Thanks Hickory! Never thought of that. Now its doing a much better job!
Type: Posts; User: jgh4445
Forum: Casting Equipment
Thanks Hickory! Never thought of that. Now its doing a much better job!
Forum: Casting Equipment
Trying to load some 45 ACP wadcutters and am trying to size/lube them in an RCBS Lube-A-Matic. Its the old one with the two ended ratchet wrench. Anyway, my die is stamped .452 on the top rim. It has...
I did get in touch with Tim and was able to order the compression die for the 310. What a nice guy! He has been slammed with work since Lyman discontinued the products. Yes, the threads are...
Emailed 310 shop again. No response as of yet. Not in a hurry, can wait for the part. Lee die and comp plug from TOW? This would fit the Lee hand press but not the 310 correct?
Does anyone know if the 310 shop is still operating? I need a 45-70 powder compression die and have emailed them twice and left a voice message on the phone they have listed. Haven't heard anything...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Is there a way to test and see if it's babbit? Years ago, I posted about 5 joined round ingots I have, that weigh a total of about 25 lbs. Each ingot is marked on top with the words Overland Motor...
Picked up a set of Nickle steel handles marked 30-06. Marked Ideal, Middlefield Conn. USA. No threads in the adaptor hole. Would like to trade for a set of handles that my new Lyman 310 45-70 dies...
Thanks to Green Frog, I understand better what I have now. My alloy set will work for my 45Colt, but alas, the nickel steel 30-06 dedicated tool would have to be reamed to make the 45-70 die fit. Not...
Thank you. I'll try to get some pictures of what I have this afternoon and maybe you can help sort it out.
Melted candle wax is a great way to adjust the amount of powder a case will hold. Just start filling up the case with wax til you get where you want to be. Make a mistake? Dig it or melt it out and...
I have 2 new die sets. One is 45LC the other is 45-70 I'd really like to use them. I think the 45 LC uses small handles and the 45-70, the large ones. I don't have those. I do have an Ideal, steel...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Too danged hot for me to cast down here in Alabama right now. I'd like to find a source for some 45 Colt .452 sized in the 250-255 gr range. I'd like them soft enough to hunt deer with. RNFP or Keith...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Does anyone cast these? I put a thread in the WTB section but I thought I'd ask here too. Sure would like to have some to kill pesky paper targets with. I'd even buy the ones with the dreaded "J...
Forum: Cast Boolits
The "correct BHN" to do what? It's one thing to penetrate paper, another to penetrate 8 inches into a PO'd Grizzly.
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Reckon I'm doing it all wrong then. I have my lube in a quart, wide mouthed jar. I put the jar in a pot of boiling water till the lube is melted. Then I pour the right amount of lube out of the jar...
Forum: Group Buy Results
Is the 452-374 the mold I referenced? If so, advise me on how to order.
Forum: Group Buy Results
First brass mold I've had and the first HP mold. First the mold.
I first began like I usually do with the aluminum or steel molds. My bullets were dropping like magic with just the motion of...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I was having the same issues with my new MiHec brass mold. Wrinkles everywhere. Mold worked great, boolits dropped like magic from the HP pins but they were wrinkled and the bases were poorly filled...
Forum: Group Buy Archives
Sure would like to see this one take off again. I'd love a 6 cavity (or4) brass.
Forum: Group Buy Archives
The plastic bag with the E clips was not in the plastic bag with all the other parts. Just wasn't there. I'll take a pin with me on my travels today and see if I can find some.
Forum: Group Buy Archives
There was a great post on how to properly assemble the mold. Anyone have the link? Ahhh, found the link on FB, What I'm missing are the "C" clips, Anyone know what size they are? I'll try to find...
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 |