I make mine with 30-40 cases ,have to thin the case head and rim a little. Cut just short of the cylinder length , no need to run them into a die as they will fit . I load mine with 6gr. of unique or...
Type: Posts; User: Slenk
Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
I make mine with 30-40 cases ,have to thin the case head and rim a little. Cut just short of the cylinder length , no need to run them into a die as they will fit . I load mine with 6gr. of unique or...
Forum: Cast Boolits
My 44 RCBS 250 K mold comes out at 264gr. with my mix. I use data for 270 gr.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I have had the same speckled effect with mixing HF . I found that if I run the powder through a fine screen, if make a even coating.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I mix HF powder all the time for .44 magnum, .44 special , .38 special, &.357 magnum. I don't think mixing powder is the problem. I use the shake & bake method though.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I use HF powder also because it is close to me. Red works pretty good, Yellow is OK, as well as White . Black is OK if you mix with one of the other colors . and then it takes two coats for good...
https://www.shootersforum.com/warning-notices-recalls/49357-blue-dot-warning.html
Looks like for 125 gr. boolits
I have that mold in .430-240gr. for my .44 magnum . I powder coat them, they shoot really good.
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?47848-357-Elmer-Keith-Load
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I pulled a couple of .357s no damage at all.
Hodgdon site has .38spl. 3.8-4.8 w/125 cast
http://www.hodgdonreloading.com/data/pistol
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Did my first PC yesterday HF red, shake & bake , used a margarine container. Cooked Boolits for 20 min. at 400 . They turned out great for my first time PC . I did trough in enough Black air soft BBs...
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 |