I have never had any problems with ss pins and dish soap the brass is clean and smooth is all I'm after
Type: Posts; User: bimus
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I have never had any problems with ss pins and dish soap the brass is clean and smooth is all I'm after
I started using BE-86 when looking for 45 ACP+P loads for a UZI it just would not run the load I found to be the best was 200 grain lee cast wheel weights and 7.3 grains BE-86 from a 16-inch barrel...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I have not bought ammo or brass for years the only reason I ever bought guns in 40 S&W was because I picked up so much brass off the ground and with picking up cheap lead where I can . With primers...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I'm sure glad I did not get a mini lathe three years ago I almost did. I ended up with a 9 x 48 Southbend Junior the thru bore is only 7/8 there is plenty of room between centers 36 inches I found...
Forum: Our Town
Years ago I worked as a mechanic on trucks and equipment and a traveling carnival brought in a truck and ride I worked on it for almost a week when they came to pick it up they brought quarters in...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Casting with my son in the shade under a tree on the grass with the Lee pot when a large green grasshopper fell in from above it emptied the pot.
The Speer manual I used in the 80's had loads for pistols using round balls. In a rifle firing a buckshot-sized ball, it would be interesting to see if a magnum primer even gets the ball out of the...
I have seen 45-70 405 grain cast go through an Elk end to end with no problem.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have been using an electric scale I bought from Cabela's maybe 20 years ago and found it likes to sit in one spot and not be put away and be kept level I made a standout of 1/4 plate with carriage...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I have carried the Uberti 1860 army in 44 cal for about 30 years hunting small game and just carrying in the woods and I like everything about it no complaints at all haven't even looked at other cap...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have cast the 155 grain C312 Lee and shot them in an AR and an SKS no problem in either.
I had a Savage bolt action 30-30 that also liked that bullet.
The SKS has a gas port that is very easy...
Forum: Gas Checks
I have had no problems with sage aluminum gas checks mostly used on 30carbine.
Forum: Boolit Lube !
What works for me is to rinse out an empty tube of toothpaste and melt the Crisco on the stove then pour it into the tube put the cap on and let it cool when you use it there is always a small amount...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Casting and reloading is a great time spent with my kids and grandkids it's quiet and a good time to talk.
Forum: Cast Boolits
One weekend in the 80's my girls were in junior high and there girl scout trip was a bust so most or all of them stayed the weekend in that time they casted just over 5000 rounds .
I think the spay RCBS sales work better than anything I have made or bought over the years once I bought some lube from Cabela's ended up pulling the carbide insert out of my die.
Forum: Gas Checks
I like using the aluminum beer cans that look like bottles they are twice as thick as the regular cans .008 .
I'm mostly use them on 30carbine with Lee 120 grain cast at 1800 FPS my maker is a Pat...
Forum: Swappin & Sellin
I can fit 200 once fired US made 30-30 brass in a small flat rate box send me a PM with address.
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
I have used what was called press and seal it was like plastic wrap I would lube the bullet 58 cal and set it on a piece of this press and seal twist the top so the bottom and sides were smooth I...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
In a 45 colt 7.3 grains of Unique with a 250 grain cast bullet with a 4 3/4 barrel chronograph at 639 and 609 FPS .
The same load with a 7 1/2 barrel chronograph at 718 and 734 FPS.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I like BE-86 in 45 ACP +P loads with 200 or 230 grain cast bullets that run very nicely in a UZI I don't use these rounds in my other 45 pistols .
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 |