My Lyman 4500 top punch hole measures 0.263 - I turned a brass top punch to 0.262 and it has no slop for the setscrew to cause offset.
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Forum: Casting Equipment
My Lyman 4500 top punch hole measures 0.263 - I turned a brass top punch to 0.262 and it has no slop for the setscrew to cause offset.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Isn't 5.56 green tip (steel insert) effectively armor piercing?
I got my Svarog special molds and shuttlecock wads from Russia. Like many have said, gotta run the temperature way up to get them to fill, and even when gripping the top of the slug with the mold,...
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I have cast many with it, and everything has to be just right to get all 3 in the string to fill out. My alloy has about 2% tin - and is about 12 BHN, and I run it hot at 398C. I chose to cut...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I have processed a bunch of lead vents with good success - cutting up on a table saw. It was pretty much all soft lead - some tar and silicone sealant dross. What is a "roofing jack"?
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I recently processed a lot of lead pipe; cut them into 6" sections on a table saw before going in the pot. I found a lot of debris inside - I could tap out most of it, but some remained and held...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I've been buying lead at scrapyards for 60 cents/pound. Recently I bought two 5 gallon buckets of wheel weights for .15 /lb. Netted about 25% lead and took me 10 hours to sort.
Forum: Our Town
It's hard to generalize because someone can always dig up exceptions, but in my experience those who rarely use foul language are either 1) Older or 2) More intelligent.
Forum: Casting Equipment
I do use a PID controller - I think it really helps. When I cast .31 balls, I can do it as low as 660f. When I cast 1 oz svarog slugs I have to go to 750F to get good fillout.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
My shop is 800 square feet - block construction and not much insulation. I use a 225 kbtu forced-air heater. BUT I don't use kero anymore - the new ultra low sulfur diesel works very well and is...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Svarog 12 gauge slugs. But the <removed> plastic wads that fit are $70 / 250.
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A heavy boat-tailled bullet launched fast and elevated.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
It can be a challenge to start the tap perfectly aligned. I used this for years with good results:
https://www.shars.com/products/cutting/tap-guides/self-aligning-tap-reamer-holder-1
I used 5.6gn of 231 for years with 200 gn swc. And Unique is slower than that - I seem to recall 6. something for it.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks all. I tried to tap it first and then gently hold it closed. That may have helped some, but still had about 25% of the pours result in some sprue flash, and there's one cavity that just...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Well, I've cast probably 5-6K bullets and buckshot now with 255gn .45 x6, .310 ball x6, .240 ball x 18, .380 ball x 2, 12ga slug x 1, and a couple other Lee molds. Got the alloy about 14 bhn, and...
My .310 buck is cast from about 10 Bhn lead, and I subsequently run them in a Harbor freight (large) vibratory "tumbler" for 6 hours. Works great.
Forum: Casting Equipment
I drew it up and had the local machine shop burn it in .070 steel. 4 bends later - time for paint. $25. Even though 500-700 watts would not cause the SSR to heat much, I mounted it on a small...
Forum: Our Town
Bought it, read it in one sitting. Good book. Keep polishing - you have the makings of a commercially successful writer.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Rather than cutting with a saw with expensive swarf, I cast them into 1/2 lb mini muffins:
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Forum: Our Town
Arduino is the easiest. Its outputs only source 20 milliamps or so, so use logic level Mosfet transistors which will go full on with 5 volts.
Forum: Our Town
Congrats! Looks like lots of hams on the forum. Got mine in '75.
73 DE W4NEQ
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I slice it into smaller pieces with my table saw.
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 |