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This is my set up.
Type: Posts; User: Rick O'Shay
Not hard to do. Try it on one cavity and check your progress. With a little work you will have all the cavities round and the same size.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
152693This is what I did with my RCBS Trim Pro. Made life a little easier.
Forum: Casting Equipment
Not that long ago you could not buy any boolits at the store. My friends at work were envious of me when I could go shoot all weekend, then reload during the week at a fraction of the cost.
Forum: Cast Boolits
You have a hard time remembering the phone numbers of friend and family, but you can resight the mold numbers from a Lyman catalog.
Forum: Casting Equipment
Let us know how well it works. It looks great.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
God willing I have about 30 more years of shooting. I have a ten year supply now. I'm going to keep scrounging.
I love my GP 100. Had it for many years. It has the 4" barrel.
Forum: Military Rifles
Nice job. I like the looks of it. I would like to try that sometime.:-P
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have used a propane torch to melt ingots into the pot. Be careful not to let the flame melt anything on your pot. I made a heat shield for the pot with a hole to let the drippings flow into the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Its a good idea to number your mags. If you start having issues with a particular mag you can correct the problem.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Yup. You're on the right track. Start casting. Be safe and have fun.
Rick.
You are doing the right thing by starting with a single stage press. I have a single stage, turret, and a progressive presses. Learn on the single stage. The turret is my favorite. The progressive...
Forum: Military Rifles
How many guns does a person need?......... Just one more. :)
Do you have to use a left handed screw driver to work on sprue plate screw?
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have a Model 1292 from Midway. I got about 14 years ago. The first year I made the mistake of plugging it into a light duty extension cord and burned the motor up. Midway replaced the motor and I...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I just gave my three hole Lee turret press to a friend. He was in need but didn't have the extra funds to buy a press. Now I have the excuse to upgrade to the four hole Classic Cast. If your press...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Great idea. I bet a powder trickler would work great for salt and pepper.
Forum: Military Rifles
Nice group. I like my 1917 Enfield as much as my '03-A3 Springfield. Hate to admit it but I have not tried any cast boolits in the 1917.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Going by the chart. Use a 1.09 on the bottom and a .76 on the top. If that does not through 17 grains try a 1.02 bottom and .82 top to go down in weight or 1.18 bottom and .71 top to go up.
Hope...
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 |