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I know this is an old thread. 40-70 Sharps Straight is 2.5" long. I make mine from .405 Win. I make brass for my 40-60 Maynard from .303 BR.

This is a recent acquisition for me. I am looking for information on the tang sight.
I bought the rifle as pictured, with the sight base installed on the rifle but no staff. After removing the...

I swage 3 calibres: .224" from 22 RF brass, .429" from .40S&W brass and .358" from .30M1 brass. The 3 presses are all RCBS Rock Chuckers and the .224 dies are old Ted Smith from the early '70s.
The...

RH concentric rifling, 3 groove, 1 in 10.63"

Here ya go! Rifle first.....

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Gentlemen,
I recently acquired a model 1889 Schmidt-Ruben re-chambered in .30-30 I have a "Boomer's" PP nose pour, adjustable mould that drops a 220 gr boolit. I need a starting point/powder type...

I have a set in .44 that dates back to the early 70's. I bought them at Giovanni's Gun Shop in Toronto for the princely sum of
$37. 95...........Canadian dollars no less! I use them with .40 cal...

Read my signature line!!!
Mike

Would anyone know if a "light" .45 PP mould is available. I have a 530 gr RCBS mould but would like a 350/400 gr if available.
Or is it a custom cut mould?
Thanks. Mike

Seeing as how hotrods are welcome, here's a few of mine:
This is my current ride. Built in 2002/2005 it's all steel, 1934 Ford 5-window coupe, '95 'Vette LT-1, 4L60-E tranny, 9" rear, PS, PB, PW,...

I dabble in building streetrods for another hobby. As we say there...................if you want to make a small fortune swaging bullets (or building cars) you must first start with a large...

I'm still playing with developing a load for my JW-103. Everything I've tried so far has trouble staying on a 8.5 X 11" target!!! I'm trying some .312" 150 gr. Hornadies next, then some 175 gr cast....

Outpost & Singleshot,
The mould is oversize and drops a boolit of .313" Not concerned about cycling as my rifle is a bolt gun. I have all the above powders except the Reloader15. I'm more interested...

I've been reloading for some 40 years and this is my first venture with this cartridge. My rifle is the Norinco JW-103. I bought the Lee 311-155-2R mould and loaded a few test rounds that I hope to...

Armoredman,
I'm told it's the Chinese version of the CZ527. I've not seen the CZ so I can't verify the statement. Inexpensive compared to the CZ, $279 Canadian from Marstar, when available.
Mike

We find 303 brass in every gravel pit at this time of the year!! But with the supply of SMLE's drying up and the availability of newer and more powerful calibers in inexpensive rifles, we are seeing...

Hello again,
I recently acquired a Norinco JW-103 BushRanger in 7.62X39. I'm looking to cast and shoot bullets heavier than the 123-130 grs that are common to this cartridge. Something around...

+1 for the heat gun, if your using hard lubes. For soft lubes like SPG, & DGL, I remove the sizing die and use a cordless drill with the proper 1/4" drive socket, and spin the screw in the same...

Dieguy just sent me 5 half pound ingots such as those cast in a Lee mould. To maintain a 2% ratio, how much of this ingot would I add to a 20 lb melt of either pure Pb or COWW?
Thanks for the help,...

383,
Here's a pic of the ingots. No markings on the off side.

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Mike

No markings on the ingots other than the brand: Rahn Metals, North Bay, ON. I did a search and all that came up was Rahn Plastics, North Bay, ON I'll post a pic later.
Mike

We used babbit metal at INCO where I worked, here in Sudbury. Babbit metal can be lead based or tin based if I remember correctly. Coincidently, I was having breakfast with some hotrod guys this AM,...

I read somewhere that there is a recipe for making #2 Alloy from a combination of wheelweights, pure lead and 50/50 bar solder. I could be wrong about the ingredients!
Anybody here know the...

Have you considered "Lead" addiction, sorta like nicotine addiction!!!

How thick would the lube cookie be? I have 3 lbs of DGL coming, that I plan on using. I was also thinking of a lube/wax, to help the PP boolit into the case.