I have no real use for lino or lyman#2 although I have some on hand. All bullets that I cast are with clip on ww, and are water dropped. I tried adding 50% near pure lead and a little tin to bring it...
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Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I have no real use for lino or lyman#2 although I have some on hand. All bullets that I cast are with clip on ww, and are water dropped. I tried adding 50% near pure lead and a little tin to bring it...
Forum: Cast Boolits
https://hodgdonreloading.com/rldc/
Go to pistol section and use 158 grain bullet data/loads.
Forum: Leverguns
RG1911,
You need a gas checked boolit with that much rl7 powder. You are pushing towards 2,000 fps with your top loads. Clean the leading from your barrel, and use a load that gives you 1200 to...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I think 405grain has the answer.
Make up a dummy round with your 356'' bullet and plunk test it several times. Check for shavings. I doubt you will see any. Next try plunking a 357'' then a 358''...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Are you getting lead shaving when seating the round in the chamber, or when seating the boolit into the cartridge case?
Forum: Cast Boolits
Changing the seating depth will not stop it from leaving a ring of lead when the round is fired.
Your boolits diameter is too big for your chamber throat. What is the sized diameter of your...
The throats on my 2022 cattleman measure 0.366''and are made to Uberti's specification. It will not shoot boolits without severe leading of barrel. It shoots jacketed ok to 30 feet, but nothing I...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I prefer the old style hexagonal style locks. Given a choice of the new gear type rings, I prefer the 90534 finger tighten. The type with the allen screw are difficult to use with the plastic wrench,...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Bring the pot temperature up to 625-630F, and hold it there. Then flux well. Anything that will not go back into the mix, scrape it off. You probably have too much antimony in the mix. Try casting...
Forum: Cast Boolits
It depends on what lead alloy you will be using. Spring back is a factor. I would not start casting until I had the firearm in my hands.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
lee inline feeder is what I use. Works great.
https://leeprecision.com/inline-bullet-feed-kit-35cal
Forum: Cast Boolits
I don't understand how the word eieio came to be pronounced as farm.
Forum: Cast Boolits
It appears that Vihtavuori powders that were once considered expensive, are now the same price as most popular powders.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Most powders from my supplier are 39.00 to 45.00 per lb. Alliant Reloader 16 is 75.00 per lb. plus shipping etc. Unique is 55.00 per lb.
I have a good supply on hand, and will not pay these prices.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Same thing here. Lee pro 6000 and a cz75. Can not chamber .358, but .3574 works like a charm. MP mold 125 grain round nose. 4.5 grains Unique.
I only have 1 Uberti, and that's a 357, 3 click late 2022 production from Taylors. It has .366'' cylinder throats, which is no good for lead bullets. The grips fit proud. Rough forcing cone. Shoots...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Just use a regular cast bullet and squash it in a vise, or give it a tap with a hammer on a flat surface. You only need to expand the bullet a couple of thou, then drive it through the barrel and...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I had my pins move on my mp mold. I got it too hot.
Get the mold hot again and tap the pins back in. Don't do it with a cold mold.
The 629's weight especially with loaded chambers absorbs recoil very well. It feels more comfortable than my 9mm CZ, and a lot more accurate as well.
629 at 25yds, 3'' to 3.5'' 12 shot groups, that's with bad eyesight. Bear creek bullets 205 rnfp, .430'' over 9.7g Unique, or 13g Unique for a hand stinger.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I see now. You have .361 throats, so those bullets will not work. You will lead up the barrel within 2 cylinder fills.
I have an uberti 357 with .366 throats, so cast boolits are out. Berry's...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Your cylinders, that is cylinder throats, are larger than .358 if the bullets you have are actually .358. Find out what the size of your throats are, and get the correct size bullets.
What is the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Would it be better to ream a 22lr chamber to fit the cartridge, or would a 22 magnum be a better starting point?
Do you think chamber wall thickness may be a problem?
I think that cartridge...
Forum: Leverguns
They are generally the best bang for the buck, especially if they are rifles with octagonal barrels. I have found them to produce the best accuracy of the '94's. Most of them have a collectable value...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I don't lube. I now wet tumble with pins in a wash and wax solution. When dry, cases size easily, with the added benefit of oxidizing protection during storage.
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 |