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Check www.corbins.com and search for cannelure tool. Dave Corbin owns and runs the bullet swaging company, and he sells all the tools required for producing swaged lead and jacketed bullets.

Happens to me all the time, especially when I drop things on the floor. Seems the poltergeist wants to examine it and makes it disappear, only to return it days/weeks later in a place I looked for it...

SAECO makes flat point top punches, and markets them as blanks. They have a suffix designation of 200, so a flat point top punch for 45 caliber is 45200.

K-type thermocouple for bullet casting temp control, and 725 is as good a place as any to start. Then adjust up or down as needed.
Ozonebob

Mint,

Mount a scope on your rifle(s) and shoot a variety of brands and bullet weights on targets at your preferred distance. This will tell you the accuracy potential. This gives you a goal to...

Wow! What a huge amount of work! Very informative thank you!

I especially like your rolling paper target stand.

Bob

Hi Doulos,
To answer your question, SAECO makes a line of top punches that fit the Lyman/RCBS lubesizers. They are steel, and the flat nosed versions are designated by the suffix 200, preceded by...

Martin,
I have it in an Excel spreadsheet and I can email it to you.
ozonebob

The RCBS 4x4 takes shell plates, not shell holders. They must be specific for the 4x4, and the 5-station shell plates will not fit. The 4x4 has been obsolete for around 20 years, so shell plates...

Of all the things I have lost, I think I miss my mind the most. Still haven't found it.
Bob

Depends on how much trouble you want to go through. You could unscrew the priming unit from its base and tip it so the primer tube is horizontal. That way the primers won't spill. Seems to be more...

I bought my first lever-action (!) 4-cavity sprue plates from Rick many years ago, was so impressed with the workmanship and ease of use I'm working toward converting all my Lyman 4-cavities. Still...

When I started using the Lee Push-through sizers, I also had a problem with pre-lubing the bullets so they would size smoothly. What works for me is, I take a stick of bullet lube, smear a thin...

I converted my Rockchucker to the LNL bushings about 10 years ago, and converted all my die sets, too. At the time, it was a choice between a turret press or the conversion bushings; I chose the...

You are correct. Lyman has fairly recently started putting thicker sprue plates on their two-cavity moulds. They also put the same plate in their mould rebuild kits, just in case you want to update...

Mtgun44,

You missed the word "Universal" from my reply. I agree that "Clays" is much faster than Unique, but Universal Clays is very close in speed to Unique.

Ozonebob

Terrific news! i have had one on backorder from Midsouth since May...

Charlie,

Hodgdon's Universal Clays is close to the same burning speed as Unique and it meters very well through both of my Uniflows. It s also pretty close in charge weight, too, so I don't use...

Hi Geoff,

Since you have that stash of nice bullet metal, my understanding of what you are asking is what ratios to mix them to achieve your desired outcome. I am assuming you want expansion at a...

I have been an eBay member for over ten years now, and I can say there are not very many good deals to be had any more. You can tell the economy is good, as many people have more disposable income...

Hey RVpilot76,

Sounds like you did some nice upgrades to your Bisley. I would like to install the Power free spin pawl in my Bisley, and I would like to know if you had to tweak it a bit to get...

Yes, I have done business with Art a couple of times. He's a nice person, his prices are good, and he doesn't tack on a lot of additional charges.

Ozonebob

For those interested, the article that discussed swaging a hollow point after casting was written in 1989 by John Zemanek, and it appeared in Handloader issue number 140.

Ozonebob

Hi Jeff,
As a good general reference, the Lyman Cast Bullet Manual will provide you with a lot of great information on moulds, lead alloys, and loading information. It also has ballistics tables...

Midsouth Shooters Supply. Check out their prices. Best prices I've found.

Ozonebob