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358 Win, 35 Whelen with heavy slugs.
444 Marlin - 250 or 300 grn saeco @ about 2K to 2.1K (killed several elk with this load and always complete pass through in shoulder/broadside...

I read somewhere where someone put a side mount scope mount on the M95 straight pull carbine. My eyes are such this sounds like a lovely idea. Problem - which mount would fit the weapon and still...

Well,

Been awhile but finally got some results to share....
I enlarged the Lee 0.312 mold with valve grinding compound and a shank of a cast bullet.
This process took awhile BTW!!!

The mold...

Thank you for that info!
That means I am not totally off my rocker! So far I have only been able to get to 0.315" so I have a bit further to go.
Man this is slow going!!

I hope to get this done...

Nope I thought about beagling the mold but decided to go this other route -
Take a cast slug - from softer alloy (#2) file off the nose to the driving band.
Drill thru the slug length wise and...

After talking with a CB shooter today who shoots competively - not associate with this forum - he thought that enlarging the Lee aluminum block mold might be the ticket if I trim the necks a bit to...

Wouldn't a chucking reamer - spiral flute of the appropriate size work?
Assuming your set-up on the lathe was sound and true of course.

I can see where a small mistake in setup with a chucking...

BTW - Who makes a good reamer to enlarge the neck of this chamber?

Is there a universal reamer out there for .30cal bbls - or due to the dimensions am I going to have to have one custom made or...

Hey everyone,

My first test consisted of the Lee .312" 185 grain GC slug paper patched with 0.002" bond typewriter paper - Eaton's Berkshire Bond. Bullets cast from #2 Lyman Equiv and unsized with...

Smokemjoe,

Any experience with their molds?

I like the looks of the 0.316-238GC RN for the style as well as the size (0.317 grooves for me).
Only issue I have is my neck - I may have to re-cut...

Frieghtman,

How do you suggest to size only the nose? Partial push through die - bullet upside down in a Lyman die?

If my tests don't work I might consider trying a few slugs from you???? Hint...

Thanks everyone for the help!

Last night I went a head and finished up 5 rnds to see how they look at if they would chamber "ok". Unfortunately, I miss calculated on the throat dimensions and...

55 grn Lyman RNFP GC - cast 0.225" from WW then oven heat treated - lubed with FWFBL
IMR 3031 @ 18.0 grns
CCI SM Rifle Mag primer
Lee Factory Crimp

Shoots "Nickel" sized 5 shot groups from my...

I agree - the diam must be right!

I have PP'd the 45/70 with excellent results as well as my Italian 54 flinter.
If These 0.312 slugs wont work I am going to try some 0.309 slugs I have (170...

Hey everyone,

Been a long time since I posted and am now back on the forum with a new CB shooter I need some help with. I picked up a well used No4 MkI that has a generous chamber and bbl. I...

Correction to my last post - I am talking about the Lee 405 grain HB RNFP not a BB style bullet.
Enjoy!
Eric

Try this load!

Cast from WW metal and sized to 0.459 with FWFBL
Load is through PMC cases and Starline cases - IMR 4198 @ 31.5 grains
CCI lg Rifle Primer and a 1/2" square of Dacron under the...

A friend of mine used to use this stuff to clean cases by hand. After he had cleaned a group of cases several times he noticed an inclease quote unquote of pressure signs and a pronounced increase in...

Just got an email back from NEI as I sat down at the computer.
According to NEI their 9.3 molds are set up to use the .35 cal gas check.
This makes it easy!!
Time to order me a mold and see what...

Hey guys -

Quick question:
What GC size does the typical 9.3 or 0.366 mold take?
Been looking at picking up a #174 and #175 mold from NEI (email them the same question..) for a 9.3x74R Ruger...

I ended up trying to remove the plug and that didn't work. I soaked it in transmission oil, Ed's Red and PB_Paster at different times. Most of the rust is now gone. The drum came out with vise grips...

Everyone,

Thank you for the load ideas.
Rather than take the loads in the Lyman manual and start reducing I was hoping someone had already done that and had a good range of powder charge to start...

This may have already been asked - but here goes?

I am looking for a load recomendation for the .223 Rem.
I want to use a cast 54/55grn RNFP GC (Lyman Mold) sized at 0.225"
NEF Single shot rifle...

Hey guys,

I inherited a repair project from a relative. It is a .54 Cal CVA Bobcat with a totally rusted up drum/ forward part of breech plug - right at the drum and nipple. Upon inspection I...

Thanks guys for the thoughts.
I was hoping to gravitate away from Unique a little bit in this 9mm due to the charge drop varying out of my RCBS dispenser. It's an old one and I haven't got around...