Maybe lube is an extra cost option now, like at N.O.E.
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Maybe lube is an extra cost option now, like at N.O.E.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Emerald coatings and Caswell are connected in Canada. Tool blue works great. There are lots of powder coaters on the bullet making forum on C.G.N.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Richard Burton was Welsh, as were most of the soldiers at Rork’s Drift. I believe he did the narration for the price of a bar tab.
Forum: Cast Boolits
This site is the best reference for anything to do with cast boolits including loads.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I use .348’s to make 50-95’s. Shortening is needed as the final process.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I just got a 5 gallon pail of transit bus w.w. No steel or clip on or Zinc. The biggest weights were 16 oz. It is full to the top, and the heaviest pail of w.w. I have ever lifted.
Forum: Casting Equipment
The only criticism I can offer about them is I think the spruce plates are a little thin, the same with N.O.E. H&G and Miha’s plates are thicker and better for me for heavy use. I have a Redding...
I have a Pacific 366, great press. For slugs and buckshot I use my P&W 375, it is a great single stage press.
Smkummer, sorry for your loss.
Forum: Casting Equipment
Saeco-Redding make the best iron moulds currently manufactured.
Have you tried a brass blackening chemical? I think Birchwood Casey makes it.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I have always used paint thinner instead of acetone.
In 12 gauge I load slugs and buckshot loads mostly. 16 gauge I load shot loads, there are no cheap “promo” loads in 16 gauge around here.
I don’t like Mec’s, I use a Pacific 366 and a couple of...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I need to use heat with bac lube , especially in the winter. It is great stuff.
Forum: Cast Boolits
This is the going rate in Canada, B.R.Primers $16.00 to 18.00.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have purchased them on Amazon Canada. They are available intermittently.
Forum: Vintage Reloading Gear
My understanding is ‘Squib’ was a person that designed the boolit.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I am surprised Hodgdon has not been charged with anti-trust violations. They have bought up all their competition.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Keep the pro-2000, I have a super 1050 but still use my pro 2000 a lot and if times get hard again the 1050 goes first. Your pro-2000 is payed for and so are the caliber conversions.
Here in...
Ranchdog’s .30 cal designs work great in Marlin 336 30-30’s.
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
Original Star dies are very hard, like a wood peckers lips. I wonder if anyone ever wore one out.
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 |