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    And the missing Picture: 314901 Mike

    And the missing Picture:

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    Mike
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    So, with a poke and some encouragement form the...

    So, with a poke and some encouragement form the community, I cast my second bullet; right on to my 99th boolit.

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    There is humor before the end so keep going. Two better ones on the left...
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    Thank you again for the info. I considered the...

    Thank you again for the info. I considered the ladle method and I'll give it a try. I just can't stop grinning when I review
    Don Verna's comment; it sounds exactly like something I would say! ...
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    Okay, Don Verna said it best....Back to casting. ...

    Okay, Don Verna said it best....Back to casting. Although the hint about drop distance from the pour spout did clear up a pertinent question. And, I won't post a picture for Bad Ass Wallace yet;...
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    Cast my first Boolit today!

    So I studied and studied, got through numerous articles, posts, 82 pages of "From Ingot to Target..." and annoyed my Better Half, before I could not stand it any longer and cast my first two boolits....
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    Sticky: I can not top casting without mould handles, but...

    I can not top casting without mould handles, but we can come close. A Policeman friend of mine had an Accidental Discharge of his CCW gun in MY LIVING ROOM. Fortunately the Wife and Dog were not...
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    I did flare the cases enough to stop any shaving,...

    I did flare the cases enough to stop any shaving, but an expanding die seems to make more sense than a flaring die for these new boolits I have discovered. The responses are really appreciated, I'm...
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    Flaring cases for cast boolits

    So I am studying, melting and reloading probably faster than I should. A question about flaring for cast boolits has intruded on my consciousness. Whilst preparing my first S&W 460 loads with Cast...
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    I appreciate the heads up on the temperature and...

    I appreciate the heads up on the temperature and I believe you are correct, as I had the melting pot turned up. I have been through the Lyman 4 th edition and I'm part way through "From Ingot to...
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    So I tried the hardness tester and sure enough...

    So I tried the hardness tester and sure enough the tinted lead is very soft. The other lead, that was purchased along with equipment, is quite a bit harder; somewhere in the 12 range. I'm calling...
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    Greetings All, So it is HARDBALL not...

    Greetings All,
    So it is HARDBALL not HARDCAST314605; that was my mistake. I believe that the number is a date.
    314606. The metals and equipment came from the same source and the person took...
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    I got more lead and still i'm ignoroant

    Greetings All,
    Forgive my ignorance, it is not for a lack of study. I just received 50 lbs of lead stamped Hardball and 051521. I'm cramming reloading, ballistics and casting info into my brain as...
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    Ohhh, this sounds Fun; and I thought I would...

    Ohhh, this sounds Fun; and I thought I would never get rid of the 2 stroke oil I have stashed! Speaking of which, when lubricating with it, do I get it inside the mold itself or just on everything...
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    Oh my, melting lead is fun!

    Greetings One and All,
    As I am stuck behind the curtain in the The Peoples Socialist Republic of California, where everything is restricted. THEY stopped the importation of an Allen Wrench last...
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

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