1:14 according to my rifle and manuals
Type: Posts; User: almostgone
According to Hornady #3 and speer#11 you are correct
1 1/2 small pistol
1 1/2M small pistol magnum
7 Large pistol
7M Large pistol magnum
6 1/2. Small rifle
8 1/2. Large rifle
I have that mold, mine comes out at 308gr checked and lubed with ww lead. I used reloading data from the lyman 4th cast bullet handbook for the 300gr. Do a search here for the 454629 there are a...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I recently acquired a promelt that had been put up for awhile. Turns out the switch is bad. Call to RCBS and the cs representative offered to send me new switch. Turns out there is a disconnect...
Forum: Factory Rifles
1:14 according to Sierra 2nd and Speer #11
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
What an outstanding idea! I'll have to try that the next time I swage primer pockets
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
That's a shame. I live in the same town and hadn't heard anything but I live 20 miles out of town. I bought several of his gauages and met up with him. He was (is) very personable and we had some...
Forum: Military Rifles
Thank you All for your responses I really value your opinions. My inclination was towards cleaning and shooting, since I've got the urge to do something with it. I was looking to see if someone had...
Forum: Military Rifles
I've got an almost 100 year old rifle, M1917 Eddystone barrel dated 4-18 and serial #is in that month. It was rearsenaled during WW2 at Odgen Arsenal and put in cosmoline. The rifle was prestine then...
The Ruger: 2 of my favorite cartridges. wish I hadn't traded away the one I had. Always thought I'd get another and so far life has conspired against that happening.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
No but somebody out there has a nice stockpile!
Hello to Belgium! According to castpics chart #467 is the correct top punch. Other than appearance I haven't run into any accuracy problems. You might check the nose of boolit to see if you've...
Regular shell holders work in the Rcbs. The Lee autoprime shell holders won't.
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pigs are nocturnal! They have exceptional sense of smell and hearing. Their eyesight is poor. They are very intelligent quick to learn and you will only fool them once. For short distances they...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
My experience exactly. Couldn't be happier with their product or service. I've used their 45/45/10, 50-50, BAC and 2500. They've all worked well in my Lyman 45. When I get my heater contraption...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
lead sheathed telephone cable generally had pulp paper insulation. Another indication you are dealing with aluminium. Bell was pretty good about wrecking out removing all their abandoned/...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Thank you I'll give that a try. Appreciate it.
Forum: Casting Equipment
I really like my 45 although its only sizer Ive ever had. Got it in a collection of old misc. reloading/casting stuff 20 odd years ago. Kinda where I got started casting. The screw on my handle is...
Forum: Special Projects
Very nice. I too have wrestled with that problem and haven't gotten anywhere making that part. I have read that new handles will fit/work in the old just haven't bought one to try
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 |