Probably Not ... unless you are an Illegal Alien ... that makes a big difference in what you can / can't do in CA. !
Gary
Type: Posts; User: gwpercle
Probably Not ... unless you are an Illegal Alien ... that makes a big difference in what you can / can't do in CA. !
Gary
Forum: Cast Boolits
Before investing in expensive 4 cavity custom moulds ... I have tried out various boolit weights and designs using Lee 2 cavity moulds to find out what works , doesn,t work , what the gun likes...
Forum: Our Town
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YES !
Coming soon ... :drinks: ... I can't wait !
Gary
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I would use the slow-cure , original , J-B Weld that cures in 16 - 24 hours ...
it develops the most shear strength and should hold the sight on untill you want to remove it . Clean both surfaces...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
It is my Firm opinion that soft lubes are better , in handgun boolits , than hard lube .
I have picked up way too many berm boolits with the hard lube still in the boolit lube groove ... it is doing...
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
You just gotta make more than one jar ... while you are boiling eggs and making brine it's no more trouble to make two jars as it is one !
Now I'm thinking about "Pickled Eggs" ... I should have...
Forum: Leverguns
Copper pennies will have a date of 1981 or earlier up to the steel pennies of WWII .
In 1982 in October the mint went to pennies made of zinc ... or at least Not copper .
I tried the copper penny...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I would buy Old ... made in America over New ... made in China ... every time .
But then , I'm old ... and Made in America ... and tight with my money !
I bet the Old made in America is cheaper...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
No heat is required for Lithi-Bee Lubricant .
The maker I used to buy it from ( Garth Choate) got out of the lube making business ... but gave me the "recipe" and said it was easy to make .
1...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Bore / boolit diameter needs to be factored in ...
... 22 cal or 45 cal ?
The more info we have ... the better the answer .
As a general rule I find a 50-50 mix of COWW and range scrap (soft...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Keep us updated as to what happens .
I love a good Rescue Story !
I've pulled several reloading presses from the junk pile and got them going again with just a little effort .
Being Cajun ......
Forum: Cast Boolits
When the inside wall of the pot get crusty and I feel like cleaning it all out ...
Dip out all I can and pour out the remaining alloy ... use gloves / oven mitts when doing it !
Gary
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
It were Bruce "B. E. " Hodgdon ... started in 1947 selling U.S. military surplus 4895 gun powder ...
and the rest is History !
Gary
Forum: Reloading Equipment
A Dry Lube like Liquid Wrench Dry Lube #L512 works much better than any wet or grease type lube ... I think it better than powdered graphite ...
Spray or use liquid and apply with Q-Tip ... let dry...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Another great pin release agent is Liquid Wrench Dry Lube #L512 ...
I use the liquid and apply with a Q-Tip ... also a great boolit release agent in general as it doesn't contaminat / wrinkle the...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I would go all the way in restoring it . Complete take down and total cleaning .
Look for leaks ... most lube-sizers have rubber gaskets and O-rings that can be replaced . RCBS might have an...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Choot Em Cris ... Choot Em !
With a good powder coating they should be just fine ...
I wanted to shoot softish (8 bhn) 9mm Luger but I don't powder coat , so I got an NOE mould 124 gr. TC gas...
Dixie Gun Works sells a complete line of good drop-forged steel wad punches in 9 different diameters for cutting out wads ... see them at
www.dixiegunworks.com
Gary
Forum: Reloading Equipment
..." Unless I can Find a Rifle to match "...
Perfect Answer ...
See , I'm not the only one who thinks like this !
:drinks: Gary
You stated " ... the lead is coagulating during the pour. "
Do you mean the lead is hardening while filling the boolit mould cavity ?
If so ... something isn't right . I can fill my dipper...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Yeah ... Isn't it Great how all that works ... and if you are a hoarding Pack-Rat like me ... you have all that stuff saved up and waiting for the day !
Pack-Rat :drinks: Hoarder ... we go hand in...
Forum: Cast Boolits
NOE moulds are my first choice ... but I don't see much for the 380 auto right now ...
I like flat spots on my boolits and the 380 auto could use a flat meplat ...
Lee 358-105-SWC more truncated...
Forum: Our Town
I had never been to the Chat Room .
I just saw the icon and clicked on it ... got there easy but I was all by myself .
I'm not exactly sure how it works but it could be interesting ...
Gary
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
My powder of choice for the 7mm-08 with reduced loads and cast boolit loads would be Accurate 5744 ... this powder is now owned by Hodgdon ...
Loading data is available at the Hodgdon Load Data...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Rule #1 - Never squander a great excuse to buy a handgun you don't have .
1,000 cast boolits is the Perfect Excuse to buy a 38 S&W and loading dies !
You will need to size them down .004" to...
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 |