Thought about that since I was doing the sizing/lubing at night and the garage (and therefore the bullets in the garage) were below freezing. Tried a couple of times last winter to heat the bullets...
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Forum: Boolit Lube !
Thought about that since I was doing the sizing/lubing at night and the garage (and therefore the bullets in the garage) were below freezing. Tried a couple of times last winter to heat the bullets...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
The heater is from Midway. Bolts onto the bottom of the Star. It does have a temperature adjustment screw on it, but for me it is easier to just unplug it. I've put some insulation over it so that...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Just finished my first lubing/sizing session of the summer. Ran around 2,500 .45s through the Star and had almost no problems. Amazing when compared to all the problems I was having in the winter. ...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I believe this is the official holdings stored in certified warehouses for metals traded on the commodity futures markets. In this case, the London market. These metals have been assayed and...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I stopped using a digital powder scale for bullets. Being both anal and new at casting, I have more peace of mind weighing on a digital scale that does not show the grain 10ths. After inspecting...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I've tried it both ways- washing in a wheel barrel then letting it sit in the sun for a few days to dry out; and just smelting the pickup straight from the range. I no longer try to wash it first as...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Chunky Monkey, please tell us how you think the Lars compares with the Jakes Lube.
I am trying to figure out how to use their Red now, but am having a terrible time with lube migrating from the...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Product Review from prior message:
Yes, the thermometer came in quickly, but the SS thermocouple probe was shipped from China and didn't come in until Thursday. The thermocouple that comes with...
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Easy to deal with, tries to save shipping cost when he can.:-D
Forum: Cast Boolits
The Antimony Man.com, sells it for $11/lb. Not exactly scrap prices, but still a source.
http://www.theantimonyman.com/price.htm
Forum: Casting Equipment
Just ordered this digital thermometer from:
http://webtronics.stores.yahoo.net/digtherwkpro.html
Plan to mate it up with this 5" emerssion k-type thermocouple probe on a SS braided 6 foot cable. ...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Though most of the stick-on WWs are nearly pure lead, a few are alloyed and melt at a significantly lower temperature. A few are marked Fe and can be separated by a magnet before being put in the...
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 |