I'll be darned! For some reason I never looked on this forum for load data on my 124grn RNTL for the Keg of bullseye that I bought!
I got up to 4.4 grains, then 4.2, then down to 3.7 and now I...
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I'll be darned! For some reason I never looked on this forum for load data on my 124grn RNTL for the Keg of bullseye that I bought!
I got up to 4.4 grains, then 4.2, then down to 3.7 and now I...
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I love hearing about the european restrictions. It makes Commiefornia sound free!!! :veryconfu:bigsmyl2:
Same thing on this side of the pond, however. Incrementalism. How I detest that word. ...
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$40/k for small pistol primers here in so cal at Turners, and I hear $50 elsewhere.
I got 5k from Grafs but realize I should have bought 10.
In small pistol at least it looks a bit tough to...
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Thanks, ku4hx! My handles *did* pull out before. I'll stake them tomorrow before I try them out.
I took a minute to look at the instrutctions(these were a replacemnet set for some I'd returned...
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sigh.
I was afraid of that. I actually have a 6 cavity mould I haven't tried yet.
now where did I put the handles for it...
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heh granted, I take responsibility for messing a couple up, but this one, I don't think so.
My 124 grn 9mm RN TL 2 cavity mold, I'm running the spru plate bolt really loosey goosey becuase I've...
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Thank you so much for writing that up Bill!
Your effort has been a big help with this.
Actually I didnt realize you'd written that until last night. I've read it so many times I've got it...
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Thank you MTGun! I've read that many times but I'm going to do it again, as I'm certain I'll understand it better now that I've done some more R&D on these!
I wanted to do some shooting as I've...
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thank you blackwater!
yes, let me tell you,all this seemed completely mysterious even after reading tons of threads. I figured Id either sink or swim and just gave it a shot! :)
I did the...
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Thank you very much Heavy Metal!
I did the drop test, thanks to you all, and it appears that at 1.08 with the TL TC boolits, the TC would only drop in at .973 and the (excuse me for my...
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OK I tried some of the non-TL TC type boolits at the range sized to .358. No joy, tons of lead in the barrel. Those are now retired until I begin pan lubing.
I tried the drop test in the XD...
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Just a little update-I cleaned the ruger last night and got way more lead out of it than I would have guessed. I cleaned it up good enough and called it a night.
I'm going to size some at .358...
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I'll be darned thanks guys! I never would have guessed that the XD had a specific issue with feeding! Thank you Heavy Metal(and others)! Round sliding on top of each other during feeding sounds...
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(sigh) I knew I'd get the description of the mold wrong! OK here's the one I'm using:
LEE MOULD TL356-124-TC DBL CAVITY
https://www.grafs.com/pictures/128/lee90238.jpg
I actually have the...
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and thanks to y'alls suggestions, I'm getting much closer!
To recap, I'm shooting a ruger SR9C and a Springfield XD9.
I'm now using a Lee TL .356 125 grain 2 chamber semi wadcutter mould. My...
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Thanks gentlemen!
The lid will be the next thing I do. I never would have thought ob that.
Actually Im a hotrodder and all too familiar with removing broken bolts. I'll give it a try to...
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howdy! my name is john, and I live in los angeles. ive read tons about castingt in the forum, thanks you guys! i have a ruger sr9c. I was casting .356 round nose with a Lee mold and tumble...
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 |