My mag 20 finally died. had it over 25 years. i found an old seaco pot in my back yard.
question: can these be re-built without to much expense?
i'm looking at getting a Lee Pro 4 20 lb, 70 bucks....
Type: Posts; User: Savage99
Forum: Casting Equipment
My mag 20 finally died. had it over 25 years. i found an old seaco pot in my back yard.
question: can these be re-built without to much expense?
i'm looking at getting a Lee Pro 4 20 lb, 70 bucks....
Forum: Completed Deals
1- LRFB 12 gauge Win. AA hulls, red comp. formed o/f. 450 hulls per box.$40 delivered TYD.
i'll take these. a pm is on its way
Forum: Completed Deals
good. i'll take it. send a pm for address so I can send a check.
this is for the mec 650
i'm looking for pictures that I can modify (calibers) that I reload and
would like to put a vintage touch with the box.
thank you
John
thanks. it is a gc mold. not sure yet about loads yet since I haven't reloaded this one yet
Ok. I have been loading 45 colt, 38 special, 357 and such, about 1000 each so far over the last couple weeks. I bought a 452651 mold through here, thinking 45 colt. I realized I could put this bullet...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I have made 200 or so 22-250. I am getting ready for 243, 250 savage and 300 savage and maybe some more 308.
I'm retired and I like to keep my hands busy. This is out of the 500 or so 30-06 military...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Howdy
My brain has gone into overload a wee bit.
I want to reload 45 Colt, 38-55, 44-40 and 45-70 with black powder and cast bullets, I have the molds.
After reading many of these posts that are...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Grumpa. I like your recipe. I have been using up my RCBS stuff and looking for additional supplies. I found a jar of DAX 100% pure Lanolin hair conditioner. It has lanolin and other goodies. I have...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Hi 8mmFan
I know I am a little late in replying. Use the 30-06 brass that you have and lube a little and run through your
FL sizing die and then trim for length. I looked at the SAAMI specs and...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Howdy
What I have been doing is mix my alloy by making a starting mix (about 10 lbs) based on the alloy calculators and then cast 10 bullets from a given mold and then weigh them and do a hardness...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Howdy
I am in the process of making these myself. I am using military 30-06 (so I don't get confused with the different head stamp). Anneal the brass first, very important. Then use a 308 size die...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
RCBS They are great. I have called them many times while I am going through my dies and fully expecting to pay for the parts since I broke or lost them they have not charged me and even upgraded my...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Thanks LubeDude for your reply
I have my O set-up on the bench and in the process of cleaning/fixing my 81, it is missing a bolt for one of the rams that holds the shell holder. Somehow it got a...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Howdy
I have 2 Herters. They are models "O SUPER" and "81 SUPER". I know these are dinosaurs, but I like old tools.
I have a 1969 Herter catalog and the pictures for the O model doesn't
match up....
Forum: Special Projects
hi folks
My neighbor gave me a treadmill. The top electronics got wet and damaged. It appears as though the motor is in good shape and the elevation mechanism is in good shape as well. I have taken...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I have truly been bitten by the case reform bug. This all started when I "found" about 500 or so military 30-06 and what appears to be 25-06 (based on neck and mouth measurements), "what can I do...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
What I did with about 1100 lbs of lead (and my other heavy stuff) was announced at work that I needed help with moving and that there would be a barbeque and beer at the end of the day. The response...
Forum: Classics & Stickies
45nut
Great chart. I added the top punch when I was first getting into casting about 10 or so years ago. I put it in an excel spreadsheet and did a boat load of copy/paste of pictures of the molds...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
thanks gents. I am going to use the SAAMI specs for what I am doing, as these are in units that I am used to working with. EDG you are right about the Cartridges of the world for dimensions, I have...
Forum: Casting Equipment
hi 22-10-45
my casting bench is a "standard" height bench (almost 36")used for regular tasks. I then put 6" blocks (may not be exact cause I added some wedges to level things out a bit) under the...
Forum: Leverguns
nice rifle. I love the 99's. I have not seen this configuration before, but always learning new stuff about the 99's. I have 6, 3 250-3000, 2 300 and 1 38-55, also a bolt in 7mm and a single action...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I made 308's from 30-06 and liked it. I found a bunch of military brass in the reload room and decided to try this, now I want to make other cartridge brass from the military stuff (so I don't have...
Forum: Cast Boolits
44man and other folks. I have had to stop most hunting due to health issues. When I did hunt I have seen dead deer with just the skull cap and antlers gone, pissed me and my hunting partners off big...
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 |