Thanks - it is a M1935 Beretta from 1958 that was absolutely pristine and unfired listed as like new & it definitely was. It is of course steel framed, and the springs are incredibly strong, so the...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks - it is a M1935 Beretta from 1958 that was absolutely pristine and unfired listed as like new & it definitely was. It is of course steel framed, and the springs are incredibly strong, so the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I've looked until I'm blue in the face trying to find any mention of 312 Diameter 94 Grain Lead Flat Nose in the 32 auto. I recently bought a box of Meister 500 out of frustration trying to find 74...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Ordered 10 lb from DudaDiesel & going to clean a ton of brass - love new ways to do things!
But Love Life, she must be one helluva woman! :lol:
Let me ask one more question about this (and other) molds. I was reading another post, and the poster said that he uses this bullet in his 303s sized to 314 and his 30-30s sized to 311. 311 I can...
I'll just run them through my 312 sizer, lube & seat the GC & see how it goes. Long time ago when I started all this, I bought a .357 sizer for 38s, and it always worked fine. When I realized what...
A while back I bought a Lee C312-185-1R (advertised as for the 303 Brit) mold to use for my 303s and a 30-40, and I cast a batch but haven't sized them yet. Yesterday I miked them and they are sure...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I bought one of the brass knobbed bolts 8 or 10 years ago someone was selling on one of the forums - really well made, with numbered graduations. While the thread pitch and tolerances render it less...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Since this thread has been re-charged, I thought I'd chime in. I cast my first bullets ~1971 but never had the benefit of such an excellent source of info as this forum. :drinks:
The article...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Thanks Dale - that is a gold mine. I'll eventually get around to reading all of the articles. One on obturation and expansion left me wondering if another explanation of the hard cast slugs being...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
malpais mike and Big John made good points. 1) Midway Mold Drop-Out eliminates any sticking problem (and can be use as bullet lube - I've used it on pistol and rifle slugs with excellent results). ...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I used to used pure wheel weights for bullets. As I learned over the years, I started adding 50/50 bar solder to the alloy in "eye-ball-park" amounts, and started dropping them into a bucket of cold...
Thank you one and all - I think I will opt for the Cabine Tree Dual Purpose Tester. It appeals to me... :cool:
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
My high number RIA was around $400 in 2001. Anyone remember what the NRA sold them for in the mid-late 50's? My friend's dad got him one & removed the firing pin (we were around 10-12 years old). ...
You've planted a seed in my fertile brain - I recently found out one of my forebears was Col James McAlister, who served in the Revolutionary War. What better reason to acquire a period muzzleloader...
What's the consensus ;-) on hardness testers for alloys. I know there are different types for Brinnell and relative hardness but have never researched them. I have been casting for almost 40 years...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
The height at which you load will affect whether or not you need the strong mount. I did not get one because I use a low bench and sit in a rolling office chair ($1.50 at a surplus store in...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I got a set of Lyman 45 Colt dies with a carbide sizer in the late 70's, but I really didn't like the way it left the brass indented just above the web. That's what your seeing: the carbide sizer is...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Mine go in the Luzianne coffee can (yes, can - it's that old) with all the other scrap brass and then into the bigger can and thence to the scrap yard. Brass all, and though price is down now, it...
Forum: Military Rifles
I don't recall exactly what I paid Tony Pucci a few years ago to barrel/headspace my CMP M1 receiver & VAR bbl & 2 bolts, but it wasnt that much and was well worth it and then some. I am...
Forum: Military Rifles
;-)303Guy,
Lead slingers in the states have long used 2 grooves for cast bullets with superb results. Lyman manuals used to mention it, and the NRA has recommended it also. There is less...
Forum: Military Rifles
Jim,
The B-Square mount attaches to the rear sight base after removal of the rear sight (thus not permanent). I have a VZ-24 that shot a one-inch group from the bench at 100 yds with a hot handload...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I have had good luck with a 60-75 watt light bulb touching my RCBS Lubrisizer for a few minutes - gets a little bright, but it works.
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Gents,
Whew! That's quite a bit to digest. But I would like to add one I didn't see: aerosol graphitic, as in some of the mold release agents sold by Midway, Dillon et al. I read about it some...
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 |