
Forum: Our Town
Agreed, but sometimes people want to try several versions of Linux, and their image writer works for that.
Forum: Our Town
Linux Mint has a USB image writer as standard equipment, I think it works better and faster than Rufus or Balena Etcher.
Forum: Swaging
I use all thread 7/8"X14 for push through sizing dies and do not heat treat them. Some have sized several thousand boolits with no measurable wear.
Forum: Our Town
If you have a really old (think Windows XP) in 32 bit, you can install Sparky Linux.
Forum: Our Town
I'm using Linux Mint 20, and I can dual boot with Windows 10, but I seldom do.
Once you use Linux, it's hard to go back to Windows.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I do what I call "bag and drag". put a few hundred boolits and a teaspoon of powder in a Ziplok freezer bag, then drag that bag across a piece of carpet I keep in front of my loading bench. I combine...
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