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Forum: Cast Boolits
This powder is bulky compared to magnum handgun powders. 46.8 gr is the most I have managed to get behind my checked 440gr Lees. This is a good amount shy of what Hodgdon publishes as max for 440...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Make them fat. I use the lee 358-125 RF sized to .358 in my CZ 75b which slugs at .3565. I have used Titegroup, Unique and multiple alloys. I have not had any leading problems in my gun or others.
Here is an iphone video of one of my 250gr hardcasts over 26.5 gr of H110.
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I have a SRH 7.5" that leads in the same area when loaded with a .452" lee 255gr lfp. This seems to happen regardless of hardness when pushed with 5.5-8.3 gr of Titegroup or 8.5 gr Unique. When I...
That is total BS that they are charging you for shipping. They should give you a brand new gun. I wouldn't want a frame that was shot with a 45/70 barrel and 475 Linebaugh cylinder.
I was...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Thank you for the suggestion.
How much lube do you suggest I add tsp to? Pound, 2 oz?
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I would have used that, but I used the last bit to treat my leather couch.
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Can this be done by adding a small amount of another oil to the mix?
Thanks
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I tried pan lubing some Lee DC 457-340-Fs with Carnauba Red with little success. Cutting them out was difficult and messy. I did manage to push some out, but they took much more than the lube...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks for the feedback.
I am using calipers to measure, not a micrometer. The bullets are coming out round. I am measuring them the morning after the evening they were cast.
I do also...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I does for me.
I also like to to throw in some crushed charcoal. It creates a nice protective barrier over the alloy, similar to sawdust but thicker.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Guys,
Should I be concerned about my Lee 90241 DC 476-400-RF mold dropping bullets weighing 370.XX grains and measuring .480" or slightly larger?
My alloy is an approximate 3-1 mix of range...
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 |