Thanks folks
Type: Posts; User: ProudOkie
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Hi folks. Restoring an old 50 call I had since I was a kid. Anyone know if I can shoit some 45 call colt or acp bullets through the 50 if I paperpatch?
Forum: Leverguns
Welp, I paid $250 for the ole girl. Near show room shape, thinking thats a good deal I reckon. Has the pop up rear semi buckhorn sight with graduated out to 900 yards. No way this pistol round shoots...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Ya I got the dowel advice on here and it didn't go my way. I will go buy the brass rods and see of o can ram it all out w out ruining the barrel
Forum: Cast Boolits
Lead slug made 98 percent down and dowel broke off and is stuck. Tried another to finish it home they broke together and are lodged. Ideas?
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks guys! I ll give this a go I appreciate it!
Forum: Cast Boolits
I sure appreciate the pointers. Do u think a .356 9mm pure lead is too big to slug it with?
Forum: Cast Boolits
- using the lee expanding die for 30-30, but not belling the case mouth.
seeaboveIansweredthere,thanks!
Forum: Cast Boolits
O no. I was just water dropping and loading them the next day or two. How long should I wait? I tried .311 and it wouldnt fit in the gun. Maybe I went too far to 309 should have gone 310
Forum: Cast Boolits
Well I'm tumble lubing them in a lox
, how would I know of I'm doing that wrong?
Forum: Cast Boolits
Shooting Lee 309 170 grain sized 309 and gas checks. So odd
Forum: Cast Boolits
I found several people using H335 for their 30-30 loads. Im shooting a marlin micro groove. I was shooting WW water dropped 170 grain .311 but they wouldnt chamber, switched to 309. I loaded up 23.4,...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Hey folks, I cast up some wheel weight 30-30 w gc, lyman says start for 173 grain cast is 22 grains of h335 max of 30. Problem is my lee 170 grain mold is throwing 178 to 180 grain boolits. Any ideas...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Hey there. I have just passed about a year reloading, have not bought a hardess tester. made a newb mistake now i have 4 batches and i forgot what the alloy is...does anyone have a hardness tester...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Well it was about a 8 to 1 lead tin bullet, leading after 2nd shot, after 5 it was way too full of lead to shoot anymore. That bullet shot fine w a unique load at about 1450 fps, not gonna work at...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I understand that alloy is not the only element of a leading discussion. I understand how it works, but am experimenting w my allow to see how little additions I can use to get little or no...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Shooting a 30 30 marlin. I have not seen any recently, unfortunately :/
Forum: Cast Boolits
Hey All, Have 3 alloys I want to see if they have any leading issues. Wanted to know how many of each I would need to fire before I could notice leading? is 5 an adequate sample? 10? Thanks!
Forum: Leverguns
Melted down some birds hot and molded 30 30 bullets. They came out .3125, anyone have any luck shooting this size bullet?
Forum: Leverguns
So my 183 lead bullet is dropping .3125, not sure why? Too big you think?
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 |