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Forum: Cast Boolits
Finished some 30 cal. gas checks. Loading some 170 grn. 30 carbine ammo for the TC.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
Tommy Boy
Those groups in my avatar were shot at 1900 fps. and see no difference between copper and aluminum.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
The groups in my avatar were shot with aluminum gas checks in a 30BR. Bev shot a 40X40 half size with her 7BR with aluminum checks at the Lasc Extravaganza and was able to do well on the shoot off...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Like 44man said it was always the powder of choice for the 357Max. I used IMR instead H. It was also my favorite for 357. Lots of 40X 40 in my FA. I also used it at 17 grs. in the 7BR with a Rem. 7...
Forum: AirGuns
Crosman 1701P fully adjustable trigger. As light as you want it. And very accurate.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
Try a filler for better powder position. Would also keep any possible lube away from powder.
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If you want to see what the .357 can do read John Taffins reports on the FA model 353.
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Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
FWIW- I've water dropped all my boolits for the last 20+ years. I did it so i didn't have to wait for them to age harden. 4-1 WW & lino. 725-750 temp. tap water. .22 thru .357 rifle & handgun. If the...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I have 8# of #9S. It is the same as H 108. I think they were both WC 820.
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Forum: Boolit Lube !
44 Man
Sounds like all my years in Alaska.
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Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Midsouth Shooters has 8#'s of 4759 in stock 01/21/2014.
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If you want a heavier boolit try RCBS 35-180 Sil.
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Adjust the sprue plate where it will just swing open when you tip the mold. Watch the color of the sprue to change, open with a gloved hand.
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Forum: Gas Checks
.30BR bench gun RCBS 30-200 sil. 2000 fps. can't tell them apart.
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Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
From a previous post by Stumblebutt. Kodiak brand is 1.5 tin,1.5 antimony, 97 lead.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
I'll get to see CBrick over the Labor Day at the LASC Extravaganza. Our once a year trip to CA.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
My wife and I are Handgun Silhouette shooters. In '83 we switched to all cast. I was working full time and both of us were shooting 2 matches a month. I started to run out of time for AC WW to age...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Like dragon813gt says cuts down on stock. Been using SR for every thing small for years.
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Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Mix your WW & lino together, shoot as is. If you need a harder boolit water drop. Been using that mix for years in every thing.
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Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
When I worked in hydraulics, adjustments on valves and motors/pumps were lock wired and and crimped on seals were used. Those look like the crimped on seals. Soft lead.
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Forum: Boolit Lube !
A big coffee can works. I've made several batches using one.
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Forum: Boolit Lube !
I'm using some i made up from a modified formula that Geargnasher listed. Had the addition of Jojoba oil. It does every thing that the LBT soft that i was using did.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
There was a thread a year or so back that most casters had better results on cloudy overcast or rainy days. Yesterday when i cast the 785 boolits it was overcast and cool.
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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 |