I'll pay shipping to US on that excess powdered HT if there's enough to make it worth it. Hate to see it go to waste on some poor defenseless weeds.
Type: Posts; User: Relsom
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I'll pay shipping to US on that excess powdered HT if there's enough to make it worth it. Hate to see it go to waste on some poor defenseless weeds.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Copper blocks would be the best but who has those laying around the garage?
I haven't tried it but what about lead bricks, or muffins, or whatever shape you have?
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Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Typically keels are alloyed. If you can scratch it with you fingernail it is considered soft lead and close to pure. I'll jump on the bandwagon and put me down as interested in some, possible...
Forum: Our Town
I did a quick read through of the posts. Vindicated had some good ideas. My background is commercial /bank security. For home security there are generally going to be two different threats of...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Widener's has 8lb's for $46 and free hazmat if you buy qty 6.
Forum: Casting Equipment
I wouldn't worry about the rivet pins. If you are concerned go ahead and push them out and peen the rivet. Of course then you would have two leaker holes. Better to peen or squish the rivet around...
Forum: Our Town
It's called sniping. They (me included) typically use a computer program like Merlin AuctionMagic to bid for them. You tell it how much to bid and when, i.e. 10 seconds left, and go about your merry...
Forum: Swaging
Interesting thread. I'd be interested in a kit or even the autocad drawings. I can weld and have some mechanical skills but lack the background for machining the parts.
Forum: Swaging
I could have bought some in the $3-5 range, but passed on them due to caliber. I will have to say that Lee is by far the best value.
Forum: Swaging
reread the original post. What about Lee's 300 Blackout mold from Midway. It's cheap enough to try, heavy bullet, tumble lube. Looks like the profile you described. you could cut the nose to get...
Forum: Swaging
Nice thread. Now I will have to buy those cheap dies next time I come across them. Knew I needed them but didn't know what for. Nice bullet Rangefinder. Thanks for the info danR.
Forum: Castpic of the Month
The unsettling part for me is the finger on the trigger, no matter what the caliber. But he still gets my vote for the best pic so far.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
The plastic can turn into a liquid under pressure. I forget the scientific name for it. It in essence it expands the bullet cavity in all directions. I think hornady just came out with a self...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Good info. I was wondering what to do with some WW ingots i bought that i think are contaminated. I'll give it a try when the weather clears up.
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 |