Did you get the issue figured out? One thing I didn't see mentioned was the size of the boolit relative to the die. I've had the same issue and noticed that the bottom of the boolit diameter was...
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Did you get the issue figured out? One thing I didn't see mentioned was the size of the boolit relative to the die. I've had the same issue and noticed that the bottom of the boolit diameter was...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Good Morning GM,
Sorry to hear of your news, I have a friend that just received some bad health news also.
I'm in SE OKC, I'd be interested in your collection to read through and eventually...
Forum: Deep Theological Discussion
Why are we here?
To experience life.
Nothing more, nothing less. The world would be pretty boring if we were all good and only did those things necessary to live.
Forum: Cast Boolits
zym, I've had a couple wrinkled cases but from other 'not paying attention' steps. One was to much lube when sizing and another was compressing BP a 'little' bit more with the boolit.
Are you setting the RB down the case to be on top of the powder or just into the mouth and applying a crimp. I tried the 3 ball gallery from the Spencer Wolf book, meh, would be good for crowd...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I go with just enough to get the boolit in the case and still into the seating die. I've had a few, when working to get to the correct flare 'fighting' to go in the seating die, haven't had a...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
****, now I have to buy more lead balls. Loaded some 3 ball (.457) over 40 gr of 3F for the 45-70 TD, BOOM and SMOKE plus 3 holes, lots of fun without killin' the shoulder. Now something else to...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Loaded some 200 grn RN and 255 grn SWC over 35 gr of Black to try out a new to me Uberti Regulator that I found at a Gun show this weekend. Shoots pretty good for me offhand, just before sunset so...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Joe, just out of curiousity, have you shot any other guns from the prone position? I can lay on my stomach without to much issue in the back, but as soon as I prop myself up, with in a minute I'm...
Thanks for the info guys, I got the Lee Loader to do my 45-70 and was also thinking about getting one for my .44 Mag.
Steve
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Came across this Trapdoor in a gun shop. Tag says it’s an 1873, the lock plate has 1860 stamped vertically aft of the hammer with US Springfield forward of the hammer. It has a nickel plated hammer,...
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 |