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Type: Posts; User: Roundball
Forum: Casting Equipment
He's great to deal with. Great products.
Forum: Factory Rifles
When I was a kid I recall a Standard ad in the AR from Numrich of the day. A Standard arms kit needing only to be deburred to be assembled. Right!
As a 38 Special: I swap between a K38 based Clark Light Revolver, 6", 19-5 and a 586 no dash. I did take out my 1953 vintage Combat Masterpiece to our little match last Wednesday. The gun was...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I'm trying to play catch up on making usable alloy. The range scrap from our pistol range has a high proportion of hard commercial cast bullets. That plus the antimony in bullet cores make for a...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Today,I finished up a the first short run of 35863 double ended wadcutters made from range scrap. The older Lyman four cavity mold came from an estate sale. I set up the Star sizer to lube one grove....
The Star Sizer is a wonderment. As to the way it works there is little if any similarity to a Lyman type lube-sizer. This may be a cop out but I'd suggest Googling the Star. That's the way I went...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I had gotten my rifle second hand. It is a long range hunting and target model. I don't have a Shiloh to compare. My rifle shows good fit and finish. My rifle was made in the time where Badger...
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
One of the club old timers had passed. His estate went up for sale. There were two Star's in the estate. I paid $50.00 for one sizer with tool and two dies. The press was in nice shape. I was a...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I use a Lyman 45 for my BP rifle bullets. Installing sizing dies and top punch really are features I miss in the 450's and 4500's. I had to do the pot with boiling water to get the fossilized lube...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I am working up to reloading 9.3x57s for a Swedish Mauser from 8mm brass. Where I'm at is to stop and start all over again. Opening the 8mm brass was easy with a set of Hornady dies. The tapered...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Making these cases is a trip based on my experience making one case. A friend is one of these people who show up with all sorts of wild and crazy stuff. This was many years ago. He came in with a...
Forum: Vintage Reloading Gear
Are those scales also sold marked Ohaus. I have used a the similar Ohaus scale for over thirty years. The guru's will tell you this scales needs calibrating every few years. I have not gotten around...
Forum: Vintage Reloading Gear
Shell holder adapter: I have bought an adapter from Lyman for the current style shell holder. My Tru-line Jr.press is not mounted but is complete. The real killer is to figure out from the numbers on...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Lachmiller was bought by RCBS many years ago.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Personal Feelings and Experience: I got my Co-Ax back in the Bonanza days. That's probably in the late 1970's. To me, no press is going to overcome brass that is not consistent. For example, using...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I wanted a Master Caster. I have many four cavity molds of various makes plus a few Lee six cavity molds. I just wanted Master Caster. I'm setting here looking at the first bullet I cast on the...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Might try CH-4D. These folks list for 11.7x56R.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
If I recall these rifles were modified and the cartridge is 11.7x56R. I have formed cases from 45-70 and used the Lee mould for the hollow base bullet. My barrel was .464 and the Lee bullet worked...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Right on RCBS tapered expander balls! I have these expander balls in 338 Federal and 35 Whelen dies. Makes these cases with good results and no loss of brass.
Chrony will exchange damage units at a reduced price. It is also possible to buy outright a unit that replaces the old one sans bullet holes. I know this the hard way. The real demon in the mix is...
Does Lyman still sell the shell holder adapter for the TLJr.? I was able to order on these adapters some years back. Can 310 dies be used in this press with a little juggling? I have two of the...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
A friend have given me a Kel-Tec .380. I was exploring this little handgun when the ejector fell out. I looked all over and under etc. etc. No ejector. Weeks later what should turn up but this...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I got lucky on the Number One's. I am totally convinced each #1 is a law unto itself. My current project is to get the #1A 30-06 running with cast bullets. Next will be the 257 Roberts. The Rhinos...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I had bought several hundred 45-70 cases from Starline some years back before most prices went through the roof. I am not in the place to be buying forming dies and had to make do with the sizing...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Up date: Trimmed my newly formed cases to trim to maximum length in the Lyman loading manual-2.105. Trimming was not an option as the chamber would not tolerate untrimmed cases. I did notice...
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 |