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Uriah and Frisco City....been a long time since I've spent any time in that area. I was born and raised in Marengo County in the 50s/60s. I have heard lately (distant cousin is a wildlife biologist...

Cleaned '03 barrel last night and got nothing but powder fouling out, as usual. Showed the patches to my wife, who can see colors much better than me, and she thought she could see a faint greenish...

I have been using the shake and bake method of powder coating for 3-4 years with no complaint at all. I only cast for rifles and have taken 2 deer so far with my PC'ed bullets. I do a smash test on...

Yup, kinda like my bubba'ed up old 1917. That chair has a history, too!

My thoughts exactly!

You mean like this?

https://i.imgur.com/Ea0TtQEl.jpg

One side is 0.025" thinner than the other. I'm ashamed to admit how I found this. Just say that after 30 odd years of reloading, a series of...

Update for those interested:

I found I had very little Acraglass, but went ahead and bedded a thin strip (about 1/4" wide) in a full semicircle just in front of the action. Took it out this...

Well, there's not much I can do if it's a stressed barrel. It certainly isn't worth sending off to be cryogenically treated. At least the cold barrel issue isn't as big a deal with mild cast loads....

Shot it again this morning with full power loads. The cold barrel issue showed up in spades....much more pronounced than with mild cast loads. Pic shows movement after each shot. I only took 5...

I have not shot this rifle so much recently and cannot really remember it pulling the first shot like this before. I plan to take it across the creek in the morning (blessed to have my own 100 yd...

I have a problem that is more of a rifle issue than a boolit issue. My 30 caliber stash was running low, so I went on a casting spree and cast a bunch of my favorites, the Lee 170 FP and RCBS 180 FP....

Thanks for the responses gentlemen. It seems that I am pretty much in line with most of you. I began casting again about 2 years ago when I got interested in PC'ing. I'd played with casting in the...

When casting bullets for high performance rifle loads, what weight consistency do you shoot for? For instance, I'm casting 30 cal bullets using the 170 gr Lee FP and 180 grain RCBS FP right now. When...

30-30

When I retired 8 yrs ago, my co-workers presented me with a Ruger M77 in 338 WM. I thought it was a great retirement gift, but I could just never warm up to it. Then, a few years ago I happened upon...

I'm in!

Rb, I have 4 30 cals, a 9mm (or 35cal if you will), and a 45-70 now as dedicated cast rifles. At least at this time I do not plan to do so with any more calibers/cartridges. You might say I'm a...

Well, I guess it would help if I paid closer attention. Sorry, just had 30 ca on my mind and didn't notice '0.359"'!

I am familiar with JES's work, having two Marlins rebored to 38-55. Excellent...

Glad to see some more Alabama guys shootin' cast!

Congratulations!

444, is that the 180 gr RCBS? My version weighs 188 gr with my soft alloy, gas checked and powder coated. They are very accurate in all my 30 cal rifles except, strangely enough, my 03A3 and it's 4...

No sir! The heart was unscratched! And, I had to cut it loose from the plumbing to get it out.

That is the way to do it, SB. No matter what the trajectory of your bullet, a hunter needs to know what it is and to know what limitations it causes. I choose to use a higher velocity, even though it...

It was a commercially cast and lubed 246 gr flat point that I cleaned and then powder coated. It was loaded to 2050 fps. In my case, I have no need for a '9mm' bullet because I built my 9X57 using a...

Thanks all for the comments!

Sharps, you were in on the conversation (about 3 years ago) over on the German Gun Forum when I was picking everyone's brain about loading for this caliber....