Haha... I tried for years to describe this method of counting/sorting pistol brass in messages on forums. A few years back I videoed myself sorting/counting 9mm brass and put it on YouTube. Here’s a...
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Haha... I tried for years to describe this method of counting/sorting pistol brass in messages on forums. A few years back I videoed myself sorting/counting 9mm brass and put it on YouTube. Here’s a...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Only if he’s loading a rifle caliber... Sounds like it may be a 9mm pistol caliber (.357) in which case running an expander would require you to either using a combo seat/crimp die or run the brass...
Forum: Cast Boolits
What are you loading?
On rifle calibers I normally use an M die when I need to expand the case mouth before seating a bullet.
The powder funnel on a Dillon 650 is used to expand (aka bell) the...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I’m not positive I follow your math but to be clear, I mentioned that I only coat in bulk. I would never consider coating a batch of bullets less than 45 lbs. Again, that’s just me. I’ve never really...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Did you just say, “I stand up my cast pistol bullets”?
I “dump” my cast bullets into a five gallon buckets, “splash” in some Hi-Tek and swirl for 20 seconds before “dumping” them onto a tray. ...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
For me this is the primary difference between the Hi-Tek and Powder Coating process. After doing the Hi-Tek process for a number of years I don’t even consider coating a “batch” of bullets until I...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I’ll second just going straight to the Master Caster if you can afford it. As long as you feed it clean lead, you’ll cast perfect bullets the first time you use it.
1. The Master Caster is...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I thought Hi-Tek was manufactured in Australia.
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Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
It’s Hi-Tek for me. As long as you can follow instructions precisely and have a convention oven that can maintain a precise temperature, Hi-Tek is faster for a large volume of bullets.
For me, a...
Forum: Casting Equipment
If you have different weights and/or profiles of bullets in a single caliber with different lube groove setups multiple sizing dies of the same size would be convenient. I always hated plugging and...
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
I'm hoping to get an updated McMaster Carr parts list for the lastest (as of 2019) Hatch/Wyman design for automating my Master Caster. ***Note, my goal is purchase a Hatch panel to run the MC but in...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I’m in a similar situation as you. I’m a competition shooter and I cast all my bullets on the Master Caster.
First thing to know is that the Master Caster is exactly what you think it is. After...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I was quoting Missouri Bullet Company’s claim that their 92-6-2 alloy is 18 BHN.
https://missouribullet.com
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Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Most commercial bullet casters sell “Hard Cast” Bullets. This is 92-6-2 alloy and the hardness is 18 BHN.
There are exceptions such as Missouri Bullet Company which sells “Hardness Optimized...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Has anyone ever sourced these tappers? They look like some sort of solenoid with a pretty long travel.
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I had the slide on my CZ milled for an optic and moved from production to carry optics this year. It’s fun but I’ve struggled to fully adapt to the dot. I have learned a few things:
During the...
Forum: Our Town
As others have said, the effectiveness of antennas depend on where you live and your elevation but in general, you’ll get your best results with a large directional antenna (yagi)
Here’s a link to...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Nope. WCC 9mm is good brass but you’ll have to swage the primer pockets.
IMT, Ammoload, FM and Maxtech 9mm brass have steps in them to prevent bullet setback... They go straight into the recycle...
I’ve been loading cast bullets in 9mm for a while. I’ve loaded and fired tens of thousands cast/Hi-Tek coated over the past few years alone. I’ve learned a few lessons along the way.
The plunk...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Competing in USPSA and Steel Challenge. I cast all my bullets and coat with Hi-Tek.
Currently 9mm and my CZ’s love them.
Forum: Casting Equipment
I would like to know the answer too but I think the answer is going to be more complicated. Notice that there are a couple of popular auto drives that use stepper motors but they use gearing to...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
If you mean Winchester WSF, it’s a pretty good powder for 9mm. Some people swear by it.
I’m currently using WST for 9mm (WST is a bit faster powder). WST isn’t necessarily recommended for 9mm...
I have a pistol that’s Factory designed to shoot this ammo. It’s an STI 2011 Trubor. In USPSA we call it 9 major. I load HS-6 under a 115 grain bullet and get just under 1500 fps (172 Power Factor)....
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Most top USPSA and 3 Gun competitive shooters attitude is the more time practicing/shooting and the less time reloading the better.
I can go to any local match and point out a dozen competitors...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I use my Star Lubri-Sizer to size my coated bullets. Works great. Mine hasn’t seen lube in years.
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 |