If you have a "plexy display protector box" for your scale you can screw a handled magnifying glass to the base and you'll be able to get readings from the scale easier.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
If you have a "plexy display protector box" for your scale you can screw a handled magnifying glass to the base and you'll be able to get readings from the scale easier.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I only use sawdust for Flux. I have a big spoon with holes in it that after I sprinkle some on top I use the spoon to push it down in to the lead.i does wanna float but after staring it down a few...
Forum: Factory Rifles
My most recent firearm purchase was a National ordinance 1903a3 in 30.06 ,I shot it a few times but after reading warnings online about potential kaboom I think it's just gonna be mostly for looks...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Andyc cast them up n tell us about it. I just got this mold 2 days ago. Made some boolits today gonna PC them tommrow. When I make it to the range with them I'll report back. I bought this mold...
Forum: Cast Boolits
OK guys so live in Florida aka freedomland so I don't own or want to own a mask sorry to anyone reading this in a non free state.Let's go Brandon! But on a serious note I do have mold release spray...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Looking at my muffin pan ingots there seems to be a ring of this reddish on some of them going around the middle of the ingots.half way up the "muffin"
Forum: Cast Boolits
I first kinda thought rust but I used the pot not thT long ago and these deposits were more flaking. I melted a bunch of aluminum in a galvanized pipe with a cap on it.that made sulfer yellow flakes...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Last time I made boolits I left the pot empty. I was using roofing boots as my lead. Anyhow when I went to use my pot today it had redish flakes all around the inside of the pot.its a lee 4-20 bottom...
Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
This post is a life saver,I got a Iver Johnson safety hammerless a couple weeks ago and finding bullets seems to be a task where I am. So some shot shells seem to be a great idea for now.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I hated all the harbor fright stuff and other stuff I could rummage up around town then after watching enough YouTube I made the move to east wood powders for the Elvis Ammo style ford light blue and...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Anyone have a mold recommendation for the 32 s&w?I mostly use lee molds but times are tuff and i may have to buy fancy molds for now.I just bought a us revolver top break that seems to be all working...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Bucks gun rack of Daytona Beach carry's it.I'd call ahead as it's about a 40 min drive from Orlando.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I'm late to the party but very happy to find this post,as I just bought a 32 us revolver co. hammerless and a 38 Iver johnson safty hammerless today.I have alot of these powders around now just to...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I looked everywhere for a list like this.I have a ol lyman #45 lube-sizer but mostly lee molds.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I haven't found my hog yet I'm in central Florida but I'm still hunting for him.I'm carrying 300 blackout 230 grain cast n powder coated ford light blue on top of imr 2447 sub rounds.Their shooting...
Forum: Military Rifles
Ok,so I have now gotten the time to cast more boolits,seat checks,powder coat,load and even shoot.and special thanks goes out to the boolits members that told me the way.I'm hitting the targets and...
Forum: Gas Checks
My bullets work a lot better now. Defiantly need to seat checks before powder coating and they look cool when the checks not coated but if you want them on and square check before coating is the way...
Forum: Gas Checks
Yupper, these work alot better now.I wasen't having luck with the bullet unchecked and the checks diden't wanna go on after powder coating but seat check first then coat,load, shoot, smile.I'm...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I went to the range today and got to shoot off some checked boolits that I powder coated after installing the checks,and it went alot better.I had decent accuracy/recoil and a happy shooter I am for...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I had some fun today shooting lee lead cast checked 160 grain'ers frim my enfield no3 mk1 uesing 13 grains of 700x maybe a better load out there but this seemed to have decent recoil and accuracy was...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I went to the range today and trier out the 700x starting with 12.0 grains and worked up to 13.3 all shot fine with my 160 grain lee lead checked then powder coated bullet.However the loads around...
I was using 5.8 grains of #5 under the lee tumble lube 175 grain powder coated.cycled fine and felt ok but wasn't the most accurate now i'm looking into bullseye powder for the same 175 grain lee...
Forum: Gas Checks
Sageoutdoors seems good to me.I like how you can see current stock, and the shipping time is excellent.
Forum: Castpic of the Month
Omega get's my vote just because I notice a lot of red equipment.
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 |