I always cast and PC at the same time.
My toaster oven and 20# Lee pot take about the same amount of time to come up to temp.
I cast a pile of boolits until my pot is just under half full, then I...
Type: Posts; User: DanOH
Forum: Cast Boolits
I always cast and PC at the same time.
My toaster oven and 20# Lee pot take about the same amount of time to come up to temp.
I cast a pile of boolits until my pot is just under half full, then I...
Are there any issues with case bulges with that length boolit or is the extra lead all in the ogive exterior of the case?
I've had one for a few years.I really like it.
Very tight all around.
It has drawn blood on my right hand thumb shooting 357 magnum loads when my grip was squirrely...
I had ordered one on line...
Not to hijack the thread but are there any issues with the ports and cast boolits?
I have been on the lookout also for a 4" Taurus 44 or Tracker...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
What caliber/ weight boolit is that?
Looks pretty sweet.
Anybody else enjoy the optical illusion presented by the above photos?
Forum: Completed Deals
Just received this afternoon. Box was in perfect shape and lead looks great.
Can't wait to fire up the pot!
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I picked up some IMR XBR-8208 last week for $160/8# jug at Fin,Feather and Fur on commercial row.
I had planned on buying TAC but that was $180/#8, so changed my mind real quick.
Nice to not have...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Anybody still waiting for their powder or has the problem been resolved?
124 grain mihec HP
4.5 grn Green Dot
1.10 oal.
Works every time.
The 9me M&P is a sweet pistol. Holds 18rounds. From what I'VE seen folks keep on shooting at the target till the threat stops, whether they are shooting a 9 , 40, 45 or 223. Might as well have plenty...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Adam
Are you using a filler on top of that 4895?
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I'M still on the first pound of HF red from back in the winter of 2014. Same cottage cheese container also. Guess I just don't shoot as much as y'all.
I find that any leftover powder is basically...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
OK I guess I'll pass on the S&B's.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
What's the word on the S&B primers they sell. $114.95 per 5000 large and small pistol seems like a decent price (available!)
Are they considered a hard/soft cup as in ok for striker fired pistols...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
data from NJ high power site for service rifle loads:
69 SMK
Y
CMR100
23.0
R7.5
Rem
BM
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?13381-CMR-100-Powder
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I do own a RCBS LubaMaticII...haven't used it for years. Went to a STAR and thought that was the bees knees. Then with pc/ Lee push-through made processing plain base boolits even quicker.
But with...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I made up a pile of lee 312 185 boolits yesterday, dtpc'd with HF red.
I have to set the check on the bench, position the boolit over the check, then tap the boolit with a hammer to seat the check...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I ran 3 clips of lee 312 185 pc'd (dacron,37.2 h4895,wolf primer) through my garand yesterday.
Ejection pattern was weird...2/3rds of the cases ejected at about 12:30 the rest at 4 oclock.
Shot...
I have never shot one.
What do the triggers feel like?
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 |