Yup tried drill one myself. Did not come out great. Never tested them to see if it made a difference in accuracy. Humm I smell a project I need to do.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
Yup tried drill one myself. Did not come out great. Never tested them to see if it made a difference in accuracy. Humm I smell a project I need to do.
Forum: Cast Boolits
"crud in my suppressor" I can relate to that too.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have used this mold and it always drops small (I have two and the same for both. PC was the only way to get them to be "big enough" but it sounds like maybe you got lucky. Plus my boolits had a...
Forum: Cast Boolits
got it soaking in some Ed's Red I mixed up about 10 years ago. I will let it soak and find some copper or bronze wool. Mind you this build up was heavy.
Forum: Cast Boolits
THis reminded me. I had swapped BCG and bolts ( new rifle was a 6.8) with the 300 pistol. (it had a nice bcg). I remember the tail of the bolt being nasty, carbon and a little lead, in the 300 but...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Yeah gas checks would be best but a lot of these were suppressed and I was worried about baffle strikes with loose checks. I am just not going to shoot cast in cans anymore.
Forum: Cast Boolits
You think it were impossible but it ain't. I was surprised too. Figured the tube would get clogged first. But those gasses are hot and moving fast till they hit the BCG.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I think it is from the ****ty Lee undersized boat tailed boolit. I tried adding a thick enough PC to them but still they were barely 308. Thing is they were the only cast one of my 300's would...
Forum: Cast Boolits
old candles work well too. get a nice flame once it gets hot enough or I hit it with the lighter and some of them smell good too. I do cast outside. No need to ever buy anything to flux. even...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
bought a good used convection oven on facebook market place. It was dirty and gross, the girl knew me and said I would not want it, not in the kitchen but for PC its great.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I have the eastwood copper metallic as well. I got good coverage. Like others have said it is not an even copper color but the clear that is in with the copper color covers the boolit well. It...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
https://www.thereloadersnetwork.com/2018/11/05/does-cast-bullet-hardness-change-after-powder-coating/
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
2 reasons not to water drop from the mold if you are going to be Pc'ing, 1. You will temper them, so water dropping from the mold is a waste of time but water dropping after PC will harden them ...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I have some of eastwoods Cooper metallic that I got for 5 dollars, long story. Like you said it does not cover uniform like solid colors but you can tell they are covered with the polymer but just...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
THis right here is what I do as well. Plus size after not before, waste of time at least for every boolit I have done.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I reamed my Lee out to .3095. Seemed to help over the .309 in my application in a K31 .311 was not an option is this rifle. So you will need to find out for yourself too.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I had both plain based and GC for my carbine. The plain base would deposit a little bit of lead in the slide. Not much but it would build up. I switched to a gas check and it went away. Ended up...
Forum: Vintage Powder Cans / Tins
There was a price tag of 12 bucks, marked down to 10 on it so likely 70's. Sticker was right over the logo. Managed to get it off without tearing the label.
Forum: Vintage Powder Cans / Tins
Just picked this up. Almost full and smells good. What do you think the year is. I am guessing 60's.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Yup....all my idpa friends are crying for lack of bullets. Not me.
Forum: Vintage Powder Cans / Tins
I bought 24 pounds of powder from her. 17 of it for pistol. I am good for awhile. Just figure that with what I already have there is enough for 40K rounds. My son might be loading with it after I...
Forum: Cast Boolits
still cool today by the time I get off work, high of 73 so will hit the pot again. THis time some 45 and 30 cal stuff.
Forum: Cast Boolits
The Lee PC'ed put lead in my can. Maybe a flat base or gas check would be best. I just shoot j's in my can now. Too much money to lead it up.
I have Miha's heavy BO boolit. Good boolit but can...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Defcon 6. Seen this happen to many times now.
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 |