I have some that has got white tarnish on them and they will probably be trashed. I have seen 458 win mag all the way down to 380's. Even some 50 big. There are a lot I want to use but the rest will...
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Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
I have some that has got white tarnish on them and they will probably be trashed. I have seen 458 win mag all the way down to 380's. Even some 50 big. There are a lot I want to use but the rest will...
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
I have been sitting on 2000 lbs of brass now for about 2 years. I was wondering if anyone would any idea of an easy way to separate it? I have seen the different types you sit on a 5 gallon bucket...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
First I hope this is the right place because it has been quite awhile since I posted anything. I used to cast for a couple of stores and had to go from wheel weights to factory alloy, 15 tons in...
Forum: Our Town
seems to be working ok for now thanks for what ever happened.
Forum: Our Town
New server test. Can't log on and was redirected to Ammo Trader site and asked to register there. Doing this on phone. HELP.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I don't think my neighbors would like the sulfur fumes in the neighborhood. Any body think the idea o soaking in mureatic acid then rinsing off with lye drain cleaner, then remelting. My friend did...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I tried fluxing both in smelting pot and casting pot with sawdust & wax. Stirred with wood stick while smelting, made no difference. I think my temp was too high. What I'm going to do this smelting...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I have about 140 lbs. of what I believe to be alloy contaminated with zinc. When I was casting in my mark ll l was getting what would be best described as oatmeal or grits on top of the lead. I had...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Thanks for all the advice. Will have to try and find local fill cause the only option is exchange. might also try and get ww for lower price. I have purchased some already smelted lead on here. Just...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
For 2 of the stores it's about 120 miles round trip. My truck gets 9 miles to the gallon. The scrap was 6 buckets full and smelted about 8. Each propane bottle exchanged is about 18 dollars. The...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I hope this is in the right place but not sure. I have been wondering for sometime now about the cost of collecting and sorting wheel weights as opposed to buying already smelted lead. I started out...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Sorry it took so long, was using tablet till could get to computer. I have copied manual, exploded views and parts numbers along with some extra info sheets sent to me when Peter Niess had company....
Forum: Casting Equipment
I run a old mark all. Ithas worked fine for the ten years I have hdit. I think I have complete manual for it. Give me a few days to check as I had back surgery on the 13th. Keep fingers crossed.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I agree with rintinglen. I don't have to do it but on my ballisti-cast mark 2 because of the size of the pot. I put four 5lb ingots around the top of the pot during winter to stop the fluctuation of...
Forum: Cast Boolits
On 5/19/14 I posted about ATF paying me a call & saying I needed to register with state dept. for because of ITAR. Well I placed half dozen phone calls trying to find out what I needed to do. Finally...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Here it is 10pm and am still researching. I hope it only applies to exporting, which I do none of. I greatly appreciate all the good words. I was thinking about trying to sell some on the web but not...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I don' do much shipping & certainly not international. Keep fingers crossed. Will let everyone know what happens. How far will this backdoor gun control go? First you need a 06 FFL just to cast, now...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Hope this in right location. Don't know if anyone else has had call from ATF but got one this am. Some history about myself. Began casting in 1990 as hobby because of disability from degenerative...
Forum: Our Town
Merry Christmas to all from south west Virginia. God bless everyone, all our troops everywhere, and God Bless America.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Have water quenched since starting in '90. Have never had any complaints from customers.
Forum: Our Town
Hope everything goes ok. Had heart attack on 40th birthday. They say it was caused because of blod clot brought on by stress. Had been hand casting& sizing for 48 straight hours. Drove myself to...
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
I was wondering about a counter for the Mark V Ballisti-Cast sizer. I sell several different bullets and right now weigh out each 500 box. A counter would be invaluable. The only thing is that the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have ben casting for several stores since '90. at first i smelted range lead, used 4 cav. molds, hand counted, handled bullets when removing from water bath. Also handled each bullet when sizing....
Forum: Cast Boolits
I think it is the loader that has the problem not the bullet. Have cast litteraly thousands with no problems reported like this.
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 |