I bought my RockChucker press in 1978. A couple days ago I was doing something with it (that I probably should not have been doing) and broke the priming arm. I fired off an email asking how much...
Type: Posts; User: SlippShodd
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I bought my RockChucker press in 1978. A couple days ago I was doing something with it (that I probably should not have been doing) and broke the priming arm. I fired off an email asking how much...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Roger, is that pronounced "iss-krap?" :)
mike
----> don't wanna get it wrong...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Well, I went, I got 4,000 primers that I wanted. LP and SR were already gone when I got there (8:05)... probably the guy with 10,000+ in his basket. At 8:15 they restocked... no more LPs, I snagged...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Dangit! Okay, you win. I tried to refute that, but...
"Definition of TOUCHMARK. : an identifying maker's mark impressed on pewter."
To be fair, my opinion is that the strictest definitions of...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Sorry, Lamar, looks like your Ammon store doesn't open until May 14th, according to their map.
And I doubt this is a one-store-only promotion... have to wait and see what the general nationwide ads...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Thanks for all the responses. I was a little hesitant because I had a few hiccups with Wolf primers... kinda put me off of anything not Win, Rem, Fed, CCI. For the price I might make the trek and...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Anybody got any experience with them?
Cabela's is advertising them as a doorbuster for Saturday, May 2nd, for $17.99/thousand. I've never used them, was wondering if they were an acceptable...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I used to rattle my fillings with the 22 grain load in a SBH, but now I prefer the 18 grain load for fun, plinking, and training children, 20 grains for deer hunting and that's a plenty. The 7 1/2...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
lol
I know, right?
I've lived here all my life and it still seems a bit surreal the number of sailboats I encounter. It ain't like living on the coast, but we got a lot of sailors in this state. ...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Nice haul. I gotta admit -- I'd have to keep the lion too... :)
mike
Yeah, there is... that you have enough lead to keep it happy (once you get that burr buffed off).
That 38-150 drops a lovely bullet...
mike
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I've been trying that one out... it will hold 400 according to my thermometer, but that little element in the bottom is a real hot spot and I slumped a few bullets over it. Going to try putting some...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Woodbury's treated me very well.
Davidson's (Gallery of Guns) looks good on screen.
Got a first try in transit from Bud's... film at eleven.
mike
----> still rather do local brick and mortar...
Forum: Our Town
"You don't get the point, do you Pea? I mean chase 'em, because before long, there won't be any buffalo left *to* chase."
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
A couple years ago, I actually ran across one of the "Our Daily Bread" plates that was hallmarked pewter... and didn't buy it. They wanted something like 15 bucks for it and I just couldn't fade the...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I hope it's a good idea... it's what I do. Fired up a small pot of pure Pb and cast a few in each caliber mould I had on hand. Keep some around for slugging new/friend's guns now. They don't have...
Forum: Gas Checks
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Thought I'd share my personal hack for cutting the slot on Idz' gas check maker. It's essentially a cheap, homemade toolpost grinder, using a Dremel tool mounted to a quick-change...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Interesting read, however there was one bit of data that I would have liked to seen as well: Average diameter of each of the bullet types used, and maybe a slug of the test barrels.
We constantly...
Forum: Special Projects
Ah, ain't so bad. It's not easy to start that hole straight.
mike
Forum: Special Projects
The "cheat" here is to use an old expander die. Chuck up the insert, turn off the case belling form to about .450" for the length of the shank, then taper the end to be a bit pointy so it slides in...
Forum: Gas Checks
I made 2 of them, 1 in the .22 Bator form, 1 in .35 cal, consistent with the as presented dimensions. I noticed in tweaking them that the radius of the forming insert had to be smoother than I...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
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My early gift came on Thanksgiving day: an overflowing 6-gallon bucket of WWs. This is called "knowing who to invite for dinner;" my cousin works for a tire shop in the small, rural town I...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Sorry, fixed it. Me and the uploader haven't been getting along well...
Forum: Cast Boolits
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I like it! Maybe Idaho is the home of Unique Boolit finds; here's a couple of my personal favorites from the desert berms:
The one is a .45 JHP wrapped around a hex head screw, the...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I tried pistachio shells once. I figured since they are made of the hardest element known to dental science, I might also raise the BHN of my alloy. They mostly just smelled really bad smoldering...
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 |