I use a circular slide rule(e6b) when everyone else I know uses an electric one. No batteries to die, and I even have a watch with a slide rule on the bezel and face. They're incredibly handy
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Forum: Reloading Equipment
I use a circular slide rule(e6b) when everyone else I know uses an electric one. No batteries to die, and I even have a watch with a slide rule on the bezel and face. They're incredibly handy
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If you want a balance that will actually be accurate, then it's buy once, cry once. It really does make a difference.
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I've got an a&d fx200, and I like it. What you want is an actual digital balance, not a strain gauge scale. The digital balances will be far more accurate, as they're used in labs where a tenth of a...
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What exactly do you mean by "bullet pull"?
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https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?105952-Lead-alloy-calculators
I believe this is the spreadsheet talked about earlier
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I've always used a dedicated oven. I found a cheap toaster oven at a garage sale for 2 bucks.
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I'd go 45, especially if you can get it in 454 or 460. Sure, a suppressed 470 wouldn't be all that quiet, but it gives you the ability to push past the abilities of the 45.
Plus, you can have a...
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This.
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Not many loads take more than 100 grains. Even my 300 rum is less than 100, but close
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I've had a number of Lee products. Their dies, while lacking the fancy box and outside finish, a feel are the same quality as some of the larger brands(rcbs and Hornady) and almost half the price.
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If you really want to learn about cast bullets and lead, there's a book that is available here called from ingot to target. It's mostly meant for cats, but I'm pretty sure it's got a whole chapter on...
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Too hard lead can cause leading too, so harder isn't better. If it's a factory load, and your gun has a good bullet fit, the chances of leading are minimal.
If the buffalo bore are indeed gas...
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If it's a factory load, I'd say you're at minimal risk for leading. Bullet hardiness, bore fit, and chamber pressures/flame front are kind of the biggest factors for leading, and being factory, I'd...
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I much preferred the Lee auto drum measure. Can't get it to either not leak or bind up with h110 but being able to fine tune drop weights was what I wanted. Get one measure and multiple drums and...
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Garbage in, garbage out
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No, but you can always enter specifics, like H2O case capacity, case length, overall length and bullet specifics. It is not in there, it's easy enough to make it
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Chips are far easier to use than pins. I used pins for a while and they were a pain to get out of the cases
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I've found it immensely helpful. I like it because it helps me find loads with a complete burn, not over pressure and near complete case fill, especially for pistol, because it makes it near...
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I've always taped out 15 feet from the muzzle. Easy for rifle because it doesn't move much from a bench/bipod and paced out roughly 15 feet for handguns. Handgun velocity isn't super critical to know...
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I use about the same as dusty, but I don't measure. One gloop of wash and wax and about a 9mm case worth of lemi shine. I measured with the cap of the car wash and a 9mm case for a while and paid...
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I printed my case feeder on an older ender 3 v1. It's a decent machine, just takes some fiddling to get it to work nice, but if you can accept that, they're decent machines
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https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?354324-Making-that-Bullet-Collator
Here's a good, LONG thread about one that I have as a bullet feeder. They've got a setup for case feeding as...
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Honestly, if I were to use cast hp's in a 300 blackout, I'd use pure lead. That will give you the best chance at opening.
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Both rotomerals and zipmetals have #8 shot in stock, but it's getting expensive. When I last bought shot before I got out of it about 4 years ago it was 40 to 50 a bag, now it's closer to 80.
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Lee makes a 32 s&w die set.
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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 |