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I looked in my old Lyman manual from around 1950 and it shows 17.0 grs of 4227 @1375 for boolet 375248 (250 grains) and 18.0 grains of 4227 for #375296 (265 grains). Tom

I had JES reboring do a Number 5 Rolling Block that I had in 250 Savage to a 50-70. The twist is 1:24 as I remember. I had to have an extractor fitted as JES does not do that. The rifle shoots...

I am shooting smokeless with the bullet. I use either Javalina lube or SPG and am not shooting very fast with 1600 fps or so maximum velocity. I will try a few lubed only on the bottom grooves and...

I have a 40-70 SS rifle with a 0.408 bore and a freebore of 0.410 that is 0.300 long. I have a boolit that shoots great with smokeless but I have to have several grease grooves exposed for the...

I am shooting a modern single shot with a 350 gr gas check boolet cast of 20:1 alloy and want to get the most velocity that I can get with an accurate load for hunting. Since powder is scarce I...

I have a Model 94 in 38-55 that I have the wild hair to try pp bullets in for hunting deer this fall. It shoots .376 264 gc boolits just fine but I am hoping to find a few pp bullets to try before I...

Thanks for the loads. I will give them a try. Tom

My 7x57 was built in 1893 and has a bore of .287. I have not slugged the Krag barrel but assume since it is modern it will be close to .284. The bullets are manufactured 150 gr gc sized .285 so I...

I have a Custom Ruger #1 in 7mm Krag Improved which is basically a 280 Remington. I have several hundred cast bullets sized .285 that won't shoot better than 2 moa in my 1893 Mauser 7x57 as they are...

Had my maiden voyage with my 26" octagon barreled Model 94 Legacy today. I loaded up 30 rounds with several types of powder and 2 different gas checked 255 grain bullets by the same manufacturer. ...

I have nothing but time so I think I will order a box and a template and give it a whirl. I had Mathews book but can't seem to find it after being away from casting for several years. I am trying...

In watching a video on paper patching they ran the dried bullet through a sizer die. Is this not necessary? Dumb but happy :) Tom

I shot benchrest competitively for a few years and one of the cases was a 22ppc shortened 0.125. To make brass you had to push the shoulder back and part of the shoulder became the neck. The rifle...

I just picked up a Model 94 Legacy and want to try some paper patched boolits before I bite the boolit and buy a sizer to seat the paper. I got away from casting about 10 years ago and have no...

I just picked up a used but unfired Model 94 Legacy in 38-55 and the tang sight rocks to and from 5 degrees. It is the new style that Winchester provides with the Legacy with the tang safety and is...

blackpowder man, what granulation of blackpowder did you use. I would be tempted to try fffg in that bore size but I have both ffg and fffg. Do you use a wad on top of the charge? If you are going...

Thanks for the replies. What would anybody recommend for a duplex load? We sometimes want to make magnum rifles out of rounds that put lots of venison on the table with blackpowder! I assume I...

I just purchased a modern Model 94 Legacy with a 24" .377 barrel and want to shoot nothing but cast bullets for hunting. I have bought several types of cast bullets sized 379 in the 264 gr weight to...

Shooting a modern Sharps in 45-70 and want to develop a load for mule deer hunting where shots to 150 yards are common. I am leaning toward the Gould boolit with 20:1 but have no idea if I can push...

I tried to email but got an error message. Tom

Gentlemen, I need a little help obtaining some boolits for a friend. I got away from casting several years back and sold my HiWall 45-70 and all my moulds, etc. I gave my brass to a friend of my...

I epoxied a short electrical crimp that was brass into the notch of a factory TC rear sight and made a poor man's peep sight. It served me well for virtually no cost. Tom

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I haven't cast REAL's for some time but as I remember, the temperature of the mould made quite a bit of difference in the diameter of the finished product. If cast right, mine loaded great and if...