The press has arrived. I made a thing for it out of scrap wood so I don't have to drill holes in my bench.
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It all worked well, and I made 4 dummy rounds out of my 4 remaining practice...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
The press has arrived. I made a thing for it out of scrap wood so I don't have to drill holes in my bench.
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It all worked well, and I made 4 dummy rounds out of my 4 remaining practice...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I did some bullet casting yesterday.
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I don't have a melting pot yet, so I used a torch and an iron ladle. I thought to pre-heat the mold, but I don't think I got it hot enough. Lots of...
Forum: Cast Boolits
The brass cartridges are here:
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Everything seems to fit and move perfectly.
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I'm still waiting for the die press to arrive. Next week hopefully.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Well, look what showed up a few weeks early:
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I'm looking forward to casting some practice bullets.
My next purchase is a bit out of order, but I've read that 32 S&W dies are hard to find....
Forum: Cast Boolits
It makes sense to me that a smaller amount of propellant in a small space could yield a similar pressure. Is Bullseye smokeless or black powder? I've read several places that suggest a S&W with black...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Well, I have experience casting lead, but not for bullets. I have no real equipment yet. Just an iron ladle and a torch. I've always used scrap wood for molds. The don't last beyond one or two...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Starline Brass has S&W short cases that are about 0.6" long, and if I'm looking at the 31-090L diagram right, the bullet will stick out of the case about 0.29". So the overall length would be 0.89",...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks. I'll try posting the pictures again:
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I've had it to a gunsmith who assured me that it's good to go. But I'll do the dowel check too.
I've read that some revolver...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Hi all,
I'd like to try casting bullets for my old revolver. I've been searching around the internet, and a lot of the results I get are coming from this forum, so I figured I should join. Here's...
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 |