I am excited by others' experimentation, but actually I just want a recipe that lets me do what I want. Handing money to a local store and taking out a kilo of top powder strikes me as the recipe I really want. Missing one ingredient though; a state that allows a supply chain to flourish.
Ok thanks for the reply, 4 inch drum vs 6 inch drum = higher peripheral speed, we wouldnt be far apart. I have not timed mine accurately, if I got it wrong would be more likely I underestimated rather than over. No baffles here - PVC pipe drum - thought it would be wore out by now but no sign of that. Grinding media is getting lumpy (soft lead balls - bout time for an upgrade - that means a BIG casting session)
"Those who sacrifice freedom for security, have neither."
Benjamin Franklin. (A very wise man!)
Ok been a while since I been in here. Looks like things are "advancing" quite a bit since last visit! First question, does "Fly" still sell "puck dies"? Is "Fly" still on here? Got some catching up to do.
The unexamined life is not worth living....Socrates
Pain, is just weakness leaving the body....USMC
Fast is fine, but accuracy is FINAL!....Wyatt Earp
I am not sure that Fly is still making dies. I know at one time that he got frustrated with several that he was dealing with and threatened to quit making them.
You can get them here.
https://www.woodysrocks.com/store/p2...k_Press.html#/
73 de n0ubx, Rick
NRA Benefactor Life Member/VFW Life Member
If you want some 8" dia.
PVC pipe to build a mill out of.
Just look around your area for a Underground Contractor.
They throw out a lot of Off Cut prices.
Also contact your city and see if they are doing any sewer or Fire line contracts in your area.
Then just stop by the site and talk to their foreman.
I worked in construction for 33 years and people were always looking for scrap like the PVC to make things out of.
Looking and asking is well worth it.
@ChrisPer.
The local plumbing suppliers or hardware stores don't carry anything bigger that thinner wall 6" PVC pipe.
Not to many people dig and install their own Sewer Main lines or fire lines.
I don't know if you have any large construction projects like housing tracks like here in Phoenix.
But larger PVC pipe can be found from time to time in their dumpsters .
But again Ask if you can dumpster dive.
If you can't find the End Caps for the 8" pipe.
You can make something out of plywood.
That thick scrap stuff can also be found in construction dumpsters , along with threaded rod and all kinds of other stuff you can use for your projects.
Boy I miss running construction sites now that I retired.
I use to get hundreds of pounds of lead a year when they did roofing on my projects.
I live close to him and was looking forward to possibly meeting him. He was instrumental in getting this thread where it is. I read the thread for three years before I joined the site and he was one of the main reasons. Two weeks or so later, he drug up. I'm hoping he is well, too.
Yeah. If I recall, he kind of came and went a few times, and threatened leaving. Then he did leave. Too bad. Don't have any idea what the problem was...
Vettepilot
"Those who sacrifice freedom for security, have neither."
Benjamin Franklin. (A very wise man!)
Just got a 4570 single shot Henry and scored a couple pounds of 4198. But I would like to try some home brewed holy black sooner or later. Will have to pick up a book on using it in cartridges.
Vettepilot;
I just sent you a message about your wood.
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 |
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