I haven't had a chance to test them. I have a CabineTree, but think they are too wide to fit in the tester. I have been too busy to cast a boolit or melt off a piece for testing.
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Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I haven't had a chance to test them. I have a CabineTree, but think they are too wide to fit in the tester. I have been too busy to cast a boolit or melt off a piece for testing.
Forum: Casting Equipment
I have spun the round pins in drill and light polished with flitz or worn out fine emory cloth. Coat with a pencil (graphite) and reinstall. Usually the polish does the trick. The graphite coating...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Same. There does not seem to be a set standard. Many listings put tin first as 2-6-92, but others list the Antimony first as 6%.
The 2-6-92 seems to be more common.
I figure these are from a...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
First thing I checked was Rotometals website and a few other reloading/ casting supply sites. I haven't seen ingots like this yet.
I do plan to use as hardball (until it doesn't work)
I just...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I am hoping some has purchased 2-6-92 in this form amd can verify it was consistent with what they have used.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I picked up some lead today, hoping it is in fact 2-6-92 like it is stamped. It is hard and rings pretty good. Also got some more pure. 75 cents a pound plus tax.
Approximately 36 pounds (5 bars...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
If you trim to length first you lose the advantage of already having a .223 formed neck and are taking a ~0.350 case body down to ~0.248 in one step. I may be missing something, but having tried...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
No, they are not. They will add more antimony to mix and harden the alloy.
You could use less tin. than that. Melt your weighed ww alloy (49 lbs). Add 1 lb roll of lead free solder or 1lb of...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Remember you can use seating die bodies for forming as well. the necks in seating dies are sometimes several thousandths larger than the FL sizing die.
I would try...
223 sized without...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I posted my process somewhere on here a while back. I do not have any of the form dies and was using 1x fired winchester brand 223 brass.
I sized to 221 and neck turned for diameter befire sizing...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I need to doublecheck that weight, it might be closer to 7 lbs, Getting it confused with my 6x45 AR15 with similar furniture, but it is really light for a 10.
Nope. Weighs 6 lbs 8 oz with...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I am glad you have it working. Makes me want to start load development on my 358 Winchester WC-10. It is a little over 6 lb (rifle only) with lightweight billet upper/lower, carbon fiber butt/tube...
Depending on the composition of the boat keel, you should be able to cast a little smaller with pure. Also, I believe that casting hotter will allow the cast to end up smaller due to shrinkage( I may...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Brownells has some of the accurate powders on sale still. I guess the free hazmat was a 1 day deal. I have an edge membership for shipping. I do not remember the coupon code used, but it was $20 off...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I bought some aa2015 and aa2200 on sale with free hazmat, free shipping and coupon code (10%) for $30 and $27 delivered.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Caustic is high pH, Acidic is low pH.
Not saying caustic won't damage a firearm, but even a weak acid like the vinegar or citric acid will remove bluing (both relatively mild acids, but "low" pH)....
No apologies necessary. The paperwork is such a hassle anyway that I did want to the OP to fill out the wrong form the first time. I was not calling you out, just getting thr info out there.
I...
An efile of a form 1 is supposed to be rather quick (relative to the Form 4)
If you are buildong your own, it is a Form 1.
A Form 4 is for transferring commercially manufactured suppressors or at least already manufactured suppressors.
The application, at least a...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Markopolo, Not to detract from WD91s thread, but i have the flat nose version if you or he would like to try some before he buys a mold. The offer is open to both of you.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I had a grendel, but let my friend talk me out of it. It was a tackdriver with 123 hornady bullets.
I then built a 260 remington AR10 for my nighthunting rig. Just a bit flatter, farther than the...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
It would be hard or almost impossible to turn before sizing. You would be trying to turn a tapered case.
I really don't know how you would accomplish that task. Maybe size in a 338 whisper? die...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I scored a 5 gallong bucket of wheelweights today. Once sorted, I weighed the different groups to get the following breakdown. Surprisingly, it was predominantly clip-on wheelweights. 70% coww.
...
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 |