I knew the symbols even though I spent most of my time in chemistry class playing Euchre. Would it have been used for making type or something similar?
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Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I knew the symbols even though I spent most of my time in chemistry class playing Euchre. Would it have been used for making type or something similar?
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I was going through some lead a friend gave me. I found two 5 pound ingots marked Sn5, Sb14.75, Pb80.25. Pencil test shows harder than 26-28. 2H pencil slides and 3H digs in.
Also found 8 1 pound...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
As others have said, hit a Goodwill or similar store and look for a used one. I got mine for $9.95 and have coated thousands of bookies 150 a batch with it. Don't trust the dial. Get an oven...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I keep my powder in doubled up Zip-locs as Smoke ships it. I keep the powder in using along with the BB's in 2 cup Zip lock screw top containers. Some of it has been in them for 2 years. Still coats...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Stone is my favorite. Just black and white.
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Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Yep, easy to do. These were a 50/50 of Smoke's powder. Color plus white.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
I just used a piece of pipe strap attached to the pot's frame bolt.
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Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
20-1 is a great mix. 297424Got to find these recovered boolits and weigh them. Recovered several intact after hitting steel at 10 yards. .45acp Lee molds. 200 and 230 gr. Haven't had them on the...
I'll stick with my Do-It molds. Looks like it could be a pain putting the hook eye on those small locator pins. A+ for creativity.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
When I notice those spots, I just shake and swirl some more. sometimes a teaspoon more of powder helps.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Playing one snowy day last year, I mixed Smoke's signal blue and traffic orange and got this.
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Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I usually mix 50/50. Haven't tried more than two color mix yet.
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You can also dust with a different color. I use a q tip or small paint brush dipped in powder and tapped with a finger over...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I'm surprised it failed. Looks like the same type of construction mine has.
I used mini muffin pans for several years without a problem, other than when the wife discovered I had taken her brand new...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Also, when heating up a pot full of sprues that has sat on the floor for a year, dump it and look inside. Better than having to incur the wrath of the wife for waking her up at 5am so suddenly....
Forum: Casting Equipment
Maybe you could layer the wood stove sheet mica to get the thickness you need. I've seen 4x4" sheets go for around $6.00. Maybe you can make it yourself. The best way would be go manmade with it like...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Save the lino. I use the same boolit with PC at a 25-1 lead-tin mix at 10 BHN with 4.5gr. red dot. No leading and accurate from my Springfield 1911A1. I have several friends using the same without...
Try to find a shop that does dry ice blasting. Its non abrasive and won't hurt the metal.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I keep my powder in the double zip locks that Smoke sent it in. I coat in the containers he suggests. They are my year round storage containers. I just keep adding fresh powder as needed. So far, no...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Around here shot is approaching $50.00/bag. Grab it, sell it, and buy more lead. Skeet shooters love #9
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Around here shot is approaching $50.00/bag. Grab it, sell it, and buy more lead. Sleet shooters love #9
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have a 1R collecting dust too. I bought a TL2302R, size to .452 and haven't looked back.
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Forum: Casting Equipment
Thanks for the feedback. I put those Lyman ingot molds to work today. Cast 247 ingots of mixed old cast boolits.
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I had a 5 gallon bucket of cast boolits given to me.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I was recently given a bunch of old cast boolits from a friend. Old and ugly, stored in a leaky garage. A 5 gallon bucket full. Last night my cousin gave me two Lyman ingot molds my late uncle had....
Forum: Casting Equipment
My cousin gave me some more reloading stuff from my late uncle's stuff. Got some ingot molds, a lube/sizer, and a bottom pour casting pot. The molds I know of. The sizer has no manufacturers info on...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Gave my lift a workout yesterday. It worked great. Thank you for the heads up. Going to order a spare or two.
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 |