Unbelievable casting myths on other boards

[cephas53]

"I want to hear the story about how a bullet that is too small for the barrel is the cause of excessive leading; that should be a good one. Too small = less friction = more leading...yea right."

Have never been a big poster on any board, as my count here shows, but every once in awhile I come out to see if my shadow is there and post. Would of put this in the humor section but sadly the guy is serious and stuck in his opinions. Thanks for all the good info here and suggestions to do this deal right.

If you have some time and care to check this thread out: http://forum.pafoa.org/ammunition-re...optimized.html

Actually though overall it is a good group, met some very nice members this weekend.
Question, what's the most outrageous casting myth you've seen?

[Bret4207]

The OP in that thread is a knot head, pure and simple. He isn't even able to grasp the simplest of differences in cast and jacketed and the mechanics of loading. What's more,. his anger and ego are blocking any chance he'll listen to reason. I lost the patience to discuss anything with people like that long, long ago.

[Matt_G]

My favorite is the oft repeated myth that you can't shoot lead faster than 1000 f.p.s.
According to these exspurts, if you do it will lead your barrel.

As far as the OP in the thread you linked, that proves that idiots are a dime a dozen.

[wiljen]

Wow what a comedy of errors. Seems to me the only one they missed is that wheel weights will wear out your barrel.

[Trey45]

I couldn't read the whole thing, the guy is an idiot plain and simple. I saw all I needed to see on page one.

[Greg in va]

Never argue with an idiot, they will bring you down to their level, and beat you with experience.

[Nazgul]

I have heard the one about wheel weights being "dirty" and wearing out your barrel.

How about paper patched bullets wear out the rifling because the paper is too abrasive.

Don

[Rangefinder]

Wow---that's really all I can say. By the first page I wanted to slap the snot out of the OP. I'm so tempted to register just for the purpose of calling him an arrogant moron and calling him out on it--but it would be the shortest-lived membership in that board's history... Some people shouldn't be allowed to have a loaded stapler.

[btroj]

I love the "I have 40 years of experience" so it can't be me!
He has absolutely no clue about shooting cast but I bet he is the range expert on them.
what a maroon.

[Tazman1602]

You can't cure STUPID......

Man I couldn't even read the whole thread. Knothead is being nice.....

[Leadforbrains]

If I read everything correctly the OP claims to have forty years of experience in reloading. If that is so then he has not learned anything in that time, and is incapable of learning any concept that is new to him. The other question is how do you claim that you know that there is a problem and continue to reload all those rounds of ammunition with that same problem? The first few rounds that came out of my machine looking like that would have caused me to stop immediately. I would have checked all my settings before proceeding any further.
He just needs to bulk order jacketed bullets. On second thought he should just sell all his equipment and buy a set of golf clubs.

[imashooter2]

My last post in that thread was #19: "You sir, should educate yourself a bit before you embarrass yourself further."

Unfortunately, he didn't see that advice as worth taking...

[RU shooter]

Yep you sure couldnt seem to get the point across to that guy,I tried I'm "Tim Ault "on that board and replied a couple times and just gave up hope on him. All his excuses such as The lead was too soft, not enough lube,and as you posted How can an undersized bullet lead the barrel ???????I could have cared less about the guy but what burned my butt was how he was trying to ruin the reputation and business of a well known company filing a BBB report and notifying the FTC because he squeezed the **** out of those bullets when he crimped them not once but twice. What a bone head!

I liked the offer for the "loobe grooves" you made to him ! just saw that this AM And I though the OP was gonna shut his pie hole till he got the hardness readings from his"expert"????

As I'm not expert can a accurate hardness reading be taken since he deformed all the bullets from their as cast state when he seated /squeezed and pulled them ?

[Trey45]

I had to go back and read the whole thing, all I saw was him throwing hissy fit after hissy fit. If you don't agree with his wrong ideas on what's happening, YOU are wrong, not him. So far it appears the entire cast boolit world is wrong, and he alone is right. This confirms my original assessment:

... the guy is an idiot plain and simple. I saw all I needed to see on page one.

[Leadforbrains]

He needs to take the Lead out of his handle on that forum. He is giving Lead a bad name.

[clintsfolly]

It should hurt to be that dumb!!! Clint

[imashooter2]

And I though the OP was gonna shut his pie hole till he got the hardness readings from his"expert"????

As I'm not expert can a accurate hardness reading be taken since he deformed all the bullets from their as cast state when he seated /squeezed and pulled them ?

The test will have to file for a flat anyway.

And it doesn't really matter because no matter what the hardness test comes back as, those bullets are obviously play doh and soft as butter. Didn't you see the pictures?

[JSnover]

He never mentions his casting experience. That's why it's so easy for him to argue: He's not burdened with knowledge or experience.
For what it's worth, though, everyone else tried to set him straight.

[357shooter]

It was overall a good thread. Most of the responses could have been from here and were informed, with several links to threads on this site. The fact the OP made no sense, at all, ever, is frustrating. I don't think he ever posted the actual BHN of the bullets either... wonder why.

[P.K.]

I'm speechless. Operator headspace and timing are way off with that cat. Bet it was his first rodeo with cast. 40 years of loading j-words with max charges proly.