I have a 41 Hammer mold, and it has become about the only .41 bullet that I shoot in my revolver anymore. I love the large meplat, but it has me wondering if it will cycle through a lever gun. Have...
Type: Posts; User: blindbernie
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have a 41 Hammer mold, and it has become about the only .41 bullet that I shoot in my revolver anymore. I love the large meplat, but it has me wondering if it will cycle through a lever gun. Have...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Thanks for the help! I ordered another thermocouple last night on the chance that the first one might be bad. I will update when I get it in.
Forum: Casting Equipment
Have any of you built a PID using an Inkbird ITC-106? I just built one off using an article off of the web. However, when I went to test it tonight, it is throwing a code saying that it is using...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I really appreciate the info! I will look at that option. I had not thought about bullet set back issues but see that it could be an issue. The 230 would allow me to use that bullet for the .45...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I am converting a 1911 to .45 Super for whitetail hunting and am thinking about using the bullet from the MP 454-423. Do any of you have any experience with cast bullets in the .45 Super? Do any of...
A little over a year ago I finally got a .41 magnum and after a few months decided I would start casting bullets for it and decided on a .41 Hammer mold by MP. They were listed but out of stock. I...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I am pretty new to bullet casting, having only cast .38 wadcutters so far, although I am waiting to order a .41 mold soon. A friend gave me quite a bit of pure lead and it got me to wanting to cast...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Thanks for the input! This is what I was looking for. The reason I was asking is that I have cast 500 148 gr. wadcutters (more or less). I used the Lyman black moly lube that came with my 4500 and...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I know that this question will get me an approximation at best, but I am new to casting and have no idea. I also know that different bullets will use different amounts. Using a Lee 148 gr .358...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Just a quick newbie question. What happens if you do not put a gas check on a gas check design bullet and shoot it. Do you see accuracy issues?
Forum: Cast Boolits
I want to start casting whitetail hunting and plinking bullets for my .41. I would like to use a Keith type bullet but would like to go ahead and get something with gas checks so that if I ever get...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I recently picked up a .41 magnum with plans on using it to hunt whitetails. I worked up a load with 210 gr. XTP's that should work great. However, I started casting some bullets to shoot out of it...
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 |