Start with a cold pot. Put all the valves in the pot. Put a metal lid on the pot (I use a wheel cover/hubcap). Apply heat. Stand back and wait. Fish out the unmelted junk. Even if there is water in...
Type: Posts; User: evan price
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Start with a cold pot. Put all the valves in the pot. Put a metal lid on the pot (I use a wheel cover/hubcap). Apply heat. Stand back and wait. Fish out the unmelted junk. Even if there is water in...
Forum: Leverguns
The Pre-64 is a classic gun in terms of style and construction. Kind of like a pre-Bangor/Punta Smith & Wesson. The post 64s are still a good workhorse but not as much eye candy.
As long as it's...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Grand total of almost 4000 pounds, two pallets of lead stacked two buckets high. Gawd, my back hurt for the entire weekend. Plus the smelter, the tools, the brass...moving sucks. Still don't have the...
I can't find Winchester WAA12L 7/8 oz grey wads anywhere.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Bumping this- because it came to my attention, and it's a great learning tool for young and old!
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Zuke, that's a pressure cooker, and looks to be a Preban one at that (lol)
I use a 3-gallon SS stockpot from the scrap pile at the junkyard. It was a Reverewear and it's a shame to ruin it but...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Zinc and iron tire weights suck for two reasons:
1. Not as dense, so the weight isn't as concentrated in the spot that needs it (Weights are bigger for same weight).
2. They are too hard. Lead...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
They want $44 for a 25# bag of shot around here. I'd be willing to trade ingotized pure for virgin shot.
Claybusters wads don't work with Lee Slugs. At least the Winchester clones don't.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Yeah, I put 300# of softner salt in the bed of the truck too.
I have 500# of lead sheet in there right now in one truck, didn't see any reason to take it out given the weather :)
The other has 4...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Thank you for this!!
Your research REALLY puts paid to all the people who say they NEED 92/6/2 Hardball alloy for 45 auto or other low velocity/low pressure loads...when we've been using straight...
I wasn't unhappy with the Gun Club hulls. I just wanted to be able to know that all of my shot loads were in Gun Clubs and all my slugs were in Winchesters...let's just say that accidentally mixing a...
All Hail {PROMO} baby! Generic Red Dot!
Works in nearly any pistol loading (as long as you don't want true Magnum velocity) and all my 1-oz shotshell and slug loads, and it's $12 a pound.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Out of town on business, had time to kill, there was a thrift store just across from the hotel so I said what the heck...walked out with approx. 2# of pewter (a coffee creamer and sugar bowl set, and...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Most of the places I was getting lead have gone under a management change and now won't sell me lead or buy brass casings anymore. Heck, one of them now has the place posted no CCW. And they won't...
The claybuster wad petals are ribbed inside which makes them thicker. The Winchester wads do not have this rib. Claybusters are not identical to Winchester.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Have it in six cav. Size it 357. Works great even in 380.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Looks like Stained Glass Window maker's "came" which is the sticks they put between the glass pieces to solder it together. Should be about pure lead but there is some out there now that is mostly...
Forum: Cast Boolits
358 sizer, lean towards softer lead instead of hard. Don't size any 357/38 anything else than that.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Lee 158-gr RNFP, 3.5 grains Titegroup, roll crimp in cannelure, will be a nice accurate load without a lot of kick.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I picked up the Ranch Dog TL 6-cav Lee mold for the 25 acp. It makes nice boolits. I use 800-x powder for the 25. It meters badly but you have to take care to get it right so it's no big deal. I...
Forum: Cast Boolits
My vote would be for 158-RF and a .358" sizer, However I do not own a 158-RF mold.
I do have the 105 & 150 SWC, and the 158-SWC-TL and they all do a good job. The TL molds do not require sizing...
I use only winchester primers regardless of recipe. The experts say I will blow myself up but I dont. There us a difference but not enough I care to worry ,at 1200 fps theres a lot of leeway. Promo...
I have a Savage 720. Barrels do not interchange and are rare. Cut it if you want but I've been looking for a spare for mine, the last one on eBay went last month for around $140, well used. I paid...
Those old Meridians are about like a Savage 311. Lots of them, no special value unless mint. Cut away.
I personally, and especially if this is the first time you've chopped a shotgun, would cut it...
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 |