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Visit NOE molds.

You will find push-thru sizers and special dead-accurate gas-check seating tools there.

They have various 25 cal bushings, you may find just what you need.

This is a 100 yard group of 4 (the big holes) I made just 5 hours ago, with my Marlin 1894 in 41 Mag, a cast boolit from NOE and a Pat Marlin 0.007" thick Aluminum home-made check. William Receiver...

I just seen a main UK dealer wanting £77.80 for the 44 and 45 Lyman checks.

That's $102.86 today.

Soon, they will be worth more than their weight in Gold, if they are not already ;-)

Gator,...

I find many checks come off when pulling GC'd boolits.

Easy to get the checks out, push them on one edge with a thin nail to tilt them, then grab the tilted-up edge with long nose pliers or...

Great little boolit in the Marlin 218-Bee

Second vote on the NOE 460-405-RF

In my JM-built 1895, I size to 460 and lube with Ben's Red, I use a Lee Collet-Style crimp. I use those big wide-bored RCBS Cowboy Dies to seat such...

For plinkers and because I am busy, I buy checks that are made by others using a Freechex.

They work well and are great value.

For my own use in target competitions, I use Pat Marlin checks I...

I use this mold a lot.

Get it hot on a hotplate before you start to cast, hot enough so the sprue plate will sizzle if you touch it with a wet tip. And make the alloy good a hot too (I pour pure...

I still pan lube now and again. I had that same problem, the bullets were too cold and/or the melted lube not hot enough.

Try warming the bullets to hand-hot first with a hairdryer, and when you...

I found using 38-55 Starline brass a very easy and clean process.

Makes just terrific brass for the 32-40.

They look good, way better than my early attempts.

Do try the 7/8th oz Lee Slug too, a number of my buddies who shoot slugs with smoothbore, insist they are WAY more accurate.

I have an 1881, but the Light-Frame Receiver in 32-40 WCF. My most accurate rifle to this day, a joy to look after her for a while...

Can you take a chamber cast using CerroSafe alloy?

The PB (Plain-Base) checks made by a PM CheckMaker die have to be tried, they are just excellent and do open up a new life for old PB molds especially. I have to admit, for casting up for casual...

I sometimes use a hard alloy but when I want to use a PB check on them I make sure I apply the check immediately after the boolits are cast. Immediately, soon as they are cool enough. I never get...

I still have some, they are very old and now have age-spots like I do..

They were beautifully made.

Old Lyman v Hornady

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Can the home-made checks have some process applied to form on them a crimp-edge so they 'bite' in and stay on like Hornady? One for you toolmakers to think about? Even something that has to be...

You can cast hard-alloy round balls like Buck is, but don't run hard alloys into a cold mold or let the sprue harden, as Alu RB molds are very thin and fragile at the opening and can be ruined...

+1 That is a great boolit.

I drive them as fast as regular gas-check shanked boolits. Just be sure to crimp the the PB checks on when the boolit metal is at it's softest, eg immediately after casting or immediately after...

I have a few makes of lube-sizers. The only one I have that has correct alignment of the centre of the die with the centre of the top-punch, is the Saeco-Redding.

A plain flat top-punch for all...

218 Bee, pretty much same costs as Hornet

Yes, the 17's use even less alloy, but I can't even see 0.17 boolits these days, far less handle them with ten thumbs..

Done investigating, the Chamfer blades do trim down..and down...and down...

I no longer own it.

Returning to the old Lyman Trimmer, slow, but I get brass all the same and the length I...

Yes, I think your method might work.

I pulled the Cutter out with the Chamfer Blade trio in, held a case against it, the Chamfer Trio are cutting, not just chamfering. Wonder if the spring...

Motard - thanks for helping. The Instruction leaflet supplied doesn't make it clear to do this at all. In fact, I followed the Leaflet instructions and also the Lee Precision Website video on...

I tried the already over-trimmed 30-30 case and see if the Lee QT was nearing bottoming-out.

Nope, a few more kranks and we're at 1.985" and it STILL wants to trim the neck down even more.

At...