In the past I shot a couple of times a month. My membership range is 45 minutes away sometimes thru heavy traffic. This summer it’s been reduced to about 3 times this summer. Mainly because I’m...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
In the past I shot a couple of times a month. My membership range is 45 minutes away sometimes thru heavy traffic. This summer it’s been reduced to about 3 times this summer. Mainly because I’m...
Forum: Cast Boolits
#5 has given me my best groups in my .45 autos & excellent reliability. The old gold medal loads with bullseye is a close second but is low velocity. I also use it a lot in .38+P loads with excellent...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I loaded up some 140 grain.38/.357 cast from my new NOE brass mold resized to .357.” I’m trying to get a load I can use in my S&W 642,586, Winchester carbine. It’s an ongoing project. I have decided...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Almost 70. Started casting roundball for muzzleloaders about 20 years ago but recently started casting for .45acp. & .38/.357 because of shortage of cheap bullets. But I’ve been thru Clinton,Obama &...
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
Had a hunch I might have to add a little linotype or tin.
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Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
Just started casting & then reloading for my .45 acp using a RCBS mold (steel) I use a Lee Factory crimp die & noticed several of my powder coated bullets would not crimp tightly. Which caused all...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I use range scrap which is easy to find at my range. It’s a cheap form of lead but needs to be washed & dried thoroughly sorted before smelted. Almost every bucket I have found a live cartridge in...
Forum: Cast Boolits
It’s chilly outside here in Colorado Supposed to snow Friday again. So I’m loading up some experimental loads in 7.62x39 with 155 grain powder coated cast Lee C312-155-2R. Don’t know if you can...
Forum: GB RUN BY Wasalmonslayer
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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 |