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Have you been to a harbor freight store? I walk around with a smile looking at crappy tools I need but don't depend on.....

I totally agree that "any Chinese knife, saw, drill, spring, file, or...

If all of the lead is the same alloy that makes it much easier. A lot of times it is assorted unknown lead and you have to melt it all together to try and guess what it is. You have a very hard...

You mentioned it was a bucket of lead. Does that mean its all the same alloy or just a portion of it are these hard bullets? If you are shooting a 45/70 at low pressure you do not need bullets...

You must not have a wife. Or a very good one! :)

Unless you already reload for it there is no reason to have a 32 H&R in a contender. Just get a barrel in 30 Carbine and download it slightly. Or go all out with it and have some fun.

I agree...

It doesn't matter. Being over or under by a tenth or two of 1% is not going to change anything in the real world. And if you find a piece of pewter that is more than 90% the error is even...

And when you are only adding a few percent of something the math gets even less significant. Even though pewter is around 90% tin by the books I just treat it as a pure bar of 0.999 pure tin. ...

Bullets shattering with not enough tin to balance out the antimony can be a problem. But you can find out for yourself. Cast some bullets, clamp them in a big vice, then hit it with a big hammer. ...

92-6-2 is commonly known as "hardball" and is great for targets. Add 2-4% more tin and it makes a tougher bullet for hunting.

AFAIK lee does not make the hourglass shaped TC maxi balls. They make the REAL bullet which is totally different. REAL bullets have an oversized top band that need a sharp wack to seat and should...

I don't have a PID unit for my turkey frier so when melting wheel weights I start out with some of the longer ones I know are lead then heat them till they just start to melt. Then keep adding more...

Hardball is not suitable for game and IMO should only be used for paper. They figured it out over 100 years ago that when you use an equivalent amount of Tin /Antimony you get an intermetallic...

Agreed. I just looked at my scoped handi rifle and my scope is much farther back. At least 2 inches overlap the wood stock. Everyone's hold / eyes are different but for me that is the natural...

With its large case capacity I would not call a 45-70 a standard military rifle case. 2400 needs some loading density and pressure to burn correctly and 16 grains is an extremely light load. The...

How loud are these loads? Does everyone immediately know you are shooting a pistol in your back yard?

Not sure about .308 but 30-06 Garands are happiest with 150 grain bullets and relatively fast 4895 powder. Heavier 180 grain jacketed bullets with slower powders have been known to bend the op rod....

While only indirectly related to accuracy most projectiles don't like transitioning from supersonic to subsonic. It does effect accuracy but I don't know how much it matters for a handgun bullet....

Look up some modern loading data and see if 2400 is even recommended any more. A 45/70 has a much larger case capacity than your standard military case and 2400 needs some pressure to burn cleanly...

I don't think using 2400 is a good choice with a huge case like a 45/70 and if you are getting delayed ignition stop what you are doing and pull the rest of those bullets. It might not be the...

I shoot the 50 cal Real bullet and it can be difficult to seat unless you use extremely soft lead and even then it can still take some effort. The first bands slide right in with thumb pressure but...

Longer? (assuming it will fit)

Check out Shuff's parkerizing. They have been around for years and while they are mostly known for their reparking service they are excellent Garand and Carbine gunsmiths and are highly recommended...

I am surprised it took six years but here is the answer......The difference between IMR 4198 vs H4198 is +/- 1 grain of powder.

As long as you start low and work up like you are supposed to do...

If you are only having problems with that one bullet it is not a rifle or geometry problem. Seat the bullet shorter and see what happens. Or consider a more traditionally tapered bullet or a round...

Then why don't you resize and deprime separately on a single stage press? Then on your 1050 leave the sizing die out and just use the priming system. This is what I do with rifle rounds on a 550.