30-06, 210 round nose gc cast boolit. Trying to duplicate results my late Dad loaded but didn't get to shoot. Tried them yesterday and they shot a nice .5 inch group at 50 yards benched (all the...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
30-06, 210 round nose gc cast boolit. Trying to duplicate results my late Dad loaded but didn't get to shoot. Tried them yesterday and they shot a nice .5 inch group at 50 yards benched (all the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks, folks. I'm forgetting about neck diameter after bullet is seated in the neck.
Forum: Cast Boolits
So I have a buncha boolits here measuring around .312. Finally got around to slugging my Marlin lever and slug measures .308 bang-on. Should the boolit be sizes down a coupla thou or leave it alone...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
No intention of "using this site", just getting your ideas. i.e. where to gather lead from places I may not have thought of.
I did catch a video on the subject where one guy says he snagged a huge...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Now THAT I can find here. Just need the stuff to pour into it ;)
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Thanks guys. It's a Lyman Deerstalker, 1:48 twist. I figger the deer here, my targets, and my middle-age ages are all close range affairs. Should have also mentioned I'm located in Canuckistan.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
WooHoo! Just ordered my first caplock rifle and am all geared up for when the delivery guy graces my doorstep.
Done some bullet casting years ago. Would someday like to cast my own round balls and...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
That's just plain cool. That is now my desktop background pic.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Wow! Ya, I came to the right place alright.
I'll cast in confidence then. I'm mainly a small game guy, but I have an unused standing invite to hunt deer. So I got thinking, of course.
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Forum: Hunting with CB's
Howdy all! New here.
I dabbled in casting a little 20 years ago. Looking to get back into it with my 30/30 Marlin lever in mind.
Although I plan on enjoying this at the club, wondering how...
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 |