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Surely, you have been traveling through Gods country.

that's some concise data NSP... for a (cough cough) just load it and shoot kind of guy. LMAO

If my Ole' Dad were still with us I wouldn't be here askin' questions. Consider it an honor.

hornady 8th
lyman 43rd & 49th
various powder manufacturers data

debating on getting...
Lee Modern Reloading
Lyman Cast Bullet
Lyman Pistol & Revolver

hiya Ed,
Thx for your respnse. I cast a few fresh samples and these HP's are dropping at +/- 0.494" in length. Using the formula you showed (why didn't I think of that?) I calculated there to be...

bump to not get lost in the shuffle

Started making test dummies in 9mm. Thanks to this great forum I have eliminated the brass swaging of the boolit using a 38spl expander and a light taper crimp. Now on to the real question.

Eriks'...

r5r, codger, dan
I really hate the idea of replacing it. They just don't make equipment like they used to.

I have tried wire wheels and acid. The acid worked for short period but the problem...

Summers over, work is slowing down, and I am riding my bike less... Time to fire up the lead pot.

Still grit in the bullets.
So I set a crucible on the hotplate and melted some of this annoying...

Ajay,
Another vote of encouragement from me. I read every article posted here. Several times I've read the whole thread from start to finish.

Got hulls, wads, primers, balls, a real bullets... If...

All great advice guys. Lighter loads will be in the making. (woohoo! another new mold!)

Just wondered if there might be some merit in the heavy load in Lyman manual.

I am picking up a 380 pistol in the next few days and was looking to see what reccomended loads would be. The 49th Lyman Handbook shows loads for a 120grn cast projectile. (Lyman #356242) It's a bit...

I think we both missed it. As Ajay stated, "for one hour only". (posted @3:01pm - edited @4:01pm)

Here I go thinking again.
I got fed up with the temerature swings of this olde lyman pot and build a PID. Besides the pots mood swings my lead thermometer was reading almost 100* below true...

I have been doing it with Federal & Winchester economy target loads but have not tested them yet. You need to work the crimp with a rod to get most of the rolled edge out.

longbow,
At this point I just want to check for signs over pressure. Will be doing a full 1 oz. slug and maybe a 3/4 oz. while I am at it. Gotta make time to get to the range and pull the trigger on...

Hicks,
I thought that might be the case. The wax keeps the energy in a single mass until it hits it's target. Could be there are some uses for this.

Longbow,
It's all good. I am planning on...

Right or wrong I have started converting some of this Federal and Winchester economy target shells to slugs and in the near future probably #3 or #4 buckshot. Reading this forum I have found a great...

OK. So let's forget whether I am melting shot or casting from ingots. I have a boat load of 12 & 20 gauge #7.5 shot target loads.

With the todays prices on ammunition I was thinking of just...

I have been seeing all over youtube that people are cutting open shot shells, mixing the shot with wax, and pouring mixture back into the hull for a poor mans slug. I paln on trying a few.

Here I...

David,
I would never consider smelting 280 lbs through a 10 lbs furnace.

Is this tan residue a normal occurance? I had asked this in the equipment forum with no responses.

runfiverun,
I cooked it out as suggested. Fluxed with saw dust and everything seemed normal. Continued cooking while I lapped a mold and when I looked back at the furnace there was a ton of hard...

Thanks for the help guys. So the phrase of the day is "when in doubt, cook it out". Is there a specific temp and duration?

Pops always pressure cast so that is how I have been doing it. I tried...

I neglected to state that the 3.5 lbs of tin was added to 280 lbs. of alloy.

I used one of the alloy spread sheets available on this sight for my calculations. If my WW's are what is listed in the...

I see the pictures of everyones home cast soldiers and mine fail completely in comparison.
Will mine shoot? Hell Yes! Am I being Anal? Hell Yes!
Olde Dad would say they were functional... but I was...

I can't say that it fizzed like alka-seltzer but the solution became a milky in color.