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Driver man, what powder do you use? Goex or subs? I couldn't find reliable ignition with JSG.

Yep, Marshall Thompson's course is where I got the idea of using aluminum powder. It's a very comprehensive guide on primers, but it'll take a lot more investment and safety measures in order to make...

I haven't been able to find a good source on the subject of toy caps, so I've been doing some experimenting lately to test them.

Why bother with toy caps? First, they're cheap, at less than 2...

Yeah ETN isn't particularly sensitive, but "It is however thought to be 1/3 more sensitive to friction and impact (than PETN)." I think a relatively safe way to sensitize ETN may be to add ground...

Thanks I'll go through the sticky and add some there later.

One thing though this is chemically similar to petn but not petn, its etn. Wikipedia has good info on it. That said, very interesting...

Disclaimer: A much simpler priming compound can be made with Potassium Chlorate, Antimony Sulfide, Sulfur, finely ground glass, Sodium Bicarbonate. They're all available online cheaply and easily,...

Just to be clear this is a medium tip normal sharpie I found at the office, there may be sizes like fine or large that won't fit.

EDIT: Well I may be wrong there. The tape covered up "Fine" so I...

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Quick post for someone thinking of starting paper cartridges. I've been using a dowel until today when I saw the sharpie on my desk....

Yep, I added Brownell's today. Thing is, I've been looking through their reloading supplies and there are very few discounts there. Where are most of the discounts?

I believe the Graf & Sons dealer discount is past, unless you're an actual dealer. They've always had a $2000 annual minimum which I heard they're reinforcing. Unless I do a group buy, there is no...

Great then, I believe RI is relatively "free" state so there should be no problems there. Just made an order on the Tokarev, if it turns out ok, the next thing will be the SKS. Now time to eat lean...

One thing I need to clarify, does anyone here have experience ordering C&R handguns? Will JGSales direct ship a Tok to me, or will that still require FFL?

For the longest time I was stuck in the great city of NY:rolleyes: for work so C&R was kind of pointless. Now that I'm free I finally went ahead and got my C&R, just received it yesterday.

Sent...

Yeah, I guess I'll give ladling another try. I'll probably get a proper pot sometime, but not in the near future. Got a move coming up. (Only 20 miles but still hectic). I have a feeling I'll invest...

Yeah, I checked around, the bluing may be due to overheating and forming lead oxides. I never did stop the heat.
I fluxed at the start with a chunk of wax and that worked but near the end, I kept...

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Not sure about the policy of reviving old posts, but I just had a thought that may just work for ammonpulver in rifle casings.

I've been working with ammonpulver recently for a 1858 Remington. If...

Thanks for the offer. I have a ready supply of #10 caps so I don't think I'll need them for now. Also don't have access to machining tools since I'm out of state on work for a while. Worse comes to...

I use JSG which is basically APP with my 1858 44 cal. Can't say about real BP since I haven't tried it.

For cleaning, running a piece wet paper towel through it once cleans out 95% of the bore....

You were absolutely right there Traffer. I love learning from someone's experience.

One minute soaking and the waxy red layer literally rubbed off between my fingers. That was almost sinfully...

yeah, I've been using the Legends one as well. I think I used the Superbang ones as a kid and those are midgets in comparison. I'm going to have to try that trick of soaking off the paper, hate it...

So I was browsing through the forums on caps, and found this comment about how in the "old days" they'd swage a piece of aluminum foil with a roll cap on the nipple when they ran out. Well I've heard...

Hi, I was looking for something that I'd seen years back and couldn't find it. I thought it might be in the archives. Is there a way to search that? If not, I could probably build a tool for that....

I got the kit from RMC Ox Yoke. Very affordable at $40. What pulled me to the site was their nipple wrench which is the best in the market I hear. Too many stories of Traditions nipple wrenches made...

I use something like this.
Measures down to 0.01g, since I have used it for medications before.