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  1. Forum: Cast Boolits

    I've been reloading for 41 years now. I also...

    I've been reloading for 41 years now. I also cast or swage my own bullets. I did get a brother to get into it enough to make his own hunting loads for himself and his sons and one friend invested...
  2. I use wheel weight or harder for rifle rounds,...

    I use wheel weight or harder for rifle rounds, though I don't really know the BHN. I did find that soft PC'd lead didn't work well in a 25-06. One shot and there was a cloud of lead and I spent...
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    I use PC bullets in 2 precision 308's and a...

    I use PC bullets in 2 precision 308's and a standard AR-15 in 223. Accuracy is consistent in all of them and the barrels are mirror shiny after cleaning. I've shot Pc followed by copper jacketed or...
  4. I haven't used prismatic powders but here's a...

    I haven't used prismatic powders but here's a trick that works great for me. A short section of 6 inch PVC pipe, some styrofoam packing Peanuts and two plastic #5 tubs. Put powder and bullets in...
  5. Forum: Swaging

    Your method is brilliant Taffer! Do you think it...

    Your method is brilliant Taffer! Do you think it would work for swaging jacketed bullets?
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    Forum: Swaging

    I'm getting good results doing this with 170...

    I'm getting good results doing this with 170 grainers in my FN PBR .308 but not in my Ruger RPR (yet). I cast them, reduce them to .308 and add the gas check at the same time, run them through my...
  7. Forum: Swaging

    Very informative Zbench! I prefer the RBT over...

    Very informative Zbench! I prefer the RBT over standard boat tails. You get close to the ballistic profile of regular boat tails with less throat erosion (theoretically anyway) and I've found them...
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    I would try PVC pipe #5 tubs with lids that fit...

    I would try PVC pipe #5 tubs with lids that fit each end of the section of pipe and packing peanuts. Clean (alcohol works for me) bullets in the tubs on each end. Plug one side of pipe with the...
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    I have a theory that seems to pan out when...

    I have a theory that seems to pan out when shooting PC's rifle bullets in my .308. Higher velocities seem to require harder bullets. Not because of leading but to achieve and keep accuracy. Harder...
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    Correct me if I'm wrong but I think the shrink...

    Correct me if I'm wrong but I think the shrink wrap coating on bullets is being used on muzzle loader bullets Called Power Bands or Power Rings. Something like that. The wrap covers the bearing...
  11. I take the Lee 170 gr. .309 FN, size to .308 with...

    I take the Lee 170 gr. .309 FN, size to .308 with a gas check, then square the base in a 6 Ogive point forming swage die. It comes out with a slightly altered nose profile but still has a flat nose...
  12. I use the shake and bake method and stand them up...

    I use the shake and bake method and stand them up on a silicone mat using the nitrile gloves. Same for pistol bullets except I put them on parchment paper. The 176 grain rifle bullets in 308 (sized...
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    Good questions! I wear a resperator mask when...

    Good questions! I wear a resperator mask when handling powder because I have dust caused lung disease and am very sensitive to any dust. Even when doing things like casting outside and in my garage...
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    Basic physics, I've found, still apply. The PC...

    Basic physics, I've found, still apply. The PC will prevent leading so long as you don't push the bullet beyond the limits of the alloy to the point that it comes apart. For accuracy though, your...
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    Forum: Swaging

    Unfortunately, my wife wanted me to take the...

    Unfortunately, my wife wanted me to take the carcass to a meat cutter this time (I usually do my own) due to my use of blood thinners. It wouldn't be pretty if I got my usual collection of cuts so I...
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    Forum: Swaging

    Congratulations! I did a similar thing this...

    Congratulations! I did a similar thing this year. I made some 200 grain rebated boattails that shot really well in my 300 Win Mag and was glad I did. I got a nice bull on the second day of...
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    Forum: Swaging

    The press might be the sticking point. Anneal...

    The press might be the sticking point. Anneal the brass and reduce in as many steps as you can to avoid breaking stuff.
  18. Thread: BBs.

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    Packing peanuts or crumbled styrofoam in pvc pipe...

    Packing peanuts or crumbled styrofoam in pvc pipe with each end plugged by cottage cheese containers with bullets and powder (no BB's) in them works exceptionally well for me. Ten seconds of shaking...
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    I have PC'd 308 loads that run at 2000+ fps in my...

    I have PC'd 308 loads that run at 2000+ fps in my most accurate rifle that print 1.5 to 2 inch groups at 100 yds fairly consistently. I can shoot 30 or more and switch to jacketed match bullets and...
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    A cottage cheese container in each end of a...

    A cottage cheese container in each end of a section of PVC with packing peanuts in the pipe between the two containers, bullets and powder (no BB's) in the containers and man does it coat them, in a...
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    I found that the few I PC'd and ran through a...

    I found that the few I PC'd and ran through a .308 push through sizer came out .309. Spring back? Anyway, might be a useful method for someone wishing to bump a jacketed bullet up without buying...
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    Forum: Swaging

    So, I've been getting away with reforming cast...

    So, I've been getting away with reforming cast bullets (fairly hard but not super hard) in a point former. Am I just lucky or is it because there are no bleed holes to compromise the strength of the...
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    Forum: Swaging

    You might try powder coating, then push through a...

    You might try powder coating, then push through a .311 Lee sizer. One coat of a high quality powder like Eastwood's will increase your diameter to .312 or more and you should be able to compress it...
  24. I'm hoping that's the case Smoke. It would be...

    I'm hoping that's the case Smoke. It would be easier for me to get the accuracy by adjusting fit than by increasing hardness. There's a limit to what a swage die can handle pressure wise and I...
  25. I'm experimenting with PC'd cast bullets and...

    I'm experimenting with PC'd cast bullets and swage dies. So far my best results have been to use the point forming swage die and punch to square up the gas checks prior to PC. While I can alter the...
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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