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    I have a 6 cavity mold from lee and the hardest...

    I have a 6 cavity mold from lee and the hardest lesson to learn is to not grip the sprue handle. It caused a gap between the mold blocks and the plate.
    Good luck on your casting venture. It isn't...
  2. Thread: Lube mold ideas

    by LenH
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    Forum: Boolit Lube !

    I made one to make solid sticks for a Magma star....

    I made one to make solid sticks for a Magma star. I never tried the hollow stick mold, but heating a solid stick and pouring it into a RCBS sizer is no big deal.
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    My older brother takes his grandson to the range...

    My older brother takes his grandson to the range when he goes to visit. He refers to it as a MAN UP experience.

    I do this with my own grandson.
  4. Thread: Introduction

    by LenH
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    Welcome aboard, wade on in the water is fine. I...

    Welcome aboard, wade on in the water is fine. I learned more from this site and found out some of the stuff I thought
    I knew changed over the years.
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    Started with James Lee Burke, then Vince Flynn,...

    Started with James Lee Burke, then Vince Flynn, Lee Child, C J Box, David Baldacci.
    I started reading a bit late In life plus I am a slow reader but remember most everything I read.
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    Apple Man - Welcome back. It sure looks like you...

    Apple Man - Welcome back. It sure looks like you have been busy.

    I have tried the powder coating thing. I am too old school and went back to using lube. But to each his own. I have a Magma Star...
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    Poll: I lube every 10 or more brass. As soon as the...

    I lube every 10 or more brass. As soon as the handle gets a bit stiff I hit the next case with a little lube.
    I have had the same tub of Hornady Unique for about 15 years. A little goes a long way.
  8. Thread: Chili toppings?

    by LenH
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    I use chili to top tamales and cover it with...

    I use chili to top tamales and cover it with grated cheese.
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    It was 9 this morning when I left for work. Not...

    It was 9 this morning when I left for work. Not much higher later in the morning. It is supposed to be in the 40's Monday. We got between 4 and 6
    Inches of snow in the Memphis area.
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    I use small rectangle cake pans I got at Dollar...

    I use small rectangle cake pans I got at Dollar Tree. I line them with a folded over towel. I cast with a 8 cavity mold. I usually lay the hinge end over the
    Lip of the pan and the bullets might...
  11. Thread: Pork Butts

    by LenH
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    Now you guys have flung a cravin on me. I...

    Now you guys have flung a cravin on me.

    I smoke pork butts using apple and pecan. I have used persimmon at times but
    The combo of apple and pecan is my go to for smoke.

    Try some pulled pork...
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    Getting to where I pay my bills on line. I mail...

    Getting to where I pay my bills on line. I mail all my bills that are due the first 10
    days of the month sometimes a week before the 1st. I had one email that I had
    missed a payment. It arrived 2...
  13. Thread: 86-10-4

    by LenH
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    Hardball alloy is 92-6-2. Seems to me you are...

    Hardball alloy is 92-6-2. Seems to me you are pretty close. You might need to add a bit of pure to that alloy you have.
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    Look in Swappin and Selling page 3. There is one...

    Look in Swappin and Selling page 3. There is one listed but it has every add on know to man. 6 dies and top punches and lube sticks.
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    Casting with an 8 cavity mold gives a big sprue....

    Casting with an 8 cavity mold gives a big sprue. I use a lead hammer to open the
    Sprue plate and then return the sprue back into the melt. I us e an old pro melt and those big molds are pot drainers...
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    I ordered some lead once and it was 2 isotope...

    I ordered some lead once and it was 2 isotope cores and 2 ingots. The lady that delivered our mail knocked on our door and I went out to her truck.
    She said "I'm not supposed to do this but you need...
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    They work for 2, 3 4 cavity molds. The NOE hadles...

    They work for 2, 3 4 cavity molds. The NOE hadles are patterned after the Lee handles. Just made from better materiLs.
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    I have bought lead on the market place but it...

    I have bought lead on the market place but it was a fece to face deal.
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    Sarge I was always partial to the old 454-255...

    Sarge I was always partial to the old 454-255 Keith style bullet.

    Landowner beat me to it but FIT IS KING ALL ELSE IS SECONDARY.

    When I started casting someti.e in the late 70s, I started with...
  20. Welcome to the madness, and don't over think...

    Welcome to the madness, and don't over think things and have fun.
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    Check CMM Shooting sports and look at a brass...

    Check CMM Shooting sports and look at a brass catcher. When I started shooting Bullseye I didn't have the money for one of those brass catchers but
    made one out of copper tube and a laundry bag for...
  22. I was visiting my brother in the OKC area. We...

    I was visiting my brother in the OKC area. We went to his gun club with a rake and a sifter he made and 4 large coffee containers. We filled those in about 10 minutes.
    I wish I had a couple of 5...
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    I was at Bass Pro in Memphis at the Pyramid on...

    I was at Bass Pro in Memphis at the Pyramid on Friday. They had mostly Small pistol and small rifle all were $8.99 per 100. Just a bit too steep for my blood.
    They had puwder but for 4227 at $49.00...
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    I am a bit partial to the empty mixed nut...

    I am a bit partial to the empty mixed nut containers from Sam's or Costco. They hold a pile of bullets.

    I like the pint size gelato containers with a screw on lid for rifle bullets as I don't cast...
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    Forum: Boolit Lube !

    I got some a couple of years ago and kept it in a...

    I got some a couple of years ago and kept it in a brown paper bag, it turned a whitish color. It looked dried out but when I melted it
    for bullet lube, it worked just fine. I bought a block from a...
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

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