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I want to load a bunch of 00 Buck loads using IMR 7625 powder
I had a few loaded last year, and I cannot find my Load data book, that I write my loads down in. (wife finally moved out, and the...

Even though,during testing with these WAA12R wads,recovered wads ,had the petals ,folded back,or ripped off totally.
But,of the 4 types of wads tested,They gave the best accuracy I have a homemade...

I have been using the WAA12R in a AA hull,with 7625,and stack 2 per row,and the 9th sits on top,and am using PVC sawdust,as a filler,so the crimp does no fold in.
The recovered wads are screwed up...

First try RCBS,the pro melt 20 is the same furnace,different color.
I had a 10# lyman pot,bad thermostat,lyman said they were no longer made.( tell me another one!)Then who make the ones for the new...

Wads are cheap,but like everything else,it is $7.99 for a bag of claybusters,and $18.00 for shipping forUPS.
I bought (Years ago) a wadcutter,that goes in a drill press.
I used to get cigar boxes...

That is for Remington blue hulls,not for Win AA hulls,so it still does not help,but thanks for trying

I ran across a retired FFL dealer,who has a garage full of stuff yet.
He has a Case of WAA12R wads Winchester brand,the ones the 525gr sabot slug fits so nice into.
BUT,he wants $20.00 per bag of...

The Lyman manual only gives a SR7625, and 4756 loads for AA hulls ,Win 209 primer,and WAA12R wad.
Around here,IF you can find a pound,they want $28.00 to 32.00 per # for it.
I allready have 8# of...

I built 2 double sided racks to put on our club range,under the roofs,we shoot from.
I was all proud of myself,as they would hold 16 rifles/shotguns,Untill someone tried to put a ruger 10-22 in...

You did not hear about the homeless guy in Florida (Southern US State) who ate the face off a man who was trying to get away from him?
Zombies ,is also a generic term, used by doomsday preppers in...

I am a FANATIC,about checking the chamber of every gun I take out of the safe,transport to the range,with slide locked back,check again,before putting in case ,to transport home,clean,or wipe off...

Speaking of the EPA,an old army buddy,works for a company,that has [I AM TOLD] a permit,to dredge sand from the Mississippi to help clean the shipping channels,as this lessens costs for the Army...

Yes it is a 7.62 Nagant.
The revolvers cost around $100.00,and with all steel construction,I consider a bargain.
They have a V mainspring,and it works both the trigger,and hammer.
The trigger...

Grounds;
When i run the pot down to app.1/3 left in it, is when i add more lead.
It melts a lot faster when you add more lead .
And I am definately goung tp use a snovel next time.

When I process wheel weights,I first phisically sort the weights,in a large wood oval salad bowl,a handfull at a time,and use a dial indicator magnetic base,to pull out all the steel weights,and the...

I use the Marvelux [sp.?] brand casting flux.
I use a stainless teaspoon,and stir,scraping the bottom of the pot as I stir.
I usually use about 1/2 tsp. It either turns dark color,or is dragging up...

The WAA12R wads are straight inside from top to bottom.
The claybusters taper from top and thicker at the bottom, so when you load lyman sabot slugs,they push down into the wad,and put a slight...

I use a 1/4 cocker.
I have no idea what brand it is,someone returned it to Cabellas,and I bought it in the bargain cave for 50.00.
It was rusty,and everything was rusted fast,and the paint was...

Another of our club members,has a ballistic program for metallic cartridges.
You can type in a caliber,bullet weight,,[cast or jacketed] and the powder,and it will give you loads for powders that...

Mossbergman;
I noticed no one answered your casting temp.question,so here is my 2 cents.
As far as I am concerned there is no ONE temp.for casting.
I use a pyrometer,and thermocouple for...

I tried the suggested dog toenail clippers on 00 Buck this AM. Good Idea !
I had to grind the front of them away some,to be able to get the strips in.
When I tried a utility knife,the balls would...

I ran my mold [Lee 00 buck] and I had a heck of a time with it.
I could not seem to get it hot enough.
When I would pour[Lyman 20# pot set as high as it would go] The first top row would fill,and...

I bought an old hickory mallet at a garage sale,that was app 3.5 in round,and 5 in high.
I bored a hole in the center of the end,with a spade drill,4 in. deep.and 12 ga. hull dia.
I just made a...

I ran out of WAA12R wads,and a search on here ,Guys were claiming they were using WAA12
white wads.
I tried these,and have not been able to get a good crimp. [I am using AA hulls]
I tried a bunch...

Also for a one shot job like this, you could use a low carbon steel, and us3e a case hardening compound, like Casenit.
Just heat it cherry red, dip in casenit, re-heat,and quench in water.