All this is true with pure lead. You might try a rotary tumbler after they are cast.
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All this is true with pure lead. You might try a rotary tumbler after they are cast.
Forum: Cast Boolits
A friend wanted me to buy his customer's Littleton shotmaker so I could keep his store in birdshot. He said the fella wanted $400 for it which was the going price for new at the time. I started to...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
And enough space to mount them. Got a co-ax that snaps the dies in and out. No shell holders. Do use one for the hand prime or bench prime. Unclamp it from the bench and take to the range or wherever...
Your cast look more better than your drawing. I was a bit worried:happy dance::kidding:
Forum: Cast Boolits
I didn't see zinc or steel until the 90's. I was segregating COWW.s and SOWW's and then seperating painted and unpainted SOWW's.
In stickys of this forum is a H&G users guide. Check out page 13-14 of the below link on how to adjust your alignment pins.
file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/H&G%20Mold%20Manual%20Part%202.pdf
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Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
When I smelted window came the old caulk would make it's way to the surface when stirred and scraped and maintain an insulating layer for both oxygen and heat. Had to cut the gas back more than...
Forum: Casting Equipment
If you use a fan you'll probably need to use a wind shield to keep the heat around your pot.
I had a bit of trouble with a 135 RF HTC bullet in a g19x. Mixed headstamp 9mm was part of the problem. I had a powder funnel made that expanded the brass but was just shy of the start of the web....
Forum: Casting Equipment
I got the asthma so I can't handle the paint and petroleum that burns off while smelting. No matter which side I'm on I'm a smoke magnet. I got a 3M 6200 respirator in the paint department at Lowes...
Forum: Rimfire Area
SK got hard to find so I tried a case. Shot OK in the Suhl and Anschutz. Did good in the Victor and a 1911 22lr conversion. Sold the Victor and bought a Victory. Cycles and shoots good in it too. I...
Forum: Our Town
I tried your soup with a twist. Got a 20 oz. bag of broccoli stir-fry from THE box store. Sliced about 1 lb of deer steak into thin strips. Put a bit of olive oil in the Presto Kitchen Kettle and...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Single base powder is hygroscopic. Could be when he was shut inside because of rain, he decided to load some ammo with the windows open.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
When your figuring the belt tension on a continuous duty motor, you vary the speed of the motor by adding or subtracting the amount of windings you wire in series or in your case, you adjust the...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Just a little stuff I've learned. You can mix anything but with casting alloys, you can't unmix it. And there's no need to reinvent the wheel. The guys that wrote the lasc stuff and ingot to target...
Forum: Our Town
If the scammer doesn't ship anything, how can UPS/FEDEX be involved?
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I do the conversion to ounces when figuring how much pewter to add. You'll be adding pewter in the ounces so that's more easier. With a 20 lb pot you'll have 320 ounces of alloy (16x20=320) so 1%...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Look at all the various models that use strain gauge/gage technology to check the weight. Find and compare the ones that read to .02 of a grain. Your error will be in the hundredths of a grain...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I knew there was something that didn't look right about those things.
Forum: Our Town
I'm allergic to NSAID's so acetaminophen is the go to. I limit my dosage so I can safely take a double dose if necessary without causing any ill effects by getting to the 3000mg/24hr threshold. So...
Forum: Our Town
I asked my doc how it worked for her. She said it made the difference between her staying on her feet during clinic hours and having to take frequent breaks. It would hurt me watching her walk before...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
When I got into competitive shooting I loaded on a Rock Chucker and used a RCBS 302 scale and did my load development testing in the backyard. The guys at the range that had shot for years and won...
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 |