48bpcr
11-22-2009, 05:26 PM
Hi all,
Just joined a while ago. I've been a lurker for years. Ever since the old Shooters site closed as a matter o fact.
I've been casting for about 10 or so years now. Mostly those big heavy 45 cal boolits for BPCR shooting.
But I have this other weakness. Swedish Mausers.
An afliction nearly as bad as the Flame, Smoke, Stink that BPCR rifles provide except they use that other powder.
Mid-South is a company I buy from, nice folks. They have the "vaunted" 170 grain lee mould in stock so I bought one, along with a .329 mould for for my
M-95's.
I have to say, that is one L O N G boolit! Hard to cast as well. My reject rate was 50%. Seems like the melt cools off to fast flowing down into that long skinney mould. They look cool though!
I have 5 different Swedish Mausers from a 1899 Obie to a 1917 Gustav. My Fav is a 1901 FSR rifle on a Gustav reciver. I can't wait to try it with cast Cruise Missles.
I should post some pics of the various family's I own. Swiss, Swedish, USA, Russian, Hungarian, and on it goes.
I think when I load for this "Cruise Missle" I'll use a slow Smokeless powder.
H1000 comes to mind or 4350. I think I'm gonna drive it hard and this will be different for me. Most times my cast stuff goes less than 1200FPS.
I figure SPG might not be the best lube so another sizer might be needed as I want to start casting for my Krag and my Springfields. I Hate cleaning old lube out of them. That way I can have one for my BPCR stuff and another for my "white powder" guns.
So when you guys want to drive lead fast, what are you using for lubes? I've made my own many times with good results. I just started using SPG cause I'm lazy :-)
45BPCR
Just joined a while ago. I've been a lurker for years. Ever since the old Shooters site closed as a matter o fact.
I've been casting for about 10 or so years now. Mostly those big heavy 45 cal boolits for BPCR shooting.
But I have this other weakness. Swedish Mausers.
An afliction nearly as bad as the Flame, Smoke, Stink that BPCR rifles provide except they use that other powder.
Mid-South is a company I buy from, nice folks. They have the "vaunted" 170 grain lee mould in stock so I bought one, along with a .329 mould for for my
M-95's.
I have to say, that is one L O N G boolit! Hard to cast as well. My reject rate was 50%. Seems like the melt cools off to fast flowing down into that long skinney mould. They look cool though!
I have 5 different Swedish Mausers from a 1899 Obie to a 1917 Gustav. My Fav is a 1901 FSR rifle on a Gustav reciver. I can't wait to try it with cast Cruise Missles.
I should post some pics of the various family's I own. Swiss, Swedish, USA, Russian, Hungarian, and on it goes.
I think when I load for this "Cruise Missle" I'll use a slow Smokeless powder.
H1000 comes to mind or 4350. I think I'm gonna drive it hard and this will be different for me. Most times my cast stuff goes less than 1200FPS.
I figure SPG might not be the best lube so another sizer might be needed as I want to start casting for my Krag and my Springfields. I Hate cleaning old lube out of them. That way I can have one for my BPCR stuff and another for my "white powder" guns.
So when you guys want to drive lead fast, what are you using for lubes? I've made my own many times with good results. I just started using SPG cause I'm lazy :-)
45BPCR