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If you only make one layer on the hardware cloth, you get a lot less bare spots.

L Floyd

I built one like the one from snipershide.com
It works great.

Lafaun

"I understand that the Blackmon kit is only for the older Rockchucker press made in USA with the large dia ram."

Not so.
He ask which press you have and sends the correct ram for your press.
I...

You need a high gloss powder (85% or higher) to work with shake and bake.
Low gloss or flat will not work with shake and bake.

Lafaun

Look on Amazon.
They have it for about $9.00 for 12 inch lenght.
Amazon prime gives free shipping.

Lafaun

With the Lee you will NOT get 70 grains of black powder in the case.
It goes too far into the case to reach the crimp groove.

Lafaun

I bought the NOE 379-379-FN.
A friend used this boolit to win gold and silver medals in the Huntsman World Senior Games in Southern Utah.
It works great in his lever gun.

Lafaun

When I bought a set of Lee 454 dies a few years back they came with a 45ACP sizing die. Lee said that they used the ACP die to get a better, tighter grip in the slug.

They worked fine whit the...

Sages outdoors has them in stock.

https://www.sagesoutdoors.com/30-7-62-mm-caliber-017-copper-gas-checks/

Lafaun

King-serts work better than Heli coil's do.

Lafaun

If you use this one
https://leeprecision.com/6-cavity-356-125-2r.html
and you powder coat them you will need to seat them deeper or they will jam into the riffling of the barrel.
Ask me how I...

Where to find glass powder?

Lafaun

I have the Dillon one and like it. When I do 22 LR brass they will not fall thru the slots but the pins will.

Lafaun

Lee handles fit all the Lyman 2 cavity molds I have, BUT will not fit any Lyman 4 cavity molds I have.
The Lee handles will not fit any RCBS mold I have without thinning them.

Lafaun

Accurate Molds only make molds with a flat point, "My tooling requires a .18" minimum diameter flat nose (meplat)".
But there sprue plate will accept the cutoff handle for the Lee molds that I like....

No, I did not make my own point forming dies.
They are commercial made ones.
The bases are flat and no bleed by if the punch is tight.
100 yard loads are as good as any other slug that I shoot.
...

Dragonheart:

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I cast cores, squeeze them to weight, powder coat them and then swage them to shape with my 22 caliber point forming die.
In the photo is the core swaged to weight, then it...

I made one like this one.
https://noebulletmolds.com/site/shop/tools/mould-mallet

Lafaun

"noebulletmolds.com/NAV"

NOT

It is:
"http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/"

Lafaun

Another suggestion would be to NOT knurl the outside of the die. Knurling makes stress spots in the body and helps to make it crack on quenching. Don't ask me how I found that out :(.

Lafaun

http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/index.php?cPath=44_423&osCsid=ln6eu8h8judhhpq2v64o9da612

NOE makes them.

Lafaun

I have this mold from NOE.
http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/product_info.php?cPath=41_158&products_id=238&osCsid=ln6eu8h8judhhpq2v64o9da612

It cast at about 236 g with my alloy.
If you want some to...

I love it that the sprue plate comes with a hole that uses the Lee sprue plate handle. That makes it way better than using a mallet to cut the sprues.

Lafaun

I have molds from most of all the manufacturers, that I have bought over the years.
I like NOE, RCBS and Accurate the most.
Lately I have bought from NOE and Accurate.
It doesn't take long to get...

"I use a 20 ton HF press."

How do you get the ram back out of the die?

Lafaun