Dale, I am assuming "loaded a case full of black" is powder level that will make bullet sitting on top of it and protruding 1/16" longer out before being pushed in the case for crimping. Also, how...
Type: Posts; User: Onty
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Dale, I am assuming "loaded a case full of black" is powder level that will make bullet sitting on top of it and protruding 1/16" longer out before being pushed in the case for crimping. Also, how...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
When did you added isopropyl alcohol, before coating media, or with coating media?
Any effect of isopropyl alcohol on quality of the coat?
Just to make sure I will do it right, thanks!
Forum: Casting Equipment
Regarding PID controler, any information, list of parts, picture and drawing will help a lot!
Forum: Casting Equipment
Thank you all! So many replies in such short time.
In preparation for casting, I recently purchased used 4 stainless pots, about 2 liters (4.2 pints) each. I will use them for melting lube and...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I am considering Lee Pro 4-20 Casting Pot, for revolver bullets only; from 357-158 to 45-300. When I checked prices of this pot, and RCBS and Lyman ones, Lee costs about 4 times less than other two....
Forum: Casting Equipment
Thank you Sir!
Please check your PM.
Regards,
Forum: Casting Equipment
I have an old SAECO Lubri-Sizer (black) and would like to use it. The problem is that for every bullet sized and lubed, different top punch should be used in Lubri-Sizer, and SAECO have their own...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Others stated that velocity should be 1300 fps +. Could be that you have "slow" powder, or it deteriorated a bit. Since you mentioned "I have lots of 296 and H110 powder", you might try another can...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
No doubt, Lee 459-500 has way better designed lube grooves, and consequently better lubrication and better accuracy.
I checked price on Lee website, it is just $44.98, so if you play with it and...
Forum: Cast Boolits
If there is a problem trigger guard smacking middle finger, these grips are solution:
https://i.imgur.com/wMgq9Jd.jpg
I think they were made by Eagle Grips https://www.eaglegrips.com/ ....
Sir, I noticed that you are shooting 45-251C, cal 45 version of J.Kort’s 44-40 design. While I was searching what would be preferred boolit for black powder revolvers, I found about 43-215C on...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I would like remain younger members here that, as far as I know, Ross was the first one to write about "big" 45 Colt, created by John Linebaugh. Also, Ross was a driving force behind .500 Linebaugh,...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I found that George died when he was just 51 years old https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Nonte . So young!
BTW, Mike, thank you very much for all your wonderful, straightforward articles. You...
Forum: Cast Boolits
If I am in your situation, I would sell .300 Weatherby brass, purchase .375 H&H and use it.
Just for your info, there is another excellent cartridge, .375 JRS, created by Jon Sundra. Apparently,...
Forum: Cast Boolits
IMO the issue with round nose bullets is their ballistic coefficient is less than of those pointed ones. Up to 100-150 yards not much different from pointed ones, but on longer distances the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I think that main issue with non-SWC boolits is that the most of them have very short front driving band, or no front driving band at all, so they are not centered in the chamber as SWC with full...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Interesting observation! And how things changed at RCBS. Here is third RCBS design, they withdrew it from listing years ago:
305517
It would be interesting to hear how this boolit works.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
Great info, thanks!
Regarding front driving band, years ago I was reading review of boolit mold, and writer complained about its "poor" design. He was unable to load round in the chamber!? In his...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks for sharing your experience! I don't have any doubt that 429421 is more than enough for deer. However, having wild boars, (we have no feral pigs), reaching as much as 255 Kilograms (over 560...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks, but as we all know, "proof is in the pudding". Will see if somebody could make a mold. Considering that Mal Paso didn't get great accuracy with 432-277-SWC, I am bit skeptical.
Forum: Cast Boolits
As far as I know, Arsenal Molds https://arsenalmolds.com/ and Accurate Molds https://www.accuratemolds.com/ don't use cherry, they make molds on lathe.
Nevertheless, thank you very much for...
Forum: Cast Boolits
We all in our lives at one moment, especially in retirement, making full circle in our views. When I started going on shooting ranges beginning of nineties, everybody was shooting SWC boolits. I...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Just found http://www.kal.castpics.net/CaseStretcher.html
Forum: Cast Boolits
Few weeks back, while going thru boxes, I found this mold. Since I had 45 Colt revolver years back, and for relatively short time, I never had a chance to try this mold and forgot about it:
303311...
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 |