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OK msinc, what do you mean when you say a 'Nitro Special' Lefever barrel is Lefever in name only?

Is it wise to form Krag cases from .303 British? Else nothing is close. Other than a slightly shorter case, any other problems?

Danke

I want to shoot black powder. I found a Rem 1889 in the back corner of a chicken coop long covered in barn dust and spider webs. Its got two hammers, a SXS of unknown chokes. Barrels are obviously...

Any suggestions on loads for the .40S&W using 700X (all bullet weights welcome). This is to use up 700X purchased back when Bullseye was hard to get. Loads will be for practice and fun shooting.

The flash hole cutter blade on my Sinclair primer pocket uniformer tool measures exactly 0.080" using a Lufkin micrometer. Of course, all sizes of American primer flash holes are standardized at...

Since 700X is now a Hodgdon powder, go to the Hodgdon.com website and navigate to the reloading data page. Choose your caliber and check the 700X powder box (along with boolit weight). Start with...

Thanks, everybody, for your insights. For those that say they 'push' the sprue plate open, how do you push open a hardened sprue? The rawhide hammer type seems bulky for my casting table. ...

Anyone use the wooden RCBS mould mallet? What are the dimensions? Weight? I've seen complaints about insufficient weight to cleanly cut the sprue with a single stroke. This complaint seems very...

I had the following private message:
[[[QUOTE=Grmps - Sat, 17 Nov 2018 16:42:50 +0000]I've been a little confused about this.
what size (sizes) NOE expander nipple would I need for a boolit sized...

For bedbugbilly:
The original problem was Lyman wouldn't sell just an 'M' die nipple - they wanted you to buy the entire expander stem! Since one stem fits all 'M' die bodies, I don't want to...

Anybody have some load data using 7383 powder with 250 and/or 275gr cast bullets (gas checked) in the 358 Norma Magnum? In fact, I'll take any powder loads in that bullet weight range. To be used...

Here's the correct answer.
Bzcraig is correct, wrench isn't. Bzcraig's explanation needs expansion. The Lee powder through dies are apparently somewhat caliber specific. If you try to insert a...

Sorry, I should have clarified. I don't use the powder through feature of the Lee die, only the expander feature. I don't quite understand Bzcraig's comment about the internal depth being...

Will the NOE (noebulletmoulds.com) expander nipples work properly in both the Lee universal expanding die and the Lee powder through die? They are sold/labelled for the universal die. Anybody using...

I hate to rain on this parade, but look at this issue from your pocketbook. I'd love to be rich enough to afford Barnes bullets of any kind, but I can't afford to buy these bullets and shoot more...

Revisiting lead removal...
There are a gazillion suggestions devoted to lead removal in gun barrels after shooting cast boolits. I have a different twist on this ancient problem: lead removal that...

Murf
Yes, it is a Merkel double rifle. The Accurate Molds model 48-510N costs $98 in Feb 2017. Thanks for the warning about press size!

Does anybody offer an off-the-shelf mold(s) for the .470 Nitro Express. I understand current Federal production ammo uses a 500gr jacketed bullet sized 0.475". Anybody handload for this cartridge?

Does anybody have a chart listing H&G cast bullets with the proper Lyman seating stem? I want to find the proper seating stem for Missouri Bullet Co #9 Clone (supposed to be H&G #7 clone). I have...

Goodsteel...so you didn't run the tests YOURSELF (from posting #86). Your data is therefore hearsay. I'm an American and can spell my name anyway I want. Tell your 'analyst' you want at least a...

Dear goodsteel;
What standards are you using to calibrate your Xray machine? I assume you are talking about Xray Fluorescence Spectroscopy. Are there standards available from the NIST (used to be...

An anecdote: My tire shop mechanics told me that this zinc wheelweight issue started in Europe. Apparently the greenies forced the European car manufacturers to develop tire styles/shapes that could...

Several jacketed bullet manufacturers that purchase bulk lead wire/ingots for their bullet cores show certificates of analysis as 3%Sb/97%Pb (antimony/lead). The antimony gives the lead core much...

It looks like fecmech is closest to the truth. I have some Western .38 Special factory ammo from the late 1950s and they have OAL of 1.530". This is the nickel plated brass, copper clad ammo (looks...

I'll throw one more log on the fire. The source of the 96/2/2 alloy isn't mentioned. There is the possibility that the alloy batch (or a dirty casting pot) is producing boolits with nasty...