It works for me in Houston, you may have to play around with the balance ofr BB's and paint to lead your working with but it does work. the Ziploc baggy method works good also theres a link to it...
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Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
It works for me in Houston, you may have to play around with the balance ofr BB's and paint to lead your working with but it does work. the Ziploc baggy method works good also theres a link to it...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I would be happy with any humidity under 70%.... the thought of 20% or omg 5% would have to skip work and spend the day coating.
well here's what I've found on the moulds so far.
here they are all nice and clean again. no major pits
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=129135&d=1422722581
Saeco #444...
got all 4 for a dang good price will get them cleaned up and all the info correct for each mold. Powder coated and loaded up 100 rounds of the hg130 guys at the range loved them cycled and feed...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
That's one thing about lee dies you don't have to worry about missing them up. I've opened my 356, 358, 401, and 452 same way finishing with 800grit with oil for mirror finish.
This is going in my collection and possible the others if I can get a good deal on them.
I still need to test cast and see if I can find info on the others.
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From what I can tell its a Hensley Gibbs 130bb, 6 cavity iron mold. Needs a good cleaning that I can see.
With the range lead I use to cast I get 197.5gr and .451 so its a 45cal swc design.
Trying...
Forum: Our Town
its actually out there I was shocked.
http://www.winchester.com/library/news/Pages/win1911-ammunition-line.aspx
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
the mixture of paint to hardener all depends on what the epoxy calls for. I used Klass Kote epoxy (http://www.klasskote.com/) which calls for a one to one mixture. I also found that by thinning it...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I buy my range lead unsmelted with all the jackets and junk at .55/lbs ( http://www.scrapregister.com/scrap-prices/united-states/260 lead weight price) from a local indoor range. Cleaned and...
Forum: Casting Equipment
which part are you talking about here My PiD converts the 120 vac input to unit to a 12vdc out put sent to the SSR contacts which in turn makes the circuit for the 120vac to the pot. Or did I...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
shouldn't need to lube your PC bullets to size. If you really wanted to you could tumble them with a little johnsons paste wax right out of the oven I had to do that with Epoxy coated bullets...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
seems lee has a hard time figuring out their Push Through dies, I just had to open up my .452 which was sizing down to .450 and my .401 which was right at .400. I still kind of question if lead...
Forum: Cast Boolits
all this talk of 230gr TC for the 1911 and now I have to go and add one to my collection to try it out.. Thankfully its a new Year and that means new toys.
Forum: Cast Boolits
For my 1911 target rounds can't do any better then a 200 gr swc.. I also run the 230gr rn and a 200gr rnft all feed fine swc are a little more picky about oal then the others....
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
just skim the PC boolit skins of the top of your pot after melting
Forum: Our Town
Found his link showing how he makes his flower pot foundry but he doesn't explain its just a quick flick of him doing it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBF8zUjAArE
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
for the BP and buckshot youll want that nice soft lead. never hurts to have some lead WW on hand either incase you want to do a 50/50 mix.. I would suck up as much as you can. scrap lead price at...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
that is a great deal, sounds like its time to stock up
Forum: Reloading Equipment
with the adjustable charging bar I found this mod helps a lot when dropping small charges for the 380. On my charging bar the hopper wasn't dropping directly into the opening making small charges a...
Forum: Swaging
now them are some nice looking bullets, just don't let my wife know we have bullet porn here
Forum: Our Town
welcome aboard,, nothing better then knowing every part of your bullet.
Make sure and stop in to the chat room always people in there to help out or point you in the right direction also.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Nice looking mold, from what I have read and heard in the chat room you have to keep those pins good and hot so the boolit slide off easy. Got my first NOE this year also they are very nice and well...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I run Winchester Autocomp in my 380, 9mm, .40 and 45acp. I show load data for the 357 also. Bullseye is another good powder for most pistol calibers.
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 |