As a tight wad myself I tend to agree with Barry54. Just make sure it is well mixed and start increasing your loads until you get the results you are looking for. I can't imagine you could overload...
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Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
As a tight wad myself I tend to agree with Barry54. Just make sure it is well mixed and start increasing your loads until you get the results you are looking for. I can't imagine you could overload...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
That's a cool little piece of information I'll need to remember!
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Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I use Squirrledaddy's chop saw jig for cutting 223 brass for 300blk. It's a quality product.
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Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
That was a perfect explanation! Even I understood it and I can be a bit "thick" sometimes.
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Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Serious!! I'm an idiot. I've never pursued out of stock brass at Starline. I just "ass-u-me" it takes months to get on the list! Again, I'm an idiot.
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Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Humm, just as an aside from my original post, RCBS does NOT make tungsten/ carbide dies as I was told by the idiot at the gun shop! Apparently T/C stands for Taper Crimp!!...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Thanks for the advice and feedback. Looks like the Lyman expander won't fit the Hornady but will fit the RCBS if I go that route. The Redding might fit though. I'll probably go ahead and buy the...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Anybody use these? I messed up the sizer button on my Hornady die in 223 so went shopping for parts or a new die. I see RCBS makes a carbide/tungsten die set for the 223. I love using carbide on...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Seems like an excellent hack on annealing. Don't forget to take a look at his second video on the same subject.
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Forum: Casting Equipment
Ahh, nice! An excellent use for my old Lee bottom pour. Seemingly simple concept I just never thought of. Thanks!
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Forum: Casting Equipment
I've never thought of other ladels before. I've only used a Lyman. I did try a Lee bottom pour. Hated it. Have considered building a bigger one when pouring multiple cavity 45 cal moulds. Didn't even...
Forum: Vintage Powder Cans / Tins
All super cool stuff! Just wish I had a nice place to display such things. Most of my "nice" stuff is packed away or lying in the bottom of a drawer [emoji849]
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Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Wow! Obviously most of you guys are far more squared away than me. My ingots are pretty much different sizes so weighing them is out. I do notice some color difference so I think I'll start there...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Many years ago I had a buddy with a radiator shop who used to give me his scrap solder. He never reused it. I cast it up into 2lb Lyman ingots, the same as my wheel weights. I marked them with a felt...
Forum: Cast Boolits
You shouldn't have any problem developing a reliable load with the components you're talking about. I've found some cast designs without much of a oglive can be problematic in the 300. Most of my...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I haven't actually tried to heat treat grade 8 bolt material but I do have a future project that may benefit from this information. The little bit of research I have done tells me it needs to be oil...
Tools, yes. Skills, ??
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So, if I'm reading correctly, you are basically making a bottle neck case thru the neck turning process. That's some seriously thick brass! I also assume it headspaces off the shoulder. This should...
Just as an aside, part of my project will include cutting my own molds. I don't for see this happening until deep winter though. I need to build some tooling for my lathe to accomplish the ogive...
Hmm, I know I went down the entire "whisper" rabbit hole at Wikipedia and there was little if any info on the 510 or the 458. But I have to admit it has been a while. Thanks.
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Search "long unsupported ogive" on this sight. It didn't really answer my questions but it may give you a few clues. Overall, spitzer designs in the cast bullet world seem to be looked down apon. I...
Wow, hope you get some answers you are looking for. I will not be of any help but I am very interested in your project. There is very little info on the .net about the 510 whisper and I happen to be...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Wow! Just wanted to comment on the amount of experience and brain power on this board never ceases to amaze me. I have a Mauser that is torn down at the moment for a project and will have to now look...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Wow! Never knew it even existed. Will be picking one up soon. I can think of dozens of times I wished I had one.
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Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Just one more negative on using a drill press for milling, it is hell on end mills. I trashed carbide on aluminum with mine before buying a small Grizzly mill. You can do a lot more on a "cheap" mill...
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 |