Nice work. The reason manufacturers use special threads is the consumer has to return and purchase those specialized products from them.
Unfortunately this is first hand knowledge from a...
Type: Posts; User: bessemer20
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
Nice work. The reason manufacturers use special threads is the consumer has to return and purchase those specialized products from them.
Unfortunately this is first hand knowledge from a...
Forum: Our Town
I have westhertech and have no issues yet.
Forum: Casting Equipment
I bought a used shotgun loader missing parts and they sent them for free and even helped diagnose a problem over the phone. Thats why I always try to buy green.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I believe that lathesmith in the vendor section would also make you one.
Forum: Casting Equipment
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This has been the project for this winter.
Forum: Casting Equipment
I have had good luck with the cheap one from Walmart so far.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have shot several thousand cheddite primers through my perazzi Mx8 with no pierced ones yet. Also shot several of the Fed top guns or Estates without issue.
Forum: Cast Boolits
That is surplus Argentina made ammo from someone's stash.
Forum: Cast Boolits
My bosses saying at work fits "if you don't have a screw up every once in a while you aren't doing anything at all."
Forum: Cast Boolits
Another way to do this that I found was to use a kinetic bullet puller. Usually a couple of taps on a solid surface and can reclaim everything including the bullet.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I guess that I'm entirely too picky as I only load win brass for my handguns. I am also lucky that I sort brass for an indoor range and can trade in all of the other stuff. The win brass just...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
We have had the same problem with the rain here to. The lead is also laying thick and no one else seems to want it so I've gotten 4 or 5 5gal buckets full so far and more to go.
Forum: Our Town
I shoot at our range at least once a week and more when we have a match. If not for casting and reloading it would not be possible due to the expense of factory ammo.
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
I too just joined the club by buying one off of s&s here. Been looking and was going to order a new one this week.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I am also new to the casting world and have found a wealth of information here as well as patient people to help along the way.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I like my lyman molds as well as rcbs but haven't had the opportunity to try one from noe yet.
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
Thanks for all the positive advice. I will be ordering one here in a week or so and wanted to make sure it was the right step for me.
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
Is there a large learning curve to a star sizer or are they fairly easy to learn?
Forum: Cast Boolits
You plan trips to the range by when our cowboys shoot to pick up their boolits afterwards.
Forum: Helping Hands
30carbine,
Thanks for the info.
Bessemer20
Forum: Helping Hands
Fishman,
I would like one of your slug kits. As i am fairly new to this could someone point me to a post as to the proper way to slug a gun.
Thanks,
Bessemer20
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 |