Unfortunately it is gone for good, banned by the EU as well as a few other very popular powders...... :(
Type: Posts; User: sh00ter787
Forum: Leverguns
Unfortunately it is gone for good, banned by the EU as well as a few other very popular powders...... :(
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I do what Grmps does, towel in a shallow pan, then fill with water. Cools ingots down nicely with no chance of water bubbling - just steam!
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Fantastic, didn't realize that these were usable, just ordered one :)
That was the range I was looking to start with for 2400 (22-24gn) do you feel the filler is needed or just for peace of mind?
Thanks again, Ballistics - very interesting about using a wax wad as a pseudo check, I have never heard of that before, will certainly file that away for future use :)
I will just see how it goes...
Thanks for your input, I had a hunch it would be along those lines with regards to the pressures, good info to know :)
Great replies, I really do appreciate your time, I'm glad it appears to be a...
I have just put some money down on a Chiappa 1886 (26" oct barrel) hopefully it will arrive from Italy in a couple of weeks.
The 45-70 is a new cartridge for me to load. I have been looking on the...
I have recently been loading for a 20" 1873, 8.5gn of Unique gave me best groups at an average of 1097fps, 6.0gn of trail boss gave almost same group size @ 878fps.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I wont post links to data as that seems to have been covered fairly well, however I have had a bit of experience of some of these powders.
GM3 - Used it solely for .38spl when I used to shoot...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I did my first couple of batches the other day, no fussing on purpose, I just chucked a couple of handfull of boolits into a tub, cup full of the white bb's (only ones I had), couple of spoons of...
Forum: Our Town
I attended a PSG course recently, the first time I have had formal training in (oh dear) about 15 years...
Very pleasantly surprised that it was clear, concise and comprised of a lot of "look, here...
Forum: Cast Boolits
as others have said, light wrinkles might indicate the mould still not quite clean (i normally am satisfied after 2 or 3 casting sessions with a new mould) the pic on the right though i would say is...
Forum: Cast Boolits
8.5gn of unique is what i use in my saiga's with the C312-155 gas checked, acceptable accuracy for me (1.25" at 25m)
I cant think why they would cause leading, like i say im a total n00b with shotgun loading! Its only going to be target shooting, not much in England that needs 00 ;)
Pb2au - with regard to 00 im not bothered about terminal ballistics, its purely whether I will encounter leading etc (told you I was new to 12g loading!) I was not planning on wd the slugs, as...
I am just about to start loading for 12g, primarily it will be 00 and Slugs (Lee 1oz).
What would you guys recommend as to the hardness of 00 and Slugs? I have read that 00 needs to be water dropped...
if all of that is lead, then i would heat that mold up a lot then "brush" off the lead, maybe judicious use of a torch for stubborn bits
Forum: Our Town
A clean of the contact part of the blades with vinegar should also work :)
Forum: Cast Boolits
The NOE spitzer 129gn is a great boolit, or the Lee Harris design
i wouldn't do anything to the pins or cavity's.
from what i learnt with my first hp mihec mold....
use a hotplate, get that baby hot, use the lube that came with it.
then cast! if it isnt...
Forum: Cast Boolits
the whole tear gas gun thing is laughable, but then again so are the suppressor rules etc in the states - in the UK (dependant on Police force) suppressors are actively encouraged! almost everyone i...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Being in England, 95% of the bullets that I dig out of the sand at our range are lead, not jacketed. No matter when I dig the resulting alloy works out at about 14bhn when air dropped and I very...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Just to throw in my 2c, I have 2 saiga's, one a 16" and one a 12". The 16 has a step in the chamber, the 12 does not.
I can understand how a stepped one would appear to be a hindrance, but I can...
Thank you Larry, like I say the plan is to get some Bullseye. I've loaded a handful just so these little boolits can make their way down range.
Will get Bullseye before next outing :D
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 |