Well mi eral spirits have been working. It was on my table, furnace, floor, tools, and all my trays. Thankfully trays were all from the dollar store so they are cheap to replace.
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Forum: Boolit Lube !
Well mi eral spirits have been working. It was on my table, furnace, floor, tools, and all my trays. Thankfully trays were all from the dollar store so they are cheap to replace.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Thanks for the comments. The whole thing was not that expensive, infact the tool box came off of FB marketplace, and the table I got the top off of came off of Craigslist. As an aside, the legs...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Here it is, butcher block to wthflush install inline fab dock.
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Forum: Boolit Lube !
Thanks, I will try the hoppes. The melted lube got all over the bench I cast on and the top of the furnace I use for lead. I have a second smaller furnace I use for pewter thankfully. My...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
So I melted down a bunch of lubed bullets I had and without going into to much detail I created an unbelievable mess. Any suggestions for cleaning up lube would be great. I think it was mostly...
Forum: Cast Boolits
So I have about 15 Or so pounds of of lubed cast bullets I would like to melt down. Can I Just put them all in my pot at the same time and let the lube burn off? I am nervous about adding them to a...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I was doing a quick batch before dinner and I got a visit from the tinsel fairy a little cup must have had a double wall, heard a sizzle sound, took a set back and then ther was a pop and there was...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
None of the local scrappers will sell to walk in people they wholesale it all out to the big smelters. It's kind of annoying. But what can you do.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Is your chiappa proofed for smokeless?
Forum: Casting Equipment
Yeah, that is my plan. I am making a smelting pot from a stainless keg that I have, and I picked up a Lyman big dipper kit for cheap to do all my tin and pewter in.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
My stash of lead is not where I would like it to be. Out of desperation I bought wheel weights at $1 a pound. I iam planning on hitting up a few rural scrap yards this Friday to try and get what...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Mostly from a set of pewter silverware
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Forum: Casting Equipment
First time pouring lead, house dint burn down and I am unscathed, so I will call that a success.
Forum: Casting Equipment
Finally got to the first melt tonight. Just did it to do it and clean up the old lead I received.
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Forum: Casting Equipment
Well I scraped it down and washed it out. It was mostly mild oxidation and a ton of dust/ dirt.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
My goal is to be around 1300-1400 fps with cast boolits, not Hardcastle in the 405 to 535 grain sizes. General shooting with the 405 and get into some long range stuff with the 535 at some time.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks guys, I think I will just get separate molds. I don't need to over pre
Thanks guys, I think I will just get separate molds.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I am trying to figure out if I need 2 different molds for 32-20 and 32ws
Forum: Cast Boolits
Is it reasonable to size a bullet now on a regular press from 321 to 312?
Forum: Reloading Equipment
This video seems to have some good info in it on setting it up. https://youtu.be/YK-1xTzCYv4
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Thanks guys, of the dies that came with it, about 3 are sets i need. I do still need 45-70 dies as well. I have been accumulating the dies I need as well. It came with 5000 primers as well, 3000...
Forum: Casting Equipment
After reading all this, I may have found a use for all the commercial small stainless kegs.
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Just got my sample pack of black, clear and yellow green from smoke.
Forum: Casting Equipment
Thanks guys I just wanted to make sure I did not have to worry about some weird reaction.
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 |