I have the LBT, PM me if you would like to mail me a small bullet sample and I will email you the results.
Type: Posts; User: xcrider
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I have the LBT, PM me if you would like to mail me a small bullet sample and I will email you the results.
Forum: Cast Boolits
More free one's
http://www.protargets.com/targets/index2.htm
http://www.mytargets.com/
http://www.6mmbr.com/targets.html
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Here is mine in 204 Ruger
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r80/xcrider12/CRW_4364.jpg
Forum: Cast Boolits
Gabby, it is a one way air piston, it does not retract. It is very easy to pull the cylinder off and refill.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I've tried Oregon Trail SWC and my own cast 200gr SWC from a Lyman mold in my XD and gave up. It hammered the back side of my mag because upon recoil / ejection the spent case would catch the new...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I bought the dillon first, sold it and bought the Giraud. I love it as it trims chamfers both the inside and outside of the neck at the same time. A lot quiter and clean up of the shavings is much...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Sounds like you scored one of *bay last week.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have 2 of them, one for the large bar and one for the small. It does a fine job of repeatability and to be able to fine tune the charge. Since I bought these I really find I don't need any extra...
Forum: Cast Boolits
WOW, this solution really worked well for me! 5 minute soak and the lead was gone.
I used it on a stainless 1911 barrel.
Forum: Cast Boolits
My experience has been that the Zinc WW will float to the top so I skim them off right away. When I smelt I run my pot temp around 700 and if I remember right that Zinc melts at a higher temp, so...
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
Funny, I just bought a used Star (original SD) last week and called Magma yesterday to order a top punch that was flat. The one that came with mine was concave for base down lube/size. I asked them...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Ah, I just measured my top and it is 1.75", not 2"
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I had my 650 bolt directly to my bench and I'm pretty sure it was 2" thick. (I've since went to the strong mount to get it up a little higher.) What are you finding as a problem for mounting...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have one on a 550 and one on a 650, rock solid and makes my working height much better.
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 |