Thanks, Fred. I've had a Master Caster for 3 or 4 years. I've gone to not using the front safety screen because I end up having to rotate the spru cutter a little bit with a mallet after it cuts so...
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Type: Posts; User: jws957
Forum: Casting Equipment
Thanks, Fred. I've had a Master Caster for 3 or 4 years. I've gone to not using the front safety screen because I end up having to rotate the spru cutter a little bit with a mallet after it cuts so...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Hey guys, has anybody converted LBT molds for use on a Master Caster? I talked to Veral and he doesn't recommend it. Says it will beat up his aluminum molds. I was thinking about just adding the...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Update to my post of 12/29/2012
I found that mixing about 9 lbs of recovered lead with 5.4lbs of linotype and 0.4 lbs tin gave bullets in the range of 2B to B for a "doesn't scratch" test. Used...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I'm new to casting and this is my first post; I really appreciated this thread, so I wanted to contribute. I decided to get into casting because I shoot into a bullet trap on my land that enables me...
| 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 |