Welcome to the forum and congrats on taking the next step!
johnny
Type: Posts; User: johnny356ER
Forum: Cast Boolits
Welcome to the forum and congrats on taking the next step!
johnny
Forum: Casting Equipment
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
Forum: Casting Equipment
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
Forum: Casting Equipment
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...
Forum: Leverguns
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...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
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...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
just remember to stay away from the shiney ones...they're zinc alloy (bad stuff)
johnny
Forum: Our Town
That's why I had to call twice!!! I wanted to make sure for myself.
johnny
Forum: Leverguns
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...
Forum: Our Town
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...
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
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
Forum: Our Town
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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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 |