Hey all! First, sorry for not responding sooner, been out of town and incredibly busy. Second, thank you all for the information and guidance, I appreciate it all! So let the tinkering/experimenting...
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Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Hey all! First, sorry for not responding sooner, been out of town and incredibly busy. Second, thank you all for the information and guidance, I appreciate it all! So let the tinkering/experimenting...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I appreciate the input and will definitely get my hands on the Lyman Cast Bullets Handbook as soon as I can. Also thanks for the info on the LA Silhouette website I’ll definitely give it a look.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I haven’t yet read any of the Lyman handbooks, I need to get my hands on one, just haven’t been able to yet. Those are actually next on my list to acquire. So if I’m understanding right, I need to...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
May i ask what you are using them in though, and and what sort of velocities?
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Correct me if I’m wrong, but wouldn’t Lyman #2 be similar to a 3:1 WW to linotype alloy or is it closer to a 2:1? And thank you I intend to to quite a lot of reading and research before ever casting...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I plan on doing both actually, but mostly general purpose ranch chores, snakes and other rodents/pests for handguns, and varmints and other general use for rifles, i tend more towards...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I’m new to casting, and intend to cast of all of my handguns and a few rifles ranging from mid to hot(ish) loads. I’m curious if anyone can suggest a sort of do all alloy? I have a couple hundred...
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 |