Czech_to - good eye, there is a quite large cylinder gap. Most of what you can see is from the gap. This was a 686 Pro Series with a 5” slab side barrel. When I shot it, it had an awkward twisting...
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Czech_to - good eye, there is a quite large cylinder gap. Most of what you can see is from the gap. This was a 686 Pro Series with a 5” slab side barrel. When I shot it, it had an awkward twisting...
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A few years ago I got a new iPhone. I found it had a new “burst” mode. At first I found it really annoying because it just sucked up my storage. I looked into it and found it takes about 10 photos...
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Baltimoreed - I saw yours when I was reasearching for my plan. Great idea! To fabricate that though would have been a little trickier. How thick is the first elbow? Does it take direct hits if...
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Coyotehunter - exact same principle! In all my searching when I was developing my plan, I didn’t run across yours. Good to know 1/4” plate works for most/all handguns. I got my material from a...
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Gewehr-Guy - the photos were taken in the summer of 2017. I’m in Iowa and we have a frozen mess outside now. I haven’t calculated it but I’m guessing mine weighs around 400-500 lbs. I move it...
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I designed it and use it with the pipe vertical, so the lead drops down into a pan. From there, I drop it straight into the melting pot. I hadn’t though about laying it down. I guess it could hold...
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Thanks for the suggestion. I will definitely check that out.
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So I think I did what DELTAENTERPRISES suggested. My idea was to have the boolit enter the pipe tangentially to the inside edge of the pipe and it would then spin out and fall to the bottom.
It...
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More pictures (if I can get it to work). Worked in testing area.
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I’ve learned so much from reading on this site I thought I’d give something back. I got into casting a few years ago to save a little money and because I just enjoy doing it. With the scarcity of...
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 |