The green viton ones last longer and handle higher pressure without leaking. They also take heat better if you use a heater. They run $0.15-.30 each at any auto parts store. Usually they are...
Type: Posts; User: kir_kenix
Forum: Reloading Equipment
The green viton ones last longer and handle higher pressure without leaking. They also take heat better if you use a heater. They run $0.15-.30 each at any auto parts store. Usually they are...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I've used a good number of sns boolits. A range I shot at gave them out as prizes...sponsored by scheels I think. They are hard, regardless of caliber, but they all shot ok for me except the 158...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I bought one for a hornady single stage. It cracked pretty much immediately after trying it. I gorilla glued it back together and to the press. It works ok now. Not bad for $7 I guess.
With as...
Finally finished up testing this boolit, with this load, in this particular rifle. I fired 100 more shots on targets throughout the morning. 10, 5 shot groups 'for score' at 100 yards...and the...
I shot 5 more 5 shot groups this evening...all at 200 yards. These were all loaded with the win small pistol magnums with the same 8gr of red dot.
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get the accuracy...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Both of my lathes are crated up awaiting a move to my new shop, or I'd turn one up for you. If you have a community college with a machinist course in town, stop by. They are always looking for...
Hi everybody. I just thought I'd share some interesting data I collected today shooting some cast boolits over the chronograph. A few of us shoot an informal small bore BR competition at 100 yards....
Forum: Reloading Equipment
A family member picked up one of these 2nd hand a few years ago. He was able to procure a shell holder adapter...I'm guessing from Ebay. Refused to buy the correct bushing for the odd sized tool...
I think there are a good number (maybe the majority of examples) 10-8 that will not be pinned. S&w did not offer a - (dash) change for dropping the pin. Which is weird, because they had previously...
I'm pretty sure they are 8-32...but I'm going from memory. Fastenal or any industrial supplier will have them on the shelf. Even menards or home depot will probably have them if your willing to buy...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Any idea what they actually replaced? My dad had had a couple Dillon's rebuilt and each time they've come back with virtually everything but the frame replaced. However, my buddy sent a 650 back...
My father traded into a lightly used one in 2006 or '07. I believe kimber axed it shortly after. If I remember correctly, the frame was imported and they installed the slide. Magazines were 3rd...
Forum: Rimfire Area
If u bump a 22 lr empty with the Lee universal expander to open it a bit you can use that empty case to knock out the ring of crud. Just shove it in each charge hole and eject. Easy, peasy. 1 case...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Totally depends on the barrel, and in my experience, bore size. Most factory barrels are fairly rough and pick up some copper fouling. Most of mine seem to shoot lead over this minor copper fouling...
So I finally got around to mounting the fiber optic. Sorry I didn't give an update. I shot it for the first time yesterday and it does indeed give me plenty of elevation adjustment.
Well, it...
Forum: Cast Boolits
What make and barrel length is the ar10? I have a carbine (16") dpms that will cycle loads that barely move the bolt carrier in my 20" sr25 even with the gas port all the way open. The in between...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Blc2 and h335 are both very usable with cast boolits. I don't have my load data in front of me but I've had good luck with blc2...starting with the starting jacketed data and working up. Might...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Handheld vacuum cleaner is a god send!
Single stage or turret I just give them a wipe down/lube when they get really grimy.
I have 2 dillon 550's that get alot of use (1 small primer, 1...
Forum: Cast Boolits
If you have access to a lathe they aren't difficult to make. I've turned a handful of them from relatively mild steel and they seem to hold up for about 20,000 rounds. I suppose a hardened and...
Ruger has been very hit-or-miss for me as well. They do a good job of correcting things if you send it back though. But it seems like every other thing I buy ends up going back.
I'm messing with...
Hornady occasionally produces their .228 70gr bullets. You might give Grand Island a call and see when/if they are planning on doing another run. Can't hurt to ask, and if they get enough interest...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I've had this happen before as well. When we moved to our new house I found a tin of previously sized .310 boolits that had grown to .3115-.312 and were ridiculously hard. I don't know how long...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I had one for years that my dad traded into for some comic books. The accompanying 20 gauge barrel didn't lock up well so it was a truck gun for us. It wasn't a very accurate rifle, and I abused...
I load 12.5 gr of 2400 behind a variety of cast 148gr wc's. Very accurate in a variety of .357's and a good penetrator. Not exactly hot rodding it, but plenty enough 'oomph' for most critters. ...
I think they were hornady 180gr xtp's. So not buffalo bore or Underwood level of ballistics, but still a couple hundred fps faster than what most .40's run. Still shy of the full potential of the...
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 |