sweet! I certainly was a great deal compared to the ebay pricing, I'm happy it was just a great deal in general :-) They had a large steel tub full of COWW, my son and I went through the top layer...
Type: Posts; User: exibar
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
sweet! I certainly was a great deal compared to the ebay pricing, I'm happy it was just a great deal in general :-) They had a large steel tub full of COWW, my son and I went through the top layer...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
nice find! so would he be able to use that for .308, .30-06, or even 5.56 rounds? Up to this point I've concentrated on pistol boolits.... 38 / 357, 9mm, and 45ACP using pretty much straight...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I picked up just over 100 pounds of COWW big truck weights.... and about 50 pounds of pure lead, 30 of which was in a nice big ingot, for $62 total today :-) I'm pretty happy about that, what do...
Forum: Cast Boolits
HI all!
How would one go about using the pre-made jackets I see for sale in the Vendor S&S section? I'd be looking to make .224 55gr- 62gr....
Does one simply pour the lead into the jackets...
I had the SAME thing happen ot me with a Berdan primer in an old surplus 30.06... punch and pry method.... although I was holding the brass and the AWL with my left hand, mostly pinky finger and...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
BOOLITS it shall be then :-) I've for forever called them bullet heads... I think an old timer once used that term and it kinda stuck with me about 30 years ago LOL
thanks! :-)
Mike B
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
COWW? Clamp on Wheel Weights?
I'll certainly check the S&S section here for sure! I did break down and bought one of those 55+ lbs boxes, just to get me started with something to learn with. I...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
so around 75cents a pound would be a more "average" price? I guess I'm looking for a good baseline to start off with.... so far I've been able to gather 20 or so pounds of WW just from cleaning up...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
heck, pull some out in mason jars and sell it to machinists and lathe operators! That stuff can be like gold... then sell the cans themselves.... you have a small cash crop on your hands there
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I see thie ebay auction:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/55-lbs-LEAD-WHEEL-WEIGHTS-Useable-JIGS-BULLETS-DO-IT-INGOTS-a4ax-/272183023921?hash=item3f5f5f5931:g:~JMAAMXQfFJRVBPN
is that a good price for...
Forum: Casting Equipment
hi there! any reason I cannot see the pictures in the beginning of this thread? :-(
i'm new here, but lurked for a while... just got my 2nd hand casting equipment in my shop and learning all I...
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 |