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  1. Forum: Cast Boolits

    I have an early Colt Delta Elite that I've shot a...

    I have an early Colt Delta Elite that I've shot a couple thousand cast boolits through, and the load it likes best is a 200gr. swc or tc with AA#7 for a little over 1000fps. Shoots great with that...
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    Thank you, gentlemen.

    Thank you, gentlemen.
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    Custom lube/size die

    Does anyone know where I could get a lube/size die for a Lyman 4500? Lyman and RCBS only make them .431 and I need one .432 or .433 for a Marlin .444 that slugs to .431.
  4. Interesting information. I have tried drier...

    Interesting information. I have tried drier sheets and that alone doesn't quite do it. I have 3 powder measures and will try graphite with all of them. Thanks
  5. For me, 30/30 With a Lee Loader in 1964 Followed...

    For me, 30/30 With a Lee Loader in 1964 Followed by 12Ga. with a Pacific or Texan shot shell press and .270 Win. with a Lyman 310 tong tool in 1965 or 1966.
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Just found this thread. Great info and comments....

    Just found this thread. Great info and comments. I have 4 new Lymans and 1 new RCBS. My first Lyman was for a Marlin .44 mag and a Marlin .444 and both have a groove diameter of .431, so I had to...
  7. That is the kind of info on TC barrels I've been...

    That is the kind of info on TC barrels I've been looking for. Thanks
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    You also mention the 14" 30/30. I was also...

    You also mention the 14" 30/30. I was also considering that but I don't have dies or brass for that cartridge. On the factory .44Mag, I have read other sites that the throats on the new bbls. is long...
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    TC Contender in .44 Mag

    I have been thinking of adding a 14 inch .44Mag Bbl. to use with cast boolits. I am looking for comments on accuracy, factory vs. custom, etc. Come on you Contender junkies, help me spend a few bucks.
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    I have converted both .223 Rem. and .222 mag. to...

    I have converted both .223 Rem. and .222 mag. to 7mm TCU. Recently I have sorted Fed. Am. Eagle .223 brass for length and used the longest ones for 7mm TCU. Lest you think that was a waste of rare...
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    My 10mm plinking load is a 200gr semi-wadcutter...

    My 10mm plinking load is a 200gr semi-wadcutter at a little over 1000 FPS., so I should be fine with 95-2.5-2.5
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    When I get some pocket money, I'm going to blend...

    When I get some pocket money, I'm going to blend it with some Rotometals Superhard and some tin an use it for .45acp, .38, and 10mm. I owe this forum a huge debt of gratitude for all the knowledge I...
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    Yeeee haaaaa

    I went to a small metal recycler today and got 100 Lbs. of sheet lead and roof flashing for $.58 / Lb. Other scrap yards in Colorado want $1.00 / Lb. for sheet lead and lead pipe. Anxious to melt it...
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    Forum: The Captain

    Kathie Yeehah !! Got my ingots of COWW. First...

    Kathie
    Yeehah !! Got my ingots of COWW. First box arrived Thurs. Second box arrived yesterday. I'm looking forward to melting them down sometime next week to add some tin. I thank you for the prompt...
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    Thanx to all for your help. It's my Scottish...

    Thanx to all for your help. It's my Scottish heritage, just trying to be thrifty.
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    I was trying to order some tin. I started a new...

    I was trying to order some tin. I started a new thread about Rotometals discount and found out that is a valid code, but only for ladles and thermometers. Oh well. It's my Scottish heritage, just...
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    Rotometals "cast boolit" discount

    While reading another thread, I saw a reference to a Rotometals Cast Boolit Forum discount. I did a search and found threads referring to it, but did not see a coupon code or other reference as to...
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    Nope. tried that too, it didn't work.

    Nope. tried that too, it didn't work.
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    How do you get this "castboolits discount"?

    How do you get this "castboolits discount"?
  20. texasmac, a great big thank you for that link....

    texasmac, a great big thank you for that link. There is a link in that story to an article on specific gravity of lead-tin-antimony alloys.
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    Approximately 15.2377:1 Pb to Sn

    Approximately 15.2377:1 Pb to Sn
  22. Forum: Cast Boolits

    3 or 4 years ago, I got a Contender carbine bbl....

    3 or 4 years ago, I got a Contender carbine bbl. and read everything I could find about handloading the .22 Hornet. One tip I found was to use a VLD chamfering tool. Mine is from RCBS and I think...
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    Sounds like an inexpensive source of tin and the...

    Sounds like an inexpensive source of tin and the Silver would help with Werewolves
  24. I don't have either one, but from everything I...

    I don't have either one, but from everything I have read about the Cabine Tree, Lee, and Saeco testers, the Cabine Tree is the one on my "to buy" list.
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Back in about 1990, my standard target load for...

    Back in about 1990, my standard target load for my Delta Elite was 9gr. AA#7 under a hard cast 200gr. SWC. chronoed at about 975 fps. I picked up a Glock 20 in 1991 and used the same handload in it...
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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