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    Forum: Boolit Lube !

    LLA Inconsistency?

    Today I tried making my first batch of 45/45/10. I ended up having to use two bottles of LLA in the mix. To date, I have only used 3 bottles of LLA, and it has always had a consistency slightly...
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    Thanks for the idea. I ended up tracking it down...

    Thanks for the idea. I ended up tracking it down to a single pin, and discovered a burr near one of the holes in the pin. I removed the screws that hold it in the mould and gave it a few turns with...
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    Just got my mold today. It's like a work of art....

    Just got my mold today. It's like a work of art. I haven't had a chance to use it yet, but I have a few questions.

    1. This is my first mold with the replaceable pins in it. When they aren't...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Thanks for the information, everyone. The...

    Thanks for the information, everyone.

    The leading/antimony wash/whatever it was was easily removed with five strokes of the bronze brush. Out of curiosity, what are the mechanics behind...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Thanks for the replies. During slugging and...

    Thanks for the replies.

    During slugging and cleaning, I have not noticed the bore being loose at the muzzle on either rifle, so I doubt that is the problem.

    I did not recall seeing any lube...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Newbie Here, Leading on Lands Near Muzzle?

    Hello everyone. This past weekend, I fired my first cast rifle boolits out of two different rifles. Both rifles have nice bores with no major defects or frosting. The rifles and loads were as...
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    202gr 7.62x54r, H4831 vs. H4895 starting load?

    Hello. I will be firing some 202gr NOE 316299 boolits out of my M39 Mosin Nagant. I have both H4831 and H4895 powders, which were recommended to me for this application. However, my reloading...
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    Payment sent! Can't wait!

    Payment sent! Can't wait!
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    Very interested here. If NOE is the maker,...

    Very interested here. If NOE is the maker, definitely count me in. Probably take a 4 holer. Also, Swede, what do you mean by "RG," and being hard to cast with because of it?
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    CZ-52 Casters, In Here...

    I plan on picking up a pair of the unissued CZ-52s from Czechpoint sometime soon. I had always heard that they are strong guns, but upon further research, I now see people saying that they are...
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    Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. I tried...

    Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. I tried slugging the narrowed portion with one of the boolits I am attempting to load, and discovered that the boolits are indeed bigger than the inside...
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    Issue with Lee seating die...

    I just got around to loading up my first batch of cast bullets. They are for my CZ-82, and were from Lee's .365" 9x18 Makarov mold. I checked the bullets with a caliper, and they appear to be...
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    Just picked up a few K31s. I would definitely be...

    Just picked up a few K31s. I would definitely be in for a mold.
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    Muriatic Acid Test...

    I have an alloy that I thought might have been contaminated with zinc. I discovered some muriatic acid in the basement, so I decided to try the muriatic acid test on a bit of the alloy. I put some...
  15. Thread: Success, finally!

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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Success, finally!

    (Not sure if this is the correct section to post this in, so if it isn't, please delete/move)

    Over the past few months, I have been failing miserably at casting. However, today, I successfully...
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    I would like the 4 cavity mold.

    I would like the 4 cavity mold.
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    Interested in a Makarov mold, if the buy is still...

    Interested in a Makarov mold, if the buy is still open. naga at toastairsoft dot com
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    Welcome to the club! ...

    Welcome to the club!

    http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=113909

    http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=121834

    Send it back along with a note asking for someone other...
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    I'm guessing it's something they recently...

    I'm guessing it's something they recently started.

    The sprue plate half of the mold reads:
    LYMAN
    04-11
    550

    The other half reads:
    LYMAN
    314299BV
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    I know the mold is a new production mold because...

    I know the mold is a new production mold because they stamp a date on the side, and this mold was produced after I took possession of the previous mold.
  21. Thread: K31 Advice...

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    K31 Advice...

    I just picked up a pair of K31's, and I will be buying a set of Lee dies sometime in the next couple of days. I would like some advice on molds and powder.

    I have been doing some reading on the...
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    Possibly Defective Mold Redux...

    Some of you may remember my previous thread about a defective Lyman mold. Well, instead of necroposting that topic back up, I decided to make a new topic covering my experiences since sending the...
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    I looked the blocks over, and was unable to find...

    I looked the blocks over, and was unable to find any serial number.

    The machining marks and vent lines line up properly, so it does look like it was made this way. One half of the mold does...
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    Thanks for the advice, everyone. I haven't...

    Thanks for the advice, everyone. I haven't gotten a reply from Lyman yet, but I think I will be asking for a refund. I've already put in a request for one of those NOE molds (I wanted them...
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    I'll take one. .316", 3 cavity, gas checked,...

    I'll take one.

    .316", 3 cavity, gas checked, 1 hollowpoint
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

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