Thanks popper. I have come to the conclusion tha a gas burner (as you pointed out) will throw off too much heat. It may be a good option when cold weather comes. As to weather a bottom or top poure...
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Forum: Casting Equipment
Thanks popper. I have come to the conclusion tha a gas burner (as you pointed out) will throw off too much heat. It may be a good option when cold weather comes. As to weather a bottom or top poure...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Country gent, I found a tank bottom in my scrap pile that looks like it will make a great melting pot. It is 14" in diamiter and 5" deep. Nice slow rounded bottum. It fits on top of my gas burner...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Wow. I am getting years of experiance from all of you. I have read and reread the above post. And, the point is well taken about just going ahead and getting started. I have decided that a ladle pot...
Forum: Cast Boolits
New to molding and gathering equipment to start making bullets for my 45/70 rollingblock BPCR. I was considering a lyman postell 535gr. mold. Ran across the rcbs mold mentioned in title and wonder if...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Thanks. A few questions. You say that temp control is not needed. I have read that lee pots can very by as much as +/- 40 deg. Is that not a big deal? Do you think that a bottom pour pot is much...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Hi all. New to forum and new to casting. Trying to feed my 45/70 BPCR has finally pushed me to the realization that I got to get the cost down. The bullets I use are 535gr postell's. I have been...
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 |