As made by whom?
I have a few from RCBS
Type: Posts; User: Chill Wills
I have a Colt 25 ACP. I have dies and a mold. 15 or 20 years, I have not even started to reload the empties.
Feel free to pass along any tips to load the littlest semi-auto.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
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Bullets sized to 0.452"
The first diameter I expanded the sized cases to 0.452" and as expected, it did not show any bullet reduction. I did this as a baseline.
Bullets...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I made the expander.
Bullets sized to 0.452"
The first diameter I expanded the sized cases to 0.452" and as expected, it did not show any bullet reduction. I did this as a baseline.
Bullets...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I think that it is possible that in some cases, the factory die set expanders put too much “squeeze” or neck tension, on the cast bullets we often use, reducing the diameter smaller than optimal for...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Yes. When that bullet gets where it is going, that is a combination that will move a lot of meat out of its way. Something like it was killing big buffalo when the first cartridge rifles came on the...
Forum: Casting Equipment
That is a puzzle. Maybe cut with Tool Steel. Hmmm, ......not sure.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Have fun. You will do fine.
Having done the same, I found that there are many right ways to do it, but if you more or less have equal or more parts Tin to Antimony in the mix, the bullet will hold...
That is my bullet and powder choice for my Rem. 700 Classic too. It has been very good in both accuracy and killing power.
I'm not Doug, but mine pined 0.429" pass, 0.430" hold. one held 0.429" Maybe it would be more accurate honed out. Not sure.
As said, the trigger is as good (very good) as anything I have or...
It is not a problem, (really!) but I wasn't asking for loading data as much as wondering if "Universal Clays" had a good track record for accuracy in the 45 Colt. See post #1, paragraph 1, last...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
ROA animation
Here is the link....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWNM7HxgaQE
I have the Remington 700 Classic in 35 Whelen.
Jacket or cast. Low power variable scope.
It is the bolt action survival rifle here at my place.
Yes. Clays is not the subject of this thread of posts. It turns out, if you go back an read from post #1, it can not be repeated enough based on how many times the two are confused.
Thanks! Based on this, I will make some test loads to put on paper at 25 yards. 7grs to 9 grs., at every half grain, and go with the one that looks best. Just what I was looking for.
There is a powder "Clays" that is fast like Bullseye. Universal Clays is not the same. You would not want to confuse the two.
I am asking if you have good advice (experience) about Universal Clays...
RBH and Universal. I think its full name is Universal Clays.
I got my old 4-5/8th Black Hawk back with new, better cylinders and looking at my powder choices, I have the most Universal to make a...
Forum: Shot Guns
You have Axtel castings. That is interesting, and a story too I bet.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I cast what ever the mold and alloy produce. When I order custom single cavity molds, I hope to get to the 0.001" requested.
I measure round holes with gauge pins, ZZ every thousandths. I do not...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
If you want to call it that. Maybe I over stated it by 0.001"
Some of the chambers passed 0.457" and others 0.456". Ruger returned the repaired revolver and I pined them at pass 0.451" (a loose...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
You only need one, the right one, but the range of likely size could be 0.429" to 0.433"
I just had Ruger fix a Black Hawk that was about 0.006" over sized so that range would not be great enough...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I found, after trying other dies and not liking the result, like 40-65 that the RCBS (in my case) two die set to convert 45-70 to 33 Winchester was the way to go. Using the conversion dies, if you...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Something like this Lyman 45 cal button bullet scaled up might be a starting point.
Go to this address and look up this number for the image.
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Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I built the rifle you described or close. Only it is a number 5 action which is basically the same size as the number one with updates.
50-90
28 inch barrel, half round
needed to take a little...
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 |