went yesterday to a LGS i go to maybe once or twice monthly. always look at the used reloading equipment, brass etc. bought a RCBS LAM original model. also came with a 225 sizer die and top punch....
Type: Posts; User: DME72
Forum: Casting Equipment
went yesterday to a LGS i go to maybe once or twice monthly. always look at the used reloading equipment, brass etc. bought a RCBS LAM original model. also came with a 225 sizer die and top punch....
Forum: Gas Checks
did either one of you fix your gas check maker? just wondering.
Forum: Gas Checks
i think the forming rod as it is called might be pressed into the bottom piece. there is no way he made that all one piece. you have a better view of the top and bottom and sides?
doug
Forum: Gas Checks
the forming rod is machined too small. it should be about .283, not .271. the disc punch looks like it needs sharpening.it should be making clean cuts. i have built ed smith style single stroke check...
i have 1 arsenal mold and it is one of my best molds. aluminum molds cool off a lot faster than steel molds. you may have to turn the temp up on the casting pot or adjust your casting speed. mine was...
Forum: Our Town
go online and lookup scrollsaws.com. rick is a wealth of info on scrollsaws. plus he has used that saw alot. he even has a phone number on his website if you want to call and talk with him. he should...
Forum: Gas Checks
i have built 4 check makers. all ed smith design single stroke.built a 22 caliber, 243, 270, and 30 caliber check makers. i make mine so the check is a snug fit on the shank of the bullet.
Forum: Gas Checks
for not having a lathe i think you did pretty good. i am currently building a one step check maker, ed smith design. it will be used in an arbor press.
doug
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
i use whatever sawdust i have on hand in the shop. oak,pine, maybe a little cherry or other wood. works great.
just got a single cavity 243 mold this week. when casting i noticed that i have to run the mold and pour fast and hot to get good bullets. is this a thing with small caliber molds? i have never cast...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
i almost always use a battery operated saw. older metal cutting blade seems to work well for me. make sure there is no water left in the pipe when you go to melt it down. a small hatchet that is...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
my last 5 gallon bucket had over half zinc and steel WW. as well as the usual valve stems and other trash, but it was free.
i looked at NOE catalog and everything is out of stock in 243.
thanks for the help. now i am off to try and find someplace that has a mold in stock. thanks again.
just bought a 243 rifle and would like to get a mold for it. i did not know that lee does not make a 243 mold. the RCBS 95 grain FP is rumored to be discontinued also as everybody is out of stock....
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
i wish i could find a sailboat keel. i would have a lifetime supply then.
doug
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
i like coww and old lead water pipe which is pretty thick. most of which i get from friends and co workers. not alot but enough.
doug
Forum: Military Rifles
robert, thanks for the info. i will be loading light loads mostly. probably going to get it drilled and tapped for scope because my eyes are not what they used to be. a little concerned about having...
Forum: Military Rifles
i would not load any hot loads. just plinking and maybe a deer load. probably going to get it drilled and tapped for scope as well. will have to buy a mold and some dies for it.
doug
Forum: Military Rifles
i have afew questions for the mauser guys on here. i just bought a kar 98 mauser that has been sportered. older bishop stock that needs to be refinished, not to bad though. made in erfurt in 1915....
Forum: Military Rifles
i am amazed at how many different mausers there are out there., also how many countries made them.there is everything from stunning to good to not so good.
Forum: Military Rifles
the rifle says GEW 98 on the left side. still have not shot the rifle yet. been real busy with work.
doug
Forum: Military Rifles
i did a chamber cast and took really good measurements with starrett tools. looking at the lyman book if they used a 7x57 go no go gauge when they reamed it my measurements would not line up like...
Forum: Military Rifles
here is a funny story about my rifle and ammo. i did a chamber cast because the barrel WAS NOT stamped. i thought i might have a 25-06. after the cast 6.5x55 was dead on in measurements. a friend at...
Forum: Military Rifles
i only paid $225 for the rifle out the door. some stuff was going for big bucks at the show. i walked around looking and saw this about the last few tables i was at. i have been looking for a project...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |