I have a TC Gray Hawk percussion (stainless with synthetic stock). I have put at least 200 soft cast maxi balls through it using Pyrodex and more recently American Pioneer poweder. I would like to...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
I have a TC Gray Hawk percussion (stainless with synthetic stock). I have put at least 200 soft cast maxi balls through it using Pyrodex and more recently American Pioneer poweder. I would like to...
Forum: Our Town
I remember when there were no cell phones.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
So I have a Rem 700 Walnut stock that I am refinishing (its my beater hunting stock). It is painted with a rattle can (dull green). I have been thinnking of creating a camo type/leafy pattern on...
Yes...roll crimping is great. Started rolling this Fall for some slugs loads I was wroking up. I bought the BPI roll crimper with one pin but would reccomend to buy the PBI roll crimp tool that has...
Forum: Our Town
My head is spining right not reading all of this. I am a few years away from being a civilian and none of what I am reading makes any sense. What the hell is our country turning into? Flippin scary!
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Would a .715 round ball be to small for a 75 cal (.732) Pederasolli (Brown Bess) have been looking for some moulds and some members have offered smaller dia moulds than what pederasolli recomends.
Never loaded Green Dot for 40, just used Bullseye and Unique and done just fine. Mot to hijack this thread but is there load data for Green Dot using a 175 GN cast lead Keith Style boolit?
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
My Pops is finishing a flintlock kit he made and is Plum Browning the metal. The smaller parts are coming out darker then the barrel but he is slowly getting it to darken up. I have passed on some...
Blood Trail
Regarding the blue sabot cups from BPI, if yout bullet is to tall in the cup you can file the "tits" down on the inside of each pedal, otherwise there will be to much bulge on the cup...
Been shooting cast in my 229 for 2 years now, no issues and great accuracy. Shooting a Lee 175 gn SWC, Allox lubed with Unique...but moslty Bullseye powder.
Forum: Factory Rifles
Thanks will read up on it. I bought a box of Sierra Hot Cor 235 grn Semi-Spitzer bullets from Midway last night. They do not have a canular on them and was wondering if it is OK to roll crimp...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Yes, shot one a few weeks ago, nice gun, nice crisp trigger, nice to carry...not to long not to heavy.
Forum: Cast Boolits
50:50 solution of Hydrogen peroxcied and White Vinegar. Plug one end of the barrel and will it up. Let soak for 20 min, drain and clean with brush and swab. I have done this with my Sig P229 .40...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Yes that is Zinc for sure. It has the metal tabs on it for attatching to a boats hull. I have installed many of them in my time. I just had a friend give me some lead or should I say a zinc anode...
Forum: Cast Boolits
As mentioned previous, pick big rocks out then just melt and skim. Foutunecookie45lc on YouTube has a start to finish smelting video for range scrap lead. He really does nothing to it before...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I'd like a copy just can't figure out how to PM you.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Well I know a Bullet Hammer (inertia type) puller has worked for me on 9mm with a factory crimp. Never done anyting above a
.40. The trick for me was using a large chunck of wood to hammer...
Lock Tite Naval Jelly takes surface rust off really well, put it on and let soak for no more than 10 min and wipe/rinse off with water then dry and oil it well if putting it back in stoage.
I also use the Lee 6 Cavity 401-175 in my Sig 229. The first round of Boolits I shot through it (50 rounds unlubed) the barrel was COATED with lead....Coated! I pan lubed my next batch with my lard...
I hear yah loud and clear and have eaten shipping on sun glasses, fishing rods and reels etc but at least I was able to get them fixed or offered a replacement. I hate paying shipping but it is what...
As far as cleaning the light rust off the mould both inside and out I bought some Naval Jelly made by Lock Tite at Wally World for about $5 and after letting it sit on my Lyman single cavity for NO...
I am also looking for a .25 ACP mould for a Colt 1908-1910 pocket pistol I inherited from my wife's Grandfater this past Winter. I have been able to find ammo for it but of course want to cast and...
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 |