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  1. Forum: Cast Boolits

    .44 Caliber MOLD.. for 6" pistol... "your favorite'..

    OK guys.. Just am back out of hospital..(eyes, knee, shoulder).. and have 'lost' my 44 caliber molds to ...well... 'mouse' thefts... [lost all moulds, handles, and lube stock] OK..OK,,, I know.....
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    ROGERDAT is correct on candle sticks. They need...

    ROGERDAT is correct on candle sticks. They need to be 'opened' and checked for 'weighted' items and 'stuff' in the base.

    This 'weighted' stuff can really be problematic in the smelt pot if one...
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    GNOSTIC and WHITETAIL offer good council. In...

    GNOSTIC and WHITETAIL offer good council.
    In the OLD DAYS...WW's were all lead and only the clips were to be dipped out of the dross.
    Nowadays... 'things' appear in the WW population and one can...
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    Yep...lotta of good ideas offered here...GOOD...

    Yep...lotta of good ideas offered here...GOOD ONES....

    I'd like to throw in ...leather gloves...BOOTS as mentioned above...I use and APRON too...Leather is my first choice...and last but not...
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    Forum: Our Town

    Wooo... 'got a minute?" Am now on my 90 acre...

    Wooo... 'got a minute?"

    Am now on my 90 acre plot of sandy loam and scrub oak here in "BIG SKY" country..(central Texas)....but...but...

    1. Two types of tomatoes..via seeds...
    2. Basil... I...
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    "I love the smell of napalm in the morning!" ...

    "I love the smell of napalm in the morning!" Smell like a fresh smelt pot!

    Nose Dive

    Cheap, Fast. Good. Kindly pick two
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    Oh man...'let's be COOL'...

    Gee guys... hmmmm

    I smelt a 'trash smelt pot'...lot's of crud and garbage... I do 'segregate' items of known worth and worthless...'beer cans, paper clips, zinc clips...you know... 'get the trash...
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    Well my freind... those three ingots look pretty...

    Well my freind... those three ingots look pretty darn good!! I smelt from 'road kill and corruption' obtained from anywhere and anyone. Rarely do my smelt efforts look as nice as those three you...
  9. YES...I have both on 4 Nagants. I mounted all...

    YES...I have both on 4 Nagants.
    I mounted all by myself. You will need LOCK TITE....If no, things get 'loose' while shooting.
    I also bought the check pieces. I always 'treat' leather with...
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    No worries... I have 'done this before' myself. ...

    No worries... I have 'done this before' myself. I mean...dump it all in the pot...FIRE UP... paper weights, candle sticks...hmmm a big pitcher with a fat base.... Did not remove the crud from the...
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    Oh My GOD!!! Your neighbor is right!!! Lead and...

    Oh My GOD!!! Your neighbor is right!!! Lead and this site made me crazy YEARS AGO!! (I'm calling OBAMA!!)

    Nose Dive
    Cheap, Fast, Good. Kindly pick two.
  12. Gee...Woo...Gotta guess here..

    Oh..wow... Many questions here....

    1. Bullet design...as discussed above
    a. spire point
    b. flat nose
    c. "dum-dum" design
    d. lead composition from base to nose
    e. bullet...
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    Cast Pipe, Ain't Lead.

    Hmmmm...well gee.... The "lead Pipe' idea, or, finding true old lead pipe, and smelting it down is always a cool and good idea. IMO.

    Now...if you look at some of the UTUBE inclusions, it does...
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    THANGS CHANGE.... all the time

    well....

    Read this http://www.lasc.us/HeatTreat.htm#chart...

    And reread what Larry offered above......

    Now..you want a TRUE...Brinnel hardness of your smelt....Hmmm ... What did Larry say...
  15. Don't get scared with a bit of copper. ROTO can...

    Don't get scared with a bit of copper. ROTO can sell hardball and it has some. it helps hardness...thus..less anealing after castings...

    Nose Dive

    Cheap, Fast, good. Kindly pick two.
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    Window counterweights.... I buy'em every time I...

    Window counterweights.... I buy'em every time I see'em. Ok..Ok...Ok .... yes...have been 'stung'....

    So...smelt with sawdust... go slow... keep under 700 or so and see what happens....
    ...
  17. Hmmmm reread.... Post from...

    Hmmmm reread.... Post from ...FlyfishermanMike..... will help you save some bucks.

    Nose Dive

    Cheap, Fast, good. kindly pick two.
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    Geezzzz... Man...is our hobby getting complex or...

    Geezzzz... Man...is our hobby getting complex or what?

    Smelting,, Easy tasks
    1..take trash you got...smelt it,,,clean it up as much as you can. pour it out to save..

    Casting..

    1....
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    Trash, Crud...Corruption...(gotta start from somewhere)

    Well gang... back to 'bubbling'.... I am not POT expert.... but... I do smelt -trash...road kill... tire shop scrap and grud.......soo..

    I have not seen 'bubbling' as said above...I coat the...
  20. Thread: Annealing

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    Smelt, mix, flux, match

    Hmmm yes,,,I agree...put'em in the oven....heat'em up....the let them cool...in that oven is a great idea to me... Should work just fine...soft'em up just fine....

    I 'go backwards' to get my stuff...
  21. Thread: Never Again!

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    Get where you can..

    Hmmm well... Caveat Emptor... Or.. 'buyer beware'.....

    I buy, smelt, ingot, cast buckets of "STUFF" from where ever I can find it. WW's...fittings...road kill... pipe...soooo....

    I dump my...
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    Sawdust

    When melting WW's... i always coat the bottom of my smelt pot with about and inch or so of saw dust. COLD...

    add WW's and come up on heat slow...your pot looks a bit shallow...mine is deep and I...
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    Forum: Our Town

    Hmmm my Java is as good as my French. ...

    Hmmm my Java is as good as my French. Both...well...not very good.

    Suggest this site to read and learn some things about ballistic items and computer aided shooting. They have helped me.
    ...
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    Forum: Our Town

    woooo... Very fine and very cool example of...

    woooo... Very fine and very cool example of "AMERICAN CRAFTSMANSHIP".... sometimes hard to find nowadays.

    Nose Dive

    Cheap, Fast, Good. Kindly pick two.
  25. Forum: Our Town

    Agree with all above...KISS... if you want to...

    Agree with all above...KISS... if you want to turn on the oven in Indiana from Timbucktwo... (Ok,,OK,,,spelling)...you can now do just that...with a high dollar oven, an APP, a cell phone and a home...
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

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