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I have a single shot WW Greener Martini in 577 2 1/2" BPE. The Lee Snider die works well for crimping. I seat the bullet without crimping, then back the stem out, turn the die down and crimp in a...

I mark my brass using a center drill in a drill press with different combinations of marks. You can use a 5c collet holder or drill a 1/2 inch hole in a 2x4 with the 2" edge up. That is for 45-70....

That's disappointing to hear that they're going to leave the lead pipe in the ground. They are replacing some water pipes on the westside of Michigan in a city on the lake, my daughter asked them if...

I'm wondering how if any, the infrastructure legislation will impact the supply of lead to bullet casters? Most scrap dealers in this area will not sell to individuals. Guessing most of the lead pipe...

Stick with one load for each animal group. Shoot your Starline at chickens and pigs and your Remington at Rams and turkeys. labop

How much compression of the powder in the starline brass versus the Remington do you have? I think that will be the most significant factor in difference of ballistics performance between the two...

When I cast wheel alloy or 20-1 the bullets drop easily but when I try mag alloy, 92-6-2, which of course yields a larger diameter bullet they're very hard to get out. I know I shouldn't be wrapping...

I occasional get the same frosty non fill. Not usually a distinct void just an
area slightly undersize in diameter. My thought is for that alloy the hole in the sprue plate isn't big enough to fill...

It is nice to know Keith Rice is still in business. His old reamer list didn't have a phone number on it. labop

I wouldn't be concerned as the long as the oxide is grey. Just shoot them. If it is white and crusty remelt. labop

I wouldn't be concerned. Flux and skim it off. I like to get a hardness both of an air cooled ingot and a water quenched one from a scrap batch. This will tell you where you are with alloy and grain...

That would be an xrf gun. If the yard has one ask them to test a large piece as it will save you a lot of guessing as to alloying. If you really get in good with them take in a 1 pound ingot of your...

I have some LETS Alloyer's Flux from the Antimony Man. I only have 4 lbs antimony left so I won't use it all. Instructions say to use one rounded tablespoon per pound of Sb. It would be expensive to...

I have one built up on a 43 Spanish action using one of the Dixie surplus Navy barrels. My favorite load uses 5744 and the Lyman 515139 350 grain bullet in 25:1 alloy. 40 grains of Swiss 1 1/2 has...

There are always a lot of ingots for sale on EBay.
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That should work fine. I have used recycled tin pewter as a substitute for pure tin as it much cheaper.
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Tin pewter alloy with 92% tin, 6 antimony and 2 copper as a substitute for pure tin is about 2/3 the price of tin when you can find it on EBay. Most of it is not of known composition though. Using a...

I'm thinking now that the hole in the sprue plate is too small. I hesitate to modify it as it casts so well with 16-1 alloy. I am using a dipper, I might try bottom feed.

Yes 775F seems to hot me. The bullet is 40 caliber, 400 grains in a steel mold.

I started out at 710F and got some shrinkage mid bullet. Lowered the temp incrementally to 660 with the same results. Came back up to 775 which eliminates the shrink but now have whiskers, base is...

Yes bobthenailer you are correct. I can not touch the rifling without exceeding OAL. labop

I want a RN 230 grain for my 1911. RCBS is my choice for molds. I see that the old style 45-225 has no driving band in front of the grease groove where the current mold 45-230 has a band in front of...

This is a behemoth of a 45 caliber black powder bullet runs .459-.460 diamter. At 665 grains and about 1.5 inches long you will need a fast twist to stabilize it. Five large grease grooves. I have...

I had a Lee C312-155-2R at one time for my CZ527 in 7.62X39. It didn't work well for me so I sold it but need a replacement. I see the RCBS looks promising but the diameter is listed as size to .309....

Some interesting data from sqlbullet. Thanks. Have you checked to see how uniform hardness from quenching is compared to oven heat treat? I'd like to try quenching from the mold on some RCBS 6.5mm...