Both TC & RN load fine in moon clips. If its just hitting steel, I would go 110 or even 90gr bullets, zero recoil.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
Both TC & RN load fine in moon clips. If its just hitting steel, I would go 110 or even 90gr bullets, zero recoil.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I just dont see how baking them longer makes them easier to size unless you are water dropping out of the mold & baking longer softens the alloy.
I water drop out of the PC oven. If I wait more than...
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Not saying it isnt true but unless you use identical alloy & temps, your bullets will vary in size. You would have to measure dozens each time you cast, not a couple each.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I have some setup to test in a Ransom rest this spring. I'll let you know. I have ALox, a stick lube & PC & HT coated. I dont expect much diff at 25y.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
You might get a bit more but not much. Yeah, its work but I wont buy raw ww anymore. I used to, got a bunch of crud that had to be sorted & tossed anyway, plus the 20-50% or so loss, wasnt worth even...
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That just has never been really true. Final as cast size will vary with alloy & casting temp. Sure, use the exact alloy & exact temp, you might get the a bullet that drops the preferred size but not...
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I can shorten your time, dont bake for 30min, no real point, 15min in a preheated oven is plenty.
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Almost impossible to get a mold that throws exactly the correct final size bullet because, as we all know, casting temp & alloy controls final size. Then of course coating adds size too.
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Well I dont stand around & breath while baking my bullets, but I know there is a smell, so maybe something in your statement, depending on what powder you use.
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Well it depends on your gear. Alox, you are sizing just like PC. With stick lubes, a Lyman/RCBS is pretty slow compared to a Star. I can Alox coat 1000 bullets in maybe 10min. I cant PC in 10min.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
PC or Hitek applied properly does not rub of in the sizing die or down the bore. Size after coating. Maybe with a gc I could see sizing first but pb bullets, just extra work for no gain. Sme of my...
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A few bores may need 0.358” but i do fine with 0.357” & even my stock glocks will run 0.356”. I do 0.357” fo insurance across several diff guns. I use one coat, baked for 15min. I water drop out of...
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Not sure what you mean by tray. There certainly is a time diff but but if sizing both, it might be 1hr more to pc. I can coat & bake 1000 in about an hour, they are then ready to size. What does it...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Like Forrest I am a wetpack tester. Gel is great but diff to work with. Water is too forgiving of a poor bullet. I like phone books for the convenience but they are going away fast. I still have...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I used to pay $25 for a 5gal bucket. When the price here went to $50 & almost half was non lead, I quit collecting. If you melt them into 1# ingots, you can flat rate box them for $1/# easy.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
For my LHP I go 20-1 lead/tin for bullets 1000-1300fps. For under 1000fps, 25-1 seems to work well. HP designs can be all over the place though.
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If you put enough PC on a bullet to clog the HP, you put on too much.
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Ok I'll bite. How do you setup 1000 bullets to PC in 5min??? Reason I dont spray is the bullets need to be all standing then sprayed without knocking them over & theen the waste of powder, but...
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I cast about 730-740, alum or steel molds. I often heat molds & ingots on a hot plate. I return sprues to the pot about every 100, Set the mold aside off the heat. It cools a bit while the sprues...
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Spoken like someone who hasnt shot many coated. The only downside to coated, PC or HT is time involved. It takes me an extra hour to coat the 1000 bullets. Sizing time is the same using a Lee APP v...
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No but I like uniform bullets for loading into mixed brass. Get a thick case & fat bullet, it will be an issue.
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I was slow to coated but once I got into it, I wont go back to lubed bullets. They load & shoot cleaner, just as accurate in handguns, less smoke & cost is minimal. Yes they require more time than my...
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No but why bother, just toss them. I have manaeged to flux & skim enough at lower temp to remove a lot of zinc contaminates in a pot of alloy. Flux, skim, repeat.
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 |