The first powder was given to me by a fellow A1C that was in EOD salvaged from .50BMG ammo. Tail guns on B52's. Gave me about 4 lbs. to reload my .30-06.
First powder bought was Hi-Vel #2. Used it...
Type: Posts; User: PineTreeGreen
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
The first powder was given to me by a fellow A1C that was in EOD salvaged from .50BMG ammo. Tail guns on B52's. Gave me about 4 lbs. to reload my .30-06.
First powder bought was Hi-Vel #2. Used it...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Since my last batch of "Pine Tree Green" is almost gone,decided to make a batch of "Simple Green"
Pine Tree Green is 1 lb. of beeswax,a 13 oz. jar of petroleum jelly and 3 oz. of Amsoil 100:1,2...
Forum: Group Buy Archives
On my 77/357 the boolits from an RCBS mould fit in the rotary magazine just fine. Great short range Coyote medicine.
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Bought mine at a health food store,$7.00/half pound jar
Forum: Cast Boolits
The first load I tried in my 77/357 was 11 gr of 4759 pushing an RCBS 38-180Sil. 5 shot in less than an inch at 50 yds. Very mild. Have worked up to 15 gr H110 and 14 gr Alliant MP300,but with these...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I've found that cooling and reheating helps blend the grease into the mix.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Bought a new RX7 about a year ago,no colored granuals.
Tried some in myRuger 77/357. Book said 16-19 gr. 16 gr shot pretty good. 18&19 gr were stout.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Go over to Midwayusa and every Lee plain based bullet has a solution to putting a GC on a plain base. Each explination is,according to the one that submitted it,is done by a woman.
I can't...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Years ago,most railroad cars were "hot box" type. The maintenance crew would throw in a stick of lube. The lube stick was a stiff,black that had cotton fibers and as the "hot box" warmed up,the...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Back in the 1980's,I mixed my first batch of "Pine Tree Green". That was 1 lb. of beeswax,13 oz jar of petroleum jelly,and 2.5 oz of Amsoil 100:1,2 cycle lube. The color came from the 2 cycle oil....
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Over in"Castpics" someone entered a load for a .357 Magnum,RCBS 358/180 Sil boolit. The load was 16 to 19 Gr of Reloader. I tried the Re 7,16 and 17 gr. The 18 gr was a little stout and the 19 gr was...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Shooting 4759 in a new Ruger 77/357.After the first shot is high and to the left,it settles down and will shoot 1" groups at 50 yds. I shoot the RCBS 357/180 Sil over 11 grains of 4759. The load was...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I am haveing the same thing with my 77/357 Ruger. Bullet is the RCBS .357/180 Sil. Lube is 1 lb beeswax,13 oz petroleum jelly and 3 oz Amsoil 100:1,2 cycle oil. I've used this lube since the mid 80's...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Back about 1985 or so I mixed my first batch of Pine Tree Green(hense the handle).Over the years,I've tried about everything that came down the pike. I'm not sure anything works any better than the...
Forum: Factory Rifles
One of those Ruger 77/357's followed me home yesterday. :D
Forum: Group Buy Archives
Add me for a one cavity GC. I'm old and slow and a one cavity suits me fine.
Forum: Group Buy Archives
Want list#21
I'm going to drop out of this one,since there are enough to make a GB. So scratch my name off the list. Thanks Don
Forum: Gas Checks
I was looking over the Midway selection of LEE plain base handgun boolit moulds a couple weeks ago and noticed an odd thing in the reviews. If you read down through,you will find a female name and...
Forum: Group Buy Archives
Put me down for a 1 cavity plain base,no hollow point
Forum: Group Buy Archives
Could someone post a sketch of this GB as a plain base boolit.
Forum: Group Buy Archives
Put me down for a one cavity,GC,no hollow point.
I had problems with a sprue plate on an RCBS mold. Called customer service and had a new plate in 4 days. NO charge.
The Lee 309-130 mold has been a good one in my.30 M1 Carbine barreled Contender. It cast about 136 gr. and with GC and lube run 140 gr. That all changed when I got a new 30-140 FN GC mold from LBT....
Forum: Boolit Lube !
When I left the note the other day,I had not added the MS. I put it back on the heat and cooked it down a little more,then added the MS and now it has a label "Hershey's Select" since it looks like...
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 |