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Welcome to the forum and congrats on taking the next step!
johnny

Now that looks like it would speed things up some...probably could cut off the end of a 45-70, and tape up some sort of grip..thanks!
Johnny

That's pretty much it...Thanks....Saw one one time where somebody brazed finger "curves"on the brass case, and then a loop on the plunger so it worked like a syringe.
Thanks,
johnny

How else would it be SOOO easy to "cut" my 44 caliber boolits out of my cooled off pan lube mixture? I know there are guys that have made lots of syringe type cutters this way...anybody have any...

You did real good....99's are getting harder to come by all the time.
johnny

That makes sense....need something stronger than my reading glasses!!

Well I managed to get 100 keepers out of last nights casting session before the wifey-poo called me in for dinner....I ran the temp up till the boolits were frosting, and then backed it down till the...

I think that there may be a burr in the channel under one of the alignment pins....Seems to me that one of the alignment pins is sitting up too high....I did find a couple of small burrs in the outer...

Just a rant to get off my chest the bad day I'm having....

First off I ordered a Lee 429-240-2R mold from Midway that wouldn't line up correctly without squeezing the mold handles quite...

Trail Boss has a formula to work in any cartridge.

This is directly from the techs at Hodgdon (I and others have checked and re-checked this info to be sure)

Mark a case with a sharpie where...

The most soft lead I've ever found at once was on a construction site where an old sewer line was being dug out...every joint had a about a 100lb plumbers lead seal. I bought the backhoe operater...

just remember to stay away from the shiney ones...they're zinc alloy (bad stuff)
johnny

Handsdown....Ruger 10/22

That's why I had to call twice!!! I wanted to make sure for myself.

johnny

I had both an early pre crossbolt safety montecarlo stocked Winnie, and the Marlin in 356. I personally prefer Marlin rifles so when times got tough I sold the Winnie and kept the Marlin. Nothing...

I spoke on the phone with 2 different Hodgdon/IMR techs to double check on the data they gave me.
Trail Boss can be used safely in any centerfire cartridge if you follow these rules:
1) Mark the...

I never even questioned the term the first time I heard it...just always assumed that it was a term for those in the casting circle.

good shootin'
johnny

Just wanted to say hello!
New guy here...aka 45-70justbecause on MarlinOwners.
Been casting for a few years...lately casting alot with Ranch dog's
25,35,&45 cal moulds. Looks like a great site!
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