Does anyone know what top punch to use with an a bullet cast in a Ideal 308329 mould? I can't find any info on it. I have found loads for it but no top punch
Type: Posts; User: tsignal
Forum: Cast Boolits
Does anyone know what top punch to use with an a bullet cast in a Ideal 308329 mould? I can't find any info on it. I have found loads for it but no top punch
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Newbie to powder coating here, have been casting for 3-4 years, I tried to powder coat some 45 cal flat nose using the nonstick foil all the boolits came off in one sheet. I have to trim each boolit...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
yes it is Ben's Red, Thank God for Cast Boolits for newbies. Been loading forever but casting for just over a year
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Well, finally broke and made my first batch of lube. It was the
50% Beeswax
30% Lucas Red & Sticky
10% Johnson Wax
5% Dextron III
5% STP Oil treatment
Next time I'll melt the beeswax first...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I bought a digital thermometer(looks like a small multimeter) that takes K-thermocouples. used an old flexible microphone neck to hold it in the pot, reads fine and gives me accurate temp readings....
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have a design for a .332 bullet to use in the 8x56r Hungarian Mannlicher. Its a spire point bullet with three lube grooves and takes an 8mm gas check. Lee's C329-205-1R mold just doesn't shoot...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Just got done load.45-70 for my 1873 trapdoor
Station 1 -Redding sizing die
Station 2 - Dillon powder measure with 543T powder funnel ( I use it to flare the case mouth)
Station 3 - Redding bullet...
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 |