I have had one of these since the late 60's. Cast iron, and brass construction, if taken care of, will never wear out. I have never had it to exceed .1gr. A little jerkey with long grain powder, but...
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Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have had one of these since the late 60's. Cast iron, and brass construction, if taken care of, will never wear out. I have never had it to exceed .1gr. A little jerkey with long grain powder, but...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Been using BE and Unique for over 35 years. Tried Clays and never looked back.
So much cleaner. 3.7 gr in both .40, and .45 make great low power plinking loads.
Bob
Forum: Cast Boolits
Too much of a liability to suit me. Never know what some people might do. Bob
Forum: Our Town
I will retire this year after serving our country for 32 years. I'd do another 32 if I could. Great post. Kinda hits close to home when I read about these things. We've lost several young men from...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I actually had a guy tell me he had started to recycle his weights, as in, re-use them. He said the price of new ones had gone up so much, he had decided to try and re-use the old ones. Not sure if...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Just thinking out loud, rekon with all the heat generated there would be any wax left in the boolit by the time it got out of the end of the barrel? Bob
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Have used a Lyman 1200 Turbo for over a year with no problem. I pick up a lot of range brass. All together I probably have polished 8-10 5 gal buckets of hulls. Machine has many hours on it. Still...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Been reloading about 38 years. Have just about everything I need. Have a good source for WW. The only cash outflow I have is primers, and powder. Bob
Forum: Our Town
Hey DrNick, just looked at the Powder Valley site. They list BR-2's at $37.00. They are out of stock now, but they had some last week. Blasted HazMat screws up everything. I hav'nt seen any locally...
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I have about half of a brick of CCI BR-2 benchrest primers . Found them in the back of my safe hiding. The sticker says $12.95. Best I remember, got them in the mid 70's. have used almost a whole...
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Mine loves to shoot her S&W mod 60, has her CCW permit, but lets me do all the casting, and case stuffing. Bob
Forum: Cast Boolits
I also use the Lyman 225 gr RN with WW. Shoots great in my Glock, as well as my 1911. Bob
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Hey truck, thats exactly how I do it. I have 50 rounds of Lake City Match I've used for years. I usually anneal when my groups start to open up a little. Usually 5-6 cycles. Bob
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I add a tablespoon or two of Brasso to my tumbler media. Cases come out clean, and polished. Does'nt take long either. Bob
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truckmsl, I use a Bernzomatic UL 2317. Has a nice small pencil flame, and is made from solid brass. Best one I've found yet. Bob
Forum: Our Town
462, nice to see a few of us "old" guys still around. All of my time was in the RF. Bob
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Yuk---- and I thought I was hurtin at 12 above. Still cold for our part of the country. Bob
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I'm not lookin forward to seeing the OJ prices. Any idea how the orange orchards have fared? 10:15 here and its up to a smoking 24. Bob
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Hey Phat Man, my thermometer had 12 on it last night. This is the sunny south in Miss. Think south Fla. even had some freezin temps. I'm ready for the spring. Bob
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I have been using the lee case trim holder and cordless drill for a long time. I have done a lot of trial and error,and what works for me is a dark room, and a torch that has a really hot, small...
Forum: Our Town
Only thing at my house with a lock is my Browning Prosteel. Everything lives in there, cept the Glock that stays on the night stand. (kids all grown and gone) Bob
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A big welcome from me also. I've been in the castin business for over 35 years, and I learn something new every time I come here. Lots of great guys here, with a wealth of info to offer. Come back...
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oldhickory, could'nt have put it better myself. The hardest thing I think i've ever done was in 1991. I took one of our last Phantoms to the bone yard out in Arizona. We landed, shut down, and...
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Mike, Great news. We'll still keep you in our prayers for a speedy, full recovery. Good luck. Bob
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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 |
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GC | Gas Check |