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Your family is in our thought and prayers... may the Lord God ease your pain and comfort you at this tragic time.

You take care of 'dem adopted Grand Parents... your a cog on the wheel of their life that has been missing a long time!

+1; get a lawyer and checked out medically. Only way you should pay for your vehicle is if you were in the wrong place at the time of the accident.

350Gr

Got the same email an it was addressed to "Valued Customer" it is good to feel valued these days and not like a two bit "he's easy" customer! I stand with you, Larry P. your doing a good job!

Yup, I'll let you all know when I do my first...still waiting patiently.

Thanks again for all the input. I am as CB calls it a boolit mold and I recon for good reason, this lead stuff is totally new to me. I slugged my barrel, ordered some lead tools and am awaiting there...

It surly does;
IMR4895- 400 GR. SPR JFP IMR IMR 4895 .458" 2.540" 54.0 1785 30,500 CUP 58.0C 1930 38,600 CUP

H4895- 400 GR. SPR JFP Hodgdon H4895 .458" 2.540" 50.0...

Its a modern 1895GS.

Well I slugged my barrel with some soft lead and it was .458 od at the rifling. That was what the manufacture said it should be, so are you guys saying the lead should still be .459 or .460 and force...

I'm working at it... Thanks for all the advice guys! Hey fishnhunt I got family in 'dem dar' woods, it sure has changed since my trips up there to grand ma's near the RR yard back in the 60's.

Thanks Everyone for your input. I will save the pot only for sentimental reasons, many a dish was cooked in it by mom! I will mark it for lead use only and move on to a steel or cast iron or...

OK, the Cast Aluminum pot is out and I'll find a suitable replacement. I did read several threads on Aluminum Pots after asking the question. I don't need nor want any type of disaster in this new...

Nice... By the way, looking at your loaded slug rounds it appears you are using extruded powder. Where do you get your load data from or is that home-brew?

350Gr:CastBoolitsisbest:

Is that a pure lead slug or one that is hardened? Hand made or store bought?

Amazing Thread...

I'm a NewB too and had that problem, I took a propane torch, inverted the pan over my cold melting pot and put the heat to the bottom side of the cupcake pan and they melted out. Might try that.
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Thanks for all the input, fellas! I did generate another question while reading your post. I have a cast aluminum pot (50's or 60's vintage).

Is that cast aluminum pot a no-no?

I got that one small muffin out and the rest stuck so hard I had to torch the pan to make'em drop out. It was not pretty! I'll burn those pans as suggested and try smoking them up. Any thing in...

Thanks everyone!

Is there something I can do to prevent the ingots from sticking to the cupcake pan till I find some good molds?

OK here goes. I got some lead (sheet lead) from a roofing job, it had a small amount of sealant on the leading edge. I figured to hit it with a propane torch and melt into a can for further...

Bruce, 41 and CDOC thanks for the info and like I said, I'll be sponging for a while.

Thanks to everyone that chimed in on this. I have been sponging up many different opinions on different threads. I just got back here to read your post.

Craig that is a pretty boolit! That's right...

What would I need in the way of a Mold and Lube/Sizer to start making my own Boolits for my 45-70? An another question comes to mind as to the size, I see Lee offering a .457 and a .459 mold, how do...