Use chalk (the blackboard type) on the ramp
Type: Posts; User: oscar
Forum: Cast Boolits
Got hold of a couple of kilo's of peuwter. What would be a good mix with pure lead for a good alloy for use in 45-70, 45ACP & 38Spl/357Mag?
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Not even RCBS knows. Their reply to my query stated ........"some time in the early 1980's"
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Can anyone tell me when (year) did RCBS change their finish from the light green shrivelled look to the current darker green "hammertone" powder coated finish?
I guess it was late 1980's but I want...
Thank you so far guys,
Just another question or two. Do you use filler over the pwder charge? Do you use some type of crimp? Will a Lee Factory Crimp work (if crimping is required)?
Has anyone tried Lee's 220gr conical (.456") for the Ruger Old Army in a 45-70.
I have a Marlin 1895 and want to plink on a small holding with reduced loads, not gallery loads.
We have local...
Forum: Leverguns
Tom,
What's the recipe for you Gallery load?
Oscar
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Hi Guys,
Sinclair (now owned by Brownell's) has them in calibers from 22Hornet to 50-70.
Check out their website www.sinclairintl.com.
Regards
Oscar
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I use LLA exclusively on 250gr & 325gr REAL's in my Lyman GPH with Wano (German) FFFg. At the range I run a saliva patch trough after every shot & get 1" 3 shot groups at 80yards all day long.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
What would the temp. of the mould have to be? We get a thing around here called a cup warmer, to keep you mug of coffee warm. Looks like a small hotplate, guess about 3" diameter cannot be adjusted...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Dumb question.
Why do you need to heat up lubrisizers?
Our winter temperatures hardly ever go below 27°F.
Oscar
They have more stuff to like than not to like, but so have the others!
Forum: Cast Boolits
Boomer,
How do you mount the SAECO? It looks like you have some kind of parrallel bar system that allows you to change the angle of the whole unit relative to the work bench.
Oscar
Forum: Casting Equipment
Very nice!
I always worried about the pot hanging on the heating element and one small screw only.
Oscar
Forum: Reloading Equipment
cohutt
How do you fix a billiard ball to the end of the handle? Want to do that with my rockchucker.
oscar
Forum: Reloading Equipment
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Saw some arbor presses in Handloaders Digets. Was just wondering.
Your request :
Shangaan is a South African indigenous nation such as Zulu, Xhosa, etc.
Knobkerrie is a traditional...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
[QUOTE=ktw;140973]I've taken over half of a small basement.
Reloading: Front
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Forum: Reloading Equipment
Forgive my ignorance. We at the southern tip of Africa make do with whatever we can find locally (and import that is not items restricted in terms of US legislation). I've been reloading since the...
Forum: Casting Equipment
What is the best practice? To empty electric pot at end of casting session or not.
How do you empty an electric laddle pot?
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