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Guys, i really appreciate your input. I have several ideas to try out. I'm sure one will be to my liking.

Thanks again,

Hal

I used to cast for more modern arms with smaller bullets, and had several multi-cavity moulds. I always bottom poured and had no problem. Then I got involved in black powder and the larger...

Thanks guys. What model is your Lyman? What I'm seeing is the Big Dipper which is only 10 lbs. Lyman's website appears to be down, but the 10 lb pot is all I see on the various vendors' websites.

I want to keep the bottom pour as I use it for most of the casting I do, but when it comes to these big Minnies, the ladle seems to give more consistent results.

I've been using a Lee 20 lb bottom pour pot for casting. I have PID and have bypassed the control so I don't rely on the pot's controller for temperature control. I have recently begun doing some...

Thanks Guys. I'll keep ladle pouring on these big ones. It worked pretty well. I'll keep an eye on my weights and look for consistency.

I cast my second batch of minnies today with my Lyman 575213OS. I've never ladle poured before, other than to cast a very few and decide I like bottom pour better, but today I thought I'd give it...

Thanks guys. I'm gonna see if I can't tighten that screw a bit. Looks as if folks use all sorts of sequences, so I guess I will experiment around some more and see what's right for me.

Thanks...

Thanks guys. How tight is the screw up against the E-ring? There is definitely noticeable play in mine. I didn't try to tighten it, but I'm thinking about it. Heck, for all I know, it's a shoulder...

While I have 3-4 years casting experience, I've only recently begun casting Minies. The first molds I got (Lees and an RCBS) have the 'core plug' or 'base plug' attached to the mold, so it's not a...

Actually, I bought a piece of brass 3/32 x 1/2 x 12 from McMaster Carr and made one out of that. It turned out pretty good. I intentionally made it too tall so it can be filed down to get POI at POA....

I was told on another board that the base was dovetailed and brazed to the barrel, and that the blade was "tightly pinched" in the base and could be driven out with a properly shaped punch. I ground...

Can someone please tell me how the front sight is held on an original 1859 Sharps Carbine? I originally thought the steel sight base was just soldered to the barrel, but on closer inspection, it...

They would load in a Burnside Carbine case.

I'm just gonna return it. The dealer is going to look to see if he has a comparable one to exchange. He doesn't have any currently advertised, but he may have one that is not shown on his website or...

I thought about that. I looked to see what other Smiths this dealer had advertised, but currently there were no other ones in the same price range. I thought we might work out a swap. And, I suppose...

Well.......GuessI won't be finding out any time soon. I got the carbine last night, but it was damaged in shipment. I can't begin to tell you how disappointed I am. I've contacted the seller and got...

And yesterday's availability. You used to could go to a gun show and see dozens of German 98 Mausers. The only German Mauser I've seen in the last 5 years is the one I own.

There used to be one of those in my local gun store many years and 2 cities ago. I would loved to have bought it, but it was something like $450 and I didn't have $450. It was at a time that I was...

Thanks, John. I'll see what they do, but I will definitely slug it and get a mold more suitable in the near future.

Thanks guys. I will definitely slug the bore. It is an original. Bore is supposed to be in good shape, but we will see. The bullet John showed looks like it could work in my wife's 50-70 Sharps, as...

I just bought a Smith Carbine on line. It has not arrived yet. I also got some of the plastic cases, but did not pay attention to how they were made inside. Can I shoot the Lee 515-450 in this rifle?...

Kevin,

Yes that is correct.

Duane,

I was thinking a bore sized (.520) bullet and let the hollow base bump up to groove size (.528). .520 would fit nicely inside a fired case.

Actually, I would think it would need to bump up to groove diameter. At .515, you would be asking it to bump up .013". That seems like a lot. Also, I don't know that you could count on the whole...