It's been my experience that most boolits should be sized .002" over the barrel diameter. Actually, never found one that didn't shoot better if it was over by 2-3 thou. I use GC for all my rifle...
Type: Posts; User: sledgehammer
Forum: Military Rifles
It's been my experience that most boolits should be sized .002" over the barrel diameter. Actually, never found one that didn't shoot better if it was over by 2-3 thou. I use GC for all my rifle...
Forum: Military Rifles
I have done a few Mausers to a 'new' caliber. Rebarreled to 7X57, excellent cartridge. Rechambered to 8X57AI, not a substantial improvement over the 8X57. Rechambered to 8-06, noticeable difference....
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Hiram, I've owned a few of them over the years. Before cutting the springs, take the receiver apart and check for burrs/rough edges inside, as well as the holes in the back end of the bolt. I had one...
Sorry! My alloy is ww, +2% tin, sized .310", homemade lube.
I shoot a '52, Rem 721 in '06. It took me over 10 years to find a good boolit load for the old girl, but I finally did.
Lee 200, (actual wt, 220) over 13.9gr of SR 7625, seated .250" into the...
My Blackhawk likes 3.5gr of TrailBoss under a Lee 200gr TL. My 12 year old stepdaughter could shoot it all day. I also load the same boolit over 6.4gr of Unique, although it's a little stiffer load...
Oh , I forgot the lube! Duh!
I use homemade lube on my lube groove boolits.
40 parts beeswax
20 parts paraffin
20 parts Lucas Oil stabilizer (or Morey's)
1 candle-color wax wafer or purple...
I use a votive candle then I don't have to worry about torchin' my paws:-D
I use mostly Lee moulds and Richard Lee recommends doing it to their moulds. I don't have any problems if I do it every so...
Forum: Special Projects
Ladies and germs,
I've been following this post for about 10 days and got hooked. Problem is , for some reason I could log in but I couldn't post!
I cast some for my .41 mag with my Lee 210 swc,...
'75 New Model Blackhawk, 61/2 bbl.
WLP primer
Magnum case trimmed to 1.160" (per John Taffin)
6.4 grains Unique
Lee TL410-210-SWC, ACWW+2%tin (220gr. as cast), liquid alox
approx. vel,840fps
...
I shoot a Rem 721 in '06. She loves to be fed:
WLRM primer
13.4 grains of SR7625, measured, not weighed
Lee C309-200-R, sized .311", ACWW+2% tin, Hornady GC
seat to crimp groove WITHOUT crimping....
Forum: Cast Boolits
They 'tried out' the idea of lead-free on us here in Arizona in a AZGFD meeting and we kindly told them where to put it. AZ Game & Fish Dept said they had no intentions of enacting it unless we AZ...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
It took me a few YEARS to find a load I could live with. Heres what I use:
Lee C309-200-R, Air cooled WW+1.5% tin, sized .310" G.C. (Lyman 311284 also)
Neck sized brass with WLRM primer
IMR...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Please do, and let us know, too. This should be interesting. Maybe carbide?
Jon H aka sledge
Forum: Cast Boolits
I found that I can seat the checks easier if I stand the bullets on their bases. Then I don't usually have to fight the checks to go on.
VERY time consuming, do it with bent surgical tweezers. I...
Forum: Classics & Stickies
Ditto. 'bout covers it. In some M-N rifles, when shooting corrosive 7.62x54, I have niticed that some 'leakage' will turn up later as flour rust in odd places, but it's generally not a big deal.
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Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Ditto. 'bout covers it. In some M-N rifles, when shooting corrosive 7.62x54, I have niticed that some 'leakage' will turn up later as flour rust in odd places, but it's generally not a big deal.
...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I use a 3 hole Turret from Lee. I traded in an RCBS and haven't looked back! I read a lot of Lee bashing on the 'net, but here's how I look at it. I have used a Herter's, a Baer Kodiak, a Lyman and a...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Hey Buckshot,
what you pushin' that 311284/30-06 with? Might be a tad better'n mine....
Jon H in AZ:mrgreen:
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
For the record, Gents
I just bought ( a week ago) a Cruise Missile mould from Midsouth and love/hate the thing already, and I've only fired 24 of them so far.... aahhh, Karlina...
Mine is a new...
Forum: Military Rifles
I have heard that the flash hider will throw a cast bullet off by disturbing the gas flow around the bullet as it leaves the barrel. Don't know if it's true or not as I have never put any through a...
Forum: Our Town
How much do you want to invest? I use the Lee system and recently started using a Lyman 450. I like the Lyman, it does a great job for me. Haven't tried the Star system but everyone seems to love it....
30/06 : 311284 over 13gr. SR7625
41 spcl : Lee 210 SWC over 6.5gr. Trail Boss
222 : 55 JSP over 10gr. Blue Dot (I know, I know!)
357 : 158 SWC over 5gr. Red Dot
[smilie=1: still...
Forum: Gas Checks
I use both Lee and Lyman sizing equipment. I find that Lyman's seating system works better for me, but it does take a while longer then Lee's. I couldn't see paying $8 for a seater for the Lyman 450,...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I love it in my Blackhawk 41 Mag. I also load it in my 41 Spcl. loads and let my 11 yr old daughter shoot it. I use a 220 SWC over 6.5 gr. for 41 Spcl. at around 850 fps.
I also load it in my Mag...
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 |