Looking for ideas on alloy composition for a 450 bushmaster. My current alloy is on the hard side to function in an ar platform. Currently running 50 ww 50 monotype. In a 300 gr flat tip bullet...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
Looking for ideas on alloy composition for a 450 bushmaster. My current alloy is on the hard side to function in an ar platform. Currently running 50 ww 50 monotype. In a 300 gr flat tip bullet...
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
I don't but should be able to get one sometime today. Have a few from bow season soaking at the moment.
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
For mine I use a brine mix of 1 cup kosher salt 1\2 white sugar 1\2 cup brown per gallon of brine, as well as a tablespoon of whole peppercorns and mustard seed.
Boil half the water with the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Finished up a 6.5 grendel build. And put it through it's paces. Found a load of likes. Next is a bunch of Lee 200gr 45a to get coated. Funny how far behind you can get while renovating a house.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Im having ok luck with the 300gr lee rnfp powder coated and gas checked. Only have around 40 down range to get it to a load that will cycle. Needs to be cast fairly hard as the feed ramp can mess...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Im going to call bull on a national rule. I shoot cast at my indoor range almost 100% of the time.
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I'm guessing its monotype I can break the pieces in half cleanly with no bend. The ant. Spacers that were mentioned what should I be looking for there?
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I got for around 1.60 shipped. I was planning on casting with it. I was more or less wondering if it was worth more as type for a collector type person or was the fact that it's in type made it...
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I just received a package of linotype I purchased from a private seller. It turns out its 100% in type form not the ingots I was expecting. It was definitely cheaper than buying from rotometals or...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Merry Christmas to all!
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Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Look inside of an ar magazine. Its ribbed to hold the neck and bullet straight. You could cut them out and be ok running a straight wall cartridge long. Just more work and the mags wouldn't...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Shouldn't be an issue. If your worried try Putting them in a cold pot. They will burn and smoke so it's an outdoor project.
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Follow up on this. Gun shot well up to 2150fps dropped off after. 2 inch groups at 100, no leading. Will try a slightly harder alloy to see about faster but am pretty happy at the moment. May try...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Batch run color looks great pass both tests. Now to see how they shoot
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Checked the oven this morning and it was 100 degrees too hot probably the cause of the dark color. I'll run another batch this afternoon and see what happens
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I was wondering if I should be smelling the hi tech coating while shooting. Smells roughly like when it's cooking in the oven. I only ask as the color of it off but even across all the boolets,...
Forum: Cast Boolits
No walls just setting a goal, I know the bullet will run at 1900 with no leading, but my rifle didn't like the h4895 as well as I hoped. It loves it with jacketed bullets. Using white label 2500+....
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks for the heads up. Hoping for 2000-2100. Just starting to work up the loads
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That was 42gr.
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It water dropped ww with a bit of tin, seating deeper than I like as my rifle has a pretty tight throat. Have loads from 42-46 that was the 42. I'll chrono them the next round
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Did a little testing this weekend using IMR4831 and the NOE 188gr hunter mold. Shot 20 rounds, no leading. Since it was blowing 40mph here, I had to shoot at the indoor range with a crappy rest. ...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Not sure on the 3/4 full but you could pour a muffin tin full and let it cool. Drop it on the concrete and see if it 'rings' when it hits would give you a rough idea on hardness. Or try molding a...
Forum: Cast Boolits
2500+ from white label. Use it in 800p fps 45 loads up to 2000 fps 308 loads. May need a heater if your casting area is below 60 F. BAC would be another good choice.
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Place a small piece of scotch tape overthe left side of shooting glasses. Partially blurs the vision on that side, it's easier to teach using the dominant hand and the tape keeps the dominant eye...
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I'm using the noe 188 with we plus a small amount of tin in my axis in front of a mid range unique load that would run close to the same velocity, it has a 1-10 twist and holds around 1 1/2 inch...
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 |