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Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
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I really liked the discussion until it became a pissing contest. Not sure why it went wrong, but...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Do you have any way to compare a lead poured boolit against a store bought bullet of the same weight? If you do the powder on both, the only difference would have to be the projectile.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Interesting responses. I've realized two facts I hadn't considered. One was that having all my ingots in one area could damage the concrete slab underneath. The second was that the ingots could be...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I've been smelting wheel weights for about a year now. I'm storing the ingots in plastic stacking crates. I can put two crates on a four wheeled dolly and still manage to roll it around in the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Your suggestion to look in Lyman got me to studying a bit harder about using Unique in a rifle, even though Alliant doesn't list it. I'm new to reloading, so forgive the ignorance of my questions,...
Forum: Cast Boolits
You are right. I had only looked on their web site. Thanks,
Forum: Cast Boolits
Where did you find a recipe for rifles?
Forum: Casting Equipment
I just got a Littleton Shot Maker and was thinking about what infrastructure I should put together for it. It occurred to me that a parts washer might be a good base component. They're strong...
I only see the 452 diameter on their web site (http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/product_info.php?cPath=41&products_id=268). Do you see a 453 diameter as well? Which do I want for a 1911?
UPDATE: I...
How can I tell what the shotsize is for the drippers on a Littleton Shotmaker? I found one for sale, but the owner doesn't know what size shot the drippers will produce.
Are the drippers labeled?
I got a response back from Al Nelson on the 4th (1/4/2014) to an email I sent on the 3rd. They've apparently just moved to a bigger shop. All their phones are down. They just got email back up...
I didn't want to hijack another recent thread (http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?225075-NOE-452-230-HP-Mold) which asks specifically about the NOE mold, so I'm creating this one instead....
Forum: Cast Boolits
My understanding was that the tinsel fairy visit resulted from the sudden expansion of water introduced into the molten lead, not the introduction of cold wheel weights (unless the WWs are wet). The...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks for the pointer. I had read that book earlier in the year, but only took away the thought that candles were sufficient.
Now upon rereading that chapter I see on page 38 that it explains...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks. What do you mean "flux don't reduce"?
Forum: Cast Boolits
I smelted everything together and monitored my heat with a thermometer. That kept me from any zinc problems. By not separating my stick ons from my clip ons I probably reduced the hardness a bit. ...
Forum: Group Buy Archives
My first thought when I saw the photo was "why would somebody cast lead into those shapes?". Then I saw who posted and I realized it must be aluminum.
900 lbs of aluminum must take up quite a bit...
Forum: Group Buy Archives
Dave,
I've been watching MyFordBoy's YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYZOTt9zTv0). It's given me a great appreciation for what you're doing. Looks like a fun and rewarding hobby. ...
Forum: Group Buy Archives
Well done. Where do you get metal stamps?
Forum: Group Buy Archives
Can we order the raised versions instead of the recessed versions?
Forum: Group Buy Archives
Comparing the RNG ingot in post 226 (raised design) with the RNG ingot in post 311 (recessed design) it shows that the original design was much clearer and easier to read. Beone knew what he was...
Forum: Group Buy Archives
Beone, excellent work. You've made a number of us happy.
We should be able to grind away at the molds to sharpen the image shouldn't we?
It appears from the YouTube videos I've watched that it...
Forum: Group Buy Archives
Looks like the rng ingots are cleaner/easier to read than the cb ingots. Is that true or is it just the photography? The lead type labels on the right do not look ledgible. Could this be cleaned up...
Forum: Group Buy Archives
I'm hope one of the beta testers will post an image of a cast CB ingot after a smelting session this weekend.
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 |