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    Poll: I have enough clean ingots to cast a quarter...

    I have enough clean ingots to cast a quarter million 9mm boolits. In fact, I have so much raw ore that I put it in my lawn roller instead of water. I use the roller to smooth out the bump in the...
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    Greg What happened to you is why I wash my ore...

    Greg
    What happened to you is why I wash my ore on the sloping bed of my dump trailer. Even when I don't wash it, I still inspect for rocks, plastic wads, loaded ammo, wire and miscellaneous drab....
  3. Thread: Mining lead

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    If there's a pistol range near you and you can...

    If there's a pistol range near you and you can get there when it's closed, walk out to the berm and you'll find a lot of spent slugs lying on the ground.
    Go to the thread below and you will find all...
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    269352 269354 269355 I tried 1/4 screen. I...

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    I tried 1/4 screen. I used 1/2" x 6" frame. NO GOOD
    I tried 2" x 2" frame. Again, no good.
    This is the ultimate sifter box I made after trying several other methods of...
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    I don't know if there is any appreciable...

    I don't know if there is any appreciable percentage of copper in the lead melt but I wouldn't worry about it. I would think that anyone who is really worried about that might have a certain amount of...
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    Check out this link and get some ideas. I built...

    Check out this link and get some ideas.
    I built the sifter box shown in the thread. My dialogue starts at post #19. Hope this helps you....
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    Like Kevin and others, the yield is consistent at...

    Like Kevin and others, the yield is consistent at about 65-70%
    Yes, it's hard and dirty. However, being an athlete I don't mind the work. And, I'm retired so I have plenty of time for all of my...
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    Someone asked me Sunday about hardness of my cast...

    Someone asked me Sunday about hardness of my cast boolits.
    When I said "I don't know and I don't care. NO matter what the hardnesss, they will shoot better than I can. That got a lot of laughs....
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    Poll: So, do you have a MAGMA Bulletmaster to load all...

    So, do you have a MAGMA Bulletmaster to load all that with ?
    I picked up one last year to go with my stash of about a ton of spent slugs from the range I work at, part time.
  10. Forum: Cast Boolits

    Tim I understand your dilemma when it comes to...

    Tim
    I understand your dilemma when it comes to sprue hammers. I did that same thing, went thru a couple of hickory hammer handles and was learning plenty of new swear words in the process.
    I also...
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    Your experience verifies exactly what I...

    Your experience verifies exactly what I learned/do (post 13).
    Takes time ? YES.
    That's what hobbies are for...

    And IF the rain ever stops, perhaps ALL the boolits will be on top of the soil. ...
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    Poll: C'Mon, tecdac. Keep us in suspense, will ya !...

    C'Mon, tecdac. Keep us in suspense, will ya !
    HOW MUCH do you have to pay for them keels ?!?
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    I mine a berm at a range where I volunteer to run...

    I mine a berm at a range where I volunteer to run it when the manager needs a day off. He knew of my arrangement with the previous proprietors of the range and allowed me to continue.
    Since the...
  14. Rustynails I shoot several different 45s and...

    Rustynails
    I shoot several different 45s and several different 9s. I load nothing but range brass and after some bad experiences I learned to size every one of them before loading them on my 650....
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    While loading 9mm, the carbide ring in my sizing...

    While loading 9mm, the carbide ring in my sizing die came out and stuck on the case. I called and asked what kind of LocTite I should use to resecure it. I was told that it is a 'press fit' and...
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    I tried numerous mallets and while the rawhide...

    I tried numerous mallets and while the rawhide mallet works well, it takes TWO HANDS to use it.
    I started with a pine 2x2. Too light. Then I tried a broken hammer handle made of ASH. It didn't take...
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    You don't need a cover. Put a piece of window...

    You don't need a cover. Put a piece of window screen over the pot so you can see what's happening. Granted, a cover will keep more heat in and might shorten the time it takes to melt it all....
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    PI$$ ON GOLF ! Waste of a good target range

    PI$$ ON GOLF ! Waste of a good target range
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    Sticky: I have a nut wihiz and while it works (almost)...

    I have a nut wihiz and while it works (almost) well, and the idea is great, they "cheaped out" on it, using wire that is too thin. Mine will only hold about a dozen before the cases start to go out...
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    I bought a hot plate at a garage sale for a buck....

    I bought a hot plate at a garage sale for a buck. When I light up my furnace, I light the hot plate and put the mould on it. As bangerjim said, perfect boolits the first drop.
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    $TORE THEM ?!? That'$ $acrelige ! I $hoot them...

    $TORE THEM ?!?
    That'$ $acrelige !
    I $hoot them a$ $oon a$ I ca$t and lube.
    I'm alway$ behind the curve and need to ca$t more.
    After all, none of them co$t me any money $o I $hoot a$ much a$ I can...
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    Stopped to chat with a Deputy at the voting...

    Stopped to chat with a Deputy at the voting polls. He told me he had some soft lead collected from various visits with a telephone lineman years ago. He used to shoot competitively but not any more...
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    Poll: I have an "INVERSION RACK" and hang upside down...

    I have an "INVERSION RACK" and hang upside down on it so I don't have to worry about the cut hairs causing itching on my shoulders and back. I can mow my grass, come in soaking wet with sweat and cut...
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    I built my own ingot moulds after I dropped my...

    I built my own ingot moulds after I dropped my cast iron cornbread mould and broke it. I made my mould out of angle iron so I could drop it from any height and not worry about it breaking. See my...
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    Check out this thread for your "lead mining"....

    Check out this thread for your "lead mining".
    http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?174512-Range-diving-186lbs&highlight=186lbs

    Granted, it's an old thread but there is much good info...
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

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