I just received my RCBS kit from DeWayne. It is really nicely done and will make using a 4 cavity steel mold much easier. ;)
Type: Posts; User: john from md
Forum: Casting Equipment
I just received my RCBS kit from DeWayne. It is really nicely done and will make using a 4 cavity steel mold much easier. ;)
Forum: Cast Boolits
Buy some Cerrosafe from Brownells and make a cast of each chamber and lead. This is the only way to tell what cast bullet diameter is best for each gun.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Lyman 311291 is the my best bullet for 30/30. Takes deer DRT.
Forum: Cast Boolits
+1 I use 1.100 and size at .357 also. Works great in my Sub 2000, P9 and M&P.
Forum: Casting Equipment
Hi,
I am about to buy one of these and sell the Lee sizers that I use when powder coating. Would it be worth dimpling the insert to give it room to move but not fall out?
Regards,
John (not...
Forum: Gas Checks
I use the "Beware of Dog" signs from HD and I anneal them in the oven. I cut to strips with a paper cutter before annealing. I then set the oven on 350 degrees and let them sit for an hour. This...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
To make your brass last the longest, do the following.
1. Full length resize and trim
2. Anneal the neck
3. Load with 5 grains of Red Dot and fill with cream of wheat till full. Seal with a...
Forum: Gas Checks
I buy .011 "Beware of Dog" signs at Home Depot for $1.47 each. I sliced them into strips and then put them into the oven at 500* for an hour.
If you anneal before cutting, you wind up with...
Forum: Cast Boolits
the eighties and he was one honest guy. I never had to pay until I received my bullets. He never took my money up front. In the nineties, I believe his daughter took over the business or was...
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 |