Where is it you guys are finding Chore Boys? I have looked at several stores near me and can't seem to find them. Everywhere just seems to have the copper coated steel ones. I have yet to see the...
Type: Posts; User: MPnine
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Where is it you guys are finding Chore Boys? I have looked at several stores near me and can't seem to find them. Everywhere just seems to have the copper coated steel ones. I have yet to see the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
WOW! That is some shiny brass! I'm not sure I would want to shoot brass that shiny... i'd just sit around and marvel at it.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I am also a new caster and new here to the forum. After posting a picture of my first batch of cast bullets, I learned that I had the mold way too cold. I did follow the directions on the Lee paper...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Yes the 6 in the middle are the expensive store bought ammunition. This was my first time shooting the used smith and wesson model 10 i picked up from Buds, so i wanted to make sure it fired before...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I shot my first batch of cast bullets yesterday and was pleasantly surprised with the results. My load was light since i started with the minimum win 231 amount for this bullet. But the accuracy of...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Dang those look way nicer than my first attempt two nights ago! (although thanks to the input of the forum members, I learned that my mold was way too cold).
I too am hooked... I never knew...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Greeting from North Dallas. I am a newbie caster with a whopping 1 cast session under my belt. Gotta start somewhere. I look forward to learning from and participating in this forum on my journey...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Wow! That is interesting. Never seen anything like that before. Hopefully they remembered to change the powder charge from .38sp to .223 when they loaded it at the factory. It would have been...
This is the best post I have seen in a long time. I truly enjoyed reading.
As for me, I will be shooting my first batch of cast wadcutters this weekend. Maybe someday I'll have a great story and...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks for the tips! Since it was my first attempt, I was experimenting with the variables of course. On my next attempt, I will increase the heat of the mold and increase the flow of the lead per...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have been gathering information from this site for some time and have just finished my first batch of cast bullets. Thanks to the help of you guys, I was able to (somehow) turn wheel weights into...
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 |