NOE 403-160RN, NOE 358-242
NOE 403-160RN, NOE 358-242
My Straight shooter thread
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...traightshooter
Last edited by 62chevy; 04-28-2015 at 10:50 AM. Reason: add picture
Lead bullets Matter
There are three kinds of men: The ones that learn by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves. - Will Rodgers
Some 30's. NOE 311-165 RD
Accurate 31-240E
My Straight shooter thread
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...traightshooter
Lee 358-125 RF
Lee 358-140 SWC penny for scale. Gold black PC
Last edited by 3006mv; 04-28-2015 at 12:38 PM.
stay frosty
The blue bullets I posted previously are from the Miha mold mentioned but the red/black ones are from a converted Lee mold from Hollowpointmold.com. It was about a hundred bucks which isn't cheap but not as much as most.
I made a few more pounds of them last night. For some reason the lighting is making them look different but they are the same color as previously posted. Mixed in are the last of the flat black ones which I no longer make.
I baked some of them on the hex nuts some the bases aren't coated and I don't think I will do that anymore at least with HP bullets. Casting HP's and setting them on the sheet of screws is just too easy. They don't tip and slide around, you don't get flashing build up, and I don't have to keep replacing foil. I'm actually casting more HP's for that reason alone and may try to only buy HP molds from here on out just because they are easier to coat.
And the link to the spray gun is the exact model I bought. Super easy and I am thinking of buying a second one just in case I break mine. Extra cups seem to only be available now on eBay for way too much. So go easy on your cup if you buy one. Don't get all ham fisted and I bet it lasts fine though.
Last edited by Maximumbob54; 05-02-2015 at 08:53 AM.
Disclaimer: Reloading and casting I only look at cents/round and ignore any other costs
Here's today's work. All three are Smoke's powders, SD Copper, Blue and Traffic Orange. The blue was ASBBDT, the other were ESPC.
Here's my post comparing the SD Copper to copper jacketed bullets:
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...=1#post3237317
The third from left and fifth from left are Smoke's SD Copper.
Last edited by mongoose33; 05-10-2015 at 07:38 AM.
I didn't cast anything this weekend, but I did coat a few. I am behind on my coating.... I got the bulk done, but still have about 600 more to go.
I made a bunch of these for the H&R 30-30. This is approximately 1/4 Smoke's pink with 3/4 HF red.
and then I made a bunch of each of these too.
Left is same color as above. The ones on right are more of Smoke's SD Copper, orange/brown, and yellow/green all mixed. I just like that color.
KE4GWE - - - - - - Colt 1860, it just feels right.
Coated another bucket of these. I like these colors.
KE4GWE - - - - - - Colt 1860, it just feels right.
Match ammo, weighed, trimmed, reamed, etc...NOE 124tc sized .358, 4.2grs BE, redding profile crimp, Winchester +p nickel brass
My Straight shooter thread
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...traightshooter
I did a little shooting on Saturday with .300 blackout subsonics. Since I was the only one there, I went and did a little mining after the cease fire time.
I know I had a couple that either grazed the plate or hit the chain holding the plate up. I'm thinking this is one. It was also found amidst a pretty solid clump of bullets/boolits in the sand backstop, so that could explain some of the damage too.
I figure it was probably going about 1,000 fps when it hit. It was cast of my regular range scrap, so nothing super hard or soft. It's interesting to see how far forward the rifling is engraved.
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
I was going for orange, but didn't have any, so I mixed half HF red with half Smoke's traffic yellow and it did speckle a bit as I predicted, but it "kinda" looks orange. It'll have to do til I can order some from Smoke.
(NOE 432-265 RG2)
KE4GWE - - - - - - Colt 1860, it just feels right.
Lead bullets Matter
There are three kinds of men: The ones that learn by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves. - Will Rodgers
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 |