Lyman 429421 245gr 2 cavity with handles $75 shipped
I will take this mold.
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Lyman 429421 245gr 2 cavity with handles $75 shipped
I will take this mold.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
All of the plumbing lead that was used for iron pipes that I've gotten has been close to pure lead.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I run 5# per gal. My tumbler is 2 gal.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I shoot a BCM 9" 1/7 sbr. I load 142 grain NOE plain base, powder coated bullet. My first loads were loaded with Lil Gun, and I struggled to get subsonic speeds while maintaining cycling,...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I had a Christmas candle holder piece that I picked up that was made in China. I had BNE test it for me, and it turned out to be pewter.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I've got a plumber that gives me all of his cast iron pipe when he re-plumbs a house. I've only been working this source for about 3 months now, and already have 42 lbs. Pretty good, steady source...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I use my PID for other uses as well. My thermocouple has a plug on the other end. Each thermocouple is hard mounted to whatever appliance it goes with, whether it be my second pot, mold oven, or...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I made a clamp for mine that holds it 1/2" from the side wall, and 1/2" from the bottom. I get very stable & repeatable readings.
Forum: Casting Equipment
If it were me, I would probably make them about 3" longer than the height of my pot. Not sure what the weight would be, but it would be about a perfect length to work with.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I know that RCBS bushings work in the Redding dies.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Ok, I just experienced a problem placing an order. I keep pages up on my browser all of the time. Looks like NOE has upgraded their website, but their old website is still active, although it won't...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I've had this problem in the past. If I remember correctly, changing browsers solved it.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
The Lee trimmer has 2 parts that has to be initially bought. The lock stud and cutter is a one time buy and can be transferred between all of the calibers. Once you have that all you need is the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
A couple of the best things I've done for my casting is to use a PID for my pot, and install thermocouples in my molds, which connect to a digital grill thermometer (bought thermometer from NOE, and...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Well, maybe mine will be in the mailbox when I get back home. I sent my rebate in about the same time.
Edit: Got home this morning, and rebate was in the mailbox.:bigsmyl2:
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Food dehydrator overnight. I want to make sure that all moisture is out.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I don't have to worry about it. Both of my boys reload, and will have no problem knowing what I've got and putting it to use after I'm gone. I do have everything labeled, however, just so I can...
Forum: Casting Equipment
It's been a while, so I can't remember the exact cost, but I know that I had over $70 just in parts when I built mine. I also used an old PC power supply, that I had on hand, for the box, and had the...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
After thoroughly scouring the info in the link that jsizemore posted, and based on what WKAYE says, I'm inclined to believe that it is "genuine babbitt". According to the literature, the composition...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Wow, that link has some awesome and interesting information, however, through my relatively quick scan, I didn't find anything that seemed to indicate what kind of metal I might have here.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I have two of these ingot bars that I bought in a lot purchase off of Ebay about 15 years ago. The lot was advertised as soft plumbers lead, but these bars seem to be quite a bit harder than pure...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I use the NOE sizer and try to keep no more than .002 increments. Some bullets I have go through 4 passes. One thing I've noticed is that the forcing cone on the NOE is much shorter than the Lee,...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I cast for many years without a thermometer, pid, or any other temp. aid. The best thing for my casting was adding the pid and mold thermometer. I can now bring my mold up to the exact temp. for...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I used to use a broom stick handle, cut to about 12". The problem I was having was that the wood slivers would be everywhere, and eventually, you'd have to replace the stick. To cure that problem I...
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 |