Powder brand availability is limited where I live. Mostly Hogden and IMR only...... thus the limited choices I have to work with.
I do have the Lyman 49th, and it lists Reloader 7, H4895 and 4064...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
Powder brand availability is limited where I live. Mostly Hogden and IMR only...... thus the limited choices I have to work with.
I do have the Lyman 49th, and it lists Reloader 7, H4895 and 4064...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks for chiming in.
Did you use any filler? Dacron or??
Forum: Cast Boolits
Guys,
I'm going to resurrect this old thread........
Wondering, has anyone tried Larry's load of 32gr H4895 [ working up in 1gr increments ] topped with 1 gr of dacron and 311299 cast boolits...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Anybody hunt with their 375 jdj and cast boolits?
I have worked up a load for the contender with soft alloy, 50%WW / 50% lead with 2% tin added. These 250gr boolits are gas checked.
With IMR...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
IS there added strength with the G2 over the first gen? Some say yes, but I think I recall reading [ in a post somewhere ] that TC said not.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
or you can get a cheap lee sizer and make it larger with 220-400 grit paper and a close diameter sized socket.........
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Well, those hp's look to be in the middle of the meplat to me.
Nice indeed.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Maybe that is why I see only the 1/8th size HP tool listed on the Forster site.......breakage?
Seems like they *should* be made to change the bit out upon breakage......questionable design for sure.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Nothing is wrong with it......it's just that by the time I order it from the US, and it goes through customs, it's 5 weeks away from getting to me.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I recall from some of your other posts that you HP your 50/50+2% Sn boolits, to a shallow depth. I need to buy a Forster pilot bushing and was thinking of getting the HP tool at the same time. It...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
That's the same equipment I have.
I wished I had a lathe, but I keep spending my $$ on guns and related stuff, lol.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Make sure the holes in the die are free and clear and not plugged with old hard lube. Also, is the lube too warm? A stiffer / colder lube might not flow to excess as much.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I need a .375 jdj case trimmer pilot bushing for a Forster case trimmer. Anyone made one? Looks like it would be pretty easy to make one from an allen head bolt or? I had bought a Redding-brand pilot...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
So not worth buy / using in your opinion?
330gr gas checked in my encore with Lil'gun gets me 1450fps in a 12" barrel. Lil'gun gives me more velocity than H110. With the encore, I seat the boolit way out, .200" further out.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Wondering if anyone uses the Forster hollow pointing tool? Does it work well? Is it a PITA to use? Are the HP holes centered in the boolits?
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Same here........ I like to shoot the largest diameter that will chamber also.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Thanks for the reply.
Sounds like the TC 375 barrel that you have is a PITA to load for! Wonder why they would make the bore diameter so large?
SSK came through with an answer to my question....
Forum: Single Shot Guns
.........and thus my question.......375", 376", .377", .378" ?
If 9 out of 10 SSK barrels slugged to .376" , then it would be a safe bet that mine would also. I would go ahead and ask my friend to...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
If so, I'm wondering what it slugged at?
I have an SSK .375 JDJ barrel coming, but it's weeks away.......
Knowing what these barrels slug at, will let me get the boolit making end under way.
I...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
$3000 for a stock blank, good grief!
How are your stock making skills Terry?
I have attempted a few stocks with one working out ok, but I used seasoned yew wood that I had lying around from when...
Blaser, Grouse River in BC
http://www.grouseriver.com/Hodgdon_H4895_Powder_p/hun-000552.htm
You have prolly asked already........ Does SSK have the load data that you need?
Forum: Cast Boolits
It's the TC 30 30 1 in 14" twist barrel that was re-chambered to 30 40 Krag by SSK. It is the old 6 groove TC rifling. I was asking about loads for this barrel earlier if you recall.
Since the...
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