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Cast up some 00 Buck
went through 65lbs of lead in 4 hours (was doped up on pain meds)
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that produced 30lbs of 00 Buck shot
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32lbs of sprew and 3lbs of not filled out shot
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Now Im even more doped up on pain meds and have lydocane patches on my back while laying in bed....
It took 4 hours to cast them but it also took almost 4 hours to clip the buckshot off the sprews.
The buckshot is now in the tumbler.
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Made another 15 350s with my 125 grain boolit. It's another attempt at Alliant 2400 to see if I can get some consistent velocities...
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YOUZA DOC!!! ♥️♥️♥️
I been doing same but in a smaller Scale of 3/5# at a time!!
I ran the tumblers for couple hours last night to try and round them out. Momma was not too happy. So couldnt run them overnight. Of coarse I forgot to plug them in before leaving for work...
CW
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Neck sized 120 pieces of 7.62x54r brass. Enough for 2 matches.
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Today I powder coated all 80lbs of 00 Buck Shot, 50lbs I did just Signal Blue... The other 30 I mixed 1/2 Red and 1/2 Silver. I dont know if I like that combo yet and will have to see it in the light tomorrow....
And yet again I am doping myself up on pain meds, Way over did it today again. :groner:
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Doc,
That is impressive !
In my youth I would cast from 2 20lb pots, back to back. When one ran low, I'd fill it with ingots & sprue then switch to the other pot on opposite end of picnic table. Did 200lbs on one Saturday, 3 4cav molds.
Spent Sunday on icepacks. Ached all week, and I was only 35 at the time.
Never ever cast more then 80lbs in an single session again.
As I stood and looked at all those 50cal ammo cans on Monday night, I said to myself; Now you hafta put every single one thru a Lube-Sizer.
Today I just unwrapped bags & bags of Beautifully Cast & PC'd Bullets from CWLONGSHOT.
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Wow Walks, 200lbs in a day.... that is impressive!! My record is only 160lbs but I only had the one pot. I was 10 years younger though :roll:
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worked up a load for 44mag in a marlin with pb boolits ,started at 13g 2400 went up to 17g but 15g was the best group.fun day at the range.hope to play with loads in my 45-70 next week.
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Doc,
I did take breaks, I had to do a Coffee in / Coffee out. And refill/relite my pipe.
And I was in My early 30's.
And Yep, I drank coffee & smoked while casting in those days.
I also wore gloves while casting, but I did take them off for coffee and smoking.
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This was interesting to me.. It looks like the buckshot was graphite'd but it was just tumbled.
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Here is the 80lbs of powder coated 00 Buck Shot
50lbs blue
30lbs of red/silver
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Im a day behind on posting, today I cast up some 308-165-SIL They should work good in the 300 Savage
Starting tomorrow its back to 45acp with the Lee 452-230-TC
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I’m new enough to this PC stuff to not fully understand the need to PC buckshot, other than we can. It’s certainly not typically going to be leading up a barrel when inside a wad. I must say, it’s purty stuff though.
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I have 3 grandkids ages 3 to 7 and I dont want them touching lead so I powder coat the buckshot as well as everything else that sits around unloaded.
Plus... If any California Condors fly up here looking for lead shot to eat, they wont get lead poison from mine [smilie=1:
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Just tumbling Brass here...
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Well, yesterday anyhow...Cast up several hundred each out of new moulds - 452-160-RF, C311-180-RF, 313-100-RN for .45 ACP/AR/LC, son's .303 SMLE and .32-20 M12, .30C Blackhawks. Leaving now for phys therapy, will be lubrisizing all those tonight.
If anyone has pewter/tin for sale, please PM me. Down to plain PB and COWW ingots.
Ed <><
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I looked up some dimensions on AR15 handles, I worked on a Rem 700 washer to replace the recoil lug on a new rifle project. I also loaded up another 100 rounds of 357 SIG afterward.
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I sized trimmed flaired and primed 100, 350 Legend cases.
CW
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i use a lee trimmer for my brass ,every now and then the case loosens when spinning especially 45-70 brass.so i had an idea ,found some bottle caps that just fit over the case holder drilled a hole in it so i can put case in holder slide cap over the case and holder ,no more wobble even if you push against the side of case to buff it up.works a treat hope it helps someone elses trimming chore.
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Unpacked my new Lee 4-20 and cleaned up some dies.
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Loaded 200 223’s. 100 with the last of my WCC 846 powder I bought from Jeff Bartlett a long time ago. Another 100 with 7 grains of 700X with the Lee 55 grain gas checked boolit.
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I'm in day 2 of "load all the 40s". I decided that I would go out to the garage and load 100 boolits / day after work. I've got about 5 days left.