I started with Smokes Clear.
Very user friendly !!!
Type: Posts; User: WardT
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I started with Smokes Clear.
Very user friendly !!!
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I also use an older Case Pro in 9,40 and 45acp.
Very happy with Dillon case feeder added.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
3/32 Alum sheet covered with non-stick alum foil
works well for me
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Lee bench prime. As said earlier, lift handle all the way up.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Using Mil 30-06, I annealed before forming.
Forum: Cast Boolits
use 100% copper Chore-boy.
some are just copper plated
Forum: Casting Equipment
polishing the point on my Cabine Tree reduced a lot of my variations
Forum: Reloading Equipment
a $5.00 furnace filter zip-tied to 20" cheap box fan, med speed, will hold a lot of dust
old wood shop trick
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Ice pick and shop-vac.
very tedious but it worked
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I agree with george on grip-n-pull.
I sawed the slot deeper to make it easier to squeeze harder
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Smokes clear has no smell when baking
Forum: Cast Boolits
use 100% copper chore boy, not copper plated steel
Forum: Cast Boolits
Less smoke with PC is a big plus playing the USPSC game
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Lots of good points.
Is Varmint Al still around ?
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I press down on tumbler lid while it is running. It really softens the action.
Cheapy harbor freight tumbler, aprox 200 pcs , 200gr swc 45, 1000 BB's, a dash of Smokes Clear, 1 1/2 min run time.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
If your shelves are too deep you will " lose " things.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I use a harbor freight vibratory, 150 boolits , 1000 air soft BB, a pinch of smokes clear.
Use downward hand pressure on lid to dampen vibration, vibrate for 1 to 1 1/2 min (depends on humidity)
Forum: Cast Boolits
1/2 doz drops Dawn and 1/2 doz drops of water over a pie plate of naked boolits works for me.
I rinse mine well before PC.
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 |