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Thanks again to all of the replies.
Yes I do believe the duplex loading & heavy boolit is what I’m look at . AR2205 isn’t made anymore to my knowledge or any of the pistol or shotgun powders ....

Certainly nothing outrageous. Just as clean burning as possible within reason!
Getting back into cast boolit shooting & hunting , my mind is racing & ticking over constantly about this subject...

Thanks guy’s! That’s a great start.
Very appreciated.

Can black powder be enhanced by adding fast burning smokeless , or compressed , made into certain shapes , use of magnum, pistol or rifle primers ect ?
I did read years ago it was common to add 10%...

:drinks: . After thinking about for a moment! At current prices + range fee’s that’s 1/3rd of a new barrel! Just saying!��

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Today I sized up the necks of a few cases I had laying around. I believe they were ether old new brass or resized ( because one has it’s shoulders blown forwards ). I don’t know if that was a range...

Extremely interesting. Does that feed from a unaltered Lee Enfield? Mate who’s moulds are they ? I’m very much liking what I’m seeing so far.

Wow they look like the business!
Single feed but ouchy. Will be following your results for sure.

I found the Lee tester hard to use back in the day also.
Yep your right about the 45/70 . I got a 454 casull Rossi carbine & it’s fantastic.
Basically a smaller handier mini 45/70 .

That 303 cased 35 rem looks like a winner. Especially with the long neck. But I’m sure there’s some feeding issues to be had .

I’m glad 303 guy chimed in ! I’ve been reading many of his threads...

Is there a way to get a rough gauge of bullet hardness???
I just jumped in and used up a mix of ingots that I made up years ago .
I water quenched them & they make a tink sound . I believe I was...

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Hopefully these pictures upload!

Very interesting indeed & the exact advice I was hoping for. Is there different grits that I should be looking for or just straight up JB bore paste ?

Made a bunch of 190gr gc fp .314
20ish .458 500gr r2 Lee pointy bullets to size down to .454ish in the Rossi 454 casull carbine & some 405gr Lee hollow base .458 to also try in the casull carbine ....

It shoots ok , but has a dark ruff bore. I’m keen to try find a way to remove the rust as best I can !
That’s why the new barrel. I know cast needs a clean smooth bore to help prevent leading.

Yeah mate I’m definitely going to try the std 303 barrel it has . I just done my 1st casting session in 5 or 6 years ! I think it went ok . I water dropped em & they definitely have a bit of a tink...

Yes the old 303 has a ton of body taper & it would be a great improvement!
However getting the smelly to reliably feed em is something that I don’t want to wait on. The wait time for smith work in...

Thanks so much guy’s. I believe the advice is leaning towards using the standard 303 cartridge! I have absolutely no problems with that at all .

Wow . Super impressive.
What alloy is that ?
I have about 40kg of wheel weights.
25kg of bullet metal from northerns smelters.
& about 40kg of pure flashing lead. Any suggestions on alloy mixes?

This can probably be very simple, but also very complicated to get it right .
Knowing I need a new Barrel for dedicated cast boolit hunting / shooting . With my beloved 303 Lee Enfield sporter , I...

Possibly mines being built right now 25 years ahead of time 😁.
It’s a custom 22lr squeeze bore down to .204 nice & mild , cheap to shoot . Apparently a 200 yard rabbit rifle & after 100 yards...

Know the krag well & especially because dimensionally it’s very similar. It’s far to rare over here to use . I have many hundreds of 303 brass, die’s , stripper clips ect
A 30 cal is possibly a...

The barrel maker said the easiest option for him & cheapest for what I want is to go a 35 / 303 on the standard 303 shoulders & case & just neck up to 35 cal. He will modify a 303 die to suit....

[QUOTE=Bad Ass Wallace;5465186]Why would you want to start with a shagged barrel????? Most of my cast boolit rifles started with new barrels and with a life expectancy of over 100,000 rounds, each...