Ferric Wheel weights(iron/steel) can be sorted with a magnet. To seperate Zine from Lead alloy weights, simply file or grind a spot on the weight, and carefully apply a brush with Muriatic Acid...
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Forum: Classics & Stickies
Ferric Wheel weights(iron/steel) can be sorted with a magnet. To seperate Zine from Lead alloy weights, simply file or grind a spot on the weight, and carefully apply a brush with Muriatic Acid...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Is there a mold made for boolits for Winchester 94? I have a model 94 "Ranger" purchased from Kmart in 2000. Seems all cast boolits engage the lands before the lever is closed. Removing the...
Forum: Our Town
Does anyone know where to get .30-40 brass? I know I can fire form .303 Brit, but would like to use proper brass if I can get it. Maybe 200 cases or so.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Thanks for the load data, I just purchased a Sears model 101.53521 (savage 340 ) in .30-30 caliber. Had great hopes for testing it with pointed bullets, but they made the magazine to hold the blunt...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I shoot Remington/Bikial single shot rifle .223. I weight the cases (all the same headstamp), to lots +/- 1.0grains. The idea that a heavier case is thicker, and will have more pressure when...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Does anyone loading TL bullets have the problem of the lube accumulating in the die, changing the bullet seat depth?
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Our range has a screw to remove the accumulated lead, and they put it into a 555gal drum. I took 2 5gal pails about 1/2 full (can't pick up full one ) I now have 391 ingots on my bench and these...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
When I was a kid, my father would stop the car on Cayuga Rd, and we would get out to watch the airplanes take off at the end of the runway. Today, you stop there, and in about 30 seconds is a...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Good cookin!!! When the birds poop on my car, I sit on the poarch and eat a big plate of scarmbled eggs, just to show them what I am capable of...................................................
Forum: Classics & Stickies
Here is what I use to separate Zinc from Lead WWs. Go to your pool (swiming ) supply and buy a gallon of Hydrochloric Acid (AKA Muriatic Acid, HCl, ) Here in NY I paid $9.99. It is concentrated,...
Forum: Classics & Stickies
I have followed the following method for separating Zinc from Lead weights. Each weight is placed to a grinding wheel to shine a spot on it. They are then swabed with a little Muriatic acid...
Forum: Classics & Stickies
The quickest, and fastest way to sort Fe, Zn, and PB weights is a follows:
#1 magnet will pick up steel Fe weights, just touch magnet to weight, not the clip
#2 all the rest of them are touched to...
I shoot rifles on an indoor 50' range. My pet load is 6.0grs Unique, or Red Dot powder. 30-06 150gr cast .309, .303Brit 150gr cast .311, 35Rem 150gr cast .358, 7.62x54R 150gr cast .311, all...
I load 15.0grs in .30-06 with 174gr lee and gas check, get excellent accuracy with 1903a3, and use 12.0grs in No4Mk1 Enfield with lee 180gr with gas check sized .309, and .311. I weigh my cast...
Forum: Classics & Stickies
Just remember, zinc gathered up after separating the lead WWs, can be ingoted up and sold to scrap yards for cash!! Yes, Zinc has cash value!!
Forum: Cast Boolits
Here in New York, my club (East Aurora Fish & Game Club) uses a wood frame and homosote boards. The boards are replaced every year, due to perforations from high power rifle shoots. We paint a red...
Forum: Cast Boolits
After scrapping over 300 .303 Brit cases, I found a new source for berdan primers. Wish I still had that brass, Oh well. Now only splits go into the brass barrel under the bench.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Muriatic Acid (Hydrochloric acid) will digest all of the alloy, Lead, Tin, Antimony, and Zinc. Once in solution, the solution can be chilled, and the Lead Chloride will solidify and settle out. So,...
Forum: Gas Checks
I have seen references to gas checks that are made by members here. Are thes emade with a forming die/dies? I also seen Aluminum, and Copper gas checks. Are these dies available? I need more info...
Forum: Our Town
Worked for 32 years for pump and compressor indstrial distributor, now I work seasonal landscaping at airport
and off season as security guard at airport, might pull the plug next 2 years
Forum: Our Town
Barrck Obama has sold more guns iin last 2 months than K-mart did in last 30 years!! Our governor Cuomo has passed the "SAFE" act, and everyone is hoping he will have a stroke, or plane crash, along...
Forum: Our Town
I checked the garage and found I had 2000 rds. I have a friend who knows a shop owner, and we are buying 6 bricks more at same price the shop pays, I think about $20.00 a brick. That should last a...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Are you thinking of reloading the steel case? I am lucky enough to have about 2700 .217 diam Berdan primers. I can reload 7.62x39mm, and 7.62x54R using the copper washed or zinc plated cases. I...
Forum: Special Projects
I was lucky enought to order 10,000 berdan primers from el dorado ctg in NM, they are the std .217 caps.
I have a carcano rifle, and take military ammo, pull the bullets, save the solenite powder...
Forum: Classics & Stickies
I am new to this thread also. I first encountered Zinc in wheel weights and did not know what it was. a sample dissolved in some Hydrocloric acid and then I knew what I had. Unfortunately, it was...
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 |