I have a Henry X Model and a Marlin 1895 lever actions. I am shooting a 350gr LFN gas check bullet and I have to seat .10" deeper for them to cycle. Book says to seat at 2.55" and I have to seat at...
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Forum: Leverguns
I have a Henry X Model and a Marlin 1895 lever actions. I am shooting a 350gr LFN gas check bullet and I have to seat .10" deeper for them to cycle. Book says to seat at 2.55" and I have to seat at...
Forum: Leverguns
Might take scope off and try a red dot, just to see if that helps. I have another spare scope, but it is another old Weaver just as old, about a 1978 6x. Hoping for warmer temps and less wind and...
Forum: Leverguns
I will sandbag the toe of the rifle and hold by hand in rest, no straps. I will have to wait until it warms up, today was 10 degrees and strong wind. Next week it might be back to 40 degree. I will...
Forum: Leverguns
I put an old Weaver 6 power wide angle scope on my Henry 45-70 X Model rifle. With it strapped down in a rifle rest it is shooting 1st shot dead on target, 2nd shot is 2" high, 3rd shot about 6"...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I loaded 10 rds using the NOE mould, bullets were PC'd OAL was 2.49" and lever would not close on either the Henry or the Marlin. I loaded 10 more rds with bullets sized and lubed on RCBS lube/sizer,...
Forum: Cast Boolits
been working and had to hold off playing with this bullet. I managed to find a Henry X Model 45-70 and was compelled to snatch it up. I tried the LBT 350 gn and it did the same as the Marlin 1895,...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I sized one bullet to .4585 with a Lee sizer. I made a dummy round, seating to the crimp groove and tried it it the 1895LTD. This was a plain no lube, no PC bullet. It almost chambered, but the final...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have found an RCBS 405gn mould and boolits also a Saeco 405gn spire point, both are gas check. I have not used them yet as I found an ice cream bucket of bullets from each mould. I have no clue the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
i was putting 3 coats of Hi-Tek on. There is a difference between Hi-Tek and Powder Coat. Hi-Tek goes on as a liquid and is a thin coat that can take as much as 3 coats for complete coverage. When I...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I got the 460-350- RF mould today. It's profile is definitely slimmer in the nose. I will cast some this next week. Does 48 gn of H335 sound like a good start?
Forum: Cast Boolits
H335, never tried that powder. I have an old can not sure how much is in it. 44Blam do you have a starting load for 350 gn lead with H335? Are you using standard length brass? I have a lot of...
Forum: Cast Boolits
i ordered a 460-350 RF 4 cavity gas check mould from NOE. I hope that fixes the problem.
Forum: Cast Boolits
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Not sure if these come through, but to me it looks like the flat point on mine is wider and less curve to the ogive. I loaded 10 rds with 27gn of A5744. I loaded 4 in the tube and...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have a new mould that casts 350 gn flatnose gas check .460 bullets. I tried seating at 2.55 OAL but they will not chamber in my Marlin 1895LTD. The lever will not close all the way. I was using new...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
shot 10 rds with gc's and 10 without from 50 yds 6.1 gn of Unique for a start load. Gc's shot 6-8" high but good windage 4" group. Without gc's was terrible, shot high, keyholed, 5 on paper, 5 high...
Forum: Leverguns
out of my Henry X, the 44 spl without gc's keyholed badly and only 5 out of 10 were on paper. The 10 with gc's printed about a 4" group, no keyholes, windage was good but shot 6 to 8 " high. This was...
Forum: Leverguns
My .44 X Model has taken everything I have fed it in both 44 mag and 44 Spl. I am feeding it cast .44 from an old 240 gn RCBS SIL mould. With wheel weights it is throwing 250 gn. Groups are 2 to 2.5"...
Forum: Leverguns
My .44 X Model has taken everything I have fed it in both 44 mag and 44 Spl. I am feeding it cast .44 from an old 240 gn RCBS SIL mould. With wheel weights it is throwing 250 gn. Groups are 2 to 2.5"...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I have been wondering about this also. With shortages on everything, I bought a bunch of .44 Spl brass instead of waiting for .44 mag to come in. I was thinking of loading the .44 Spl without GC's,...
Forum: Leverguns
Jon B, does your modified Arsenal 41-220 Keith-SWC / 41-205 Gr SWC feed well. I am looking for a better bullet than my old Lyman 210 for my new Henry BBS
can I run 45-70 brass if I hand feed instead of using the tube feeder? Will the cases fit the gripper things?
I just got a new LBT mould, 350 gn LFN GC. I cast around 100 + bullets yesterday, PC'd, gas checked and sized today. I am shooting them out of a Marlin 1895LTD, bullets are sized to .460. I am not...
Anyone have experience with the Lee Automatic Production Press? I am sure it will handle .38/.357mag/.357max, .41 mag, .44 mag, 7mm TCU, but will it handle .308 Win, 30.06 or 45-70 Gov? Has anyone...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I used to GC after powder coating but ran into problems with GC's falling off. I had several boxes of Lyman and Hornady GC's from early 1980's. I switched to Gator GC's and put them on before powder...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I cast around 600 .41 cal bullets using a Lyman mold. I gas checked and sized using NOE .411 size bushing. The mix is straight wheel weight. After sizing I powder coated, I measured today and they...
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 |