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Other than having read about them in the mid 80's, I wouldn't have known they existed. Of course after reading about them I had to have one and that took about 20 more years. Never thought I'd find...

I seem to remember there is a serial # range as to when they were built but not necessarily which of the 2 calibers. I seem to remember also that there were more 380's than 32's (but could easily...

No help from me on the 380 version but I picked up a 32 some years back. It is in a conservative 97%ish condition (almost no wear on the bluing and the rest is just about perfect). I had to...

I use carpenters pencils and/or burlap as soon as I see any hint of tinning while casting.

I would disassemble that mold so you can work on it better. There is little doubt tinning is on the other...

Lock eze (or any of the lock sprays) work great........for locks.

Lord knows I try to reinvent a wheel and the best I've been able to do is make a wheel. I keep stout bamboo qtips (Ramrodz by...

I have a MP Mold for 357 (Hammer) that I need to , for the lack of a better word, slap the bullets with a GC on the bottom onto my table top to get the GC's seated on the shanks. I then use the LEE...

Mine go back in the box they came in. I do wrap them in VCI paper and then in a plastic bag. I do that for all molds regardless of what they are made of. I bought a bunch of the VCI paper a while...

That shank length seems to be about standard for his .375" bullets. I still think you'll
be fine as long as the GC crimps on tightly. If you lube, you'll just have a little bit more lube down there...

I have used it in 327 Federal and 44 Special. I started slightly below HS6 loads in both calibers and ended up with about identical charges. I tend to load the 44 Special to the Pearce tier II level...

Sounds to me like the sizer is a little large.

As long as you get a good tight crimp on them, they should do fine. Obviously these are the "rifle" checks. I'd rather have a shorter check than a too long check.

What was length of the shank on...

I prefer to use my LAM and the Lyman gas check seater as it seats them on straight. I have just seated them and sized the bullets at the same time using my Lee dies and it works but they tend to...

I suppose I didn't word that too well. I was wondering if you had heated up the oven before putting the first tray of bullets in. I'll admit to doing similar, except I always preheat for a while...

I didn't think to ask how you do the PC thing. I stand every bullet up on my pan and silicone mat. My bases are flat and coated.

You mentioned when you shot those bullets before they were PC'd...

I use BB's and quite a bit of powder (probably a tablespoon of powder to start with) in heavy-duty Rubbermaid containers. I have a container for each color as I'm weird that way. After shaking, I...

I've never seen smoke before and I use a toaster oven from Walmart and bought my silicone mats from Amazon. Did you take the oven and mats from the package and go straight to baking?

Not that it...

I bought the 4 5/8" SS Bisley version a couple years back. I had some nicely figured Walnut grips made for it, spent some time on the internals for a nice pull, and put Bowen rear and Garza front...

You need to be gentle with them though as they'll tear, at least in my Lee dies. I run them down about 3/16" or so in my LAM to get them started straight then through the Lee dies. I've tried to seat...

I have not seen this myself. Not going to comment on whether PC is more accurate than plain lubed as each persons technique/loads/casting/coating is different. My go to accurate revolvers shoot just...

I think you're asking should you get a gas check mold or a plain base mold, not whether you should shoot a bullet from the gas check mold without the gas check installed?

I'm a big fan of gas...

I've done it and was able to compare just lube, PC, and PC and lube on the same bullets. Over a few sessions I shot the comparison and I seem to remember the PC and lube edged out the other two by a...

Agree with the advice given so far. I have a pile of Smoke's powders and also use Prismatic Powders. In my experience I find the more glossy the powder, the better the coating. I also mix some clear...

I've got 3 or 4 (don't remember exactly) of the BACO moulds and they'll cast closer than that. Now in my case, they casted better after a couple cycles and I used as close to a certified mix as I can...

As some have already mentioned, I keep containers with specific colors (heavy Rubbermaid containers) and usually keep very little extra powder in that container. This isn't done because I'm worried...

This happens from time to time. Folks doing their first PC will try to coat using a lower temp for less time while those that have been doing it for thousands (many thousands) of bullets have gone up...