I don't know what causes it but I had it happen on a fairly new Springfield Loaded stainless. The easy fix for me was to send it back to Springfield under warranty--on their dime. You may want to...
Type: Posts; User: Cmemiss
I don't know what causes it but I had it happen on a fairly new Springfield Loaded stainless. The easy fix for me was to send it back to Springfield under warranty--on their dime. You may want to...
Forum: Group Buy Archives
I think 170 may be a bit high. I just weighed the large cavity and penta which dropped at 142.6 and 151.8. Based on that I would guess the solid would be closer to 160 than 170 but I could be wrong...
Forum: The Captain
Kathie,
I think you missed my PM since I haven't heard from you. I need 2 boxes of range lead. Do you have stock? Thanks.
I've followed Kathie's sales for a while here and just bought my first lead from her. Like everyone else, I can only say it is a pleasure doing business with her. She sells a clean product, well...
I've been shooting the Lee 175 TC (it drops at 178 with my alloy) over 7.1 gr. of HS-6 out of a 5" 1911. It's moving in the 1025 fps range.
Forum: Cast Boolits
If you are only going to cast HG 68 clones the Star will be half the work once it is set up. All other lubesizers take more steps to size and lube a boolet. With the star you put it in, nose down,...
Actually, it drops at 170 gr. lubed and sized (.452) with my alloy. I've also loaded 8.7 gr HS-6 which feels a little hotter than the AA-5 I sometime use, but haven't cronoed it, and 4.2 gr Clays...
In a word--yes. Depending on your alloy you can get a pretty wide variation in weights. Also, for the price of a Lyman 4 banger (which you want to consider for a pistol) you might want to look at...
Forum: Cast Boolits
As a retired firefighter I can only add two things. 1. How many road signs have you seen shot up? 2. Murphy was an optimist.
Forum: Group Buy Results
Thanks Oreo. That will be my job for this week as I need to get casting for both my Miha molds and some more from the aluminum NOE .45s. The solder seemed to be building, especially on the NOE. ...
Forum: Group Buy Results
Okay, how do you remove soldering, I have two specks on the 360-640 and on another (not Miha) aluminum mold.
Forum: Group Buy Results
I want to thank Oreo and Miha for a great mold. Got mine today and have already cast a test batch. With my alloy, a mix of ww and range lead, they drop out at .403. The deep cavity is 184 +/- .3,...
Forum: Group Buy Archives
Mine showed up in the mail at noon today. Should be washed and heated once before sundown.
Forum: Cast Boolits
In a word, yes. It seems most reloading dies are set to open the case mouth for a J-word bullet. Those are normally sized at .400 while our cast boolets are sized to .401 or larger, so it would...
Forum: Group Buy Archives
Got mine in the mail this afternoon. Waiting for the pot to get hot and finish the honeydos.
Well, I fell in love with this beauty to the extent that I didn't even clean it up and started...
Forum: Our Town
Try mothballs or better yet moth flakes, if you can stand the smell close to the house they kept possums out from under my deck.
Forum: Group Buy Archives
Paid earlier today, now I'm waiting for 2 MP molds, this one and the 358640. Hurry up mail service.
Forum: Our Town
I stopped in to Gander Mountain (can I post the name?) in N Houston and found tons of shotgun ammo as well as some decent prices of range 9 mm, .38/357, and .40 S&W, but the only 10 mm was priced at...
Forum: Our Town
Can you PM me his contact info. Is the club PSC or the other one? Thanks.
Forum: Group Buy Archives
The check, as it were, (paypal) is in the mail. now the real waiting begins. I'm hesitant to ask about the .40 cal. HP but??
Forum: Swaging
I shoot an STI Trojan (about half the price of an Edge which is a double stack) and find it handles the 175 gr. cast Lee well. I had some problems getting the OAL right as the STI guns seem to have...
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
I think everyone who has done business with him has been very happy with his work. I know I am.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Go here: http://www.lasc.us/ read the Glenn Frexel manuscript found there then after you digest that you should be ready to cast.
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 |