If you remove the grooves you have changed bullet design. Better or worse it's not the same bullet.
Grooves absorb some of the lead displaced by the lands for less distortion of the base.
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If you remove the grooves you have changed bullet design. Better or worse it's not the same bullet.
Grooves absorb some of the lead displaced by the lands for less distortion of the base.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Not great, 10 shots under 4" at 50 yards, I had 3/4" back about 1900 fps. Bullet stability should be good at 2033. Still trying different powders but 1900 may be it.
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I don't want to hear about it! Na Na Na Na Na Na
Forum: Our Town
I cheated, the Turkey is a precooked breast but the cranberry sauce is homemade.
Happy Thanksgiving Casters!
Forum: Cast Boolits
I seldom load less than 20g of 2400 in 44Mag and the new brass is definitely softer after firing. By the second firing it's like butter to size. I don't know that annealing is necessary if you have a...
Forum: Our Town
Not always, there have been a few email only.
There is Edge free shipping for $50 a year. Worth it if you buy a lot.
Forum: Our Town
I had that when I lived in one of the "Placard" houses in Pacific Grove. Had special hangers that hooked over the molding and attached to the back of the picture. The whole house was Period, even the...
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Hodgdon has load data online. 350L has been around a couple years printed data takes time.
MP Hollowpoint molds are Fun!
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350 Legend is only 2 years old and Hodgdon has the most complete listing of tested loads I know.
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Watch that you don't put any pressure on the sprue cutter lever and hold only the 2 handles closed. Pressure on the sprue cutter handle will open the mold.
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I have 2 of the MP 35-200 RCBS clones. One is 8 cavity solid the other is 4 cavity hollowpoint. Both feed well and are accurate. I'm running them about 2033 fps, 16" barrel.
Early this year I was looking to replace my warn out 629, none available. Well what about the new Anaconda? Not available in california, didn't pay the extortion but we happen to have a Classic...
Powder Valley has Large Pistol Primers In Stock Now!
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Our range is only 200 yards. Bill must be well into his 90s and shoots his ARs at 200 yards but is never the last one in. He has an electric chair to get from his car to the range then out to the...
Multi! That's whats stamped on my AR15 receiver. Can be anything from 22RF to 90% of a 45/70. Got to keep em guessing here in the State.
Match primers are a higher grade of standard primers made by senior personnel. No guarantee that person had a good day.
CCI Magnum primers are hotter, Federal Magnum may just be a thicker cup....
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Flared and primed 300+ 350 Legend. Got 100 loaded with A1680, taking a break and I'll load some more.
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Heat will evaporate any oil left from machining. Oven at 400F or hotplate.
I've used the Manson reamer with the full set of pilots. I cut a section of 44Mag brass built up with .001" tape to fit the chamber, to support the rear of the reamer. The specification for the...
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Diamond cuts carbide fast enough with a drill that you won't get bored. I use a battery drill at low speed.
The quality of diamond varies greatly. I wasted money on some from amazon. Arrowhead...
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I started casting for revolvers and refused to get involved with a mold less than 4 cavity. I only have 2 molds with different handles, a Lyman 429421 and a Ballisti Cast (H&G) 1103. Everything else...
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I have a set of Acro Brass Laps now but I've used hobby brass tube before. I used the expander to make the tube the right size, charged it with diamond and lapped to the new size. I used Pin Gauges...
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Powder Valley has Servicios Aventuras small pistol for $80/1000. Reported as good primers by a couple members here.
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 |