I was also under the impression that magnum primers also consisted of a slightly thicker material.
Type: Posts; User: Latheman
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
I was also under the impression that magnum primers also consisted of a slightly thicker material.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Forgive my ignorance. But would h110 also be good for this application?
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I test fired some starting loads using a .357 mag 6 grains of this powder coal 1.6 with a 158 grains powder coated pill. Load felt a little heavier than a 38 spl. Very clean burning didn't get a...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Using a Lee 155 grain pc gas checked with 24 and a half grains of aa2460 loaded to 2.2oal. I didn't Chrono but functioned a Chinese SKS with acceptable accuracy. In an AK it proved to be to light...
Forum: Our Town
Ivermectin is hard to find now a days. My daughter is vet tech she said it is getting more expensive and very hard to find.
Forum: Swaging
Depends on your cutters. Copper does want to smear. I use very positive cutter geometry. And very small tool nose radius. With carbide tooling I calculate 800 surface feet per minute. Which doesn't...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I use this powder for 9mm. 5.0 grain's fills the case all the way up. Very accurate 128 grain pc,'d cast boolets. I tried 4.5 grains and couldn't get reliability.
Forum: Our Town
Oh I'd take their money. But to give them money. Maybe I'll spend more time reloading instead of watching and giving them higher ratings.
Forum: Swaging
Ive been looking into swaging as well. And am in the process of making the press that's in the stickies. For me its not a matter of saving money but its a matter of being able to have the ability to...
Forum: Our Town
pm'ing is my problem now and still cant get through with chrome.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
This has been my experience as well. And it seems to last forever. I also use 800 x with cast boolets and a lee dipper for both calibers
Forum: Cast Boolits
Happened to me once with a 30-06 bolt action. I was trying to check if my load would chamber and it did. But closing the bolt was stiff. Upon trying open the bolt. I bumped it with the palm of my...
Forum: Casting Equipment
You might want to have this moved to the WTB section of the classifieds.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I think he decided to pass on them. But he can always go back and ask them to sell for .40 a lb. Heck they might say yes. That what I do when I go into pawn shops. I bought a like new chainsaw using...
Forum: Our Chapel
We pray Almighty Father for You heal this child.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Ill be watching this thread as I just bought a .312 dia 155 grain Lee mold and have never used gas checks before.
Forum: AirGuns
I used a Crosman 2100 .177 pellets to kill rattlers in NM.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Started casting at 20. Im now 36 years old. Its was a 158gr lee tumble lubed rn. Since than ive made many thousands of them.
I used to have a Colt Python .357 Mag. I sold it for a pittance compared to what its worth now. It was an awesome shooter I wish I had never sold it. A charter arms bulldog in .44 special is in my...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Ive been thinking about doing this myself. I have access to a Johnford twelve tool turret cnc lathe and it uses quick change collets. The way I would do it is set a stop in the spindle use a 3/8...
I'll definitely have a look at the you tube video. I was surprised at how bad I was shooting that day as well. Than I picked up my Colt trooper in .357 mag and started hitting clay targets left and...
Its funny you should say about S&W taking safety to an extreme because my Dad was firing the pistol and I noticed he was squeezing the trigger than kinda tilted his head to the side and got a funny...
Ferguson. Its my first M&P. Ive had this pistol for about a year. I just made a couple hundred reloads. To take to the range and get some more time on this rig. Im hoping with more use I can get...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I know its been said. But I been using RL 15 and IMR4895 for both these calibers and Ill probably never look for anything else. Primarily because where I live thats what the local sporting goods...
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 |