I think that the diameter of the front band is much more important. I don't have a magic number to tell your mould maker but it either is big enough or it is not. My test is if the sizer does nothing...
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I think that the diameter of the front band is much more important. I don't have a magic number to tell your mould maker but it either is big enough or it is not. My test is if the sizer does nothing...
There have been several threads covering this issue. This is one of the reasons this thread is titled "REAL" Keith bullets. Somehow the design was simple common sense to Mr Keith but the salesmen at...
That is not the way Mr Keith designed it. You need a different mould. Lyman did make the front band smaller, but not that much smaller that I remember and they made the lube groove much smaller....
Sorry to hear that, I guess I won't be any help. I have had great results with all of the real Keith design moulds and many of the sort of like but fake Keith moulds. That is why I asked about brand...
Any leading in the barrel? Where is the leading?
Light loads usually require softer alloy.
Keith was using what we consider today a fairly soft alloy. 20-1 lead-tin with no antimony or heat...
Well, OK. What is the problem with it? What diameter bullets are you getting from it? Does that fit your revolver?
For what it is worth, I am not an expert in this area.
So, please forgive me if I seem a bit too bold for someone who just recently got serious with buckshot and tri-ball.
I do not have the many...
Another variable:
I am casting with a Lee 0.595 mold from Track of the Wolf. Using the same alloy as for buckshot. Lead/Antimony alloy radiation shielding brick (at least 50 years old) which was...
The primer looks normal. The last hunt was before the big winter storm. Four below zero Fahrenheit was a big deal for east Texas. That shell was lost on the ground and I have reloaded all the others...
I am using a Browning BPS with the older style 3" Invector barrel. My chamber may be different than yours.
YES. 3" fiocchi with mag primers from BPI is what I loaded all of mine with. I have no pressure test data but nothing looks over pressure. They still have a tremendous kick. Shooting one or two while...
Post #31 from this thread:
Let's talk about Dixie Tri-Ball for a moment. As you know, I have put various recipes here on Cast Boolits for reloaders (they buy few factory rounds) and have had trouble...
They are hiring in the permian basin again. One of my nephews just got a great job out there. I don't know if there are many hogs in the desert out there but tri-ball can solve a lot of different...
Small as those 60 cal balls may seem, that load kicks really hard. Follow the recipe exactly and you will see that the fit is good. Rigrat sounds like an oil field name. This is the load for you!
Posts 36, 31, 10, 9, 5 and 1 (and probably more) of this thread have your answers straight from the man that engineered the tri-ball load.
The Dixie Tri-Ball load will sure test how soft shooting it is!
Let us know how it goes, I am looking for an excuse to "need" another shotgun.
The lee 0.595" double cavity mould is in stock at Track of the Wolf!
https://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/1202/3/LEE-595-DC
This is the best mould for the money for the...
The Lee .310" round ball six cavity mold blocks are back in stock at Track of the Wolf.
The Lee .310" round ball six cavity mold blocks are back in stock at Track of the Wolf.
Dug out from the archives, some old information originally posted by longbow:
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This is 3 PDFs detailing the properties of lead and antimony alloys.
The updated answer for 7.5% antimony...
Thanks for clearing that up. There is nothing to worry about here.
Has someone at the house been trying to make you feel guilty? You only have 5 38 moulds and your freaking out? Chill out brother and realize that you barely have enough moulds to get by.
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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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