Shootin a steel 12" Gong @ 200yds- I use the Lyman #311299 that I "Beagled" just a bit to help drop the casts. I water drop them. I size them to .310 and lube with Rooster Red. My load is 17gr...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
Shootin a steel 12" Gong @ 200yds- I use the Lyman #311299 that I "Beagled" just a bit to help drop the casts. I water drop them. I size them to .310 and lube with Rooster Red. My load is 17gr...
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Thanks Fellas I will experiment this week end.
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I have some Speer 148gr HBWC and want to find a load for my S&W M66 4". I load these inverted (Hollow base forward). On hand I have Unique, 2400, H110, 231 and Power Pistol. Any suggestions for a...
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I go to my dentist and give the nurse a plastic bag that she fills for me. When I smelt them I toss the whole bag in the Dutch usually 10# of pretty pure lead. Everything else burns off
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Morgan- Methel Ethel Keytone? What is whiting? Thanks Sounds like something I might like! Thanks
mold maker- The kitty litter works good but the heat will help.
johnly-I wonder if the acetone...
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A leather scabbard was about to drip off oil. It was apparently stored this way for years. I put it in Kitty Litter over night and the oil has been sucked out. It looks better and I will finish...
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Any one suggest any good cast bullet and load for this beauti? I have used 311299 w/17gr 2400 in my 1903 to great success. Just for the plink and the 200yd steel.
Thanks
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In RVN we'd pull the 5.56 FMJ and just dig the case mouth into a bar of soap. Soap rounds were for the rats and worked real well.
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At least the boys are outside. The Beer is fine but where is the Lightin Jug!
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In my '03 the 311299 GC with Roster Red and 17gr 2400 will hit the 8" steel at 200yd every time. Mv @ 1750 fps. I call it my bunny fart load. Fun shootin lead.
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freakshow gave the answer that I was looking for. Hold the mold 1/2" from the spout. At first it wasn't working out right the I took the ladle to the mold for a few and fooled the mold into...
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I have cast for about 2 years. My boolits have come out pretty fair and shoot good. All of my casting was done with a ladle. I got a Lyman Mag20 pot. It works great but I don't think I have made...
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Full 5gal buckets that I have done weigh out at about 150#. After removing junk, zinc, steel, and tape weights, and after the melt/flux i average 110# WW lead. Tape weights come at about 10 or so...
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Using a 31041 (310410 ) w/ size to .309 and 26, IMR 3031.works in my old '94
311 299 w/ 17 gr 2400 works great in my Springfield '03 @ 200 yds MV +/- 1750.
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I'd just out small quantieies in at a time. I have no big brother watching an o full oven @ 45-50 # works.
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Melt, Flux, Pour!! I treat it as pure lead. The bit tin that you may have in it would be negligible, and only helpful. Get out and pic it up!!
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I get the foil from my Dentist and I treat it as pure Lead. I mark the ingots "DEN" I have shot round ball with my BP pistol and it works great. It also melts fast because it is thin.
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Small bottles can be refilled with a Threaded burshing fitting from large BBQ style bottles. I made my money back the first time I filled 4.
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The thermometer I use and have for sometime is a RCBS. I feel it is and was accurate as it registers about 620 or so when the slush turns to melt. I add 1/2" of 50/50 bar solder to 4# of WW. I...
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Buckshot- I don't wear sandles, just boots. I'll try the pin wheel hat and wear my leather welding coat. I don't have a jockstrap anymore, but I'll get some panties from Mama.
I gonna clean the...
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I been castin for about 1 1/2 yrs now and have not had these problems.
I had been using the old dipper method and I was puttin out some great boolits. I got the Mag 20 pot and just haven't been...
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I didn't know that lead would be worth so much today!
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I use a King Cooker double burner type. I use one burner that can produce 120,000 BTU. The valve is rarely set above a 1/4 turn. I have made a heat shield and my Dutch will hold more then 60#. ...
Heat it and try a brass brush or some kind of small pick.
Does anyone take a new (or used) mold and flatten the mold top and sprue plate? I have and along with a little bit of beveling the sides that the sprue plate crosses find that they produce a better...
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