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I placed an order with HF two weeks ago for a gun and paint. I was emailed that red was cancel from my order. I was able to pick up red in the local store last week.

Very nice. One you have that set up, it would make short work to cut down 1 or 2K cases.

After each casting session I drain any remaining alloy into an empty ingot mold. The next session, I'll clean the pot with a brass wire brush. This will keep the pot clean enough so that I won't have...

I also use 4 grains of Bulleseye. You'll need to get your alloy mix close to Lyman #2 so that your boolits get close to .452.

I have the Williams sight on my 1895 and I am quite happy with this sight. The next time I think I would try the Skinner sight. I like the simple and rugged design.

I use a toothbrush and scrub with alcohol. Then I use Dawn dishwasher detergent and give the mould another good scrubbing.

Now I set the mould on a hotplate or electric stove top. Let it heat up...

Set the mold on a table as you are closing it. It will align and close every time.

The H&G68 clone that is running in the group buy should work in your loaded Springfield. I have the MiHec 6 cavity aluminum version of this mould but I have not yet cast with it. I did load up this...

Blue, it just looks right in a lever gun.

I was also 59 when I fist started casting. That was only one year ago. At the time I was looking for a ready supply of loading components for my various calibers. In short order I have accumulated...

There was a group buy for a Mihec 429640 that just finished. I received my mould that cast .434. Miha ran some extra moulds and has them available. It sounds like this is just what you are looking...

Slug the bore and have Buckshot or Lathsmith make you a die that is .001 or .002 larger than your bore. Lathesmith made one for me, I had it in 5 days.

Any unknown powder I have gets saved and used up in my father-in-law's cannon. I mix about 25% with the black powder charge. There is never too much left at any one time.

I just added two Marlins in the last week. 1895 and a 1894 in 44 mag. I'm lookin forward to a whole lot of trigger time.

I apply a liberal amount of Kroil and wrap the mould in plastic wrap. I store it in it's original container.

You should be good with wheel weights. Sometime I add 30% linotype to get the boolit to drop .001 wider.

Never ran out. I keep four tanks filled that I refill every spring.

Before you buy all that Reloder 7, check your barrel for unburned powder. I was loading Reloader 7 for my 458 Socom and always had unburned powder left in the barrel unless I loaded to maximum.
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I liberaly wipe with Kroil, and wrap with Saran wrap or any other plastic wrap. Store it in the original case until next time.

There are several excelent mould makers here on this forum. Most make moulds for the group buys.

I have several moulds from Mihec and all are first quality. Your money will be well spent. Mihec...

I agree with BD. I loaded and shot my first cast boolits in my 458 Socom yesterday. There was absolutly no signs of lead build up anywhere. I made sure to use gas checks with my boolits.

Use gas...

.366 from my Lee 2 cavity when I use WW. You might get another .001 if you use #2.

I bought the MP mould handles when I ordered one of his moulds. They look and function just like the Lee handles.

I use a 50 caliber mould that I use to cast round balls for my muzzle loader. I use one of the round balls and hammer them to a cylinder shape that is just larger than your bore diameter. I then use...

I just had the same problem with the same mould. After waisting my time on the first run of 200 boolits, I figured that they were specifying #2 alloy. I ran another 100 with #2 alloy and cast just...