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    I melt 49-lbs of molten WW with 49-lbs of...

    I melt 49-lbs of molten WW with 49-lbs of base-metal lead and that result is further melted with 2-lbs (a weighted percentage) of tin to achieve a 49-49-2 percent Pb-WW-Sn mix, which projectiles work...
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    Then come back here and give us their answer. It...

    Then come back here and give us their answer. It may help others get over their inertia,,,
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    Why advertise? Glad you bought ammo. Tough if...

    Why advertise? Glad you bought ammo. Tough if you also had to pay HAZMAT fee or other "tax" on it though...
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    I got my lead and wheel weights for free - by...

    I got my lead and wheel weights for free - by scrounging - so much so that I switched to cast for all but long-distance hunting bullets. Now, "most of the fun" is close range and lead-alloy, which I...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    You spend your life reloading to "save money". ...

    You spend your life reloading to "save money". Then pouring lead boolits from steel and aluminum molds dawns on your reloading experience. After a while, loading cast takes over. The "cost" of fun...
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    There is nothing so beautiful, and easy to use,...

    There is nothing so beautiful, and easy to use, as a well-made brass mold - after the struggle of using decent aluminum and steel molds, which you will continue to do if you have those. ...
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    FWIW - the use of a photo server (not...

    FWIW - the use of a photo server (not Castboolits) is recommended as you are able to size your format (which is not done by the software here). Check out https://postimages.org/.

    At Postimages,...
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    I have an outdoor range that demands payment in...

    I have an outdoor range that demands payment in brass. I spend more time scrounging than shooting at times and loath losing brass at about 5%. I have a poly-tarp that is wrought with heat-made...
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    IDK if "lube-slop" on the base of a boolit...

    IDK if "lube-slop" on the base of a boolit renders the powder that is captured there inert - or not. My thinking is "not" as the lube is also burned, but if you can see any "slop" it's too much....
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I went to CA (by PCS in the USCG) from FL. First...

    I went to CA (by PCS in the USCG) from FL. First time I saw the sign (La Jolla) I called it "La Joe-la". The CA driver almost wrecked his truck - laughing. La HOY-ya he said. I pronounce it like...
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    Not always...I "ham-handed" a mold, striking it...

    Not always...I "ham-handed" a mold, striking it while hot with a wooden mallet, trying to get it to drop the boolits. I wrecked it completely (and satisfyingly) with a hammer after that and tossed...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Pre-heat mold on a hot plate. Set mold bottom in...

    Pre-heat mold on a hot plate. Set mold bottom in liquid alloy - maybe 20 +/- seconds. Turn it over. Set the spru plate in liquid alloy. Then cast.

    I use a bottom pour pot. Wrinkled boolits...
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    Read, read, and read some more, especially...

    Read, read, and read some more, especially Fryxell's Ingot to Target. His suggestion of 49-49-2 percent PB-WW-Sn has served me well, though I am neither chasing speed nor hyper-accuracy.

    Hits on...
  14. Ditto. PACT electronic scale ==> always ON. ...

    Ditto.

    PACT electronic scale ==> always ON. Double checked several times over a decade (when it was raining, and I had nothing else to do) and it is right in line with two balance beam scales.
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    Shoot hogs in the "X" between ears and eyes for a...

    Shoot hogs in the "X" between ears and eyes for a DRT experience.
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    I bought my property to hunt deer and have been...

    I bought my property to hunt deer and have been killing them (well over 500 myself) for nearly 40-years. They wander the forest in packs, eat acorns, snakes, tender shoots of palmetto, my planted...
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    Not going to "talk bad" about attorneys. When...

    Not going to "talk bad" about attorneys. When you "need" one, pick a Good one, because there are a LOT of mediocre attorneys - good for turning your money into theirs. ASK a lot of questions. You...
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    Still standing in '24 after a tough '23.

    Still standing in '24 after a tough '23.
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    If you have it available to you, the "The...

    If you have it available to you, the "The Complete Reloading Manual for the .357 Magnum" is a decent resource for viewing quite a few recipes in one place from a multitude of Mfg's, including Lyman.
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    "The way" to watch Yellowstone is to have a...

    "The way" to watch Yellowstone is to have a distant family member loan you their set of all seasons on DVD. Then binge watch episode by episode.
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    Regardless of which "inexpensive" electronic...

    Regardless of which "inexpensive" electronic scale you purchase, it is "nice-to-know" how it performs in relation to your beam scale(s). Whether you are sorting cases, sorting boolits, double...
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    Nothing, and I mean nothing, beats a solid rest,...

    Nothing, and I mean nothing, beats a solid rest, a 45LC projectile within its deadly-impact velocity, and a well-placed shot no matter which profile is shot. Practice, practice, practice. KNOW...
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    It is a visceral preference to load and shoot...

    It is a visceral preference to load and shoot HP's (for home and self-defense) as it is to shoot WC's, SWC's, and every other profile. Nothing, and I mean nothing, is going to make a bit of...
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    The constituents of a WW are questionable (though...

    The constituents of a WW are questionable (though a reasonable composition can be found). There are no "contents" stamped on their side. Unless you know for a fact, lead too may not be pure. ...
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    My one (1) and only one, stalking with a handgun...

    My one (1) and only one, stalking with a handgun hog kill (150# sow), came at 21 yards from a 7.5"-barrel, Ruger Blackhawk, 45 Colt, loaded "Blackhawk-hot" with Unique (iaw a published load manual),...
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

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