Veral usually made them quite larger in diameter, like .452" not .425"
Type: Posts; User: swheeler
Forum: Cast Boolits
Veral usually made them quite larger in diameter, like .452" not .425"
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Yep my first thought, turn heat down a bit and reduce it back into alloy with bullet lube, save the tin.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
If you want accuracy you will learn throat diameter is the number you are interested in, actual groove diameter plus ANYTHING is fine.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
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Size your bullets to the throat, keep velocity in the 17-1800 fps and you will find an accurate load easily. I shoot .325" sized 170 Lee and 25 gr IMR 4198 with enough kapok filler...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
IN STOCK NOW......https://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/stock-work-finishing/stock-bedding-accessories/acraglas-dyes/acraglas-black-sku081030001-1046-3809.aspx
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
W785 but cane find no data for it in the 270
Accurate Mag Pro is my W785 wannabe
Forum: Rimfire Area
Should make a decent fishing sinker, that is as long as you tie onto something that won't fall off!
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
That is the non-cannister version(even though it comes in a cannister/jug ;-)) of cannister grade Win 680(long discontinued), so star low and work your loads up as burn speeds can vary considerably....
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Even if you only neck size you are reducing the inside neck diameter 2-3 thou smaller than your .277 bullets, if bullets hang up any on the case mouth when SEATING it can start a shoulder collapse....
Forum: Single Shot Guns
After you size your brass inside chamfer the necks real good, seat slow and careful, you are probably moving that double radius shoulder around, I had a similar situation when first starting on 300.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Buy the Wheeler kit from Midway, you decide which one you need.
Forum: Factory Rifles
Sneaking around and lieing just isn't me, to each his own.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
4D has been golden for me, excellent service for years now so I will continue to use them, they are close, fast and easy to deal with.
Forum: Military Rifles
David that is very nice indeed, not a square inch of it that wasn't "touched" with stippling or engraving, time consuming.
Forum: Vintage Reloading Gear
Never seen them before, you would want to be sure they weren't seated below the neck though.
Forum: Military Rifles
Dan you got a heck of a deal, the stock is worth the 200! What the heck is that, plastic heat shrink or dip covering, definately different. Get a chamber cast and find out what you got, good luck!
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
1943 was corrosive primed, throw that brass away.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
The die turned in another 1/4 turn is what the directions say with the dies, that is why I mentioned it, should be the first thing tried, it get rid of the slack/ slop in the press linkage.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Jim try screwing the die in another 1/4 turn, that should give you a cam over on the press handle and may be all that is needed to bump the shoulder back another thou. It sounds like you may have a...
Forum: Military Rifles
I just did a quick search on ebay for 219 dies, they are mighty proud of them, 310 tong w/dies buy it now $180, couple standard sets around 140-150.
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 |