Had the same problem with miss feeds with SWC cast but would shoot fine with round ball Colt officers model. I pulled the mags apart and stretched out the springs and it it ran like a champ with all...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
Had the same problem with miss feeds with SWC cast but would shoot fine with round ball Colt officers model. I pulled the mags apart and stretched out the springs and it it ran like a champ with all...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I ordered one last night. Liked the looks of it will see how it works and let everyone know. it seems to operate like my buddies plumbers furnace but has updated fittings. They have only been around...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
4 Lees, 1 Lyman
Lee 3 hole turret, classic, c style, and hand press
Lyman spartan
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have cast both the 38 and 44 caliber versions of this bullet. I have found that letting the mold cool a few minutes before trying to remove the bullets helps them release better. I size with lee...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Merlin101 What club were you at? I shoot at GCL would hate to see something like that go un-reported at my club. If they were lucky enough to survive that trip they may not survive the next and it...
Forum: Cast Boolits
No. Its the lube in the groove that you want.
Forum: Casting Equipment
where do I find a sizing die for a 0.577 diameter
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Thanks for the pictures guys I shoot both of those bullets and have never seen the end results. They look like they will do the job.
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Because it can be done. I have not done this but a lot of things I do with my reloading hobby is done to see if I can accomplish it.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Took advantage of the good weather a friend and I spent 3 hours turning 200 lbs of lead into ingots. Nice way to spend a sunny afternoon.
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I smoke mine if they need it just because I am to cheap to buy the release. Every mold I have is different you have to work with them and find out what it requires to drop good bullets.
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Now I am confused. Why increase the diameter of the bullet if the cylinder throat is going to size the bullet to between 4.305 and 4.315 prior to the bullet getting to the barrel if the round would...
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spent the weekend prepping forty-four brass and lubing the new bullets be ready to load em up next weekend.
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I cast 350 0.429 caliber bullets today. It was 65 degrees out today in upper state NY. it was the first time that I was making good bullets from the first one cast. Out of 350 bullets I found 6 six...
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357 magnum rossi with 358156gc rounds and sharps rifle
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Actually they come out of the molds quite well. I have no problem casting them. I have shot the 429303 from my super blackhawk very high velocity ~ 1400 fps but the accuracy was not good I need to...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I just recieved 2 lyman molds a 429303 there is load data in Lyman manual 47th edition and a 35893 this bullet I have been unable to lacate load data for this bullet. If anyone could help me out with...
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talking about headstamps I came accross some 30-06 brass with FC HE is there any difference between that and FC brass.
Does anyone have a picture of RCBS 38-162 SWC mold or bullet. If not how similar is it to Lyman 358156GC
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 |