If your revolver isn't afraid of the water, a great kids load is 19.5 grains of FFFg over a .010 card. This does require more labor and a different lube, but my kids loved it when they were pre teen....
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Forum: Cast Boolits
If your revolver isn't afraid of the water, a great kids load is 19.5 grains of FFFg over a .010 card. This does require more labor and a different lube, but my kids loved it when they were pre teen....
Forum: Cast Boolits
Similar problem last springs casting session, not using a Lee mould tho.
Left the WW's for pistol and such, went to bullet cores and tin. That problem went away, new problem I am not worried about,...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I have never loaded pellets into a cartridge case, and truly believe it to be something to stay away from for the very reasons you mention, AIR GAP. All who shoot black powder and subs say the same...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Lead will shrink a certain amount when it cools in the pot, and if you left the pot full of lead it will take a longer time to melt it the next time you cast. A couple pounds or so in the bottom of...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I saw this thread the other day and got to thinking about a batch of lead I got from a guy some years back that left some real nasty, hard to remove crud in my pot. (I was on a Coleman then, so I got...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I shoot a fair amount of cast boolits, not as many as others I know. But, I look at self defense in the opposite direction: I surely don't want that slug to pass threw some perp and go into or threw...
Forum: Classics & Stickies
Out at the range this morning my wife brought me a CCI Blazer case in 45 ACP, she knows all of her 45 ACP's use large primers, but this one had a small one, it was also boxer primed. figuring CCI was...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I put my BP cases in a jug of water at the range. No soap, just water, when I get home I dump the water, put the cases in a pan with hot water and put it on the range top on high till the lube and...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I bought one from wally-mart a couple months ago, did the same thing. Have poured about 250# through it since it was new, after the second trip through the 24 little guys I have really nice little...
Forum: Cast Boolits
61.
From the look of it, we older guys need to do some sales of our hobby.
I started when I got out of the service in 1968, reloading, then casting for a .357 Hawes Western Marshall.
With the...
Forum: Our Town
I used to know a fellow who was on the drag racing circuit all summer, but loved to reload and shoot. He couldn't set his equipment up in the car trailer, for obvious reasons. Joe did love to shoot,...
I used a Lee loader for some years as a secondary reloading tool for range work.
Bottle neck cases will have to be full length sized some times to keep the shoulder where it is supposed to be, neck...
Forum: Our Town
I posted this in Bullet Casting.
I found this on the RELOADERS GUIDE FORUM this morning, it has probably been posted here before, but I have not seen it.
...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I tried the Speer capsules when they first came out, had a problem with them leaving plastic in the bore.
Since then, I have used different methods for my .357, but haven't really found anything I...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I found this on the RELOADERS GUIDE FORUM this morning, it has probably been posted here before, but I have not seen it.
http://www.gunweek.com/2004/feature1201.html
The article is very...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I am using a 300 Win Mag seating die with a 1/4" x 28 tpi bolt that has the corners ground off the hex head so it will fit into the mouth of the case. You can also use an allen head bolt with out any...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
As I posted elsewhere in the forum, my last bucket of range lead, not full to the top, weighed 183#.
If you fill it to the top, I would guess it to be in excess of 200#.
Take a milk jug or similar...
Forum: Classics & Stickies
The picture shows the little thing I use, with the aid of a gallon jug to put the scrap bullets in.
I also, have found it to work very well when removing the bullet jackets from the lead when...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I have 2 sets and am going to buy more, so I don't have to change handles/molds any more. These are the greatest handles I have ever owned, just pay attention to the directions. I have at least one...
Forum: Classics & Stickies
Just recently joined the local range, first question before joining, "Do you allow mining the berms?" Yes they do, but to date I have not seen anyone doing any mining or collecting of lead, and very...
I am really glad to see others using these.
I bought my first ones when I went to Buffalo Arms to pick up my Sharps.
Bought another in January, and will probably buy another from Gus in the near...
Forum: Our Town
I really like technology.
it's the stupid people who can't figure out how to make the damn thing work that get me riled.
Forum: Our Town
I may be old and tired, but the example bullet doesn't look quite the same as picture of the mold interior.
Anybody biding on this?
Loaded a box of 175gr from a Lyman 401638, these are for my Glock 20, with 7.5gr AA#5, (this is a very mild load, but shoots very well in my Glock). took them to the range this morning for testing, I...
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 |