got rid of my 41's back in the mid 80's I had a mod 58 smith and a 3 screw 6 1/2 ruger Blackhawk. I was casting and loading for 357 mag. 41mag, 44mag and 45 colt. I got tired of changing dies....
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got rid of my 41's back in the mid 80's I had a mod 58 smith and a 3 screw 6 1/2 ruger Blackhawk. I was casting and loading for 357 mag. 41mag, 44mag and 45 colt. I got tired of changing dies....
Forum: Cast Boolits
I've been casting 45 years I have Hennsly&Gibbs, saeco, lyman, Ideal and 3 lee's(some of my lees went in the scrap). some molds work great from the first day and some are a pain. Some of my molds...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I shoot the rcbs 130 grain spitzer in my AR. checked with conventional lube sized @.310 it will do 2" at 100yd.
bought 600 rounds new 7.62x39 brass . nice guy, easy to deal with, quick shipping. can't ask for more. Thanks
ok you know its a S&W, you know how much it weighs, but no model#. and your a pig hunter with couple thousand cases. maybe you should do some research and let us know what you looked at
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
strait eights are ok, in my opinion "marketmore 76" are better so I agree with TEDDY. 5 to 8 inches or so still have small seeds and taste great. 3 hills with 4 or 5 seeds each and regular water...
don't know what your load is but a really light load will back the primers out. same deal when firing primer only cases.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Soo. the reason for the original post is? we've all crunched
a case.
Forum: Cast Boolits
don't think I've ever cast from a new mold or a new alloy WITHOUT checking dia... cost of primer +powder + alloy + labor why not?
Forum: Casting Equipment
it's very possible you're bumping the dia. up by applying to much pressure while sizing the bullet, seating a gas check or some other reason. hard to do on a short hard bullet, easy to do a longer...
Forum: Cast Boolits
probably of no help but I put my Ballester-Molina barrels in my lathe and cut .002 out of the chambers. With no visible case bulge now they feed and shoot lyman 452460's sized to .452 fine. my guns...
had a lee mold last year that was cut off center, about wore my arms off trying to tap bullets out.
I couldn't find a 3 digit prefix for the 45 blackhawks on the ruger web sight. 45 Vaqueros only.
Forum: Cast Boolits
ever over lube a sprue plate screw part way thru a casting session then 1 or 2 cavities turn to **** from lube migration.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
quality of they're products is outstanding is arguable if you a picky about your finished ammo.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I've been working on 300 mp in my 450 bushmaster ar15 with 20 inch barrel. Before it got warm enough to set my chronograph up I thought I had good results. But, chronograph shows extreme fps spread...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
check SOTA arms. everything you want except bare lower receivers,
Forum: Cast Boolits
as long as I can't pull the gas checks off with my pocket knife
I seat them below case neck in my 375 H&H and 300 blackout without worry
Forum: Our Town
I retired from what was the Maytag company. No firearms or alcohol on company property not even in the trunk of your car. of course rules were broken.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
In my experience light weight cast are hard load with enough power to cycle and keep manageable fps. Hope someone can give us both some advice.
Forum: Military Rifles
Usually start a new project with some jackets before I shoot cast. Gives me a good idea of accuracy potential. My new build is a stoner 20" 6x45 barrel with sota arms upper parts and 80% lower. I...
Forum: Military Rifles
if your a reloader and want a 6x45 get it. got my barrel on last mon. got the dies last wed. and been playing with it last couple days. makes a great companion to my 300 blkout. No special mags or...
I haven't seen a 3 screw at any of our gun shows for less than $500 in several years, The days of the $250 to $300 ones are gone.
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 |