Or 5.6x52R as they are known here in the metric part of the world.
Popular in break action shot/rifle combo guns or single barrel breakaction rifles.
Uses a .228 cal bullet, not a .224.
Used to...
Type: Posts; User: Swede 45
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Or 5.6x52R as they are known here in the metric part of the world.
Popular in break action shot/rifle combo guns or single barrel breakaction rifles.
Uses a .228 cal bullet, not a .224.
Used to...
Forum: Our Town
Here the fee for my handgun only club is 43$ a year. Of that 28$ goes to the Swedish handgun federation membership that includes among other things, a insurance.
Range is 25m outdoor, 12hrs a day,...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Tigweldit: No, I've had so much problems with 9mm in the past. To the point where I gave up on the caliber. Now I'll give it a try again and tries to gather as much information and knowledge as...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Well, I know all about the need for proper boolit fit to the gun, and the risk of sizing down the boolit during the loading seating/crimp process.
This is more about the powders burnrate and gas...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
A question came up in a discussion with a friend the other day..
In general, what is the preferred powdertype when loading cast boolits for 9mm luger, taken that all other factors are equal? ...
I'm looking for a RN mould for 45acp, and recently got an offer from a guy.
The only information I've got from the seller is:
Lyman 4 cavity, 230gr roundnose and gascheck.
Compared to others...
Forum: AirGuns
Well, I'm more of an bang and smoke shooter, but now and then I bring out an old feinwerkbau m65 for some practice or indoor match.
Great old gun that still keeps up with the modern ones.
Nice...
Forum: Our Town
Hello and greetings from Sweden.
Became a member here in 2014 but been away for some time so I better introduce myself again.
Caster, loader, shooter and hunter. Chairman for a small handgunclub...
Forum: Castpic of the Month
During 2021 I will do better on casting and loading than the past few years.
I have got my casting corner set up in the new garage
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And a new reloading bench in my new house. (still...
Forum: Cast Boolits
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After moving, I´ve been living on the stash of boolits for a year now.
Finally I got my casting corner up and running!
A stable bench with storage and worksurface, a dual hotplate where I...
Forum: Cast Boolits
When my old frontloading washing machine burnt out the heater element I moved it to my garage. I can run several thousands of 9mm cases at once. Since I have no water/sewer connections, I fill it...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Math, hi there fellow Swede!
As for game in Sweden I have taken a number of moose, some of decent size and 15 + wild boars with the biggest at 160kg with my 9.3x57. My velocities are about the same...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
VV is pretty much the only powder I use in my handguns..
Clean, even velocities, accurate and available here in Sweden. I load for 9mm, 40S&W, 45acp, 38spl and 357 mag. 310, 320, 340, 350, 3n37,...
Forum: Our Town
I have a small chip of the bone in my lower part of the eyesocket missing and a small scar under my right eyeball. Caused by a ricocheting 22lr when I was 12yr old. The doc pulled the bullet and the...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
If I had such amount of plated bullets to process, that the work would be motivated, I would try to manufacture a hopper fed mini shredder.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
When processing range lead from sand/gravel backstop most plated bullets are cracked open. After cleaning the haul I lay it out on on a big plywood sheet to dry. During that time I sort thru it to...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Around here other lead than really soft are hard to find, but a few days back I scored big!
By spreading the word that I was looking for lead of all forms it finally cashed out.
Got an email that...
Forum: Group Buy Results
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Today's batch.
About 1000 boolits.
Lubed, sized and ready to load.
Forum: Group Buy Results
Today I tested the Lee snot tumble lube and powdercoated boolits in comparison to the traditionally lubed one that gave the best result in the first test.
Same data as the best one above, and that...
Forum: Castpic of the Month
Well, about the use of Photoshop.
It is way easier to learn decent photography skills and therefore get good pictures out of your camera, than it is mastering PS to the level that you can work...
Forum: Group Buy Results
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Another cold day at the range with the H&G 50 HBWC
This time out of a K38, shot just fine as well.
This boolit is going to run as the new club ammo for newbies as this K38 is our loaner.
Forum: Group Buy Results
No, No increase of diameter, even with crazy hot alloy and mold. I´ve just posted a PM to Mihec about this.
Tests has indicated that only one (the bottom) lubegroove lubed gives better accuracy...
Forum: Group Buy Results
SNDBGGR1484: here´s a pic of both the cone and dome.
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Forum: Group Buy Results
I asked Mihec about this and the answed I got was pretty much "use higher temp that will cast bigger boolits"
I´m about to put PID controlers on my pot, as of now I only use a el cheapo...
Forum: Group Buy Archives
I sent Mihec a PM with my email, then got the tracking number for my shipment.
Shot my first boolits from this mold today.. write up in group buy results.
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 |