I've burned through more than 4 lbs of it in the last several years. I believe it was formulated to compete with VV N320, if memory serves me correctly. It is very consistent and mild shooting. I...
Type: Posts; User: LaPoint
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I've burned through more than 4 lbs of it in the last several years. I believe it was formulated to compete with VV N320, if memory serves me correctly. It is very consistent and mild shooting. I...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I was at my LGS today. They had a few Alliant powders. I was looking for Sport Pistol, they had two 1# containers and would only sell me one. It was $44.99. They had a moderate supply of the...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
This week I have bought Federal SPP for $79.99/1000. They had CCI for $74.50/1000 but they would only sell 200 at a time. That is much higher than I'd like to pay but I doubt the prices will drop...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Finster101- Have you tried turning the shaft by hand? Does it just need some lube?
Forum: Our Town
I just bought a thousand Federal Champion SPP for $69.99 today from Running's farm & fleet. They also had CCI SPP as well as a few large and small rifle. I believe they also had large pistol...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I haven't had to clean lead from the bore of any of my guns for many years. About two years ago a friend's son told me that he thought the barrel of his S&W 4506 was ruined as he couldn't see any...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I like the idea but my experience with PVC is that it will shatter with a significant impact. I doubt you'll be hitting the sprue plate hard enough to crack the PVC sleeve though. I would think...
Forum: Our Town
I also have fond memories of 'helping' our son make his pinewood derby cars. The middle school and high school where I work has huge shops. They just increased the size of all of their shops. They...
Forum: Our Town
Is the fire contained yet? I saw the report on YouTube by Blancolirio. Looked like it was headed towards the coastline.
It was -19 degrees F. this morning and we had received about 4 inches of...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Here's another thread from this forum on Win 230P
https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?340176-W-230-p-powder
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Rfeustel, I sent you a PM. Not sure if I did it correctly? Did you receive it?
Forum: Our Town
The Thirsty Pagan has good pizza a great beer.
Forum: Our Town
Lloyd Bridges?? Don't you mean Mike Nelson. :bigsmyl2:
Forum: Our Town
Thanks Dogchaser37 & Megasupermagnum for discussing the Pressure Trace system. I have looked at them but haven't been willing to spend the $$. I think that you may have pushed me over the edge. On...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Glenn-
Your project is very interesting! Please keep us updated, maybe even start a new thread? I don't have an opinion, even an uneducated one. on which one is stronger. Possibly do a small test...
Forum: Our Town
JTknives - Congratulations on the birth of your son!! Sending prayers to you for your wife's recovery and future good health. My wife had severe preeclampsia with both of our children during her...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
harringtondav,
I sent you an email. I think I can help you out.
LaPoint
I doubt that Law Enforcement will go away from semi-auto handguns for several reasons. They are easier to train non-shooters to shoot accurately. It takes more fine motor skill to reload a...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I wonder how the cerro-bend would work for making dropped lead shot?
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
We do the same with chicken and turkey. We often will make stock and freeze in in resealable plastic bags. I like to add the stock when making gravy. I put it in beef gravy as it mellows the...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Bread board prototyping has now become Amazon boxing? Your project looks very good!
Forum: Our Town
That is a beautiful 45! You are very fortunate. Just enough wear so it won't be a safe queen.
Forum: Our Town
My wife & I each bought a sleeve of CCI #400 SRP for $5.99. Limit of one sleeve (100) per person per day. They also had CCI LRP #4 BR for $9.99/100. Labor day weekend I Checked out Scheel's in...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I made one from an old brass cleaning rod. I only had the one section of the cleaning rod so I chucked in the lathe and cut the threads off of it and then epoxied it to a large wooden ball. ...
Forum: Our Town
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I was cleaning parts of my reloading room that haven't been touched in 20+ years and came across some ammo and magazines for my grandfather's Win Mdl 10 in 401WSL. I believe the last...
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 |