Howdy Neighbor
Type: Posts; User: nun2kute
Forum: Factory Rifles
care to share specific notes on your load
Forum: Our Town
they say 21 days to make or break a habit
hardest part for me was 4 days in 2002, but i still want one occasionally
dont do it, you'll be glad you didn't
Forum: Special Projects
It's BEAUTIFUL ! (anything else i think is unimportant)
Forum: Swaging
I believe Dave C. has a calculator to predict jacket/core weights ??? anybody got one ?
Forum: Casting Equipment
substitute that valve for a pivot, add a pour spout to front/back and a long handle for control. pour it out like the 1/4 yard cement mixers. any way you go, keep us posted. preferably w/pic's
Forum: Casting Equipment
thanks for sharing, there are other aspects of reloading/casting that I would prefer to skip and/or do differently. but that doesn't mean its uninteresting to read about, to see and understand how...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I sure hope you don't let all that closed mindedness stop you.
how long ago was it the "idea" of powder coating boolits was a "bad idea" ? NO ! its not for everybody, but neither is ________ (a...
Forum: Our Town
my great father liked pegboard, me not so much. made mine all from re-claimed wood with dados and used BLO for finish. if your building your shop new, the French cleat system has the added benefit of...
Forum: Cast Boolits
as long as you spell that with a D and not an R, your not doing anything wrong
Forum: Swaging
hollow point, open tip, spire point ?
getting wrinkles ? I've not tried the mag brass, but the LR brass is real easy to wrinkle if it doesn't have lead behind it to help mash it over the ogive. the...
Forum: Swaging
i'd like to know more. is length of the jacket the only issue your having ? what are you trying to make. what's causing you fits ?
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I could see converting those to 300BO, but you dont really need brass for reloading 223 do you ? NOT worth the effort IMO when 223 is so abundant. way easier options. Trade ! with someone near you, ...
LOL :lol: But you WAS "a slick paper patcher" for a minute. Got you heart rate elevated, stimulated the neural connections in your brain, opened you eye's with excitement !
That's what it's all...
Forum: Swaging
Gew has it true. it's the silica, or whatever they put in (inside) the primer that causes problems. lots and lots of washing helps but No matter how you decide to deal with it, sooner or latter, it...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I couldn't find a sticky on this subject
you should run for president, i'm think'n
not sure why this is so fascinating
if my body were in better shape, i'd be running with this too
thank you for...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
very interesting
you've hit the size/cal. on the money
how close are the weights of individual bullets
Forum: Swaging
FWIW, Dave claims to be making the equipment for ALL the BIG NAME bullet Mfr's. If any other shop is making such claims, i haven't heard of them. I cant speak for that, but i'm smart enough to know...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Hello, I'm Kuster, I'm a brassaholic.
I'd say i'm rite next to Burnt Fingers, LOL. And every time I see this topic I have to laugh at myself. when I first started reloading, I saved everything to...
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 |