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230 grains in the .357? That is one huge boolit, Hamish.

Is it a square ingot? You may have Ajax Bull Babbit, which was a lead based babbit. Check what you have versus the old ads in this google book: ...

I just used a piece of bailing wire wrapped around the tc and run under one of the pot lip screws. Quickly adjustable and you can tip the whole apparatus out of the melt if you need to.

I personally use the Lee 120TC, standard lube groove model. My Polymer80 loves it and I get a pile od boolits fast. I also love my Mihec 6-cavity, but it is a 32 SWC that my Tokarev likes.

I've noticed that if I switch to another tab for more than a few minutes, the unread count drops unexpectedly. Doesn't change the threads being marked as containing unread posts, but a bit strange.

Same advice I got a few years ago. I went with a stainless steel stock pot and kept the enameled one for cooking. This winter I got a cut off propane tank that needs its first run.

And another thought. You don't need a slick-sided boolit to use pc. I pc several of my boolits and I only have ones with standard lube grooves. I like them because they are so versatile, I can use...

I think I see some dings around the pin in the top of the photo that may allow some lead to get by.

Were uou using the Makarov die as a push through or with a normal shell holder? Point of using it as a push through is that it sizes all the way down to the rim. If you don't have the bulge buster...

I used to use the Herter's copy of that scale, same finish and everything. Didn't realize it was oil dampened until I gave up on its long swing time and bought a used Ohaus 505. I've since sent it...

This table has all the Lyman/Ideal moulds that I have ever tried to look up. It even has moulds that haven't been made for decades, and some sort of picture and average weight for each. ...

I've loaded my Yugo TT with the Lyman 313249 and the Mihec 314-98 SWC with good accuracy. The SWC cut a clean hole through the broken skillet I found on the berm. I also want to try the NOE 315-89...

I just checked my dummy in the die box, and for my dad's Security-6 I seat it until the crimp groove just disappears and crimp into the driving band. Your mileage will likely vary.

Good to know that a 3 1/2" shell won't hurt the gun, just me. For the record, I didn't expect the Limbsaver would make a huge difference in recoil, I bought it mostly to increase the length of pull,...

I have a Pardner shotgun I purchased from a gun show. It started life as a youth model .410 (at least that's how t came to me). I have aslo fitted it with a second-hand 12 Gauge barrel with a 3...

So, recently I purchased a bulge buster kit and a 9mm Luger FCD. I've had a few 9mm cases that had given me some trouble, presumably all range pickup brass. So I go to push a piece that refused to...

Some sort of gallery bullet? The lack of vent lines suggests an old mould. Never seen one marked like that.

You didn't ask, but my 16 gauge Foster from Lyman mikes at .653" with a .487" hollow cavity from pure lead. That's .012" undersize, but it fits reasonably well in a 12 gauge shotcup. Until there...

Depending on the diameter it drops, and the diameter your .45 Colt needs, a 215 grain should do just fine. I would use data for a similar profile 225-230 grain boolit to account for the hollowpoint....

That's about the weight my 312-155 R Lee boolits come out as. The heavies are better with that fast twist that AK's and SKS's have.

Larry and Run, I am interested in both. Could you post links if either of you do post on the subject? I just checked both forums and was unable to find either. Thanks!

Depends on a lot of factors. What are you hunting and at what kind of range? Weight also can make a difference. The WFN style does tend to pack more punch, but there are definately times when a...

I've been thinking of getting a copy of the 3rd ed Cast Handbook from them for a while but haven't gotten around to it yet. Good to see that so many have already given Cornell such high marks.

My Yugo SKS is the type with the flip-up night sights, the Radium paint style. The front does not glow anymore, the phosphor is likely "burnt out" from the radiation, and the paint from the rear...

"Boolits = as God laid it into the soil, Grand Old Galena, The Silver Stream graciously hand poured into molds for our consumption. . . Bullets= Machine made utilizing Full Length Gas Checks as to...