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Greetings,

Thanks for all the input.

Mehavey- I wasn't thinking that the lead-pot annealing was directly causing the case-head separation but that with the longer case life (from 5 firings...

Greetings,

Thanks for all the useful tips. What started out as a simple way to extend case life by annealing is morphing into a time and money intensive chore if I start shoulder bumping and neck...

Greetings,

Thanks to all who provided input on the "lead-pot brass annealing" thread. The purpose of annealing is to provide longer neck and shoulder case life and more consistent neck tension. ...

Greetings,

Since I'm doing a load workup for my 30-06 I want to have the cases as consistent as possible. This means I need to anneal the cases which also prolongs brass life. During the last...

dr,

I bought 5,000 Wolf small rifle primers about two years ago during the great hoarding. Mine were used for my .223/556 LMT AR. I had problems with primer rupture/blow-by with medium and...

kettle,

I have Tom's 9mm mold, a five banger in aluminum, model number 357-135A. I've shot many thousands of rounds through a bunch of different 9mm pistols with no problems. Can't go wrong...

cpy, 12/8/13

I use a NOE 70 grain mold for my LMT 1:7 twist AR with wheel weight type lead alloy. I have 750 trouble free rounds through it so far with no problems unless I load...

Merry Christmas casters,

Since I live in the middle of the Pacific we are limited in the availability of beeswax. I have stuck my face into a couple of wasp's nests but didn't stay long...

bbb, 11/11/13

I case gauge all my pistol rounds (9mm, 45acp) as I have a number of pistols for which these rounds must work. The most common "reject" reason is the base of the...

Jim, 11/2/13

I've been casting and reloading for a number of rifles and shotguns and trying different alloys (tin, antimony, copper) and different heat treating processes (70 degree or...

ss, 10/30/13

When I was experimenting with different alloys for my rifles I water dropped loads into different temperature water and measured their BHN. When using 2.2% Antimony, 0.4%...

4296, 10/30/13

I also use either the K-mart bread pans (for small batches- they hold about 30 boolits max) or a large stainless steel service tray from the Salvation Army for $2...

p813, 10/26/13

I cast and reload for rifles (0.223/556, 30-30, 30-06) and a number of pistol calibers.

For my LMT-AR 1:7 twist carbine I use a NOE 70 grain mold which drops...

dfl, 10/23/13

The Rotometals analysis was the easiest route for my testing. It may not be cost effecient for small batches of lead but if you have a large stash of same-source lead...

RFD, 10/21/13

Tom at www.accuratemolds.com has a number of .308 caliber molds from 150 grains upwards without gas checks. Take a look at his website and see if something might...

m559, 10/15/13

Over the past year I have been experimenting with cast boolit alloys for 30-30, 30-06 and .223/556mm. I've tried alloys with varying amounts of antimony, tin and...

dd, 10/2/13

When I'm casting for pistols or semiauto rifles (.223) I prefer a mold with a large number of cavities- four through six. When I'm casting for accuracy in a rifle I...

dd, 10/2/13

Whether you need to size a boolit depends on a number of factors.

First- it depends on how much oversize your mold drops your boolits. You should slug your barrel...

22b, 9/29/13

I shoot cast .223 boolits in my 1:7 twist LMT AR without problems. It took a lot of experimenting but now it's boringly reliable.

I use a NOE 70 grain mold which...

mm, 9.22.13

Not a dumb question at all. I do as "williamwaco" does to get tin into my melt. I bought round tin bars from www.Buffaloarms.com and just mark off the desired...

wilkie, 9.20.13

You asked what powder and load I am using and the COAL for my NOE 70 grain mold in my 1:7 twist LMT AR.

Since I live in a remote part of the US where Fedex...

bss, 9/18/13

I cast and reload a NOE 70 grain mold for my LMT 1:7 twist AR. I heat treat them to make them harder. I did have to play with the COAL (cartridge overall length) to...

f62,

I've had a Wilson and it rusted pretty easily in my humid climate. I now have Dillon case gauges as they are made of stainless steel and haven't rusted. Good luck.

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ab, 9/16/13

I've shot some .45acp boolits dry (without lube) and the results were ugly. I bought some commercial reloads from a local outfit and after twenty rounds I...

bd9, 9/13/13

I first started out casting 9mm with a couple of Lee molds including yours, the 356-125-2R and had a number of problems like you.

First- you need to make...