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Rockydog:

I wear safety glasses 7/24 since my prescription glasses are also safety glasses by ESS. They have a prescription insert, which gives me 2 levels of ballistic protection.

Vision is...

I know you've heard this before, but Mike went above and beyond the call of duty to ship me 400# of wheelweight ingots.

USPS lost two boxes, and he replaced them. One wasn't insured for some...

Mike is definitely a Straight Shooter.

I traded him a Mossberg Shotgun for what I assumed was a bunch of wheel weight ingots. Instead, over half of my order is cast boolits for my 1911.
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moptop: I've never used lube before sizing with a LEE sizing die.

I've used Alox afterward, but never before.

Fleataxi

Newtire: I don't see what the big deal is - the Condor is an ugly scavenger - kind of like Lawyers...

Maybe that's why they're so popular?

My suggestion would be to douse the stupid birds with...

mscob: nevermind!
Fleataxi

GB: The OP said it was a 1000 watt plate - that should be plenty hot enough for that size pot - you're melting the lead, not cooking it! :D

Fleataxi

Leadeye: I was thinking buying enough lead to make it worth it for a commercial trucking company to pick up 10-20 tons from a neighboring state (from NV it would be CA or UT) and drop-ship it here. ...

Dale: I'd at least wait until the boolits cooled! :eek:

copdills: Any time within 24 hours after casting should be fine.

CFI uses a tiny amount of the bullet lube LEE supplies with their...

mold maker: I would be storing it on a concrete or packed earth floor. Lead is almost as dense as an Obama Voter! :D

Fleataxi

Everyone: the local supply of wheel weights has totally dried up in my AO - town's too small to support # of reloaders that cast with recycled wheel weights. Even local salvage yards, etc are wiped...

delta: That's actually plumber's solder. It's like the others said.

It would make a great mixture with pure lead, like between 1/4 and 1/3 plumber's lead solder and 2/3 to 3/4 pure lead.
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Piwo: Was this visible with the mold handles mounted?

The handles provide alignment, and if they're out of alignment, it can LOOK like the mold is bad. Try unmounting the mold, carefully...

DD: Thanks for splaining to me!

Sometimes something I read triggers a "what if" question out of left field in my mind, and this was one of those cases. I've seen some pretty bizzarely...

Blammer: I'm a recent convert to the 1911 - CFI got me into reloading and casting, and we've been casting 230gr truncated cone bullets for the .45acp using recycled wheel weights. They...

DD: I'm assuming your formulas for maximum bullet size and recommended twist are treating bullet density as a constant?

The difference in density between pure lead and alloys might vary the...

Missionary: That Laser in your pic won't live long where it's mounted. Can you say "muzzle flash damage"?

The lens looks like it's mounted so it's within the muzzle blast range, which will...

Kuato: Thanks, send whatever you want - PM me for my mailing address.

Fleataxi

405: To be honest, I've never experienced leading in my smokepole, and minimal fouling since I'm using olive oil as a patch lubricant.

I'll try and get CFI's help slugging the bore, and we'll let...

FG: No worries, I haven't exceeded 100 grains of loose since CFI's experiment. I'm not into "mule kick" levels of recoil! :eek:

Anyone got some bright ideas for a patchless, easy to load,...

FG: I've already tried everything from 120-60 grains of Triple 7.

BTW: That's a 50 Magnum - it's designed to take a 120 grain load. It kicks like a mule at that load, but CFI wanted to see if...

FG: CVA Wolf .50 Magnum 1:28 twist 209 in-line.

Scoped (Simmons 3x12x50 AO scope)

Usually use Triple 7 BP substitute.

with a 200gr 45 acp JHP bullet and black plastic sabots they came with...

SS: Don't you use Mold Release on your boolit mold?

I've watched CFI cast, and also cast .45acp boolits, and he always sprays cold molds liberally with Mold Release prior to heating molds over...

Y'ALL sound like you graduated from the Wiley E. Coyote School of Gunsmithing? :lol:

Fleataxi

FG: Yeah, I can't find a .45 caliber JHP the twist will stabilize properly.

I've tried using different sabots, and JHP bullets in the 185-200gr range (all I can get locally) without much luck.
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