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: Coatings and Alternatives
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
Forum: Cast Boolits
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.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
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...
Forum: Cast Boolits
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
Forum: Cast Boolits
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...
Forum: Cast Boolits
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...
Forum: Cast Boolits
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...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
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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BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
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