Many thanks for the information.I was wondering what I had stumbled upon in My Dads reloading box.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
Many thanks for the information.I was wondering what I had stumbled upon in My Dads reloading box.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Just seen this thread But I came across a Lyman All American 2 Die Rifle set 30/30 Winchester Deluxe. The set is new and the sizer die is marked Lyman 30/30FL and the P-A seating die is marked LYMAN...
No; I would not say that it is cleaner burning than Red Dot with the light charges. As I got away from the cowboy loads it was as clean as Red Dot.
Doc
After testing various loads with American Select , I have come to the conclusion that it is very close to Green Dot. Clean burning, softer recoil and report.Went a bit over 7.0 g in my guns with no...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I use a lot of it in my 45 colt chambered Rossi and Winchester Carbines. Meters so poor I weigh my charges and I use it on the warm side where it develops its best accuracy for me. Very sooty at low...
I have loaded up a few rounds in various powder weights using my scale, for chrony testing tomorrow I Hope!
I am using all Winchester brass for this and I will confirm it takes up a wee bit less...
Thank-you kindly for your replies; I will start with Red Dot data and weigh my charges till I come up with a load that works in my guns.
Doc
Perhaps some of you folks can give me direction on reloading the 45 colt Ruger revolver and a Rossi carbine with Alliant American Select powder. My cast bullets are RNFP flat base and come out at...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
2 lbs of 800X and 1 lb of American Select. Now all I have to do is find some 45 colt loads with the AmSEL. Trying to find Red or Green Dot here is pointless
Forum: Factory Rifles
Thank-You Kindly Randy for the Great reply. I am not much of a fan on the factory front sight so I am looking at that Red Lion indexed front end with a couple of rails for a Red Dot or Holo Site and...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
32 Special : Showing the 30-30 How It's Done since 1901
I sold my last 30-30 years ago when I found in my opinion the 32 Special was more cast friendly.
I kept all my 30-30 brass and just ran it...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Thank-you kindly Love Life for your insight. I will look for that mould. I have a ME 09 125 RNBB I was planning on using.
All help and advice is greatly appreciated
Doc
Forum: Factory Rifles
Thank-you kindly Gentlemen; the range closest me will let me have all the 9mm brass I can find so that's a big help.
You fellows are right on diameter. On another forum here in Cast Boolits on 9mm ...
I have a magma engineering mold - Me 09 125 RN BB that I will give a try . It "should" work .
Thank-you Gentlemen; Mine is the Glock model and I picked up another Glock mag after reading numerous posts about problems with Korean mags and the "Glock" model Sub 2000. Too bad Mec Gar doesn't...
Hello All: May I ask " What a really accurate load 9mm cast bullets with a Kel Tec Sub 2000 carbine?.
Just purchased one of these and it seems that the vast majority of owners and the Kel Tec...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Good After Noon W.R. ;
Thank-you kindly for replying to my post. I will surely take your advice, I have been researching this on my own and with the cost of components for the 9 mm versus the cost...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Good Day Folks, I have just purchased a Kel Tec Sub 2000 in 9 mm. I would like to shoot cast in this gun and have gotten a bore diameter of .355 as best as I can see.
Is there anyone who can...
Forum: Leverguns
"I can't speak of any guns made by Taurus [I can but only badly]"
Sounds just like my gunsmith a retired army armourer . He calls them "disposable"
Doc.
Forum: Leverguns
Yes knockin Rossi's on any forum can get downright ugly; Ha ha . All I know is I've never stoned polished sanded ground on any actions; or changed magazine springs followers spring kits sights or...
Forum: Leverguns
+ 1 goodsteel; I have Winchester 73's ; 86's, 92's and 94's . The 94's are pre and post 64 in several calibers, and I have had excellent service from them.
I'd rather a post 64 Winchester 94 than...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Got Lucky on 3 lbs of 3031; 2 lbs of 800X ; and 1 lb Red Dot
Good for a bit on 32 special and 45 Colt.
Doc
Forum: Leverguns
What I read:
Winchester has recently admitted on its Facebook page that 2013 will see Model 70 rifles assembled in Portugal instead of South Carolina. Winchester states that the change will allow...
Forum: Leverguns
I don't know why our St. Louis Mo shooter is so hung up about what country I dwell in to keep harping on that fact and after all I did say I was sorry for Rossi"s poorly made junk and I will most...
Forum: Leverguns
[QUOTE=robertbank;2742175]Yuo some of us are brave and not real bright. Every year one or two Canadians get murdered down there. It is kind of like a lottery. You win if you get back home safely....
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 |