Have you tried measuring a pulled boolit from one of your loaded cases? If I was to guess, its that you're swaging them down somewhere in your loading process. Could be the crimp die even if your...
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Forum: Boolit Lube !
Have you tried measuring a pulled boolit from one of your loaded cases? If I was to guess, its that you're swaging them down somewhere in your loading process. Could be the crimp die even if your...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I'm pushing the lee 170 gn at 2400 fps. I don't really think its necessary to go that hot, but its working for me. I'm getting 1.5'' groups @100 yds.
Forum: Our Town
The only hunting show I'm all that interested in is "Meateater" on the sportsman channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-lyk1WyyJ4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAnbDvLIAac
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwX9mJvss1k
I don't suggest anyone actually try this.
Forum: Our Town
I haven't seen small pistol primers since Dec. I've managed to get a couple pounds of every powder I use and a couple thousand large rifle and large pistol primers.
Forum: Casting Equipment
You can definitely fill a 230 gn hole but thats about it. I have one but I don't use it. Kind of a useless item. Super tiny and super thin.
Forum: Cast Boolits
First things first i would measure the diameter of a pulled bullet from one of your "crimp the hell out of it" cartridges. If that's not the issue, you could try using a bit softer alloy and a...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I use a 30 carbine funnel in my Lee powder dies for .30 rifles with cast bullets. You can buy the individual part off the Lee website. Works great. There is a long thread here on this exact issue...
Forum: Our Town
I've never had a problem with Midway. I always price shop everything. If i can get a better deal from Amazon Prime, Grafs, Natchez, etc., thats where my money goes. I find that most of the time...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
its just a matter of filling out the form and sending it with a check or credit card #. You also have to mail a copy of the same form to your chief law enforcement officer (generally the sheriff),...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Unique and 2400. If I can choose a separate category for rifles, 4198 and 4895. These are the only 4 powders I use so its not really a difficult choice. I like to keep my component selection as...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I use the six cavity Lee 356-125-2R. It works well for me. Feeds well in every gun I've shot it in, plenty accurate. I'm normally shooting it in a Ruger SR9c
Works fine in Glocks as well FYI.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
The small pocket brass is pretty handy to have on hand when you run out of LP primers. Its also a PITA when they get mixed in with your large pocket brass. I haven't seen any difference in...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I'm using 4.5 gn of Unique with the 356-125-2R bullet.
Also the barrel in my buddies' CW-9 has standard rifling. I believe all of Kahr's economy guns are like that.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Its an 8 inch in line fan from Menards. I believe it was $36. They sell smaller ones, but i picked the 8 inch because it had a much higher CFM rating. Its in the ducting aisle. All the fittings...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Here's what i came up with. It's certainly not a professional installation and i did this in like 25 minutes, but it works. I hung it with nail in romex straps and big tie wraps. I am going to...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Thanks a lot for this info, Ben. I've been searching the web for several hours looking for a powder through expanding die for 30-30 and '06. I have no experience loading rifle cartridges, but it...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Hey thanks for the info :drinks: I just took your advise and went to menards yesterday to check out the ducting stuff. I picked up an 8in inline fan with some reducers for 6in. I made a...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I'm pretty new to reloading and casting, but i think i have a pretty nice set up so far. The bench is made of 4x4's and a solid oak table top (it weighs like 150 lbs and is rock freaking solid) I...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Same here. I'm pretty new to this, but the yields on the WW make it more of a hassle than range lead. Plus range lead is free.
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 |