February 2013 Photo Submission

[43PU]

I just bought that mold I hope it shoots well out of my 5.5 inch super black hawk

[pls1911]

Good lube works... 45/45/10 only on NOE/ Ranch Dog 165s.
I already posted this in the hunt section, but I figured I'd put in the photo booth as well.
I'd title it "A Sunday afternoon stroll"

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

that's OK ultramag...those look real good.

I had to re-melt my first boolits out of humiliation
Jon

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

Last week, thanks to obssd1958, this is the third #1 that I've owned.
I really prefer these for tiny rifle boolits.

I installed a recently "traded for" RCBS .225 die, the bottom was a tiny bit loose, so one wrap of beagling tape, and it's sealed nicely.

All that's left is to fill it with lube and start sizing.

[pls1911]

Jon B... we've all melted disgusting slugs/bullets we'd never own up to casting.
My own come from 200 or so which lie a bit flat on one side due to some DUFUS letting an oven get few degrees too hot in a heat treating cycle.....AAAUUUGH!!!!!
At least we can laugh at ourselves....and start over.

[Shooternz]

Here are some of this weekends effort lubed with White Label Carnauba Red,

[JIMinPHX]

JonB, that looks like a real sensible mounting plate that you have on your bench there. Is that something that you did yourself? Or did you buy that somewhere?

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

I made it with a piece of scrap 3/8" steel plate. drilled and tapped for all the different lubesizers I have (except the #1)...I mount that, as shown, on a peice of oak scrap 5/8"x3 with a strip of copper sheet on top, to convey the heat.

[Tigrr]

These freshly cast 500 grain .458 cal bullets.


They get a bath in here. 1lb of beeswax, 1/2lb of lard, 1/2lb of canola oil and a tablespoon full of pure lanolin.


Then they get loaded in these 45/70 cases. Over Swiss 1 1/2fg with three wads.


And get shot out of this Pedersoli 1874 Sharps


Picked up the gun on Dec 21 2012. BP on Jan 26 2013. New to this game.

[USMC87]

The Sharps sure is pretty, The enjoyment of shooting what you load in it is a blast.

[pls1911]

AHA!!!! TIGRR!!!
Yours is the only other coin finish Sharps I've seen although I'm sure there are others around.
I have long Leatherwood scope on mine, and sadly have never fired it... in two years!!!!
I have Ruger #1s, Browning 1885, and other Pedersolis... The Pedersolis shoot with the best of 'em, and quite frankly are more fun.
If yours is the RCBS mold i have that too...and have cast a few but never used 'em..
I have a hard time going beyond 400-445 on Rugers and Marlins... they hurt bad enough.

[dudits]

that sure is a pretty gun!

[Tigrr]

I do like the easy clean up on the coin finish. I hope that I get it to shoot my cast bullets as good as it looks!! Not there yet. The shooting events up here require tang sights only. I am having some issues with seeing the sights on the 1000 yard buffalo. Put glasses on to see the sights but cannot see the buffalo. Take glasses off and see the buffalo but not the sights. Hmmm

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

one more photo before the months ends !

[Neo]

Jake's Purple Ceresin on a cylinder's worth of 180 gr 10mm RNFP units fresh from the pot, just 20 min ago.



These should be easing their way downrange at about 1,250 fps or so, early next week. This lube is the only thing I use for everything now--I have to run the sizer at about 120-122F, but that's why I like this stuff so much (besides the fact it works)--it doesn't come off on your fingers whatsoever. Sweet.

Great looking bullets what lube do you use.