Heat the metal with a hair dryer [dont let the wife catch you] It does a much better job. and I have put on as much as 8 coats, polish well with cotton cloth. when you are happy with the color get...
Type: Posts; User: ramhunter
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Heat the metal with a hair dryer [dont let the wife catch you] It does a much better job. and I have put on as much as 8 coats, polish well with cotton cloth. when you are happy with the color get...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
my local shop calls me when they have a couple buckets nearly full
Cost = 1 dozen doughnuts
WHOA you know you are a serious cast boolit guy when you reply from the hospital...
best of luck to you on your recovery.
ramhunter
Forum: Cast Boolits
I got my NOE .434 235 RF the other day and had to try it out. very nice easy to use mold..
made 100 on the first run. now waiting for my sizer to show up.
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I'm shooting a/c wheelweights from a lyman #452460 with 4.5gr 700X. no leading and I'm still learning about the pistol. shoots low so i'll be working on the sights this spring.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Go on down to your local auto parts store and pick up a quart of 5-20 mobile 1 synthetic motor oil.
it should last you for a while....
ramhunter
Just loaded up some #452423 boolets. sized .452, loaded in hornady +p 45 acp cases with 5.5gr unique. its a bit cold up here but I might get out and try a few tomorrow. oh yeah 249grs with my wheel...
I got some really good info from this thread, so how about we keep on topic and knock off the drama ??
ramhunter
Forum: Leverguns
Thanks for the replys
not sure if I'm going to modify the lifter but I just might..
thanks for the GB info John.
I'm probably not going under 250grs for bullet weight. Where I live we have...
Forum: Leverguns
Thanks Larry
that's the kind of info that I'm after. I do have a lyman 429244 and just cast a few yesterday to see how they look. its snowing like mad here at the moment and I work for the next 2...
Forum: Leverguns
Cast bullets in the Browning b-92 44 mag ?
So, I have read pretty much everything I can find on the B-92.
Now I just have one very simple question .
Due to the large bore and maximum COL...
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 |