Diving weights can be anything. First I would send a sample to the fella (can't remember his handle) on this site for testing. Then using the lead calculator decide what direction to go. You got WW...
Type: Posts; User: LeroyvdH
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Diving weights can be anything. First I would send a sample to the fella (can't remember his handle) on this site for testing. Then using the lead calculator decide what direction to go. You got WW...
I would think that the slugs would come out very light in weight. Would bismuth work better? about 82% weight of lead if I remember correctly. Very interesting. Will follow along.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Good save. I gotta reroof my house this spring ifin it quits snowing. Lead will only be about $250/lb :bigsmyl2:
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I got a case annealer if you need one. I'll bring it down on the 7th when I come to town. Like to see this girl dance. Text me if you need something.
Looked at track's site.... Ole red flag.. Not...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Words of wisdom.. You are telling my story
Forum: Cast Boolits
Sounds like a nice setup. I'm in the process of building one myself..
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Fiveriver.. I'm sure of that, little far for me to go..
Hardcast416taylor.. I stopped at his go to place and got appropriate coffee the way he likes it..
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Friends are good to have. He's a jack of all trades. I helped him out last fall with a small repair on his backpack blower told him not to worry about it. Forget it.. He didn't. there are good people...
Krackenfan I feel your pain. I've been on the fence for about 2 years now. I have to load one of those black powder guys. Cartridge and muzzle loader. I shoot about 3/4 of a bag a year tops if we all...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Just ending a crappy Monday. Phone rings, friend of mine says he was cleaning out a garage of someone. He was paid to take stuff to the dump. Has lead bars do I want them. Heck ya. How much do you...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Well the weekend went fairly well. Vent is in, hood is built, fan installed.. Waiting for my electrician to get back from the middle of nowhere. Went through the totes and cleaned and sorted. Now to...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks for the comments and advice. Grmps I really like your state of the art fumes deflector. Borrowed a hole saw today cutting tonight We're going in. When it's all said and done will have to post...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I just built a casting bench in the corner of my garage. 30''x75''. I need more room. Stated with a Lee 10lb'er and a 50cal rb, what could go wrong.. The beast needs it's own cage.
Casting will...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I don't even want to think what that would cost.
Leroy
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
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Can't win I'm Canadian... But I want to play along..
Nice gesture and some fun..
Thanks Leroy
There's only one way to find out for sure. I can across casting bismuth from cleaning out my father in laws shop. He used to cast rings and pendants. Thinking about making shot with it. Keep us...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Good solid advice from Blackwater.. The learning curve can be frustrating and a lot of fun.. Congrats on the Shilo
Leroy
Forum: Casting Equipment
The positive reviews on this site sold me.. And yes got the expander plugs too..
Self control?? We'll cross that bridge when it comes
Forum: Casting Equipment
Pulled the pin and went with the system. Needed some more sizers and Lee has been disappointing lately.. After reading here just seemed to make sense to fill the gap with NOE. I mostly shoot BP...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
My son uses 1-20 in his lever gun and revolver seems to work for him.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Good stuff there.. I feel your pain on the ringing.. My wife tells me our coffee pot beeps.. I never heard it..
Thanks Ben. I can make that work. I do remember reading that thread awhile back.
Leroy
I have a 50cal RB mould bought new a couple years ago. Just got around to using it. Had just used my stash of Hornady RB's up..
The problem - The screw that holds the handle to the block stripped...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
On another forum A fella tried and had poor results with black powder.. He figured he needed the lube.. But that said giver a whirl load 10.. You'll figure it out if it works for you.. Please post...
Forum: Swaging
Thanks for the run down.. What did they finish up at 180ish?
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 |