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New to this.....tried some silver vein from Eastwood.
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Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
257533
New to this.....tried some silver vein from Eastwood.
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
What cartridge box is that? Awesome groups for 200!
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Yep, life can sure take some unexpected turns. Bernie was there a couple weeks ago. And yes, they are a great group of guys to shoot with! PM sent.
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Michael,
I have shot a few, around 20 or so, looking for a load for my 40-82, 14.5. twist green mountain. They shot extremely well in one of the loads! I was a little worried, however that these...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
This sounds like it could be the problem. I will do some experimenting!
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I meant empty the casting pot, sorry.131750131751Here are the 2 consecutive bullets I referred to above. 720 deg, using the pour method above, tried to do everything exactly the same. This doesnt...
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It is a Brooks. 440 gr. 40 cal. It came with a sample bullet, and one in the cavity, which I didn't remove until just before casting. It was well packaged, and the sample must've been cast shortly...
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This is a brand new mold, is there a break-in period before they start turning out consistent results? Maybe some time required to burn out all the oils and stuff in the pores of the mold? I seem to...
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I marry the ladle and mold, slowly rotate 90 degrees to level, about 3 seconds to get to level. Hold the ladle in position for about 3 seconds, then pour the remainder of the ladle, (which started...
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Here is a pic of good one vs bad.131686
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They drop from the mold nicely, consistent weight, and surface finish is great except for one side, where all the blemishes seem to occur. Some of the bullets, right after I flux and scrape off the...
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I was shooting for 20/1, had a pretty clean mix, but added some plumbers lead and a corresponding amount of tin. Boolits are sometimes dirty looking, kind of frosted in one spot(consistent location...
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