How much should a 550 gr. boolits weight vary when cast. 1 gr. + or - a impossible goal.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
How much should a 550 gr. boolits weight vary when cast. 1 gr. + or - a impossible goal.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Need a funnel for a powder dropper made from an alum. arrow body. Where can it be bought.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
i sure thought i bought my Rockchucker earlier than "67. Been reloading since "62 and don't remember having any other press, but i have CRS. May take the bushing off to look. Once was told the date...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Any of you know how far back the RCBS rockchucker goes ?:violin: Mine was bought in the late 50's or very early 60's.
Forum: Casting Equipment
The Lyman seems to be very popular, i have one that i am very happy with. Mine has a heater that it sets on to keep thing soft. i guess the heater can still be bought. Mine came with the Lyman when...
Forum: Our Town
I bought some stuff from bull shop a couple years ago and they sent me a sample bottle. I usually use a Q-tip to swab the top of the container after shaking it a little. That is all I need to prep...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
can't help with the alloy of your lead find but will guess it to be pure or very close to it.
A lot of casters on this board use wheel weights with success so you are good to go, probably want to...
Forum: Casting Equipment
The posts have good advice but i don't agree with them completely. This site has enough good advice to keep you reading for months also there is BPCR. Learn what you will need, heat source, melt ...
Forum: Our Town
I shot "benchrest" in the NBRSA for many years. It is my understanding that the square has no official purpose, that said, it is used to judge mirage and wind drift. That may have been the...
Forum: Our Town
Surprised I didn't see a reply from a member of the Rockingham County Gun Club in North Carolina. It has numerous shotgun and pistol ranges, all out doors. About a thousand members. The rifle range...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I keep what is left of a case in the original box on a high shelf in the shootin shed and a couple down at a convenient height to the reload bench. Usually reorder when I get down to a couple...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
electricity is such an issue, why is there no report of accident. Why will it not light smokeless. I think the fear is an old wives tail. Use a RCBS Uniflow, always have always will.:coffeecom
Forum: Reloading Equipment
IMHO
Imperial Wax when used properly cann't be beat
Only accurate rifles are interesting to me. Being a " has been" short range Benchrest shooter I have the famed 6 PPC, Also three versions of the 6 BR, all these shoot under .250 MOA. In boolits i...
Forum: Cast Boolits
My shooting "shack" is not insulated so I probably wouldn't cast with the temperature around 20 or below here at the foot of a mountain in VA. Other than that I prefer to cast in the cool and cold.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
IMHO I would reconsider the reduced loads. I understand one can use any and all the things you list but you will not achieve any meaningful results. I started out with a 45/90 with holy black...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Havent tried it! but it sure looks tempting to try in my 45/90 Pedersoli Sharps
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Back when they were selling off 95% tin solder I made up a name and the order went through fine. With the present economy i doubt they will miss a chance to sell a discontinued item.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
You will find as many lube recipes as there are BP shooters.Here in the east I use one consisting of 4 parts bees wax, 2 parts lanolin and 2 parts Crisco. All measures are liquid measures. I wipe...
Forum: Our Town
Bench Rest group shooters do it almost exclusively.[smilie=1: I don't see why a caster:castmine: who uses smokeless powder can't do the same. The only caveat is the BR community uses good quality...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
The derlin rod with the handle in link above seems to be the cats meow.
I have a couple from Buffalo Arms that I think are derlin without handles that work great for wiping from the chamber end in...
Forum: Classics & Stickies
I started out in casting just a few years ago. Had always liked the idea of having and shooting one of the old BPCR rifles that I thought of as buffalo rifles. In the early 2000's a fellow down at...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
The posts I read on this subject seem to always combine some sort of water soluble oil and water in some proportion. Why not just the oil, maybe in some mix of different ones?? With just oil would...
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