So it looks like I mush have flaired the case mouth too much. i fired the round wit the sliding bullet. I checked it in the chamber to make sure it didnt get pushed down before firing. I had the...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
So it looks like I mush have flaired the case mouth too much. i fired the round wit the sliding bullet. I checked it in the chamber to make sure it didnt get pushed down before firing. I had the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
All of the rest of the bullets are sized correct. Thats why I only bought 100 to test!
Oce fired. Sized and deprimed. This is the Leee 4 die set for 45acp. None of my die are mixed up.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I loaded six RP brass in the batch and all of the these are tight. I held the rounds in my hand and squeezed as hard as I could with my thumb and index finger and the bullets did not move. Maybe...
Forum: Cast Boolits
.450 to .465 is the belling die. Not sure how that is a problem. The case has to be belled more that .451 so the bullet will start.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have loaded 1200 45 acps with no problems using cast 230 gr and some FMJ 185 Hps. I ordered 100 Rainer plated bullets 200 gr RN from Midway. I had two that didn’t load tight.
One of them I...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I've been loading 230 grain ball commercial cast bullets with 5.2 grains of Universal powder. There is always a bit of unburned powder flakes in the breach and barrel.
Why is it not burning? I'm...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I was using a caliper. Maybe it is the caliper.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have some commercial cast bullets from 3 different suppliers and only one has bullets sized as advertised.
.356 sized bullets are actually .358 and .358 sized are actually. 360.
.452 sized...
Forum: Our Town
I have the Lee 4 die set. I see the 3rd seating die can be screwed down to crimp the bullet. I wish i had know that before buying the 4 die sets. I didn’t know the factory crimp would cause problems...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have the Lee 4 die set. I see the 3rd seating die can be screwed down to crimp the bullet. I wish i had know that before buying the 4 die sets. I didn’t know the factory crimp would cause problems...
Forum: Our Town
So do I need a taper crimp die? I dont think the bullet seating die crimps the case. Or is the press fit good enough for 9mm and 45 ACP ?
Forum: Our Town
Thanks for the welcome!
Yes thats right .350 land and groove .358
I also have the lee factory crimp die. Should I be using this die? I think it squeezes the bullet and brass down to factory...
Forum: Our Town
Both my LC9 and Sig p228 are leading.
I bought some 125 gr cast bullets from Mid Atlantic Bullets. These are 18 BHN with a yellow hard lub.
I am using Universal clays and using data from my...
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 |