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Unless you know the "EXACT" history of this old Unique gun powder I would suggest using it to start campfires!
A buddy ran into trouble with some "OLD" powder.
The bullets just barely left the...

The Lyman 429215 GC over 5 grs of Titegroup yields 825 fps from my Ruger 4 5/8 Blackhawk. It's my go to bullet for competition plate shooting. Also The 429421 over 7.5 grs of Unique for 950 fps is...

Awhile back I picked some of those plastic cartridge trays out of the gun club trashcan.
You see them all the time, some plastic, some Styrofoam, with or without the factory box.
I decided to make...

Washington State I presume?
I was hatched at a Army hospital in Washington state back in "51" as pops was in Korea at the time.

As far as the boxes goes I have several different sized templates...

I made boxes to store all of my cast bullets in.
I make the boxes by recycling cereal boxes, cracker boxes, even a Mac & Cheese box can be recycled.
I have attached a photo of the production area.

Thanks for the heads up KY Caster. I contacted an old plumber friend and he had used this type for years. I will take smelter to have him look it over. FYI I received this smelter with a full tank...

Thanks fellows.
I just happen to know a couple of OLD plumbers that I can contact for local help.
They may know about the refill status here in merry ol Michigan.
Worst case I find my way to H....

I used this smelter to process 60 pounds of wheel weights last night and it work very well.
I see no apparent way to refill the propane tank.
I doubt that any reputable propane refill facility...

A buddy that I cast bullets for brought me 60 lbs. of wheel weights. So from this thread I gather that lead WW's will cut with tin snips or side cutters, lead goes thud and zinc goes tink. Either may...

If you have access to the internet check out the Wikipedia on BHN hardness and how to calculate it.
Brinell scale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brinell_scale
The things...

I use the Lee and get consistant results. Use a LED flashlite to light the depression. I made a simple scope holder from wood scrap that is cut in a L shape and has a hole that scope slides into....

For NRA bullseye competition I've been using 4.0 gr of Titegroup behind a RCBS 121 gr CN or either of the Lyman or Lee 123 gr RN bullets. The CN chronographs @ 865 fps with CCI primers. The RN run...

There's an answer to my question! I have a supply of typeface mat'l. that only tests @ 14-17 bhn. It must be lino scrap.

I would suggest using the SEARCH function on this web site. I've just looked into info on testing cast hollow points for expansion and got what I was looking for. As they say in the Jesse Stone...

I usually seat this Lee bullet to 1.10 with 4.0 gr. of Titegroup or Unique with a CCI primer. The Lyman manual lists 3 to 4 gr. of Win 231 / HP38 as loads for a similar bullet weight. Start low,...

Thanks for all of the input fellows. For now i'm gonna work with materials that I have available. As they say 'works for me'! Lets all move on to something else. Tinbullet

My 'linotype' may not be 'linotype' becaue i've never gotten 19~22 bhn readings. I checked scale with 40 # wt. then checked Lee and got consistant 60.4. The .4 being the steel plate that I push...

What do you make from your RL? Do you mix with anything else to create say some hollow point bullets? I have found that taking 50% 15 bhn and 50% 8 bhn yields a resultant 12ish bhn. By the way I was...

I guess that I have 30# or so which I just rechecked at 14.3 bhn. Have ya ever notice how the hard ingots kinda make a 'tink' sound as opposed to a thud from soft lead. I should cast a few bullets...

I have a Lee hardness tester and follow the typical file a flat, test 30 sec. & read regimen. I am going to check Lee's spring pressure asap as it may be off. I have an Excel sreadsheet calculating...

Larry you've done this before, a few times i'll bet. I cast and shoot for the 44, 45, & 9mm mostly. I also shoot the 30 30 mod 94 with either 170 jacked or the Lyman 170 gc cast. Either load is...

I was casting a few 45 RN bullets from a Lyman mold this evening and both cavities were hanging up. So I put a little Marvel Mystery Oil on a q'tip and dabbed each cavity. Mold was at casting temp....

Thanks guys its all good info. I did slug the barrel and it measured .224 and .220 over the lands. The barrel has 1 : 12 twist. I went ahead and cast up 1200 water droped bullets. Bullets drop at...

Thanks for the input guys.
I'll work on the slugging the bore. Can I use the bullets that I have already cast or do I need to cast some soft ones? I have soft lead also.
FYI the RCBS bullet "as...

I have read about all kinds of things that boolit casters use to keep air from getting to the melt. I have really good luck just placing a folded up piece of tin foil, 3 to 4 layers thick, over my...