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That's okay Hiram, I've already located the gunsmith who will be doing this work for me, and I'm only waiting for my new hard rifle case to arrive, so my local FFL can ship the rifle to him.
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Thank you very much, Bent Ramron, for your valuable advice.

No, in this instance, it is not that the Eye-Talian Comminest" Pedersoli was doing his part against the hated Capitalists, it's is just...

Hi missionary5155 - Thanks for your input. I had been thinking about the gunsmith having to make a precision shim/washer to place between the barrel and the frame - a very difficult task at best -...

No, sorry 405, you did not read my post properly.

You said "... it sounds like the barrel was not screwed in far enough." And yes that was indeed the case when it came from the factory, but then...

Can one of you gentlemen provide me with the name and contact information on a really reliable and highly qualified gunsmith, to do a job on my PEDERSOLI SHARPS QUIGLEY 50/90? The barrel threads need...

HeavyMetal - you've got me completely sold, and, when I cast again in a day or so, I'm definitely going to pre-heat my mould on top of the melted lead.

When I read the prohibition against this in...

Hi Heavy Metal - thank you for the suggestion.

And yes, several of the guys have recommended - like you did - placing the bottom of the mould onto the surface of the lead to heat up the mould...

Leftiye - the John Walker lead made all the difference in the world in my bullet's external appearance - clean and smooth and bright. And I'll bet their weights will be much closer together than the...

No, sorry Easy Ed, I've seen too many of those "he said, she said, they said" petty squabbles on forums.

And all you can really learn from me is (a) "certified lead" does not mean virgin lead,...

I posted a reply . . . .

I appreciated so very much all you guys trying to help me determine what I was doing wrong in my casting - all my bullets were rough and frosty. But - even with your help - I never could get them to...

Hi again 44man -

In one of my posts above, I mentioned that I stir my lead with my dipper and leave the dipper in the pot with the melted lead.

But you said, "NEVER, never, ever put your ladle...

Good morning, docone31 -

Thank you for your very kind post.

Ha ha - you said, "We are not talking 500gn monsters...."

Man, I'm using 650 grain monsters! Like so:

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Bent Ramrod - thank you for the help!

You say, "Casting 0.5 grain is not an easy task."

See - that is what everyone here has insisted, but that is the opposite of how I feel about it.

I...

Gentlemen:

All of the consternation to the contrary notwithstanding, I'm still going to keep the bullets for my 50/125/650 within a parametter of .5 grain.. I know some consider this overkill,...

Charlie - dear friend - I MEANT for you to smile.

And yes, much of what I know I learned from you, for which I have thanked you over and over.

I'm only puttin' you on, Charlie - with the voodoo...

Ha ha ha - RM - I've got even a MUCH better idea:

No offense, please, but why don't you test my .5gn parameter for your bullets?

Your groups can only close up tighter and be better groups,...

What kind of mould heater, please, leftiye

Gentlemen:

I recently posted on here the fact that I keep my bullets within one-half grain weight of each other for my loads. And two or three well-meaning guys suggested that was overkill and...

Hi freedom475 -

Thank you for your help.

Forgive my stupidity, what is "Bull Plate"?

Yes, I want to try this water dropping thing, but will it not make my 20:1 bullets too hard? Because of...

Hi Charles -

At the outset, let me emphasize this: the gentlemen who have kindly responded to my "What Am I Doing Wrong?" thread have wholly convinced me my frosty bullets are not defective...

Thank you very much, Charlie -

I appreciate the shout. . . .

In other words, the majority of your cast bullets are "mirror bright" - right out of the mould.

How about you other gents out...

Hi Charlie -

Are the bullets which you cast shiney and not frosted? Bright and shiney when the drop out of the mould?

No fair spoofing now, Charlie, I'll come by your place and see for myself ...

Thank you very much Bret4207.

You say "play with the temperature to find the frosty/non-frosty spot".

But everybody here says their bullets are frosty also, and they tell me not to worry about...

Gentlemen:

One of your experts told me he casts his bullets, knocks off the sprue, and drops the bullet in a pan of water immediately.

After casting, I've been holding the mould for perhaps ten...