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...
Type: Posts; User: johnnysespresso
Forum: Cast Boolits
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...
Forum: Casting Equipment
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.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
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
Forum: Reloading Equipment
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.
Forum: Cast Boolits
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...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
That is the kind of info on TC barrels I've been looking for. Thanks
Forum: Single Shot Guns
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...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
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.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
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...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
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
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
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...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
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...
Forum: The Captain
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...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Thanx to all for your help. It's my Scottish heritage, just trying to be thrifty.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
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...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
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...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Nope. tried that too, it didn't work.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
How do you get this "castboolits discount"?
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
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.
Forum: Cast Boolits
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...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Sounds like an inexpensive source of tin and the Silver would help with Werewolves
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
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.
Forum: Cast Boolits
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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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 |
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