it was said when alun. came out they would warp too much.Lee proved them wrong.Alum melts at 1100 and casts at 1150 to 1175. sound Filmier? Lead 620 cast 680 about lead alloys cast around 650 to 680...
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it was said when alun. came out they would warp too much.Lee proved them wrong.Alum melts at 1100 and casts at 1150 to 1175. sound Filmier? Lead 620 cast 680 about lead alloys cast around 650 to 680...
Forum: Cast Boolits
68 been casting since 1978 j & cast before that,sons when they can load,cast,shoot atlest once a week.Take at least 4 guns rifle&pistols
Forum: Cast Boolits
I must be odd,I pressure cast pot or ladle. RCBS ladle holds more metal and heat. i use a bottom pore Seco pot most, for ladle 80% full,hold cut off plate frum under nozzle then hold handle up 2...
Forum: Cast Boolits
try your powder The worst that could happen is not a full burn . or look in a loading book for 35 wel. What is case cap? fastest powder for next heaviest boolet
Forum: Cast Boolits
Beagle 1000% ON
1 Good Lub
2 Boolet length for rate of twist
3 keep vel about 80% of J prjo
4 go for accuracy
5 Boolet diam for bore
Forum: Group Buy Archives
Put me down for one , need a small .32 for a mag. How much ? nemo
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I GOT my 38 55 to shoot to had to mike all brass . some WW,Win brass is 0.010 neck thickes 4 out of 19 rest .0062 to .0093 . I used .0062 to 0074. with a cast lyman .375248 at 248,249 gr. My alloy...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I am shooting boolets I cast 25 to 35 years ago,25cal in 256 Win mag,357 Herret ,7mag .the alox lubed runoff in heat I live in southern Az. LBT blue is still good no leading.
Forum: Classics & Stickies
SOMETIMES a pin has cutting fluid ,that has lard in it. Lard & suflur draw heat out of the tool,and are hard to clean. Try alcohol some heat lead pencil.Thats what I did when I made a howelod point...
Forum: Cast Boolits
SOMETIMES a pin has cutting fluid ,that has lard in it. Lard & suflur draw heat out of the tool,and are hard to clean. Try alcohol some heat lead pencil.Thats what I did when I made a howelod point...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I have the same rifle I trimed Win brass back .125 shorter. Been looking in Lyman 48 at .375 win & .38 55 .375 has a short neck.420 long. Could be H&R used an odd chamber reamer?
Forum: Our Town
Try Crossman AirGuns they have some E_sights Nemo
Forum: Cast Boolits
What type mould ? If iron/steel , look for burs along boolet cavity with 10x glass ,I use a stone or a sharp knife(hobby). oil lighty hingepin, Lee moulds ,use lube on mould joints an pins thats best...
Forum: Classics & Stickies
Sometimes I get confused with Ed Harris and E.H. Harrison of NRA fame ,EH wrote some long articles on hi velocity. rifle boolets That are up to date,only difference is the lubs
Forum: Cast Boolits
Reason for shorten case is bullets were .379 caused case neck to stick in chamber hard to extract needed to pry out loaded. Pressure would have went up..378/9 too big. Thanks on info on chamber info,...
Forum: Cast Boolits
.265 Win Mag Brass. You can reform .222,.223 or .221 You can extract witha strick ,rod or get a extracter from TC .Pressure is no plob as .256 is 40000 class base is .003 less than rimed case. I have...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have same Rifle With a .374 bore .376 grove and a tite chamber . I use .375 s And trim .125 off cases .After all that could you have a soft boolet or too hard .
Forum: Cast Boolits
I Been use-in Jacked powder loads for 40-years in my cast loads,I use slower powers.Better acct and higher volsity I Shoot mainly handguns (TC)and 100% cast ffrom 50 yds to?
Forum: Cast Boolits
Hi Dont Feel like That I been there casting over 30 years .did you flox?,clean mould,?sure temp is up Temp takes About 30 mintues my spellin is off.casting is FUN not always easy,Flux 1 can use...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have a .32 mag in a TC 10 inch.MOST TC .32 Berrels are .308 Not .32. I shoot 99% cast at .310 with 800X powder,at 3/8 at 50yds paper and then out to 200yd at whatever I want to hit with red dot...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I live in Tucson Az. and use LBT Blue since 83 or84 in .256 win mag,.357 Mag& Harret(14) .32mag .30 30 ..3030 is rifle rest are T.C.`s 10 with scopes.No leading to speak of,and highest vlosity at...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I have a old?? saeco furance THAT LEAKS.Tha stem is about 1.25 inches from the bevel to the outlet and squre end.anybody have an what to do? I am going try asmall bevel on the end . Its a model 24...
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 |