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    hello , i shot some 1000 subsonic reloads...

    hello ,

    i shot some 1000 subsonic reloads through my glock G34 , and these were storebought 140 gr ALSA PRO fmj j-word boolits .
    the load i was using was 3.2 gr of Lovex d032 powder.

    the...
  2. Thread: 6.5x55 mm

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    no i never used this WC860 powder , david. i...

    no i never used this WC860 powder , david.
    i only used AA5744 ( lovex d060) , en i did some testing with some vithavouri N110.

    the AA5744 powder seems to be very well suited for a paperpatched...
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    sometime ago i bought a #1 in .270 WIN , its a...

    sometime ago i bought a #1 in .270 WIN , its a bleud one with the heavy varmint barrel and its topped up with a nice leupoldscope .
    bought it in a gunstore were it was in stock for over 32 years ,...
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    hi .303 , to blacken a workpiece the old way...

    hi .303 ,

    to blacken a workpiece the old way is to heat the workpiece to an orange/red color , and then drop the piece in oil .
    the oil used back in the day was raw , unboiled linseed oil ....
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    so , not really related to the wrapping of lead...

    so , not really related to the wrapping of lead but i ran in another issue.

    i mounted my faldt diopter to my rifle to find out that the shots came up way to high , due to the milling down of my...
  6. Thread: MP Molds.....

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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    In my opinion there is no better mold on the...

    In my opinion there is no better mold on the market today than the MP molds!
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    I stopped sizing my cores for the 6.5x55 mm cartridge long time ago..
    My cores Come out the mold like. 264, then i wrap them twice and then i run them through my
    .264 lubrizer.
    The paperpatch is...
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    a little remark... in the far right picture...

    a little remark...

    in the far right picture you see the guiding block is not properly aligned with the base .
    this is done for clarification , the lock up is very thight and not clear to see on a...
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    hello , after some thinking about how to...

    hello ,

    after some thinking about how to improve my patched boolits i thought i could do some finetuning of my patches .
    the way i was doing things was with a office style papercutter , were i...
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    Patch cutter idea

    Patch cutter idea
  11. Thread: Why the hate?

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    oh... and i really like that old lead look ! the...

    oh... and i really like that old lead look !
    the finishing touch for the vintage cartridges , must be a master of coating at work here !
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    no hatred here ! for me different things work in...

    no hatred here !
    for me different things work in different ways.
    i really like the HITEK coating , i want to use it for my .32 S&W long HBWC because i want a clean shot for my hammerli pistol.
    in...
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    My homemade sizer...

    My homemade sizer...
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    so , about the sizing part... today i made me...

    so , about the sizing part...

    today i made me a sizer of the H&I sizer dimensions , so i can use this in my LYMAN 4500 lubrisizer.
    its made of stainless steel , and i took the dimensions of a...
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    hello , i dont think one needs a very high...

    hello ,

    i dont think one needs a very high speed with a paperpatched bullet.
    i dont hunt but i am convinced that my 6,5x55 mm paperpatched 140 grainer loaded with 20 gr of AA5744 powder would be...
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    well stubshaft , its not really a problem , i...

    well stubshaft ,

    its not really a problem , i was just wondering how the more experienced hitek coaters were reloading this kind of boolits .
    something tells me that the boolits would be sized...
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    Sticky: a post on topic .. after some disapointing...

    a post on topic ..

    after some disapointing results i am really getting some great results with the hitek coating !
    i started in real small badges and shaked the boolits to long , and was wayyy...
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    So it would be best to invest in a correct sizer....

    So it would be best to invest in a correct sizer.
    Thanks for the input!
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    sizing after coating ?

    hello ,

    i have been experimenting with hitek bulletcoating , exellent product and i believe its the best on the market today !
    so far my results are far from good , but thats really just me...
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    i think the slight taper of the 9 mm casings and...

    i think the slight taper of the 9 mm casings and the chamber that goes with it is the main issue with castboolits in 9 mm.

    this slight taper was made to get a positive feeding for semi automatic...
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    hello , time for a little update. i have...

    hello ,

    time for a little update.

    i have noticed some difficulties lately in the final sizing of the patched boolits .
    i had some nose-expansions due to having to put down to much force to get...
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    mabey the language limits me somewhat.. my...

    mabey the language limits me somewhat..

    my thinking would be that a soft-alloy casted is easily deformed under the applied pressure of the ignited powder .
    i would say that this boolit would...
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    hi .303 yes , i did have to use a little more...

    hi .303

    yes , i did have to use a little more powder , read more pressure , to get the patch to shred into tiny pieces
    since i patch the full-bore cores in this soft alloy .

    i went from 19,5...
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    hi dan , thats interesting , i didn t know that...

    hi dan ,
    thats interesting , i didn t know that .
    let me think about this , the boolit deforms inside the barrel due to the pressure that is pushing it .
    this will create tension as the boolit...
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    my thinking about "soft casts".

    hello ,

    i was reading some posts regarding the hardness of the castboolits used.
    most of them was trying to get the alloy harder by dropping WW in cold water , age hardening and different...
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

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