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Look for your local Industrial X-ray company, go to their office and ask them to “ PMI” your ingots of mystery metal! Sometimes, if a written report is not needed, they won’t charge you anything! (...

Picked up some Accurate TCM to try in 357 Magnum pistol rounds. Never used it before, but from the data I see, close to Alliant 2400, so, here we go!

It, PB, is still out there,but ya gotta scrounge for it! That 150 pounds of lead will make 4,565 230 grain .45 slugs! Unless you are a competitor in pistol matches, or own a SMG, you should be good...

Started turning 600 + pounds of range scrap into ingots! I’m surprised my neighbors haven’t asked........... “ what’s burning? “ lol
I have forgotten how much work this is!, Hahahaha! Lots of...

Three weeks ago, at our local Academy store, I spied WLP 1k boxes, on the rolling cart in the aisle. Checking the price scanner, .............$39.90! WOW! Always check the thousand round boxes. (...

I’ve got the Lee 00 mold, and the Lee #4 mold, both fit in the WW12R wad, or it’s clones, very well. I only load the Federal shotgun hulls, for buckshot, 12 gauge. 20 gauge is ww aa hulls. I think...

I went there in 2012, bought enough stuff I had to rent two dollies to haul it to my truck!! Young man was kind enough to assist an old guy by helping load that bunch of stuff! Seriously, I still...

Way back in 2017, I was corresponding with an experienced caster here over how to use zinc to harden your alloy with out the dreaded “ oatmeal” forming.
His recommendation was .3% just to bump the...

I’m truly sorry for your family’s loss. Remember the good times, forget the bad,and always keep his memory in your heart, and he’ll be with you forever! His pain is gone now. May he Rest In Peace....

First of all, welcome to the best boolit casting and reloading forum on the net! In the VS section, there is a vendor named HATCH who builds exactly what you are looking for!,

I’ve gotta 30 gallon drum full of Federal hulls. Older ones are always the old rolled paper base wads, newer ones are the plastic basewads. The only difference I can see, just in a practical sense,...

I’ve made literally a ton of shot back in the ‘80’s, 7.5 and 9’s. Straight wheel weights. Tried, once, 50/50 ww/ pure, NOPE!!! Back to straight ww alloy. We shot a lot of skeet back then, any misses...

Just replaced the radiator in a ‘95 Dodge Cummins diesel truck, 530,000 plus miles, on it. OEM radiator was brass core, plastic tanks. NEW radiator was aluminum cores, plastic tanks. Heater core we...

Wilco, if you like the success story, the beginning is another story!!!! I was 23, she 19, I was working a pipeline job in her hometown, ( long haired, it was the 70’s after all), she and her friend...

Wilco, that’s not one of the best looking ones in the pile,

TNsailorman, sent you a pm.

dondiego,if it were really gold, there would be $32 million in my shop! But, alas, just ww lead.
It was a joke between me and my fellow casting partner! I HAD to do it! Gave him one to put on his...

Been married to the same redheaded Cajun woman for 44+ years now, hair might be grayish, but, that attitude is still Redhead! Wouldn’t change now for nuthin

Well, somebody had to do it!

Just trying to bring a smile to the faces of my fellow casters!
Be safe guys, enjoy your weekend.325028

I finished up the last of my soft lead melting, turning it from sheets, blocks, and assorted pieces to Redneck Gold ingots! ‘Bout a hundred pounds so far! Now, on to the zinc wheel weights! Those...

At the local Academy yesterday, I was scanning the reloading components and on one of their rolling trays were Winchester Large pistol primers. Just for the heck of it, I scanned the brick under...

50/50 ww/ pure with 2% tin does everything for me! Handgun, rifle, powder coat them all, no problems so far. 22 caliber slugs are the exception to this, they are cast from Hardball. Try that 50/50...

Porthos, put enough riser under each side of the press to raise it enough to slide the primer catcher tray under, problem solved! Orrrrr, get the riser for this press, will make the whole process...

BK7, tell us where, brother!! That’s important news! Lol

Back in the early ‘90’s, I had a blued 10” that would shoot crazy accurate! But, some guy came along, more money than sense, and away it went! Fast forward some 25 years, and now have a 10” stainless...