I should be more careful when I say that the Lee died. I've been casting and loading since the 80's. That Lee that died probably lasted two or three years, and I did a lot of casting back then. I...
Type: Posts; User: thos
Forum: Casting Equipment
I should be more careful when I say that the Lee died. I've been casting and loading since the 80's. That Lee that died probably lasted two or three years, and I did a lot of casting back then. I...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Take the ProMelt. I've burned out a Lee pretty quick, and I know other that have too.
I have two of the RCBS's, the second I grabbed because I just knew my first had to burn out eventually and...
Forum: Leverguns
Anyone here know a good source of general information on the various 45-70 lever guns? I was hoping for a sticky that would do.
I'm looking for the basics in considering which one to buy. I...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Is it possible that your sizer top punch isn't centered, or that it doesn't fit the boolit correctly so that the boolit can be out of line? This is something to get right. It looks like they may...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
A quick comment on Lyman. I have one of their loading manuals from around 1950. Can't give the exact year because there is no copyright notice in it, it was from the day when men were men and they...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I gave it a try this weekend. I had 100# of very "contaminated" lead. It seems to have worked, but the real problem for this amateur was recognizing when to stop the process.
After repeated ...
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 |