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Then you're not pulling the handle fast enough!

I kid, I kid (mostly) - although I did rig up my Mr Bullet feeder collator to a Lee Bulletfeeder today for sizing on a single stage, and I damn near...

Came up with a way to automate my bullet sizing (kinda). Was doing this while I had a batch of bullets in the oven getting coated, 10 pounds of lead melting, and a load of bullets drying in the...

So how much of an over-bore can this take without damage to the coating? My molds are .358-.359 droppers due to my last 9mm having a large bore, and unexpectedly I've moved to platforms that both...

Learned a big lesson last night on this!


Previously I've been tumbling these in an old metal coffee can that was washed - has thousands of bullets through it. I could never get the coating...

Or dry fire...

My little homemade mount for my baby press. A kind soul donated a Lee classic press to me, and it just so happens that the front mounting bolt for the strongmount of my press mates up to the...

Unfortuantely most of mine are smaller than that in the microgroves, but the bottom most portion varies from .359 to .362 (*** Lee). A nice gentleman is sending me some other samples that range from...

No worries there. Do they need a copy of orders or will a CAC work?

Success (partial!)
The good news is the batch I was experimenting with this morning went supurb through the Sig, and marginal (albiet better) on the Beretta. I have what appears to be fouling in...

How much is their discount? I go through Brian for his service, but I know he'll take off 5% for check/money orders since he doesn't have to do the processing.

If it's more than that, I may have...

Drill 5/16 holes next to your press and drop the ends of your primer pick up tubes (with cotter pins facing the tables) in them. Easy access that's out of the way, and easy to fill up a bunch in a...

I actually moved away from the LNL after having to tinker with something constantly to keep it running right. The concept of the press was wonderful, and the indexing was silky smooth, but I could...

I enjoy the trouble shooting aspect of things. I tend to apply the scientific method the best I can to testing my loads, but when the base boolit won't cooperate then all the other variables applied...

Wanna trade even for a 650?

:-)

Those 1050s are slick. I really want to be able to justify one, especially with a Mark 7 on board.

I do get better results when shooting them as cast- but the below pic is how much my beretta loves this particular boolit. Maybe if I had a smaller bore it would do better, but oh well. Part of the...

Well the coating was a success, but I've had it with this bullet and mold. I've sized from .356-.359, various charges, various seating depths, various levels of crimp (including just enough to...

You're correct, I do that already. I'm messing with temps and times right now (and cleaning up a Lee sizing die, nasty nick inside and too small). I'm really liking this stuff so far. Should find...

Good to know! I took the directions regarding really thin coats, and more coats as needed for better results to heart. Until I get them to come out the color they're supposed to I'll color within...

That was one, I did 3 total

My first batch:
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Not exactly the green it was supposed to be:...

Working on my first batches right now. Have the oven at the upper limits (400), and got a light tan, so temp is too high. Dropped it to 375 for subsequent coats, we'll see where that winds up color...

This was in a brand new unused oven, nothing in it, so no worries. Thanks for the heads up just in case though!

i snagged my wife's cooking thermometer, it's a nice one with a thermocouple and will read up to 393F. I set mine for 375 and it held steady at 372-373, so I'm confident in it's ability to hold...

How would I use a multimeter to check temps? Last I knew they're good for volts, amps, and ohms.

Roger, thanks. I snagged some 1/2 inch mesh (smallest locally available) and will be doing two layers, one at a 45 degree angle under the other. With the convection that should help a lot with...