Jammer,
If I had file maker, I definitely would have gone that route. I too prefer the One True Computer. I've still got some tweaks to make on my cloud version, including figuring a way to auto...
Type: Posts; User: SGT Singer
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Jammer,
If I had file maker, I definitely would have gone that route. I too prefer the One True Computer. I've still got some tweaks to make on my cloud version, including figuring a way to auto...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I'm not sure if this is the correct part of the forum to post this, but here goes- I invite the admins to move it if necessary.
Anyway, over the last several years, I've moved a lot, and have...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
As usual, such good advice! I hadn't really considered the type of lube/ velocity issue that dromia and curator raised. I kind of like to duplicate classic military loads correct for a given rifle,...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I'm trying to track down a tumble lube style mold for my Enfield. I want something in the 200 gr. range, GC. I've seen the NOE .314 205gr., which seems like a good way to go, but I'm wondering if...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Thanks to all for the replies. I'll just keep it simple and go with the separate seat, then roll crimp option.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
So I just ordered the Ranch Dog Factory Crimp die for .44MAG. Having read the info before I ordered, I see that it cannot be used for .44SPL. So, my question is two fold:
Does a factory crimp die...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Um, yeah, my bad... It is a ten pounder... not sure why I wrote that.
Snuffy, thanks for the tip. I think I was getting so focused on my casting that I just wasn't paying attention to the sprue set...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Snuffy-
Do I just need to let the pot cook longer to stabilize the temp?
Right now, I'm setting the thermostat around five and just letting it come up slowly. But by the time I get to the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks for all of the valuable and helpful input. I can already tell that I'm going to get a lot of joy, and the good kind of frustration out of this. I know my pictures are kind of lousy, I only...
Forum: Cast Boolits
So six or eight months ago, while deployed overseas, I decided that I was going to take up bullet casting when I got home. I began by pouring over this forum, trying to soak up all of this amazingly...
Forum: Our Town
My tastes tend toward shooting and politics, and less toward hunting. If that suits you, the following have not yet been mentioned:
Stopping Power by J. Neil Schulman (eBook available here:...
Forum: Our Town
This is one of the reasons I've taken a real liking to this forum. In addition to the wealth of knowledge and experience, there's a whole lot of great stories to be told, and I sure do appreciate...
Forum: Leverguns
In addition to the various chemical recommendations posted above, I've had great success with bore snakes. They're washable, reusable, and instead of using 743 patches, you just run the bore snake...
Re: 9.3x62AL "What Mike said, for sure.
I am quite fond of my CZ-75B in 40 S&W... MUCH cheaper than SIG, a little cheaper than Glock. Utterly, totally reliable for me--over 2,000 rounds fired,...
Forum: Our Town
Hi everyone. I've been pondering getting in to casting my own for, well, quite some time now. Over the last month or so, I've been lurking on this forum, and learning so much valuable information. ...
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 |