when you close the mold, do not hold the sprue handle, it will cause a gap and cause flashing.
Type: Posts; User: billyb
when you close the mold, do not hold the sprue handle, it will cause a gap and cause flashing.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Try using a shop vac to draw the glue into the crack. It works.
Forum: Rimfire Area
I found a hand full of unfired 22 rimfire with "22" as the head stamp. Any one know the maker of this ammo?
Forum: Gas Checks
Have you tried flaring the gas check before seating? Looks like the lip of the check is hanging up on the die as you insert the bullet nose first into the die. Looks like base first is the way to go.
Forum: Casting Equipment
It is worn. There is a lot of play in the ram. Check out Buckshot method of drilling and taping the collar for adjusting screws.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Running my clubs indoor range I find a lot of factory ammo with primers that look like the one you found. Oversize firing pin hole allows brass to flow around the firing pin and gets wiped off on...
Forum: Special Projects
Think funnel shape, very slight taper. Bill
Forum: Casting Equipment
I would try to call Lyman customer service and try to get the right part. Is your old pressure screw still good?
Forum: Casting Equipment
First picture, the 4 pieces are lee decaping bases. Last picture is the drum and adjusting stem for RCBS powder measure-Uniflow.
Forum: Casting Equipment
I removed the bad element from mine. I drew a line across the top of the plate using a square and the center of the wire. Clamped in the drill press vise and marked the center of the edge. I drilled...
Forum: Swaging
I use dawn dish soap to degrease then wet tumble in my STM tumbler. They shine like gold.
Forum: Casting Equipment
Remove the jam nut on the bottom of the threaded guide rod and run the threaded guide up until flush with the casting. Harder for me to try to explain than it is do. See if this will get you the...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
This is the cap for the lube reservoir on the Lyman bullet sizer luber.
We bought new recliners.. We are working on year 54 married, after dating for two years.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I use a lot of Power Pistol, 231, & Tight Group, and a fellow club member I know likes CFE Pistol in the 9.
Forum: Our Town
I will be at my clubs indoor range on the 4th. Members only, and will not see very many people. Mask required to enter, may remove on the range where the ventilation is. needless to say I will use...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Started working a butcher shop while in high school. Picked the meat up from the slaughter house, the men doing the work used 22 pistol and 22single shot rifle, Beef and pork, used 22 long, not long...
Forum: Helping Hands
Like you my first try at reloading was the Lee tool. A Christmas gift from my sister-in-law. Had never heard of reloading fired brass. It was 38 spl. Did some reading of the instructions, bought some...
Forum: Cast Boolits
c-j is Chinese geco is German google head stamp and you can find a lot of info on head stamps
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have not ordered from them, my club president told that he bought a lot of supply's from them. and they were good people to deal with. Second hand info, but I trust the source. Rick was the F class...
Guys with the 1903 pocket pistol check out US armament firearms. Neat stuff there for the 1903. I ordered mags there for mine. Bill
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Use very fine wet or dry sand paper with some oil and polish out the die. Will not cut carbide but will remove the brass from the walls of the die.
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
Grind the meat and mix with beef and make chili. I use 1/2-1/3 deer to beef, makes real good chili.
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 |