I have located what I needed.
Thanks.
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Forum: The Boolit Exchange
I have located what I needed.
Thanks.
Forum: The Boolit Exchange
Want to buy a set of 6.5x52 dies for Carcano.
Any brand is fine.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
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.
Much appreciated
Robert
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
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...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
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...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
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 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 suggestions--thanks!
gerrycan--thanks for your suggestion...I will look for one. Does it help that I am casting in the great outdoors?
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
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.
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...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
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...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
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 my plans....no boolit casting today for me......:evil::(
Robert
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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 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
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
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...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
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
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
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 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
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
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...
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 |