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    I have located what I needed. Thanks.

    I have located what I needed.
    Thanks.
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    WTB 6.5x52 carcano dies

    Want to buy a set of 6.5x52 dies for Carcano.
    Any brand is fine.
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    Hi Crusty--Yeah, I have been using the floating...

    Hi Crusty--Yeah, I have been using the floating sponge in a pan of water routine.
    I am interested in doing it without the water if possible.
    I suppose I would be OK even in the summer just...
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    Thanks for your kind words and good advice, Mike....

    Thanks for your kind words and good advice, Mike.

    Much appreciated
    Robert
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    Hi Mike Thanks for sharing your experiences...

    Hi Mike

    Thanks for sharing your experiences and procedure.
    I am curious if one does not water drop the boolits what do you do?
    Just drop them into a metal container or something else?
    I am...
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    A nice sunny day here...86 degrees. After doing...

    A nice sunny day here...86 degrees.
    After doing a oreintation at my local range for new members.....
    it was time for my second attempt at boolit casting.

    Things went a little better than my...
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    Crusty--thanks for the invite...I'll be...

    Crusty--thanks for the invite...I'll be there.:kidding:

    Wish I could. We are only about 2500 miles away...[smilie=l: Would love to help though.

    But my wife and always have wished for a...
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    thanks Crusty..... no shared yard...just no...

    thanks Crusty.....
    no shared yard...just no garage and no outbuildings.

    I'm just using the 10lb casting furnace by Lee.
    I may go bigger in the near future.

    Robert
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    MJR007--thanks for the kind words. fryboy--good...

    MJR007--thanks for the kind words.
    fryboy--good suggestions--thanks!
    gerrycan--thanks for your suggestion...I will look for one. Does it help that I am casting in the great outdoors?
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    Just a week ago I bought 50 lbs from Rotometals....

    Just a week ago I bought 50 lbs from Rotometals.
    Used it for the first time today...very pleased.
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    Well, it was a sunny, blue sky day here today....

    Well, it was a sunny, blue sky day here today.
    And that means I got to do my initial bit of boolit casting today.:smile:
    Finally!

    It went pretty well. My early ones came out a little wrinkled...
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    Hey Crusty Sounds like you have a nice set up...

    Hey Crusty

    Sounds like you have a nice set up there. I'm jealous. :smile:
    I have no garage or other out building so I must cast outside.
    And that means I need a rain-free day. Today looks like...
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    The showers and the constant threat of rain kept...

    The showers and the constant threat of rain kept me from casting boolits once again today!
    Oh well, hopefully sometime this week if we get a sunny day when I am free for a few hours....we'll see.
    ...
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    Thanks WHITETAIL... The rain today has changed...

    Thanks WHITETAIL...

    The rain today has changed my plans....no boolit casting today for me......:evil::(

    Robert
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    Crusty--I plan on water quenching also right from...

    Crusty--I plan on water quenching also right from the mold.
    And locally I am being told 2 weeks to size them and right after that OK to lube.....

    Robert
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    Crusty--what do you recommend as far as how long...

    Crusty--what do you recommend as far as how long to wait to size and how long to wait to lube and how long to wait to shoot them cast boolits I hope to be casting tomorrow?

    thanks
    Robert
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    Woo Hoo....my lead arrived from RotoMetals today!...

    Woo Hoo....my lead arrived from RotoMetals today! :bigsmyl2:
    The Post Office called me asked me to pick it up as they really didn't want to
    lug it---lol----so I was happy to go get it.
    I have...
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    Crusty---thank you and please forgive...

    Crusty---thank you and please forgive me---boolits--boolits---boolits! :lol:
    I will sit on my boolit casting furnace as punishment---OK? [smilie=b:

    :-)
    Robert
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    fredj338--Precisely what I was thinking...I have...

    fredj338--Precisely what I was thinking...I have been reading as much as I can here and thought I could eliminate some of the potential problems by buying my initial purchase of lead from Rotometals...
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    Thanks to all for your comments and the warm...

    Thanks to all for your comments and the warm welcome.
    I will continue down the path I'm going and when I actually
    start I'll let ya all know how it goes.

    Robert
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    newbie here

    Hello Everyone

    I am new here and new to casting. Been reloading for about 25 years. Never had the desire jump into boolit casting. But an old timer from my gun club/range showed me how he does it...
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

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