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I bet that was it, I was skimming instead of reading. The world should come to a consensus and just pick one standard,
you know, the right one, Fahrenheit! :bigsmyl2:

That last batch has been...

+1 on Joann's fabric / hobby shop, wool felt by the yard.

Also try the beauty supply store for "end wraps", like cigarette papers, used for hair perms
and BP paper cartridges.

That's not allowed, it's almost fully semi-automatic!


My first cap & ball revolver is an older "1858" repro, no maker's mark, used. Had to buy a parts kit,
lockup problem as I recall. Learned...

Didn't someone mention a magic temp. of 150°F?

Well it wasn't "wet", but was thick, sticky and spreadable. Some of it solidified immediately.
I wasn't going by color as it had the charcoal in...

Have to admit I only looked at the powder thread a long time ago, finally got into DOING it.
I worried about stretching an extension cord out into the backyard, etc. Unfounded fear,
it's easy and...

Thanks for the encouragement!
I added 3% dextrin to my latest BP batch, the grains/granules are harder & don't turn to dust so easy.
The extent of my testing: it goes POW instead of FOOMP.
I...

I've been using a short collar strip cut from old shotshells to go around the ball, kinda works.
The buffer sounds like a good idea, thx.

Progress report:

My frustration ( / confusion? ) with these alternate powders probably stems from procedure, not ingredients.
However, it led to making my first Holy Black. Didn't realize it was...

Thx for the response.

Purifying the KNO3 gave me a few tiny grains of dirt - agree not worth the effort.

How much difference would the aluminum flakes make? There's not much, got most of it...

Thanks for this GP thread, got me to do stuff instead of just thinkin about it.

GP complaints & suggestions...

I was convinced by a video to purify the KNo3, and to try
making charcoal.
...

Well mine don't lead at all, but do as you like.

I found some old 330 gn 44 boolits stashed away, sized & lubed. Heated enough to make the lube soft,
(edit: maybe boiled in water, can't remember)
dropped em in a plastic screw top container with...

I got lucky, my $10 ARC thrift store toaster oven dial reads correct temp according
to my lead thermometer (at 400°). I've been baking boolits around 300° and 12 min.,
they turn out great. See...

Preheating boolits works great, but I overheated a batch recently. Makes the powder act "damp".
Should have cleaned em off & started over but I baked em, turned out blobby, inconsistent.
They'll...

I know, old thread, my anecdote might not even be relevant but here goes:

One time I pulled out my old 303 Brit that I hadn't shot for over a year, looked down the bore and
OH (bleep)!, it was...

[QUOTE=Four-Sixty;5497411] ...Gate is stiff. It is a bit of work to load cartridges, but can largely be overcome with technique...

You can remove the gate, it's a flat one-piece item (gate and...

Maybe STP works in clocks 'cause they don't get so hot?

+1 on polishing dies, steel or aluminum, don't know about brass. I use Clover fine valve compound or
Mother's Mag Wheel polish, haven't...

Search swaging forum for lube, here's one:
https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?444942-Making-swaging-lube&p=5432098&viewfull=1#post5432098

50/50 Lanolin/castor oil, heat to mix,...

Just got my 92 recently, 44 mag. Done some mods to make it feed right. Had a hard time gettin that screw back in.
The barrel band has an "up" side, be sure it's oriented properly. I just couldn't...

"After that, it's simply a matter of lubing the bullet and brass, jamming the bullet into the brass (which bevels the rim into a boat tail); reversing the bullet in the same setup and swaging the...

I think the deal is when you make 300blk you're making a neck out of what was the 556 case body.
Some brass doesn't have the taper in the body so it's thicker at that point, maybe too thick for a...

Always glad to help! :kidding:
If you're gonna swage the primer pockets anyway just run 'em all, pretty easy to spot the small ones
as it won't go in.

Yeah I fold the powder end & glue it to the side (like you do), then when all the stuff is in it I twist the ball end,
sticks out an inch or more like a handle to pull it out of the cartridge box....

"Dowel rod"?
I used a stick.

Forgot you're supposed to trim the paper, I use the "end papers" at an angle, glue the point to the side,
drop a lubed wad (beeswax & crisco) on top of the powder,...

I have a few dozen too, set 'em aside to avoid confusion, BUT...

I found about 20 7.62X39 that take small primers (large primer pocket swage tool wouldn't go in),
they're all RP brass. Is that...