Thanks for all the Rex 3 powder pistol information. I have the booklet from Grafs but there isn't much in it.
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Forum: Classics & Stickies
Thanks for all the Rex 3 powder pistol information. I have the booklet from Grafs but there isn't much in it.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
The driving band section will bump up to fit the bore, but the nose portion will still be out of round in relation to the driving bands. The bullet will be a camshaft.
0.003" is a lot out of round. The .402 sizer will not help.
Had a mold with that was out of round - One of the pins was out too far and wouldn't let the mold close tight
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
With that same bullet, I found that 30-1 shoots better than 20-1.
40-43 gr of Swiss 1-1/2Fg. Depending on lot of powder.
Rem 2-1/2 primers
0.030 Veg wad
Starline brass
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
They sure look like a Johnson solder bar to me.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I also took a wild a$$ guess at the void space factor I used. I could probably get closer just throwing darts at a dart board.:oops:
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Just having a little fun with it:smile:
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
d=density of wheel weights. (Pb/Sn/Sb = 95.5/0.5/4.0)
Was just following your idea that math is our friend.:razz:
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
2824
V=x²h/3 (in³)
d=0.398 (lb/in³)
Θ=π/6
Φ=sinΘ
ß=V*d*Φ-1
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
rotometals - https://www.rotometals.com/bullet-casting-alloys/
Buffalo arms - https://www.buffaloarms.com/bullet-casting-supplies/bullet-casting-alloys-pure-lead
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Do you have a picture of what people are using for their cross sticks?
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
30-06 to 25-06. This was back in the late 70's
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Here is a video showing burning black powder and smokeless
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTAKr3Y2EV0
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Have had good results with Swiss 3Fg
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Yes, using a blowtube.
"plumbago" = graphite
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Lead Pot, Thanks for the reply.
Looking to make a lube for pan lubing for GG bullets, to shoot BPCR, that will work for high temp, low humidity conditions. Wanted to substitute SW or OZ wax for...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
When using soy wax instead of beeswax, do you substitute 1 to 1?
Thanks
Forum: Cast Boolits
How do you do calibrate the PID for dumping sprues?
Thanks
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Paper patched or greasers?
The only way to find out is to try them.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Agree with this. It is stated several times in the Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook 3rd Edition. 750°F is the threshold above where, oxidation problems arise.
Tried high temp casting with 4 different...
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 |