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Life can be quite tedious when every day involves drudgery.

There is the stated mold diameter. There is the manufacturer's tolerance to be considered. There is also the alloy used to cast the bullets to take into account.

In my experience, the harder...

Back in the late 1960s and into the 1970s surplus powder was easily available, but usually sold in large quantities. Lots of local gun dealers kept powder on hand for retail sales, usually dispensed...

My .45-70 rifles are all original Springfield trap doors. My .45-90 is an original Winchester 1886. I also have an original Sharps .45 Express for which I load using .45-90 brass (a little bit short,...

Powder coating came along about 20 years after I had settled into my routine for cast bullet shooting. OP asked how fast can he push it, so I will address that.

I shoot 9mm, 38, 357, .40, .44, and...

As others have pointed out, Hornady's lead bullets are swaged which means produced under machine pressure using pure (or nearly pure) lead with a rather minimal surface application of dry lubricant....

Typical coyotes are in the 30-35 lbs. range, no heavy bone structures, not nearly enough mass to upset bullets (other than the varmint-specific JHP's at high velocities). I would expect just about...

I have hunted Colorado mule deer and elk most of my life (68 trips around the sun and counting). I have taken mule deer with .30-06, .308, .300 Savage, .30-40 Krag, .250 Savage, .30-30 Win, .357...

For the past 30-plus years I have been completely satisfied with the Lee C309-170F in .30-30 (and .30-06, .308, .30-40, .300 Savage, and several others). For .30-30 Winchester rifles I cast 50-50 mix...

My 1914 vintage Colt Single Action Army-Frontier Six Shooter .44-40 goes very nicely with my 1905 vintage Marlin 1894 rifle .44-40. Both still shoot as well or better than I can.

Being an old guy...

About the only time I remove metal from wood is the once per year full detail cleaning, or after a hunting trip of several days. Clean out all the crud, any accumulated moisture, apply a coat of...

Have used the Lee C309-170F for over 30 years. I use 50/50 old wheel weights and new linotype metal alloy, Hornady gas checks and NRA Alox formula lube. Shoots very well in all of the Winchester...

Most manufacturers, including Colt's, would have continued production of earlier models until all parts on hand were used up. Colt's factory suffered a devastating fire along about 1863 or so,...

Back in the 1960's there was a gunsmith in Colorado Springs that offered M1 carbine conversions to .357 magnum. Also offered a rather unique conversion of the M1 carbine to a slide (pump) action. Of...

I have 03-A3's with both 4-groove and 2-groove barrels. They all shoot cast bullets very well.

Mine are all unaltered military rifles. Depending on the actual load in use I find that I need to...

My Model 94's have ranged from 1904 to 1970's production, solid frame and takedown, 20" carbines to 26" rifles, open sights and receiver sights. In .30-30 caliber every single rifle has done very...

My .30-30's have included several Model 94 carbines with 20" barrel, a 1930's vintage Model 55 Deluxe takedown with 24" barrel, and a 1904 vintage Model 94 rifle with 26" octagon barrel. Several...

Started casting pistol bullets about 43 years ago when I was a young cop trying to feed two hungry kids and keep the mortgage current on skinny paychecks. Only way I could afford to shoot.

Became...

You have achieved a very good result with your first attempt (bullet selection, powder & charge, etc). Now you want to make changes to the rifle (abrasive bore lapping).

If it ain't broke don't...

My Remington 870 (21" barrel, IC choke tube) sits in the closet loaded with 2-3/4" loads of BB-shot.

The longest open space in my home is about 30 feet long. At that range the BB-shot loads are...

The vast majority of Springfield Armory production of the M1 rifles occurred between the late 1930's and 1945. At the conclusion of WW2 production stopped (there was very limited production by SA...

A crimp would be unnecessary for ammunition used in a single shot rifle, although the crimp might be advantageous in achieving the best ignition and combustion in some cartridges. Some of the slower...

Started casting bullets before I ever heard of a Wal Mart store. Been using the aluminum muffin pans for making my ingots for at least 40 years, probably made at least 1000 lbs. of lead muffins.
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Started using the Lyman M-die over 30 years ago. All of my sizing dies have the expander button removed. The M-die is much more precise and much easier on the case mouths.

I shoot .44-40 in an original Colt Single Action Army "Frontier Six Shooter" (born in 1914) and an original Marlin Model 1894 (born in 1905). I don't want to stress these old antique guns so I stay...