Holy Thread Necromancy, Batman!
Anyway, I was getting set up to start casting for my 1943 Longbranch, so I slugged it. I hadn't paid attention to the bore up to that point (aside from noting it's...
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Forum: Military Rifles
Holy Thread Necromancy, Batman!
Anyway, I was getting set up to start casting for my 1943 Longbranch, so I slugged it. I hadn't paid attention to the bore up to that point (aside from noting it's...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Aah, you're crimping!
Pull a bullet from a case and measure it. If the crimp is sizing it down, there's a big part of the problem! (although I'll also pile on the lube and hardness bus too)
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If you're already set up for Carnauba Red, you have your answer :)
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Not at all. I shoot it in lube grooves down below 400 fps in .38 S&W on a regular basis. It works a charm. Stays on the bullet all the way to the target.
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Fired 15 of them, and there was a little leading in the throat. Not an experiment to be repeated.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
trying to unwarp it is likely to lead to frustration. I would scrape and sand it so it's properly clear, even when hot, and have done with it.
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I just hand-lubed a bunch of Lee 90gn .314 semiwadcutters to use in 7.5mm Swiss revolver with Carnauba Red. I just crayoned it on with a lube stick and smooshed it around some with my fingers. I let...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Firstly, the No.5 should be free-floated (unlike a No.4). So if it's touching the wood forward of the chamber, make it stop :)
Then, drift the sight.
You might also want to check the barrel is...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
If you've got some full diameter driving band outside of the case mouth, you can get away with harder crimping if you need it. This is simply because this bit cannot be sized down by the crimp, so...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Probably only one, but you never know until you try.
in rifle world, the Lyman 311 160gn Silhouette bullet I found to run best with only one groove lubed, and the accuracy dropped off with both of...
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This can happen and causes leading towards the muzzle.
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If the link is binding, you can put something between the bit that pushes the ejection pin and the ejection pin.
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I won't pay full price for a second luber, but if one came my way I'd load it up with my BP lube.
I use CRed for everything else, from sloooooow 38 S&W up to full-power rifle.
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This has got me thinking... And the mould would be a bitch to make to do it, and the effect would be marginal compared to just using appropriate lube.... So not worth it except as an experiment...
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Lube should either come off quickly and evenly after leaving the muzzle, or stay on to the target. Either way, doesn't matter which.
It's stuff that comes off wonky that causes unbalance problems.
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I run Carnauba Red from slooooow .38 S&W loads (400fps) right up to full-power rifle loads.
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Further to last: I just slugged my Colt, and in fact the bullet was not undersized at all.
So the answer to the question is "Not well enough with that bullet". Perhaps a microgroove bullet would...
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Fired 12 shots. Did it work as lube? Yes.
Did it entirely eliminate leading with the undersize bullet? No. There was a whisp of it just ahead of the forcing cone, but a bronze brush took it right...
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Well, we'll hopefully try it this afternoon. 12 .38 S&W, undersize Lyman 120-ish-gn 9mm TC's pushed by 2 grains of Bullseye.
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Or go over to Carnauba Red. It's less sticky. If you don't want to get a heater, a hairdryer, soldering iron or heat gun will do you for the little wisp of heat it needs.
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I use Carnauba Red right down to low-pressure loads like .38 S&W and .455 Webley. It works GREAT. Unless you don't want to heat your luber (which you can do with a hairdryer or soldering iron), there...
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I noticed that Magtech 38 spl wadcutters (as sold for reloading) are tumble-lubed in something white and waxy that looks and feels suspiciously like Lee case lube, which I have a ton of since Lee...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I can't say I've ever had a problem with shoulder setback, but if you're worried just fire a hotter load in the cases every few loadings (full-power, or even a 16gn H110-type load will do it). Job...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I have a Lyman 314299 and it doesn't drop .314... About .313 if generous.
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 |