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Doesn't appear to be , but have 4 boxes of bullets which should last me.

Win86, the Barnes Original is a 250 grain exposed lead flatnose jacketed bullet (#40611) that was originally for the .40-65 WCF, but I saw no reason not to try them out in the 40-82. I managed to get...

If the rifle in question is the one I purchased from Kirk just over a year ago, it is a dead issue at the moment.

The barrel slugged at .406 inch so will not be using gas checked cast bullets at...

Winchester still makes fresh 32-40 brass - I picked up 250 pieces last weekend up here in Canada.

Mike, welcome to Cast Boolits, by the way.

32 WS brass is available, why not use that? Having reformed 30-30 brass to 32 WS runs the real risk that someone will put it in a 30-30 with a loose chamber and then have a nice kaboom - even if it...

Higher melting temp, Kirk - when melting the wheel weights down, you don't want to get the temp too high as the zinc will melt into the alloy mix and cause additional issues. As to zinc's melting...

No idea about Trail Boss, but Blackhorn 209 from Western Powders is something I will be trying out in my 45-90. With a 300 grain Laser Cast flat point bullet, Fed 215 primer, 52.0 grains BH 209 it...

I'm wondering about another method. Constructive criticism welcomed.

I understand a candle flame burns between 600 to 1400 degrees F and to anneal the brass requires temps between 650 and 700...

You're right - worth nothing more than a shooter. some 89 thousand rifles were made (the ones with the 26 inch barrel) and 9 thousand of the carbines (20 inch barrel) were made.

I do have one of...

Very nice! Just what I'm looking for.

Interesting - I use the RCBS case forming dies along with the #14 shell holder and have had no problems sizing right down to the base. Others have used Lyman's X17 shell holder or ground down a RCBS...

Another thing that Snooky did was use the flame of a bic lighter to shrink the teflon tape to the bullet. Seems to have worked out ok.

Clyde "Snooky" Williamson was doing this teflon tape thing back in the 1980s according to his book "The Winchester Lever Legacy" which was published in 1987.

Good information. I'm beginning to put together a little project which has me researching 100% or slightly compressed smokeless powder loads for the 38-55 - so far I've found 8 powders that allow me...

I was thinking about doing the forming in stages, but wound up getting the RCBS case forming dies that allow me to make 33 WCF directly from 45-70 brass. Haven't lost a case yet. I've made good cases...

My experience has been that if one gets too "creative" with item descriptions or dishonest, these are more likely to get held up by the Customs guys so making the description short and sweet - ie...

RJ, can you cite the specific magazine and issue John wrote this article, please?

Thank you!

Time to ressurrect this thread - has anyone actually done this - make their own gas checks? Would love to hear details and successes/failures.

Good thread! I'm taking delivery soon of a 1920 manufactured Winchester 1894 in 38-55 that slugs .379 groove diameter. Accuracy with Winchester factory ammo is 7/8ths of an inch at 50 yards and it...

At this point, I can't say. I'm just thankful that there are many calibers available to try out and have fun with.

Wholesale Sports in Calgary had 7 boxes left after I bought 7 boxes 2 weeks ago. These were going for $18.88 Cdn per box. These should last me for a while.:D

Just another idea, when one puts the wax in the pot to melt, add some water also. That way when the wax heats up, the dirt falls into the water layer with the wax floating on top of the water and the...

Thanks for the replies, guys and Merry Christmas.

Stocker, I'm in Red Deer, Alberta. Will talk to you later, time permitting, sometime in the next few days.

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Recently acquired a Winchester Model 71 in .348 Winchester lever gun and am thinking about shooting cast boolits in it.

Any suggestions as to moulds I should consider?

Thanks! :lovebooli

Bass Ackward,

You're right about the throat - the rough measurement on the throat I got is something I'm not 100% comfortable with - so a chamber cast is the next order of business - once I get...