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Well OK then I’ve been schooled by those in the know, and I’d like to thank each and everyone of you for your time and help.
Paul

I have a new Cimarron 1873 short rifle in .45 Colt, I made sure my first 100 rnds were copper jacket, now I’m ready to start casting lead boolits (#2 alloy) for it. I like to shoot light loads cuz...

I’ve been useing Belux Liquid X-Lox
45-45-10 White label lube with good success. I’m out of it and according to his sight he’s sold out! Does anyone know of any other brands of ready made liquid...

Sorry my mistake, I meant the boolits are weighing in at 227.5 grns to 229.5 grns, and my load data has loads for 225 and 240 grn boolits!
Sorry,
Paul

Hi all,
I just got done casting some .44 cal boolits to use in my 1894 Marlin .44 mag rifle. I’m using an NOE boolit mould, it drops the boolits at .4345, I’ll size them to .433. But it’s supposed...

I had the thread up slugging a barrel, and you guys steered me in the right direction. But I have just one more question, since I didn’t know the real bore diameter of my Marlin but now I do, it’s...

I want to thank all you guys for the info. I just got done slugging the bore, I used a fired 44 mag case and melted a couple rnd balls in it, it made a pretty nice slug. Now I know my bore is 0.4305....

Hi All,
I’ve never slugged a bore before but I know the process. What I’m not sure about is how much over bore diameter should the slug be? I want to slug the bore of my 1894 Marlin in .44 magnum....

Thanks much for the info, I greatly appreciate it! I always full length size my cases, in-fact I have 100 rnds already loaded up for my Savage bolt gun. They’re 42.5 grns of RL-15 behind a 168 grn...

I hope I’m posting this in the right section. I’ve been shooting and loading for a Savage 10 FP .308 bolt gun. I’m getting a new AR10 in .308, can I use the same brass I’ve been loading for my bolt...

Hi All,
I just loaded up 50 .357 mag boolits to shoot in my Henry Bigboy, I used a load from Hogdon’s websight. It’s. #2 alloy, boolit sized to .358, and tumble lubed, no gas check. I loaded it with...

First off I want to thank you all for the info. I didn’t know about slightly over sized cast boolits not causing the pressures of say copper. And yes I cleaned the gun and no leading at all. I like...

Thank for all the info, I shot the handgun with the .454’s and it shot as well as with the .453’s. I also checked the primers for pressure and everything was Ok, the cases also slid out of the...

Hi All,
I shoot a Winchester ( Miruko) 1892 in .45 Colt, and size my boolits to .454 with good results. I also shoot a Heritage Big Bore .45, and size the boolits for that gun to .453, also with...

I like trail boss for my cowboy loads in .357, and .45 Colt, but I’m out of it now, and I use the RCBS Charge Master. Well after I was done with the trail Boss I cleaned the machine out, or at least...

No, I’m sizing them dry, could that be the problem?

I’m using 9 lbs wheel weights and 1 lb 50/50 bar solder, the boolits come out of the mould at .4535, and .454. I’m sizing them right down to a .452, I have a .453 size die, maybe I should size them...

Hi all,
I just got done casting some boolits for the .45 acp, I’m useing an NOE .454-237 mould and size them to .452. After I sized them I noticed many had a very thin flashing on the boolit base....

My dad used to cast his boolits all the time when I was young, he loved Lyman moulds and I used to watch him put them in hot dish soap water and clean them with a toothbrush, then dry them off and...

I’m gonna be out with the smoke wagons this week end, normally I snap a cap on each cylinder before actually loading and shootin the gun. But percussion caps being so hard to find these days, I’m...

Hi All,
I just got done casting some beautiful boolits for the 44 magnum. I’m using an NOE mould # 434-234-RF-BR2, does anyone have a good COAL for that boolit? They are gonna be shot out of an...

Thanks for all the info I really appreciate it. But seeing that it’s my sons gun and he doesn’t want to go through all that he just bought a 500 pack of Berrys plated boolits size to .429-.430 and...

Hi all.
I’m going to cast some boolits for light target loads for my son, he has a Taurus Raging Bull. I cast .44 boolits for my 1894 Marlin to .433 and they work perfectly, but are far to big for...

I’m fixin to do a little casting and I ran across a 5 lb bar of Bell Systems E, wiping solder. Now I read that that bar is either 40/60 tin, lead, or 50/50 tin lead. If that’s true can I use
1 lb...

Thanks much I’ll cast some first and try them in the cylinder throats that will give me a good idea what sizer I’ll need.
Thanks
Paul