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I have an M48A that I fitted a Lyman receiver mounted peep sight to - shoots wonderfully. It was one of the brand new barrel jobs that were stored in cosmo for a while. Great rifle to shoot cast in...

Hi all,

I have a K98 in 243win (still in military config) that I use in service rifle here. I'd like to look at cast in it but dont have much of an idea on where to start. I also use the rifle for...

Thanks fellas - I have a lee 6 cav handle on order now

Hi All,

I have just received my firt NOE mould....it looks great and the finishing is outstanding. I can t wait to use it.

Now after having a brief earch on here, it appears that th Lee 6 cav...

I'm really glad I came across this the other day!

I did about 20 of these when I realised I needed more for my match this W/E. I must say it was really easy. Here's how I did it:
I ran the `06...

I believe that silver nitrate will blacken solder

I had a similar issue when breaking some 8x57 rounds down that I had made an error with seating depth. I found that the GC remained in the neck when pulling boolits (with the inertia hammer) with a...

Thanks fellas. Is there a quick reference guide on top punches for the lee moulds?? That would be a useful piece of information for all and sunder!

Hi All,

Now that I have a 450 lubrisizer, I need to know which top punch suits this boolit style.

BTW, I also have the 30cal 309 160gn lee mould which appears to have a very simmilar nose...not...

Thanks fellas. I decided to touch the crown up before I put the barrel back on the action just to be sure.....Seeing that 5/16" rod being pounded from the muzzle end got me a little nervous!

A good way to describe it is 'floating' rather than slop or play. U actually get quite consistent performance out of your press with the dies floating. Particulary if u use collet dies and set them...

Well I got the bugger of an obstruction out :drinks:

I used the 1/4" extended drill with some brass collars I made (essentially a little tube) out of brass rod that I bored with a 1/4" drill then...

Thanks fellas!

I'd like to shoot these boolits in the 308 at around 2000fps using Varget. Hence why I wanted them harder than 14BHN.

That article answers all my questions

Hi All,

I gave oven heat treating a crack yesterday. The 5 30cal rifle boolits started off at BHN of 14 as cast. I then put them in the oven on a tray at 460degF for 1 hour and quenched them in...

I have used one of these for rifle carttidges for a while now. It works fine. The key is setting up the indexer correctly. If you get that right, your ammo will be consistent.

The other thing is...

Thanks Mate!

Thanks to the other posters. I am learning so much here. I added in some more beeswax so I'll see how it performs when I get to test it in about 2 weeks. I'll try to put some of the...

OK. Does the same thing go for smokeless rifle use?

Gday all,

I made my first every batch of lube to trial with my rifle boolits today.

It is the 50/50 paraffin/beeswax (1lb each) with the STP oil treatment (2tbs). I threw in some orange candle...

Well I'm still waiting on the rod and the D/Bit. By the looks of things, I'll have em in about a week and a half when my BIL gets back from an interstate job. I'll keep you all posted on how it goes....

Luke, that place I provided the link to which I get the wax from sells stearic acid (for release agent in candle moulds).

THanks fellas. You can see the thread regarding the jammed up bore under the "military rifles" section.

Sharpshooter, I wonder why that bullet is not recommended for the M48A (as per the diagram)...

Thankyou all for the suggestions. I have my brother in law sourcing some 5/16" brass rod for me (about 1m long). He also has a 6mm forstner style bit that is about 300mm long.

I think I will try...

Well I may be in a bit of strife now. I managed to get a whole bunch of wooden dowel and slug stuck fast in this barrel. I have another thread running asking for help...... I have a spare 8x57 long...

ROGER THAT!!! I'm not ashamed to say that I stuffed up here :veryconfu Hopefully others find this thread useful. Anyway, I have removed the barrel from the action and it is firmly clamped in my...

Thanks Jim. I was aware of the potential for swelling so I didnt stick any more fluid in there (other than the oil that the bore was initally lubed with). I reckon I saw some 5/16" threaded brass rod...