Reminds me when my dad used to tell me everything was a nickel when he was growing up in 1920-1930s. When he enlisted in 1936, he made $39/wk in US Navy.
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Forum: Our Town
Reminds me when my dad used to tell me everything was a nickel when he was growing up in 1920-1930s. When he enlisted in 1936, he made $39/wk in US Navy.
Forum: Deep Theological Discussion
Here's the issue with suicide: God calls you to sacrifice like the example He set for us in His Son Jesus. Jesus suffered much pain in the scourging, crowning with thorns, carrying of the cross, and...
Forum: Cast Boolits
+1 on S/W 586/686. When my son was ready, I loaded powderpuff loads in .357 - light powder charge and 105gr Lee SWCs. It's is a good flinch test for more experienced shoots too.
Forum: Cast Boolits
In "Molds...Maintenance and Design", there's lotsa good info on field mods for Lee molds
Forum: Casting Equipment
Just measured my TA-6 output with T/C below setpoint: DC output of controller was 9.6V
Suggest checking polarity of the SSR input signal. Polarity does matter. Should also verify your SSR is DC...
Forum: Our Chapel
Christendom is unfortunately shrinking in most countries. Many factors in my opinion. Life for most is pretty good: hard times have a way of getting people to talk to God, thank Him, and petition...
Forum: Our Town
If you're planning to lop Goliath's cousin's head off, I'd go with the Kukri...
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Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
Am also an artificial sweetener user. I use a mixture of pure stevia powder and erythritol as sugar replacement. I put 1 C of erythritol + 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon pure stevia in a food processor and...
Forum: Our Town
Reminds me of campus life in the 80s at UT Austin. Some Iranian students, staging a hunger strike, would hang out in the west mall, carrying signs protesting whatever. Frat boys would get a tray of...
Forum: Deep Theological Discussion
When one chooses God and receives the Sacrament of Baptism, that person becomes an adopted son of God and receives the grace of the Holy Spirit. But we cannot underestimate the infinite Love and...
Forum: Our Town
Part of the commodity cost figure is increased demand for industrial metals, part is governmental control and taxes, part is business decisions - some call it greed and some call it free enterprise. ...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Built a temp controller for a Lee 4 20 pot, based on an Auber SYL1512. One question for PID veterans is:
Do you initiate auto tuning with 3/4 full pot, full pot, or other.
I don't typically...
Forum: Our Town
Not a Biden supporter, but here goes...
1) Joebama gets his right shoe on his right foot and left on left foot (nearly every day)
2) Successfully opened the border to allow more potential (D)...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Using a dedicated Frankford Arsenal case tumbler like this one. Tumble for about 10 min. To change color, I wipe it out with a paper towel and finish cleaning with compressed air. Add just enough...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Was looking for more information on members who do spray coating. Most of the posts I'd read were shake or tumble coated.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Have seen guys spray coating rifle boolits online. He coated the boolits on foil and then baked and GCed. Anyone doing anything similar?
Was thinking of
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
Mine is mounted on a heavy piece of aluminum, overhanging the bench. The sizer is mounted to Al plate. There are two 50W power resistors mounted to the underside of the Al plate, beneath the lube...
Looks as if you have a Lee mold. Only issue I had with Lee molds was due to my error in positioning the sprue plate. The lee 6-cav sprue plate handle needs to be held toward the mold handles during...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
A wooden stirring stick is a good source of carbon as well. That'll get the reducing agent (C) deep into the melt and will also help you scrape all the junk on the bottom and sides of your lead pot.
Forum: Casting Equipment
So, the screaming hypocrisy of the enviro extremists is: they are living in houses made of wood and are using other wood products. they are not walking everywhere and riding bicycles to work, and...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Looks as if you're using the non stick mats from wallyworld. My process is batch mode powder cure and the non stick mats in a quarter size sheet pan have made my life much easier. +1 on the forum...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Eastwood neon green and light ford blue work well for me. I tumble to apply and bake for 25 min or so. Takes 4 to 5 min for the powder to reflow. Also Smoke's tractor green worked very well for me.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Buckshot posted this awhile back in ForumCasting & ReloadingMolds...Maintenance and DesignFound a webpage with a plethora of old and current Lyman bullet designs
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Forum: Cast Boolits
Just got a similar - no lube groove - brass 6 cav MP mold - casts them at .358, so can size for .357 mag, 9mm, or 38super. Am going to miss breathing in the vaporized lube. :wink:
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 |