The Magma Air cylinder comes with an air regulator. Is this regulator considered reliable or should I replace it? The pressure reading never seems to get high enouth. I am not sure if it is the...
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Forum: Reloading Equipment
The Magma Air cylinder comes with an air regulator. Is this regulator considered reliable or should I replace it? The pressure reading never seems to get high enouth. I am not sure if it is the...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
How much air pressure is required to enable the Star air cylinder to operate properly?
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Where did you buy the 1/8 inch to 1/4 inch adapter to attach to the air cylinder
quick diosconnect? I can't find one for sale?
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Are you using a 1/4 inch fitting on the end of your hose to fit on the 1/8 inch male fitting on the air cylinder?
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Please forgive my foolish questions, I need the help. Maybe at 85 years old I am getting too old for this.
What size hose do I use to slip on the Star male fitting on the air cylinder? Do I slip...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I sure would like to see some setups for the star air cylinder system. Information such as air sources you use, attachment fittings used, and overall system setup identifying fttings, hose etc.? I...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I prefer to have the options designed for the Star. I bought the Magma heater and the Magma air cylinder. Screwing around with makeshift equipment only creates more problems. The reason I bought the...
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
I added teflon wrap around the die in addition to the o-ring and eliminated all leakage. If it still leaks add more teflon tape.
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
How many o-rings are we supposed to use?. I only know of space for the one o-ring inside the star structure.
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
I have Lathesmith dies and I absolutely need an o-ring to minimize seepage.
Will someone tell me how you use teflon tape instead of an o-ring.? Where do you put the tape and how much tape do you...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
What stores sells these hoses? I am new at this please forgive the stupid question?
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I want to buy a hose about 4-5 feet long to use with a Star air cylinder system. What is the identification of the hose size that I need and where can I buy it?
Forum: Cast Boolits
I am new with my Star sizer. I have not been able to get it to work properly. Right now my punch is ending up full of lube but the grooves of my boolits have no lube. Does this indicate my punch is...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Why doesn't Hornady make a 45 long colt taper crimp die.? Do I have to buy the Redding taper crimp die?
Forum: Reloading Equipment
What crimping die are you using in your last step?
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I am about to reload 45 long colt on my Hornady LNL AP press for the first time. I would like to have some suggestions on what order to set up my dies? I am especially concerned about crimping
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
I need your help on my problem with the Star unit. I am using my .454 die, Javelina lube and Lyman 454190 bullets.
I had trouble getting my lube to come into the grooves of my bullet. I checked...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I just received my Star sizer with Javelina lube sticks and have not used it yet.. I live in San Diego and my Star is located inside my garage where the temperature is currently 92 degrees F.
At...
Forum: Lathesmith's Custom Dies
Is there a way to identify the die you have in the star sizer that is stamped with the same size as another die without removing the die to check the lube holes?
Forum: Cast Boolits
Wow the Blackhawk sounds like the gun I should buy. I appreciate that input.[/I]
The news that current Blackhawks require reaming of the cylinder throats is disappointing news. I don't like buying a...
Forum: Cast Boolits
You folks convinced me to buy a 45 colt gun which I wanted anyway.
The gun I would like to buy is a 45 colt Ruger Bisley Vaquero.
The trouble is that I have read all sorts of forums about the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
If it means anything I took some measurements with my calipers as best I could and found the following. After installing the 45 colt bullet into tjhe 45 acp winchester case I have a space between...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I am new at this.
I own a sig 45 automatic 220 pistol for which I set out to buy a bullet mold.
I looked at the Lyman molds and instead of buying one listed in the 45 automatic column I...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I am new at lube sizers.
Can some of you folks give me your opinions on soft lubes used in a Star Lube sizer? I understand that soft lubes eliminates the need for a heater on the Star unit. Is...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I intend to size all of my Lyman 44 remington mag bullets to obtain maximum bullet uniformity. I note that all the Lyman bullet molds are 430 inches in diameter.
Since most cast bullets have cast...
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 |