Is it possible that the maker is someone other than Lee? I have a mold that matches your description but forget the brand.
At any rate eBay has a bunch listed. Search "buckshot mold". Mine is...
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Is it possible that the maker is someone other than Lee? I have a mold that matches your description but forget the brand.
At any rate eBay has a bunch listed. Search "buckshot mold". Mine is...
Forum: Swaging
I have cast using a Lee .22 Bator mold then run them through a point form die. I then powder coat and run them through again. Fairly quick and easy. Using them in modest loads in .223 Rem and they...
Forum: Swaging
Former machine designer with 25 years experience here. Please use a 2 hand switch or work by your self. If you get tired or distracted that punch will go through the part of your hand that is in...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Are there any odors or concerns about corrosive vapors in the work area? Any PPE required other than gloves? Nice write up. Thanks
Forum: AirGuns
Silicone shock oil for RC cars won't diesel. Put a few drops onto the lid of a pellet tin, add pellets, then roll around to distribute the oil. Rolling on an impregnated cloth is another option.
Forum: Shot Guns
I have a nephew who is a LEO in AK. He got bear sprayed in the face during a traffic stop and there was some concern that he was going to lose his vision. It all worked out for him. The perp was...
Forum: AirGuns
I started with a manual pump. Then it got modified to take 80psi dry air on the intake to reduce the number of strokes required. Then I fiddled with a well known but slow electric pump. Very quiet...
I think that it is the same mold I have with a flange around the back. Fill the pocket formed by the flange with hot lead first to heat it up, then dump back into the pot. It speeds up the heat up.
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Wax rings for toilets can be bees wax. Read the label because some are not. I have not bought one in a while but last time I found them for around $1 on sale. Probably $2 now. There are threads...
Forum: AirGuns
Side note. You can loosen the set screw on the bracket that your barrel was touching. Rotate it until the barrel is free floating and retighten. Takes longer to type than to do. It may come up if...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
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It is going to hurt on both ends! Before my shoulder got torn up I bought a 50-90 Sharps with a heavy barrel and it came with some 500gr loaded to 1800fps. The bruises lasted about 2 weeks. It was...
Forum: AirGuns
IMHO the .177 is more likely to break the sound barrier than the .22. In addition, the heavier pellet might have advantages depending on what you are doing.
I partially fill the outside of the mold to heat it up. Once each side and then start pouring. I wonder if a little insulation would be a good thing given the amount of surface area relative to the...
I have no experience with your problem! How about using 3 pins or sticks to center the ball in the wad, then pour in some COW and tamp it down a little then remove the pins. You should probably...
Ballistic Products has some inexpensive information on short shells. I have used their load data and wads to make short shell slugs and buckshot. It would be safer for him to work with known loads....
I do the same as rbuck351 and agree that the rebound is very important. If my green one ever breaks maybe I will try making a white one. It will be a time vs money decision if the time ever comes...
Forum: Swaging
Straighteners for metal strips or wire are simple devices. A series of rollers on opposite sides of the wire and some kind of depth adjustment. Grooves for wire or tubing are handy. If there are 5...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Checked mine with an oven thermometer and set it. Never looked back. Is the oven thermometer accurate? Absolutely! Well as accurate as you can expect for $3! My PC coatings are good so it must...
Forum: Swaging
I built mine using a Folgers (red) 3 lb container. The molded in grip serves to agitate and the price was right. It sits tight in a pvc pipe fitting and is tilted up about 40 degrees. Take the can...
Forum: Swaging
I too have been running PC'd Lee Bator .22's through a point form die. They come out great. It is quicker and easier when done in batches of about 200. I can't make any great claims about accuracy...
Forum: Swaging
You might also look up "beagling" bullets. The long and short is that you make a tube or plate with the correct dia hole, and a punch. Put the boolit in the hole, punch in the hole, whack as...
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 |