finished prepping all the 223 and 308 brass I had on hand. Loaded 30 test rounds for 308 half with SW match which I can now buy in town off the shelf.
Type: Posts; User: Loudy13
Forum: Cast Boolits
finished prepping all the 223 and 308 brass I had on hand. Loaded 30 test rounds for 308 half with SW match which I can now buy in town off the shelf.
Forum: Casting Equipment
I wait til the lead ingots that I have preheating with the molds melt then back it off a touch ;) it only happened once lol
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
1 lb ingots in 5 gallon buckets under the bench in the garage for WW and Pure, 3 and 5 lb ingots stacked along garage floor and exotic ingots stacked in between the studs in the walls.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I shoot a 388gr HP with 12.5 grains of Trail Boss its subsonic and will hit steel at 200m @ 100 it is super accurate no recoil but still makes some noise.
Hogdon has a load chart for Trail boss...
Forum: All about knives
I apologize for my ignorance but what is the black handled straight blade, I have one of these I got from my dad.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I shoot 150 and 135 grain HP mihec bullets and use trail boss @950 ish FPS with a 2-7x32 vortex zeroed at 25yards and its spot on out to 75-100 meters.
This is a single shot load so it wont work in...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Love my singleshots , Started with a .410 for deer hunting, 223, 300BO and recently a 45-70 CVA.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Got a lb. of shooter's world Match rifle and a lb. of shooters world Buffalo Rifle from the local Scheels for 26.99 and 34.99. Its nice to be able to buy some shooter's world powders off the shelf I...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Last summer melted down all the random lead I had in my garage into ingots, which was about 7 - 5 gallon buckets about half range lead and half wheel weights. I did it in the garage with the big...
I used rice for about 10 bags then they got wet in the garage and molded?, used aquarium rock (new) after that. filled the last 3 a few days ago with Pinto beans.
I wanted a wrangler they look great and decent price.....I guess they are not for sale here in the great state of MN , from what I understand we still have a Saturday night special law.
Forum: Our Town
Placebo? maybe some of the brands that don't actually have any real ingredients but my dog sure isn't affected by the "placebo effect". We ran out of her CBD oil and it took me a couple days to get...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I use a endoscope camera works great for 300BO and 38 special on the ole progressives , it was cheap and uses my phone.
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I use 14:1 which I thought was the ratio that dillon uses, but cant remember where I found that. Either way it works great havent had any issues yet sizing a few thousand 300BO cases.
Forum: Casting Equipment
I must be lucky emailed him a few months ago when customs unwrapped my mold and threw it back in the box unprotected. He replied and offered to fix the issue if there was one. Luckily the damage to...
Forum: Prepper Talk
Now I want some spam ....You couldn't get me to eat it as a kid but now its a treat. Spam with shells and cheese is amazing!!
or Fried or with eggs!
Forum: Cast Boolits
130-150 grain spire point work great for me I shoot the 150 grain for 3 gun and have not had any issues with feeding. I do use the Pmag for 300 BO there is a slight difference with those compared to...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
My local favorite GS is at about 35 ish a LB with a decent selection. Not everything for sure but it seems to coming back a little. We have seen it before I am sure we will see it again.
We do have...
Forum: Cast Boolits
be careful you might just end up buying 2 or 3 molds after buying one from MP. I have a 230gr HP from NOE, a 200gr Hp/solid from NOE and a 68 clone from MP and I am not against buying another one at...
Forum: Our Town
Like its been said someone has been talking about this for years and it seemed with some planning that was started it was going to happen. I haven't heard a thing for 2 years about this new caliber...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I would be interested in a bullet feeder if you decide to make them.
starting to see boxes of small rifle primers around here still at 79.99 which is to rich for my blood but it is a good sign that they are on the shelf for more than a few minutes or not at all.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Mounted my Lee APP that showed up a few days ago and I have to say I am worried about the lack of stoutness. It seems like a very light piece of equipment and I will be using it solely for sizing...
I just ordered the App from midway they are in stock and on sale, looking foreword to not turning one if my presses upside down to size large quantities of boolits.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I second BangerJim buy a decent one ( I have the oster also) and then put a oven thermometer in it, I check mine after throwing a fresh pan of boolits in after 5 minutes to make sure it is tracking...
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 |