Over the last year or so i have completely satisfied with the many bullets I've cast. I have used your advise and thank you all for it too. Only a fella who casts truly makes him own ammo and I have...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
Over the last year or so i have completely satisfied with the many bullets I've cast. I have used your advise and thank you all for it too. Only a fella who casts truly makes him own ammo and I have...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Isn't it great! you made your own bullets its a great feeling. In a year you'll wonder why you bought them at all and you can shoot all you want for almost nothing!!! You'll be scavenging Wheel...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I wonder if it wasn't some anti gun nut just trying to cause trouble for a seller. Costing the seller fees and time to sour him/her from using the system to sell gun related items at all.
Forum: Classics & Stickies
On October 23rd I lost a Glock 36 45 caliber pistol at the Charlie Elliot Wildlife Center pistol Range in Georgia in Jasper County. Serial # is GWB411 If anyone comes across it i would appreciate a...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Well I've been casting now for 10 months and smelted many pots of Wheel weights into shiny ingots to make more boolits. I've run 38spl and 45acp straight from the mold after size and lube with...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I own a custom Built 10-22 which is a tack driver. But my first Rifle a Remington 514 single shot bolt action that remains in my safe. It was my start in shooting. Mom used to take me to town once...
Forum: Our Town
With a teen in the house All are secure except one, my 45 it resides on my hip always
Forum: Cast Boolits
I've been shooting since 1974,reloading since 1992 and in the last 6 months decided to start casting at 51. I'll tell ya I'm having a great time casting and learning to perfect my skills at it too....
Forum: Cast Boolits
Actually the lead i used was in ingot form. Missouri lead? I think it is pure. I got 130lb's of wheel weights and am currently casting usable ingots they cools to a frosted gray color and appears...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Allright I'll see to it that my molds are hotter when I cast more in a few days
Forum: Cast Boolits
Sounds like sounds advise. I have located some very small tin ingot. I will attempt to adjust weight with it and see what I get. I've also located a deal on a casting thermometer since I'm in it for...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Its true I haven't read the stickies or older posts, I'll be into them soon. I grabbed my Vernier and measured boolit diameters and found most to be approx .450 to .452 The bulk of the ones I...
Forum: Cast Boolits
That makes perfect sense to me. Where would I acquire tin to mix with the lead that I have and what is antimony?? Pardon me I'm the newbie boolit caster and have many questions but I do appreciate...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have been looking through my reloading manual and see that unique is very good with many cast bullets. I will do what you reccomend and try hardness testing in a few days although I dont really...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I've been shooting for 41 years, And at 54 I have decided I am way over due casting my own bullets. Thought about it for years but today is the day. I have a Lee melting pot (bottom pour) Lee...
I've been shooting for 35 years, And at 51 I have decided I am way over due casting my own bullets. Thought about it for years but today is the day. I have a Lee melting pot (bottom pour) Lee...
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 |