I started reloading back in June and bought this Lee hand press to start off with. I've loaded about 600 rounds through it and have very few gripes. Lee made a great product for people to get in to...
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Type: Posts; User: PackerFan
I started reloading back in June and bought this Lee hand press to start off with. I've loaded about 600 rounds through it and have very few gripes. Lee made a great product for people to get in to...
Forum: Cast Boolits
38/357 is mostly what I load, although I'm just starting casting.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Hi there-
I'm looking at Rotometals for some of what they have, and they have an lead/antimony mix that is about 4-6% antimony. From the bumpo hardness calculator, it looks like it'll average out...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I'd stick with the loading manual's recommendation on OAL.
Forum: Cast Boolits
My lowtech method is to run my fingers down the bullet to the case when I pull it out of the sizing die. I can feel them catch against the top of the case, and that tells me that it'll headspace...
| 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 |