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Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
I ordered recently-he was there (but it's really really hot out there)
keep trying next week- he will answer.
Forum: Cast Boolits
update on my progress:
1) no more key holing with a bit harder lead
2) using either expanded cartridge on a separate press or expanding it with the dillon SDB makes no difference to my shooting- i...
Forum: Cast Boolits
need some clarification- do you consider BHN 11-12 hard or soft (i have been lead to believe it is on the soft side although not as soft as the near pure lead I made the original ones out of).
Forum: Cast Boolits
what a rabbit hole ..this is where I am:
1) i have fixed the keyhole issue using harder cast (bhn 11-12) vs 8 that i originally used- i plan to melt this down and try again.
2) i have the expanded...
Forum: Cast Boolits
i have a set of pins, i will do just that- thank you and everyone who have offered to help
Forum: Cast Boolits
You guys are amazing- i have learned a lot from the past few days- thank you.
I am headed to the range today to see how things go with the following:
1) harder alloy as mentioned above (proven...
Forum: Cast Boolits
so.. i thought the load was on the high end as well, that's what started this process. I dropped to 2.8gr or so and the key holing began so it's been a long slow walk up to try to get to the bottom...
Forum: Cast Boolits
ok, i will do that. now-- i am not well versed on pulling the bullet to examine- these are seated deep (a hair above the cartridge mouth). will an inertia puller work for this or should i try to seat...
Forum: Cast Boolits
thank you for the replies. If i can ask a few clarifying questions.
I am using a dillon SDB progressive press- Is there a way to use any of the expander dies with this press or does this require a...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Having some trouble with keyholing all of a sudden and am wondering: is it possible that the cartridge is swaging the base enough to destabilize my cast and swaged boolit?
38 special full...
Forum: Casting Equipment
hootmix, can you tell me how your have set up your master caster to work with handheld molds?
thanks
Forum: Swaging
are you opposed to the corbin cutter? It works really well for me
Forum: Cast Boolits
the reason i asked-when i ordered a lbt mold a few years back I spoke to veral and he seemed to be saying to put the boolit in base first (the top would be pushed through the sizer last). I wasn't...
Forum: Cast Boolits
apologize if this has been answered but can you guys advise- when placing a cast boolit into the sizer is the point of the projectile facing down(so it comes out first) or facing up(so it comes out...
Forum: Completed Deals
not sure what that part is exactly but.. if you call or email dillon they will usually send a replacement
Forum: Cast Boolits
What are your thoughts on collecting and melting spent pellets for larger bore b's. I haven't yet done it but i have been collecting from a basement shooting range to do just that some day. Plan to...
Forum: Swaging
I have worked with Dave Corbin for some time now. I have always found him to be very timely in his response, he often goes into great detail to answer questions i have and , if what i have ordered is...
that's why i asked- i use lube to size them (actually, i use bag balm) and this serves as a small but sufficient amount to use when reloading.
I dont really know what i am doing but this seems to...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
you can fill a die head with JB weld or even hot glue- i've done this on the dillon 500 with great success
Forum: Reloading Equipment
thank you..
I took it apart, mostly to see how that thing worked. it wasn't obvious at first but, when i took a close look at the index unit (the delrin and pawl and spring unit) the pawl is...
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 |