I agree 100%. If we could all be so lucky. :holysheep
Type: Posts; User: sniper7369
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I agree 100%. If we could all be so lucky. :holysheep
Forum: Cast Boolits
Same here. I just sized a bunch of 356-102-2Rs that had been sitting around since last summer.
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I just got done fitting a new .400 CorBon barrel in my 1911 and made up a batch of a couple hundred .400 cases out of some .45. I picked up a box of condom bullets for the time being, but plan on...
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Same here. I've dropped thousands of boolits like this with no problem.
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I think my other pistols may need that boolit sized down to .356, the EMP leaded pretty badly with the TC sized at .356 but when I bumped it up a thousandth all leading stopped and groups tightened...
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For sure. I have a Lee 356-120-TC that will only work in my Springfield EMP sized at .357 Every other 9mm I own refuses to chamber the loaded rounds.
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Ya know, I just checked my 1911 range book (been a while since I loaded any .45 SWC) and 6.0gr of Bullseye with 200gr LSWC and Win LP was a tack driver load. Recoil was fairly snappy, minimal leading...
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That's quite a few boolits in one sitting with a single cavity and a dipper.
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HA, yeah, definitely should have had a die in there bud. I can tell you what though, I poured some melted lube in my 4500 once and it squirted up out of the die, out the bottom, all over the place....
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+1 on that. For me working up loads, experimenting with different boolits and lubes, etc.. is as much fun as shooting. Glad you got your problem ironed out.
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I use those Ziplock or Glad plastic containers.
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With a good hand load or even Federal GMM that rifle should shoot .75 MOA out of the box. The 1-12 twist does tend to favor the 168gr bullets though. The heaviest I go with mine is 175 for 800-1,000...
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I have about 8 or 9, but I'm only casting handgun calibers at the moment. There are probably 5 or 6 rifle molds I'm thinking about getting.
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You can make your own for about 10 bucks. Hook up a 9 volt battery to a steel rod that is insulated from the barrel, fill with ammonia, vinegar, and water and let it percolate for about 20 minutes. ...
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I'm 36 and just started casting about three or four years ago. I find that there's just something cool about actually making your own ammo, rather than just assembling the pieces, ya know?
I really...
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I've been less than impressed with Lyman molds myself. I have a 452374 that started falling apart the first time I used it. Sprue plate flew off on the fourth pour, one of the wooden handles started...
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Yep, 3gr of Bullseye here as well. My P3AT likes that load a great deal. 3gr of Bullseye works well for me from 90gr boolits on up to 108gr or so.
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The twist rate of the rifling in the pistol is probably not spinning the bullet fast enough to stabilize it with the load you are using. Up the charge so the bullet gets a little more speed and it...
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I have one of the 5 dollar, non-stick, mini muffin pans from Wally Mart. Works great. I've made a few hundred pounds of ingots with it. As soon as the lead cools I just flip the pan over and let it...
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I also wipe the hopper on my auto disks with a dryer sheet at every powder change and drop some graphite on the charge bar.
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I use the micro charge bar in my Lee auto disks. A lot more accurate and easier to adjust the charge without taking the hopper off.
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I just pull out all the garbage and stick ons. Everything else goes in the pot. I may have melted some zinc into my alloy a couple times, but I don't lose any sleep over it. :coffee:
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I don't have my load book right in front of me, but IIRC my target load for .45 230gr LRN with Bullseye is 4.3 or 4.5gr.
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I just increase the charge in small increments until accuracy suffers. I'll take a few fps loss to maintain accuracy. Either that or go up until I start to see signs of over pressure, then back it...
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I picked up a Lyman dial caliper at my LGS for 30.00. I had been using a 10.00 digital, but I just find that the dial caliper is more accurate, and I'm also one of those that prefers the "old school"...
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 |