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I have made "squirrel loads" for my 8mm Mauser using 00 buckshot and 3.0 gr. of Bullseye. Shoots sq. size groups at 30-40 yds.

I sometimes use a carbon arc torch for brazing, silver soldering and welding small pieces. Does anyone else use a c a t?

Good advice, my buddy and I set up our Chrony's one behind the other. Sometimes they agreed other times they differed by 50+ fps. So we don't know which to believe or even if we should believe...

Sure you can do it but I think I would also use several different grits of sharpening stones to keep the sides perpendicular.

It is pure copper powder. I would sell some how much would you want?

I have pounds of very fine copper powder left over from an experiment years ago. I am wondering if there is a way of copper coating, plating, or copper washing my 30 and 223 cal boolits? Any...

A buddy that owns a reloading business gave me a handful to try. He loads them into (I think) 5x28 rounds. As far as accuracy goes, all the testing is not finished yet. The next trip to the range...

Ten feet luckily it was not destroyed just disfigured. I use 1/8th" dowels for sky screen supports, have shot them out twice, now that I think about it I bet the gas checks did it.

I am still...

Copper, good solid crimp. Funny thing is I never heard of this before but the night before I went to the range I read a post about this same thing. I don't have a remote read out for my chrony so a...

I had only shot about 5 of my gc'd .223 boolits when I noticed this! One more inch to the right and it would have gone belly up. The dent is deeper than it looks. I think I am done casting and...

Not quite true. http://www.lawsonproducts.com/Lawson/Tef-Gel-PTFE-Penetrating-Gel-Lubricant/97673.lp

Last week as I was riding one of my old bikes the speedometer started squealing so I stopped...

I have been shooting my Marlin 30-30 with 110 g. copper plated bullets over 26 g. of H4198 at 2150 fps. The accuracy is astounding. 3 shot clover leafs at 100 yds. between barrel cool downs. It...

First time I used my chrony at the range an old timer suggested I use wooden dowels instead of the aluminum sky screen rods. Glad he did, I have shot them twice since. A hit on the aluminum rod...

Came across my 8x57 Mauser in the gun safe yesterday. Haven't messed with it for 10 years. I remember it being a shooter so I thought I should take it out and shoot it some. I slugged the barrel...

Do you have a link or email address for Mike Orleans?

Yep, I understand all the above there is a lot to casting and shooting cast I have to learn yet.

Has anyone tried TefGel spray on for boolit lube? I have been using it for sizing and is slippery as camel snot. Wondering if it would make a good boolit lube. For those that aren't familiar with...

After polishing the sizer die the boolits are coming out without shavings. Much smoother action on the press handle too. Thanks 338.

Thanks 338, I will do that tomorrow. Nice gas checks btw.

So I installed gas checks on about 100 of my cast .223 boolits today using a Lee .225 sizer/luber. As I was visually inspecting the first 30 or so I noticed copper flecks stuck in the Alox lube. I'm...

I think you might have nailed it Ben. I scrubbed for another 2-3 hours today, was using choreboy and brush also rubbing compound. I think I finally got it all. Patches finally come out clean, no...

Okay, good advice. I will search out a bore scope. The Savage 24 .223 o/u has a twist rate of 1:14 for future reference.

I have a recently acquired .223/20 ga. o/u. Shooting store bought .223 jacketed varmint rounds it was grouping 1/2" at 70 yds. Couple of days ago I tried my own cast .225 44 gr. boolits over 6,7,8...

I may have found part or all of my lack of grouping problem. Yesterday while running a patch through my barrel i found a very rough spot several inches from the chamber throat. I ended up...

Thank-you gents for the advice. i just order gc's few minutes ago. Also will try lighter load. I am looking for less speed anyhow. Want to kill squirrels without blowing them up. My .22 magnum...