I recently purchased a Lee single cavity mold 459-405-HB to cast a 405 grain hollow base bullet for my Springfield .45-70 Trapdoor Carbine. I cast a hundred bullets using a RotoMetals 20:1 alloy at...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
I recently purchased a Lee single cavity mold 459-405-HB to cast a 405 grain hollow base bullet for my Springfield .45-70 Trapdoor Carbine. I cast a hundred bullets using a RotoMetals 20:1 alloy at...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I recently purchased an RCBS Lube-A-Matic 2, RCBS .428 sizing die and Pro-Melt furnace. For my first attempt, my cast boolits turned out surprisingly well. But I do have a question that maybe you...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have an RCBS Lube-a-Matic 2 which requires a top punch. If I go with the Magma Engineering 44-200 mold, where do I get a top punch for it? It is my undestanding that Magma's Star Sizer does not...
Forum: Cast Boolits
After I am done casting a few hundred boolits, how long should I wait before I size and lube them? Right away are they softer and size better? A wait period for them to harden for better sizing? ...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Yesterday was my first attempt at boolit casting. I have watched many videos and read a great deal on this forum as well as others. I am glad to say most everything went well. All of my equipment...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I was just wondering what the best practice is for shutting down a melting pot. After I am done casting, do I drain all remaining alloy out of the pot, leave anything that is left over in the pot...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I am just starting to cast boolits and looking for some advice. I need to buy some alloy and right now looking at Lyman#2 type to start. There are many websites and places to buy alloy. If you do...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks for the reply. I think Rossi used to manufacture for Puma but they changed to Chiappa which is marked on my model. I did load and shoot 100 rounds that I used .427 200 grain RNFPs from...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I recently purchased a Puma Model 92 Bounty Hunter in .44-40 caliber. This is a replica of a cut down Winchester 1892 rifle and called a Mare's Leg. I would like to learn to cast my own bullets for...
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 |