I am playing with .45acp shotshells these days , have too many rabbits around and don't want to use the 12ga to do it , plus it's fun. Used .40Super sizing die to form the 45 Mag cases down.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
I am playing with .45acp shotshells these days , have too many rabbits around and don't want to use the 12ga to do it , plus it's fun. Used .40Super sizing die to form the 45 Mag cases down.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Definitely fit is #1 , by a long shot . When I first started I tried all other common things to get rid of leading , part of the reason I have so many powders. Some barrels seemed ok others nothing...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
When I was playing with multiple lubes trying to find a "best" for my use , it was common to have POI move around on target with everything else the same. I tested at 25yrds , but 2" was not unheard...
Forum: Cast Boolits
It's never been an issue to see the spp from the lpp in my piles . I tend to have them sorted by certain brands anyways and the primer pockets are right there. Once they're sorted I can keep them...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have somewhere around 20-23 powders here for pistols alone , I can make a good load (accuracy, decent speed, and no leading) out of each of them for most calibers it's practical to use them in ....
Forum: Cast Boolits
So basically the depth inside the case is similar so that data would be a good one. It's the main reason why charges get less as bullet weight goes up , those bullets are longer and need to be...
Forum: Cast Boolits
When it comes to load charges , you always start low and go up. When you have a listed recipe and oal for a certain bullet its easy to figure out how far that bullet is seated into the case, the...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I was in the same boat back a few , pan lubed for a while , but when shooting thousands of rounds(local bullseye league plus practice several guns) , it was an endless ordeal . Best thing I did was...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
13-16bhn range, can go lower and higher but the middle is good. More than going strickly for bhn, fit the bullet to your bores and bhn isn't as big a deal.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I'd rather deal with 650F molten lead than 1375F(?F) molten aluminum. The lead will burn 1/2" less deep into flesh:shock:
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Yep, you will need to add some antimony(ideally) maybe 2%-3%, for a better 44mag and 40s&w alloy. It would be usable in the 45-70 also.
It will be fine in 45acp as is and most likely the 380(though...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
There should be some antimony in it as well whether 1% or 3% it should be in there. Does it look for all parts or just what you tell it to look for? There might be some Bi also.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I had a few when I melted a 100lbs of berm pickings. They floated, nothing seemed to come out and the lead came out good. I didn't let them sit there and try to get them to melt though.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
The Dupont "Illusion" paint. It changes colors depending on how the light reflects off it,looks great. I have the cowl hood on my truck painted with it , goes from copper to reddish to deep blue to...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Save the spent primers for scrap brass also. It adds up pretty quick.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I'd say it has to do with known ka-booms from weekened brass that was bulged or overstressed from hot charges.
Forum: Cast Boolits
It was last fall when I last got one from him so I imagine he got busy also. Just not enough good mold makers out there to keep up with demand. 3-4 weeks is still reasonable considering the year +...
Forum: Cast Boolits
That spot(arc mark?) on all of them makes me think they are spot welding tips. Call it a hunch.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Accurate Molds should be able to get you one made to your size in about a week. So far all that I've ordered were sent out 3-4days after placing the order. You then can get what you want at what size...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Yup^^ If your getting some leading and your boolits were cast less than a week to week-and-a-half before, let them sit for another 2 weeks and retry. When I got in a rush and cast up a pile of...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
JB weld. Smear a release agent on a bullet, make sure everything is square and push the bullet in to form a nice custom form. You might have to open up the plug a bit so the part that is now putting...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I like the heavier side of things,140gr tc and 147gr tc's, all sized to .358 except for one barrel that won't chamber anything bigger than .357(even that can be tight). With the 9 size is key,...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Take the slide off the frame and look for a hump on the center strip on the underside of it, just behind the breechface. If it has one you are good to go with swc's and I highly recommend them. Mine...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Rough cores for swaging???? Otherwise what R5R said, homegrown experiment that didn't pan out.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I have one scrap plant that will do anything to make your scrap sound worthless and not pay jack for it, even the bucket that was picket from an indoor range and was never in the melt, the other gave...
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