IIRC, the max load for 9mm with W231 and a 125 gr. RN is 4.4 grains. Could be wrong but you might want to check.
My standard load for 9mm is 4.0 gr W231 with the Lee 124 gr TL RN or the Lee 125...
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IIRC, the max load for 9mm with W231 and a 125 gr. RN is 4.4 grains. Could be wrong but you might want to check.
My standard load for 9mm is 4.0 gr W231 with the Lee 124 gr TL RN or the Lee 125...
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I spent time in the Sandhills and fell in love with a cutie who grew up on a ranch 45 miles south of Valentine. We've been married just shy of 42 years.
I spent 35 years in the cattle business in...
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I think that would smell good. Might have to try it.
I save the clipped heads off my maduro cigars and it does a good job of fluxing. I let it float on top of my bottom pour. Smells great!
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Which is why I've size all bullets out of the 5 Lee six cavity molds I own/owned. I gave up wondering why I'd get a "fat bullet" every once-in-awhile and just decide to run them through the Lee push...
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I not only use my hotplate to pre-heat molds, I use it to pre-melt my alloy and then transfer the molten alloy to my Lee 20 lb. bottom pour. No "spout freeze" and no waiting for the melt in the...
I received some WW ingots from BSkerj today. They were very well packaged and arrived very quickly and in great shape.
I'd sure do business with him in a heartbeat.
Cloudpeak
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Your post reminded me that I had some test samples of Lyman 452630 200 gr SWC bullets that I set aside for a "diameter test" Jan. 18, 2008 after reading about changes in bullet size over time on this...
I'm glad you're tickled with the bullet. It's been very accurate in every handgun I've fired it in including my S&W 620 revolver (and the gun grouped low with the lighter bullet.)
I can't...
Beautiful job on the bullets, very nice rifle and a really good group!
I love the little 105's. My 6 cavity mold doesn't look as nice as yours. I've probably cast 40-50,000 bullets with it and...
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I would think that, for long term storage, that a coating of LLA/XLOX would prevent any kind of oxidation. Anyway, I'm counting on it. I decided it made sense to turn muffin ingots of lead into...
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Load a dummy round or two and use your (removed) barrel as a case gauge. You want the case head flush with the barrel hood or very slightly below. Drop a factory round in the chamber & see what it...
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LLA/XLOX has worked for me for around 40,000 rounds of 9, 40, 38 & 45 handgun loads. I had a Lyman lube/sizer 40 years ago and thought it was a pain. When I started up casting and shooting again,...
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I use the Lee 6 cavity molds for my handgun bullets. I tried a Lee two cavity mold in 38 and it's way too slow for me. Life's too short! The 6 cavity's are of better construction and, with care...
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I think I read somewhere that genuine "Vise Grips" are now made overseas. Probably China. They used to be made in Dewitt, Nebraska.
Which reminds me of a story. Years ago, a group of Chinese...
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A tip for your new pot, Snake. Clamp a small vise grip vertically on the top of the stem. This will help prevent drips. If a drip persists, a twist of the vise grip will help clean out the small...
The last time I cast, my ave. time was 528 bullets per hour out of the Lee 105gr SWC 6 cavity mold. I use a bottom pour and pre-melt lead for it on my hotplate. I used to cool my sprue on a damp...
Besides heating my molds up on a hotplate, I use it to pre-melt lead for my bottom pour. Really speeds things up and prevents the "spout freeze" that may occur when adding an ingot to the bottom...
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The bore on my STI Trojan measures .356". I run my 124/125 RN and 105gr SWC bullets through a .357+ sizer (I opened it up a bit) and shoot them both in my 9mm and S&W .357. Both bullets are very...
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Silliest thing I've heard in quite awhile.:?
You came to the right place to get all your answer's on cast bullets. I'd stay away from the other guys. They might have something that's...
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I think you're in pretty good shape, sheepdog. If you get severe leading, your accuracy will go down the tube. Your barrel looks pretty good to me and is similar to what I get in my 9mm STI and I...
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I've had good luck with both the Lee 105gr SWC and Lee 124 TL/125 non-TL 2R RN bullets in my S&W 620. Both bullets are sized .357-.3575". I shot 150 rounds of the 105's yesterday and had no leading...
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Jonk, I'll bet that Arnel or Ivan at Armscor/RIA would fix you up. I'd give them a call. You could also look/post on this forum to see if anyone there can help...
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Hey, Gear, there were no rocks within a 100 mile radius from where we used to live in Nebraska. The first time we took our little girls on vacation, they were bound and determined to load the trunk...
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 |