Like I said, I'll hold it for last and may not need it at all. Furthermore, I can afford to buy bullets, but I like casting my own. Even at $3 per pound for the collector value, I'd rather be able...
Type: Posts; User: KY_Hill_Billy
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Like I said, I'll hold it for last and may not need it at all. Furthermore, I can afford to buy bullets, but I like casting my own. Even at $3 per pound for the collector value, I'd rather be able...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Yeah, I didn't know what that meant until I Googled it while ago. Kinda interesting to have something possibly from the last primary lead smelter in the United States. However, I like boolits...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Hi all,
A co-worker came through for me today. She remodels / flips houses on the side and I asked her to keep an eye out for lead flashing, pipe, etc since I cast my own bullets. She said she...
Forum: Cast Boolits
1911gunner, are you pushing the Lee 95 to 1300?
For everyone else that replied I'm going to see if I can extend the OAL and work up again using my new chronograph. I'm pretty much locked in to...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Get the 6 cavity, my 2 cavity doesn't make them nearly fast enough!
KY_Hill_Billy
Forum: Cast Boolits
Mine is dropping .359+ with 50/50 WW / Lead Flashing, water quenched. It out shoots everything in my Mak .380. I'm just now using it for 9mm as described above.
KY_Hill_Billy
Forum: Cast Boolits
runfiverun,
I have the wide magazines which are hard to find. But you are right, I love the 213 also. The 213 is running the Lee 95 at .359-.360 fine for me, I just wondered if I could make it...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Sorry, I failed to mention the alloy. It's 50/50 WW and lead flashing, water dropped. This batch I tumble lubed with straight Lee Alox.
I feel I should resize to try for a longer OAL in the Model...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks for the reply GhostHawk,
I'm just looking for something to cycle the action and is half-way accurate while my wife and I learn to shoot handguns. We've always shot long rifles and shotguns....
Forum: Cast Boolits
Hello All,
Firstly, thank you for sharing your knowledge here, I've lurked for years, but never posted.
I'm looking for Red Dot load data for the Lee 356-95 in 9mm for target / plinking.
In an...
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 |