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I used that phrase not too long ago. On every public gunsmithing forum since forever, keyboard commandos and armchair experts who repeat things they've heard like a flock of parrots, but have no...

Those molds look like they were made for the 8.15x46R cartridge. It is a popular Schuetzen cartridge that usually uses a .321" bullet.

I used to have a Colt new service in 45 Colt. It was a very nice pistol, but it wouldn't shoot worth a darn. No matter what I tried in it there just wasn't any accuracy. Eventually I sold that...

The 7mm TCU is stone simple: just run 223 brass through the resizing die, load & fireform. I've never fiddled around with the Herrett cartridges. The 357 seems interesting, but as far as the 30...

As a general rule you want your cast bullets to be around .001" over the groove diameter of your firearm. This goes for both pistols and rifles. If your cast bullets are at (or slightly under)...

I just Googled "Firing Pin Through Head". 165,000,000 results in 0.31 seconds. Not one of them about someone actually being struck in the head by a firing pin. It is possible to blow up a rifle...

Gordon's Reloading Tool (GRT) lists loads for the 8.15x46R using N130. You didn't indicate what bullet you're going to be using. To get you load data you'll need to say which bullets you're going...

I just read through this thread today. There is very likely nothing wrong with your model 70. With a more standard configuration cartridge you could probably cycle the action with your little...

I was just at the range shooting some cast loads yesterday (Though not 30-40 Krag). Some of the cartridges were "target loads" and others were just some plinker loads that I'd thrown together with...

I own a Savage 110 heavy varmint in 223. You can get new 110 bolt heads from lots of places: PTG, Grizzily, Brownells, Gun Shack, Midway, etc. Just do a Google search for Savage "110 bolt head". ...

Years ago I made up a nose sizing die that used Redding neck bushings as inserts inside the die body. A post attachment on the press ram would push the bullet up into the die, and because the die...

I like NOE molds, but I have issues with their sizing dies. The inserts are placed in the die body from the bottom, and the shoulder on the die body makes it so that the ram cannot push the bullet...

If a mold manufacturer makes that I'll be the first in line to buy it!

Late to the party, but I'll second the opinion on IMR-3031. In both 308 Winchester and 7x57 Mauser cast loads 3031 is what gives me the best accuracy. I use a 1 grain tuft of polyester stuffing...

Before you begin a casting session, with the molds in their handles, open the sprue plate and hold the closed mold blocks up to the light. If you see any light coming through between the mold blocks...

braddock: Though youtube videos can be very informative, there are also videos that claim that the pyramids were built by space aliens, or that you can make a birthday cake using nothing but peanut...

Not only have some powders become obsolete, new cartridges and powders have become available since the 4th edition went to print. Where's the data for 6.5 Creedmore, 350 Legend, and 450 Bushmaster,...

I didn't know that it was possible for an individual to get their home made lead free bullets on the California approved list without having to pay for the state to test them. This is good to know,...

Back in the days of the old west, when buffalo hunters were using Sharps rifles, gas checks hadn't been invented yet. IIRC the first bullet that was designed to use a crimped on gas check was the...

I've held uranium in my bare hands, ripped out asbestos in a dry dock, worked around huge vats of concentrated acids and caustic solutions with no ppe. Lead? I laugh at lead!
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Been there, done that. Is there an advantage in lubing powder coated bullets? For the average reloader I would say no. For trying to eek out the last bit of accuracy from PC'd bullets there is a...

Good to know that Rotometals lead free alloy is on the approved list. I don't want for this topic to start skirting on the political rather than the reloading and hunting point of view, but there is...

Once California initiated it's ban on lead hunting bullets, any bullets used for hunting must be tested and placed on an approved list for them to be considered legal. Even if you cast your own...

quilbilly: I tried using alertwildfire.org but my browser says that link doesn't work.

racepres: Yes, they do. There's a lead bullet ban in effect in California. People here are not allowed to hunt with any bullets that contain lead. (this includes 22 long rifle and muzzleloaders) ...