And don't forget to put an ingot mold or something fireproof under your furnace while the thing heats upOriginally Posted by Expat74
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And don't forget to put an ingot mold or something fireproof under your furnace while the thing heats up
A few times I've had to toss out some powder because I had two cans on the bench. Very good advise.
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50/50 mix of tomato paste or regular pasta sauce with water, soak brass for about an hour to 1 1/2 hrs. I will look like new! just did 500 .223 and 1000 .40. rinse off and dump in to a pot of water with a little bakingsoda mixed in it for a few minutes to help neutralize any acid that might not have come off in the rinse.
No matter how hot it is in the casting area, NEVER cast naked!
That's too much information.
When finished with a casting session, let your mold cool to room temperature then give it a good scrub with Birchwood-Casey lead cloth.
It will remove all those little specs of stuck-on lead and make the next casting session go smoother.
-wash powder funnels in Dawn & water, blow dry with compressed air & do not towel wipe in order to eliminate static cling.
-get the 17 caliber RCBS funnel to fill .223
-close the drain on your Charge master before you put the powder in it.
-wash powder funnels in Dawn & water, blow dry with compressed air & do not towel wipe in order to eliminate static cling.
-get the 17 caliber RCBS funnel to fill .223
-close the drain on your Charge master before you put the powder in it.
-read all these tips
be very careful when you have a completed cartridge that did not fire even after firing pin struck primer......
When trimming brass in a trim die (300 blk or 357 herett for instance) - keep your powder 10' away from your press and know which way the sparks will go if you use a dremel cutter..
Last edited by nrc; 03-11-2014 at 12:06 AM.
Good one... I already found out about frying bacon
Jim
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Haven't seen it yet so sorry if I repeat someone else, but mark primers with a sharpie so that each color represents a recipe when testing loads and write it down on a piece of paper with the ammo so you know red sharpie is one load, orange is next load, etc....
Also a plastic 270 holder that comes with pre made ammo holds the smaller sharpies great, I have one screwed to the side of my bench
Last edited by silverado; 03-18-2014 at 06:25 PM.
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I found using one of those scotch bright sponges works well got oiling guns.
On the RCBS Grand loader pick up a couple of plastic caps to put on the hopper drain ports. Reminds you to make sure you put the hose on before you empty the shot onto the floor.
I do this but take it one step farther. I use cool colors (blue, green) for mild powder charges and the hotter colors (orange, red) for the hotter loads.
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I use rainbow colors because I remember Roy g biv..... Red lightest and purple hottest.....
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You better watch where you go and remember where you beenThat's the way I see it I'm a Simple Man. - Charlie DanielsFor if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. -Matthew 6:14-15
You don't spit into the wind.
You don't tug on Supermans cape.
You don't pull the mask off the Lone Ranger.
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P.S. Not been said before. Pull on each cartridge. I found a few that the cartridge looked OK, but the bullet either pushed all the way in or easily pulled out. Don't ask me how I know ............
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I like the Sharpie idea and it obviously works. I used to do that (20+ years ago), but my mentor told meit would/could contaminate the primers, so I stopped. Urban legend???
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Hasn't hurt mine yet...
You better watch where you go and remember where you beenThat's the way I see it I'm a Simple Man. - Charlie DanielsFor if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. -Matthew 6:14-15
Be very careful with the lead cloths. They're abrasive and will remove steel as well as lead. One day you wake up and notice your vent lines are disappearing.
Back when I started shooting competition, every body used a sharpie to ID their brass so they could get their own brass back. I never saw it cause a problem.
Jerry
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