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Translation for those like myself who did not know what his posting meant:

The more chlorate or perchlorate, the stronger the powder will be.

I have opted for the Lee Ram Prime; use it on my Rock Chucker, Lee, and Corbin presses. It might be a little slower than one of the Tray or Tube Primer feeder models; but I find that I can seat...

I have lots of Lee Products and have been using them since the 1970's. The LEE Auto Bench Prime is probably their biggest piece of Bovine Excrement sold. But that's just my opinion.

The trays...

Keep in mind that almost all of the "Gas Ranges" are California Compliant now. That means that if the Electric Power Goes off; the Gas Line gets shut off at the stove and the stove will not cook. We...

I size a wide variety of .308's after powder coating. Seat .014 aluminum gas checks and Size to .310 after powder coating; not seeing any loss of powder coat on drive bands.

Received my Criterion Barrel today. Now will be starting the search for someone to change out the barrels and sights.

For those needing a P-14 Barrel - Criterion web site says they are still...

Not in my experience. Have never measured to test velocity changes, and of course - have never seen any pressure changes between softer and harder lead boolits in my loads. Accuracy is obviously a...

Lot of Kin in Oklahoma. Just for Giggles - Roger Miller grew up as neighbor to my Grandmother on her farm in Erick Oklahoma area. (Famous Country Singer for those too inexperienced to remember). The...

Ran across the article on the Internet last week. Found to be an engrossing read.

Powder deterioration is probably due to a batch that was out of spec somewhere during production. Given our powder shortages and now euphemistically seeming to be reaching orbital trajectories in...

Thats 15.2 cents per - not including shipping. Glad I am making my own at those prices.

See Post # 85 above. So far all the Tests have primers as depicted in that posting. No indications of pressure signatures with 33 Grains of No.7 in a 308 Winchester case with bullets/boolits...

Watching - A question I too have had in mind.
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If one scrolls through the picture; there are a few with corrosion showing through the primer/case junctions - same for the case/bullet jacket junction on at least one. I noted one case that appears...

Saw on Gun broker this morning that one can buy legacy 6mm Lee Navy ammunition. Price is only $27.50 per round, plus $20.00 shipping per round, and of course the 3% credit card fee.
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Thought some might be interested on seeing a Materials Cost analysis for the No.7 Powder.



Computing cost per pound of No.7 Powder (Shipping Not included in this computation):

Chemical...

Cabin fever day; so my wife suggested we go to the Rifle Range. The forecast storm front had not materialized when we departed the house this morning; but was beginning to make itself felt at the...

The 308 Winchester and 7.65 x 53 have similar case capacity, performance, and load range.

308 Win Case Capacity 3.6 cm3 (56 gr H2O)
7.65 x 53 Case capacity 3.70 cm3 (57.1 gr H2O)

I...

For the next test firing session; the granulation of powder will be evaluated. The No.7 Powder mixture was created with an equal volume of water to chemicals in the mixture; thoroughly stirred to...

Yes. I have.

Sulfur will combine with the Zinc and a scum appears on the surface - scrape it off and it pulls the amount of zinc in the mixture down.

It will also do the same with Tin in the...

Follow on to previous post. The No.7 Powder might be described as one of the Transition Powders between the Black Powder era and the Nitrocellulose based Smokeless Powders of today. With that come...

Back to the range yesterday. Shot 10 rounds of No.7 mixture. First Five rounds was a batch made from scratch with new materials. Second string of five rounds was from a batch made using a...

What velocity have you achieved with "White Powder" compared to velocities for Black Powder, and Golden Powder? I am interested to see actual velocities, impressions help but do not provide hard...

Bullet Jackets are predominantly what is called "Gilding Metal". Sierra for example uses a 95% copper and 5% zinc mixture for their Bullet Jackets.

For creation of "Brass" for pistol and rifle...

I am not poo poo ing the comment on Toxicity of any/all of the chemicals used; but has anyone taken the time to read the MSDS (Manufacturing Safety Data Sheets) on any of the day to day items found...