If the burn rate changed would that cause recoil to change?
Type: Posts; User: pdragon
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
If the burn rate changed would that cause recoil to change?
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Yes, we are looking into that and going through the mechanics again. It is hard to be a spotter and a coach at the same time.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
The wife and I shot a BPCR gong match this weekend and she had one round hit her pretty hard.
I was on the scope and it did impact quite a bit higher than the rest in the string. The only difference...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks guys, my friend has been casting for years. We shoot sharps and rolling blocks in 45-70 and 45-110. He had a Lee pot that appeared to crack and allow some “insulation?”into the melt. After a...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks Loren, I thought it was too cold also.
I am not sure where he is getting the dirt from. Any idea how to clean the alloy. He fluxes with candle wax.
We bought tin and he is adding to get...
Forum: Cast Boolits
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A friend is having problems. This is a Lyman 457125 alloy is 20-1
Lead is isotope containers. Thanks
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Thanks for the Id. I knew this was the place for good info. The knowledge available on castboolits is amazing.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Ah, another genuine whatzit. I believe I have a few of those in a different model around here somewhere. Aren't they are also called "junk *********" lol.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I am always amazed by how much steel can stretch.
Any ideas on what sort of rifle this came off of. That extractor cut seems
To be in a strange place.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=519094715
I saw this on gunbroker and was wondering what this thing might have come from. Thanks.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Got burned this weekend. We were out of town and hit some garage sales,saw some candle holders that had a sticker that said "pewter made in India". Was in a hurry gave $3 for two lbs of some kind of...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I have read this thread from the start and now am looking for pewter in my sleep.[smilie=6:
Anyhow, thread got me to finally come out of the shadows and join in on the conversation.
After a week of...
Forum: Our Town
Well, after lurking here for a number of years I finally decided to sign in and say hello.
The info I have gleaned from this site is simply amazing. I want to say thank you to all of the people on...
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 |