Thanks Shuz, I’ve actually been out for a while. But the reintegration back to society was part of the hassle.Originally Posted by Shuz
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Thanks Shuz, I’ve actually been out for a while. But the reintegration back to society was part of the hassle.
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Only some people gave up on casting for the AR platform. Lots of us are shooting cast out of our AR-15s, 10s, and blackouts.
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Welcome back,,i was gone for about 5 years,,job changes,and work gets in the way,now im back,though!
Good to have you back safe. I'm there with you on the H&G molds. About 25 years ago I picked up two 6 cavity (#68- 38 wadcutter / #50- 45 swc) & a 4 cavity (#43- 38 swc). Allng with a 4 cavity Lyman #429421, a 2 cavity RCBS 45-250-swc, & a Lyman #311041 I really had all the molds I needed. Now wkth over 30 molds I really can't remember how I came up with all of them. Check and see if any of yours multiplied while in storage.
Very seriously though, thank you for your sevice.
Unfortunately I don’t think they multiplied. I’d like to have a nice 4-banger 160gr RN mold. I don’t remember the H&G number off the top of my head. I have the 2-cav 358311 from Lyman. But I’d prefer the H&G variant due to build quality. Maybe one day I can afford to buy one.
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Powder lasts a lot longer than is commonly assumed, earlier this year I loaded up some Swifts with H380 that came out of Hodgdon cans that did not have a ZIP code on them. Almost finished off a can of Hercules Bullseye on a batch of 38 Specials earlier this week.
Kept reasonably temperature stable/moderate temp., it should be just fine.
So, looks like most of my dies got rusty during the long break... Hopefully it’s mostly surface rust and I won’t have to replace too much. So far, only two sets out of the last ten haven’t had rust on them. But, there is hope. After 5 minutes in Evapo-Rust, here are a set of 223 dies. Posted before and after...
Before
After 5 minutes
And here is the finished set.
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Yes
Welcome back jdga!
A stationary grinder with a fine grade wire wheel will make those dies shine again in short order.
Any rust inside, bronze bore rush in a drill and some kerosene.
But you know all that already so I'm just glad another soldier made it back to enjoy what he fought for.
Good Luck!
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Not all of us
Thanks, Alferd.
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Nice looking ones there.Not all of us
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Welcome back I’m kinda in the same boat different circumstances but the powder coat is on my short list of new skills to learn also hi tek coating looks promising equipment is pretty great these days too 🤓
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Powder Coating is interesting. For me I think it he advantage would be in longer storage of loaded ammo. Where lead exposure could be reduced. And potentially fattening up a few boolits for use in larger bores. I’m not sure I’d ever completely give up my lubrisizer. A few too many proven combinations to forget about. But I’m open to experimentation.Welcome back I’m kinda in the same boat different circumstances but the powder coat is on my short list of new skills to learn also hi tek coating looks promising equipment is pretty great these days too
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Looks like I also may have just found a new source of lead. My neighbor behind me and I can easily see each other in our backyards. Since I have a deck that overlooks his. While smelting up some COWWs yesterday he noticed and asked. After a short discussion, he volunteered to see what they do with their WWs (he is a tech at a local high volume shop). So, I may have access to several buckets a week.
Looks like I better buy a Dutch oven and a turkey fryer...
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In many areas most WW’s are no longer made of lead
I’m in Oklahoma. We’re the last to change anything. But I imagine there will be more in the bucket these days.
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The neighbors refer to me affectionately as, "The nut up on the ridge with the cannon." - MaxHeadSpace.
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Welcome HOME
Thank you for your service
Well done, well done
Now enjoy
Mike
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