I'll just pick up a pair of Lee's and modify then. Thanks.
Type: Posts; User: MrXrings
Forum: Casting Equipment
I'll just pick up a pair of Lee's and modify then. Thanks.
Forum: Casting Equipment
Will the Lyman 4cav handles work on the 2cav. molds? Any issues? Thanks.
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I'd check my scale with a bullet of known weight, maybe it's my eyes or camera distortion but those bullets don't look quite right. Have you mic'd them?
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Sounds like there's a few bullseye shooters in the crowd. It takes quite a bit of practice before a decent gun becomes a significant limiting factor. The human part of the equation is so large. I'm...
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Getting more expensive as time goes by though.
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Thinking some scotchbrite by hand, I've cleaned a lot of cast iron engine block surfaces that way. Plastic shouldn't damage cast iron. Could use a little ospho also.
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Looking at past posts you seem to be an intelligent guy, should I clean it or make them eat it for selling poorly stored goods? I'm on the fence. What's the best method for cleaning it up? Thanks.
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Tried cleaning it up with some WD40 and a rag, very little rust came off at all. Would try a pencil eraser but I don't want give them a reason to deny my return. Imagine these are stored in a...
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Bought a new Lyman 358429 recently from midway and when it arrived it had light surface rust in the cavities(4 cav), Being new to casting is this acceptable? Rust is covering 30% of the surface....
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You probably can on a lathe, I own one but don't think I'll be spending time trying. I'm sure someone has.
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Didn't Oehler stop selling to the public a while back?
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Have had a shooting chrony for years and it's been fine. Have managed to hit the rods a few times, it's much easier to do than you think. Mine has the remote display which is nice to have. Can't...
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Sound like the thermostat isn't quite right.
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These will be launched from single action revolvers that one could say aren't state of the art either but to me quite fitting. The two just seem to go together especially the ruger 44 spl. The colts...
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Meant that in a good way. There were some issues, new mould and all, but some pretty impressive bullets dropped out of it. Up to this point I've been casting .38/357 in Lee TL moulds. These seem like...
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Cast my first 429421's today, I have to say some pretty impressive looking bullets. Had one cavity a bit sticky in the 4cav mould and the crimp groves didn't fill out very well but I'm impressed. Got...
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My Lee mold cast them large also, I just ran them through a 358 sizer, no big deal.
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I use one for checking mold temps when preheating, most of the affordable ones are calibrated for dark surfaces and only give you surface temps. anyhow. I already had one for other purposes.
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Do the Lee sizers just swage the bullets down or do they trim the lead off. How about the other brands like RCBS and Star?
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Another noob question, do most the large manufactures swage their lead bullets instead of casting them? I take it this process is somewhat like a forging and the lead is formed into bullets by...
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New to casting but using the same mold and pot as the OP. I heat my molds on a hot plate and keep track of their temp with a infrared thermometer, I've found about 400deg mold temp and lead at 700deg...
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Thanks for the replies, thought it made sense.
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I have a TC Renegade in .50 and picked up the Lee combo mold for the REAL bullet and RB. I have fired store bought PRB through it already but wanted to cast my own. Question is if the round ball is...
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I'd sure hate to get hit with a wadcutter in forehead. I can picture it.
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 |