Yikes! Sorry to hear of the bluing and all. I just use the old fashion copper chore boy strands wrapped on an old bore brush to take any lead out of the barrel.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
Yikes! Sorry to hear of the bluing and all. I just use the old fashion copper chore boy strands wrapped on an old bore brush to take any lead out of the barrel.
Forum: Casting Equipment
Depends on what lead the sizing die was specific for when designed. Additionally soft lead will size smaller than harder alloyed lead mixes.
Forum: Cast Boolits
May need to increase lead temp about 25 to 30 degrees and/or create a large sprue puddle on top of the sprue plate to get it hot enough to keep the lead flowing into the cavity prior to solidifying.
Forum: Cast Boolits
May think about a tuft of Dacron filler on top of the 4198 powder before seating the bullet. Makes for more consistent ignition of powder which makes for better groups.
Forum: Cast Boolits
1.60” coal is long for this bullet. Maybe 1.160”?
Forum: Cast Boolits
Powder charge looks to be within reason from the several manuals I’ve looked at as well as checking online at Hodgdon. What was your COAL? This bullet along with short throats on barrels these days...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Looks like there may be some good expansion at the head and then a ding likely from the ejection port making things look worse or more bulge than what there is.
Seat to the crimp groove and work up your loads looking for appropriate velocities for given powder/bullet combination.
I kept the factory sear in my 10mm XDM and simply put in the striker safety lever and trigger to remove the long trigger pre-travel/take up on the XDM trigger. The Ultimate Easy Fit kit comes with...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
With Hi-Tek, once I put the boolits in the convection oven I look for the temps to get back to 390 degrees and then I start a 10 minute timer. I have the oven set for 400 degrees with a PID unit. ...
Forum: Cast Boolits
There is either powder coating or hitek for coating. I did both and preferred hitek coating. Nice looking pills!
The springs will reduce the pull. I have an xdm 10mm that I put in the PRP Ultimate Easy Fit Trigger Kit and liked how the reset was reduced to virtually no take-up and then I worked on the trigger...
If thinking about a Lyman, RCBS or mold then one could go with a custom/semi custom mold as the price is nearly the same however you can request exactly the diameter you want. Arsenal seems to be...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Barrel length is something to consider as most test barrels are not 2.5". Around 30 to 35 fps can be lost per inch of barrel. Running H110 in a short barrel may give you quite of a fireball so if at...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Within 50 yards with appropriate load workup you won't find much difference. I will say though, some designs are "easier" to find accuracy and are also more forgiving with finding the right bullet...
Forum: Our Town
Life full circle. Welcome aboard the silver stream!
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Always someone who can't resist being overwhelming helpful.
beppe:
Is this a new press or have you been using it for a while without issue?
Forum: Our Town
I do, I do....................... :lol: Nope just a dream.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Designed a WFN over at accurate molds that is running at 192 grains or so with WW alloy. I push with max charge of LongShot or have even pushed to 1200 fps with 2400 powder before. Run pretty much...
Forum: Casting Equipment
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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 |
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GC | Gas Check |