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    Sticky: Bought one from Hatch. Very happy with it.

    Bought one from Hatch. Very happy with it.
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    Sticky: Thermonuclear device from Dr Strangelove?

    Thermonuclear device from Dr Strangelove?
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I tried casting ingots for the first time. #fail...

    I tried casting ingots for the first time. #fail because my electric hot plate couldn’t get the lead hot enough to melt all the way through.

    Yesterday - Plan B - the 200k btu propane Turkey fryer...
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    I used mineral spirits and it came off nice. ...

    I used mineral spirits and it came off nice.

    How do you dry it off in a situation like this? My plan was to simply let it air dry over a few weeks. My other idea was to put them in a cast iron...
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    Thanks for the tip. I jus used it for a couple...

    Thanks for the tip. I jus used it for a couple hours. The tape fell off.
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Yep. I am starting to cast because I want to...

    Yep. I am starting to cast because I want to learn to be more self sufficient. Reloading pistol and rifle ammo went well. Now, I am learning to cast boolits, slugs, and buckshot.

    I went to...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I have read a lot of different opinions on how...

    I have read a lot of different opinions on how hard buckshot should be. I am going to start on the soft side of things and save my stash of harder stuff for boolits.

    Definitely going to do this...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Smelting Stick On Lead Weights?

    I came into a paint bucket full of lead stick on wheel weights. I know that it almost pure lead which will be perfect for the buckshot I want to cast with it.

    I have seen lots of videos on how to...
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    I have some Fiocchi shells, 12S4 wads, but cannot...

    I have some Fiocchi shells, 12S4 wads, but cannot find any OO buckshot data with Longshot. Where did you get it?
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    I ordered a Forster Co-Ax Press - cry once. ...

    I ordered a Forster Co-Ax Press - cry once.

    It will pair nicely with my Lyman Turret Press which will be used primarily for Pistol.
  11. Forum: Cast Boolits

    I live in North Texas. Had a package go from...

    I live in North Texas. Had a package go from the Hutchins (Major hub just out Dallas) Distribution Center to the Main Dallas Post office and back (about 10 miles each way) TWICE before they shipped...
  12. Thread: Hull vise?

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    Thank you for that information. I already have...

    Thank you for that information. I already have those. Perfect.
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    12 Gauge Buckshot Reloading in The Covid

    Due to the boredom caused by Covid, I decided to get into casting my own bullets and to take up shotgun reloading with buckshot and slugs as my focus.

    To my surprise, the reloading data shot buck...
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

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