I did some casting today.
at least 700 (maybe 900?) from a NOE 358-128-SWC.
I had some "leftover" ingots from 4 different batches of alloy (total weight about 20lbs) that for the most part were either softer than COWW and some that were a bit harden than COWW. So I melted everything all together, so it was all the same, and then proceeded to cast up all that alloy.
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“If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.”
― The Dalai Lama, Seattle Times, May 2001
Stashed away 400+ pounds of COWW’s in ingot form I purchased from a fellow CB person on here. Pb is darned HEAVY!!!!!!!! Time to get casting/coating/loading agian.
Annealed 150 8 Kurz cases, Sized, trimmed, deburred, primed and loaded with WC820 and lino bullets hi tech coated and gas checked. Light crimp with Lee collet crimp to finish before loading on strippers. GTG for tomorrow!
Pete
Melted about 5 lbs worth of .41 Magnum and .500-450 Martini Henry. My melting pot is about kaput otherwise, it would have been more.
loaded up about 400 7.62x54R Berdan primed steel/copper-washed cases for rifle matches this summer. 200 were with their original 147gr FMJ-BT bullets and 44gr of the Russian stick powder which is close to a 10% download from the original loaded weight which averaged from 46-49gr of powder per case when I pulled it down a few years back. All of the original ammo (2 tins of 440rnds each) came from the same ammo lot so no difference in the powders but Ivan must have had a hangover when he was charging them with powder in 1986 as the powder weights were all over the place....
The other 200 were all reloaded with LEE's 160gr Spirepoint boolit with a gas-check and two coats of poly-coat paint and 40gr of the original stick powder. (THe original cartridge data has the 147gr ammo spec'ed for 2750fps out of a MN 91/30). I'm going to see how they perform at 100 yards out of my M44 carbine this spring and if they are good enough, I'll try them at 200 and 300 yards as well.
I Cast my Boolits, Therefore I am Happy.
Bona Fide member of the Jeff Brown Hunt Club
Loaded up some 357 for my sp 101 getting things ready for a day of casting on Tuesday if the weather is good
kids that hunt and fish dont mug old ladies
Loaded 200 rounds of 327 fed mag ,50 rounds of 38 SPL , 50 rounds of 45 colt , sized 800 32 cal bullets to . 314 . oh yea and drank a pot of coffee while doing it .
working on some light loads for my 44 magnum ok priming some cases and watching the Olympics
kids that hunt and fish dont mug old ladies
Looking in my books for info on 45 357 or 44 shot shells. I have a flying squirrel issue. They are small and fast. CCI 22 loads just dont do it. So I am digging in some books.
Loaded some 9mm and 45-70 lipsticks
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"EXPERT= Ex is a has been, spurt is a drip under pressure" Unknown
Cast 50 Russian slugs to ship off to a fellow reloader.
Kraken Fan #69
Deep cleaned, Naval Jelleyied and steel wooled 4 Hensley & Gibbs 8-10 cavity moulds that were rusted. They came out OK but still need some more cavity work.
Man, that is one job I would hate to have to make a living at!
Collector and shooter of guns and other items that require a tax stamp, Lead and brass scrounger. Never too much brass, lead or components in inventory! Always looking to win beauty contests with my reloads.
Cast about 10lbs of my favorite.45 Colt boolit - Lyman 454190.
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If you can get close, #12 shot sure makes a better swarm of lead.Originally Posted by Outer Rondacker
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looked at my MEC press as I'm still fighting the flu
at least it's sunny and temps in 60° so it's not like I'm missing a beautiful day
NRA Life
USPSA L1314
SASS Life 48747
RVN/Cambodia War Games, 2nd Place
Trimmed a couple hundred 300 BO brass
"Yes or no will almost always suffice as the answer"
Just getting in to casting and yea I got a little carried away. I'm retired from my remodeling business and still do some work on the side. I was able to get some stuff from a kitchen remodel. The counter top is corian. I bought the range hood. So this cost me fifty dollars.
Primed 100x 6.5x55 PPU cases I got from Powder Valley. Started priming 7.5x55 PPU cases as well, but the Lyman E-Zee prime started malfunctioning, ended up trashing several of the cases before I gave up, just a bad design, once the stupid plastic primer guide starts wearing it goes downhill fast. Had to have Lyman replace the small primer tray once already, now it looks like I'll have to call them about the large primer tray as well. Primers catch on the worn plastic guide and prime off center; it wasted a lot of primers, bent back one side of them, seated some sideways and even upside down. Wrecked several cases after I had to knock them out of the shell holder with a mallet. Was able to run some through a decapping die, but after couple popped I quit doing that. Need to go find my old RCBS Posi-Prime to finish off the 7.5x55 and do another 100x 7.92x 57 and 100x 7x57 cases too.
OMG why I have not thought about this. A range hood to vent the lead pot fumes. I am going to be stealing this idea.
Save me a seat, cuz we are both stealing it!
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