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Are you lubricating your bullets before resizing them? Most shouldn't require that much force to push through. I'm planning on making a longer stem once I get my lathe up and running. Having to pull...

I think that the supply lines are still flushing out at the higher prices. Prices always go up quickly, but take a long time to come down.

Start with a cold pot with an inch or two of lead on the bottom. My dutch oven died a couple of years ago, and I built a pot from a 20lb propane tank. It works wonderfully.
Fill the pot with your...

I could do that, but it only takes about 5 min to cut out a box. It would be an interesting experiment though.

LOL thanks. I figure there are enough guys here that reuse factory ammo trays for reloads, that being able to make up new boxes would be handy.

There are usually plenty of empty ammo trays at the range, but the boxes tend to be torn up or missing.

Cereal boxes are pretty much the same material.

I took apart an old box, and traced it...

Has anyone else experimented with light loads for the 45? These won't cycle the slide, which is handy for Bullseye Pistol Shoots at the gun club. There isn't the usual chasing of brass. The only...

Pretty much this.

Start each melt with ambient or near ambient temperatures so that there is no liquid lead in the pot.

A sawzall works pretty well for cutting up a tank. Cutting disks on a grinder get eaten up pretty fast, and a jigsaw is way too slow.
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I had a HF pot for a few years. Don't try to move it with any lead in it, and it'll probably be ok. Mine cracked from moving it around on the burner when it was full of range scrap. I made a pot from...

I don't know, but they are pretty nice for the price. The internals could use some better finishing, but they seem to function fine.

There is a place that sells a replacement nipple for using 209 shotgun primers.

Are there any good options for cap composition? I would think that the cup would be the easier thing

At least the bases look good. Mine keep tearing.

It's ok, I've been thinking about airguns lately. I have an old Crossman, that was purchased when I was 13. There are much better ones out there now, that don't require 10 pumps, and will actually...

I'm glad I got into casting a few years ago.

It's pretty sad that I can reload .45ACP for about the same price as 22LR these days. I just picked up 1000rds of Winchester 22LR, and it was $50.
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1858 Remington. The cylinders are easily removed. It's easy to load, and accurate. Get a loading stand, a capper, and a powder measure. A powder flask is handy. Cabelas makes a brass one that will...

I've heard that about contenders.

I understand the cost of parts going up, but there is much more machining in a revolver than a caplock .50 ML. You would think that they would be at least roughly the same price or less.

Maybe I'll save my really soft lead for my revolver if I can use range scrap lead for my .50 ML.

I used to see ML pistol kits in the back of Guns and Ammo for $30. Oddly enough, I can buy a 1858 Remington copy for half what they are asking for "Kit" pistols these days.

What happened? Was...

I use 25gr of FFF with a lubed felt wad and a .454 ball seated firmly on top of the wad. It seems pretty accurate to me. I'd use some bore butter or something similar instead of the pan lube. I hear...

Good point. I don't think I'll shoot it enough to really wear it out though. How many rounds does a nipple typically last?

My 1858 uses #10 caps, and I just picked up a CVA .50 Hawkins for ML hunting. #11 are pretty difficult to find right now. Would there be any issue with turning down the nipple to take #10 caps? That...

Don't feel too bad. I want another one so that I have a pair. :mrgreen: