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Forum: Reloading Equipment
Would like to follow thread, have interest.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
It looks like your regulater is adjustable lower the preshure. Air in take is adjustable too, losen the two screws turn silver disk to adjust. If flame doesent respond to lowering or raising...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Yes it could. Reduced loads could reduce pressher and velosity. If there isnt enough velosity the projectile, may not stabilize, rate of twist and weight of projectile pending.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
One of the first things i did. Looked to make sure if I could see any damge to surfaces. to my inexperianced eyes all looked good, but I did have an small object (small roll of electrical tape) fall...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
+ My scale is like many have previously stated giving different readings of the same charge. the same three grain charge may read 2.8 - 3.2 grains. I now do not trust it. Can not get zero to be...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have one I would love to have repaired.
Forum: Casting Equipment
Sizing sink I believe would be very hard to do. Would love to see it done. I cant cut sink wheelweight with a large nine inch side cutter.
YMMV Greg<huntnman
Forum: Cast Boolits
I'm suspicious that the mold is not mating correctly the parting lines don't look correct.
Forum: Helping Hands
Picked up mine I found it on the front porch today. Happy Happy Happy. I was worried I might of been the victim of the lost and stolen delivery system. Yes I maybe a pessimist. Anything good can turn...
Forum: Helping Hands
I could use that greenish rainbow on my RCBS supreme press. thanks for the offer.
Forum: Cast Boolits
What I see is your mold halves are not in alignment. .003 off in your drawing. Bottom shifted to the right top shifted to the left. The parting line on the boolit shows one side of drive band sized...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Washer on top of sprue plate concave up towards head of the screw.
Screw head
washer bubble up
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Forum: Casting Equipment
1 Depends on the heat output (BTU) of your burner., probably .
A wind screen may help, you need to concentrate heat to the mass, stand, pot and contents. The first 1" ALWAYS takes the longest.
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Forum: Casting Equipment
Sounds like your burner might not produce enough heat. When melting lead the first 1" always takes longer. You have to get every thing up to melt temp. Skim and flux once all is melted. There is a...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Gorilla Glue works for me. If they do come lose its a quick fix. I have a set of handles for most of my regular use molds. the ones I have glued on have held up well.
Forum: Casting Equipment
Think about using a couple of large C clamps on the rim to aid in poring lead. Six inch clamps work well and does not get too hot. I use them all the time.
Forum: Casting Equipment
I guess I'm lazy. #5 shot fills those holes and is easy to remove if you want.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Look up Anvil on Utube. He shows about boiling in water to change rust into black oxide then removing black oxide with oil free steel wool or a cording wheel. Episode 035 & 036, To blue or not to...
I have one I will never fire. Its a stamped welded cheaply made 45acp. Made to be inserted behind enemy lines during WWII. Quite a conversation piece. Its been in the family since the war. Its...
Forum: Swaging
Garandsrus you are correct I have a wire extruding, die I use a 44 caliber cast to make wire for 224 cores every time I place a new slug in the die there will be weak joint that always breaks. They...
The Walgreens near me has a large supply of these type of batteries.
Forum: Our Town
Saging strand can be tightened with a grip and hoist. Put grip on lose strand or guy wire, above the connector use the hoist attached to the ancor, to tighten cable,pull slack trough the back side of...
Forum: Casting Equipment
If you want to plug a row of openings I used lead shot, I believe it was #6 shot. It is easy to removed if needed.
You might checkout Elvis ammo on utube. Haven't used his method, guess it works for him.
I use a piece of stainless wire or a paperclip, straighten it out, put a ninety degree bend, hold with needle nose plyers.
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 |