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    Has anyone had luck with parchment paper instead...

    Has anyone had luck with parchment paper instead of foil/silicone? I've used it I the oven up to 450 and it browns after cooking food but never actually burned.

    Thanks,
    Terry
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Whenever I get disappointed with how brass is...

    Whenever I get disappointed with how brass is looking coming out of the tumbler using walnut shells, another shot of the Lyman Turbo Brite in the bowl gets them all cleaned up.
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    PC changing expansion?

    Guys,

    Done a lot of reading but not quite cast my first batch of bullets. Planning on PC'ing pistol boolits first with soft 40:1 alloy.

    Has anyone noticed a difference in deformation or...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Good point - definitely shooting anything without...

    Good point - definitely shooting anything without the can first to check. Berger's calculator shows it should be stable down to 700fps or so with a 1:10 twist, so I'm hopeful...

    Thanks,
    Terry
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    That's a huge swing, and I know you know that. I...

    That's a huge swing, and I know you know that. I wonder - if you hand weighed your intended charge of 4.4gr if the ES would remain that large. May not be a viable long-term solution if you're...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Thanks guys. I could definitely see the...

    Thanks guys. I could definitely see the relatively short bearing surface and long nose are going to be challenging for accuracy. And CW I appreciate your experience with it even if it tempers my...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Lee 30Cal 230gr - Pushed Supersonic?

    Hello all,

    Just getting into the hobby, prepped some material but yet to cast a boolit.

    One of the molds I'm starting with is the Lee 230gr SP (Lee TL309-230-5R). Main intent is to come up with...
  8. Thread: The 308 Plan

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    Hello everyone, 1st post here and trying to get...

    Hello everyone, 1st post here and trying to get into casting -

    I have the 230gr lee mold on the way, and a similar hope to get a load in a suppressed 30-06 that works for a "quiet " varmit/hog...
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

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