The Lee 405 grain HB mold I have will drop bullets larger than .460" , if I pour the metal as cold as I can & still get good bullets . Your mileage may vary . Also , you can always lap the mold...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
The Lee 405 grain HB mold I have will drop bullets larger than .460" , if I pour the metal as cold as I can & still get good bullets . Your mileage may vary . Also , you can always lap the mold...
Forum: Cast Boolits
When I begin using a new Lee mold , I turn my melting pot to max temp and cast as fast as I can , to break it in . When it gets broken in , I turn the temp down as far as I can and still get good...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have 2 or 3 Lee .45-70 molds . Try the 405 grain hollow base mold . It cast them a little larger , large enough to size to .460" .
Useing mostly wheel weight metal + what ever I can...
Forum: Cast Boolits
My light mold is the Lee , 340 grain , I think ?
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Wyr
Forum: Casting Equipment
I have no regrets about my Lee molds or melting pot . Your mileage may vary .
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Wyr
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I have used my little Lee C-Frame press to size bullets , for several years .
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Wyr
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I made a press handle from a tire tool . The steel was plenty strong enough .
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Wyr
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Experience is what you got when you did not get what you wanted ! :-(
277 VAC not only hurts , it burns .
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Wyr
Forum: Casting Equipment
Many of my Lee bullet sizing dies seem to run .001 to .0005 inch undersize . I have lapped several to fit my needs , first one was a .457 -> .460 inch for .45-70 . I try to size to at least .002"...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Almost all my molds are Lee and of those , most are 6 cavity in the calibers that Lee sells them .
Any time I get a lee mols , I scrub them well with an old tooth brush , tooth paste ( mild...
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My wife bought several muffin pans at a garage sale . The aluminum ones work better than the steel ones , unless they are Teflon coated .
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Wyr
Forum: Casting Equipment
I have lapped a few Lee bullet sizer dies . First was a .457" to .460" for .45-70 .
I took a 6" piece of 3/8" wooden dowel rod and used a hack saw to saw a slit in one end , a couple of...
Forum: Casting Equipment
HF has assorted kits for less than $ 10 .
http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=o+rings
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Wyr
Forum: Leverguns
The .45 LC & .357 Mag Rossis are sweet ! :-) Both are low recoil and economical to load .
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Wyr
Forum: Reloading Equipment
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Here is my Challenger press , with updated / iron ( or steel ? ) linkage .
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Wyr
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A 1/2" countersink will work on both small and large primed brass .
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Wyr
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You are partially correct . To me , the auto-index turret press is the other style of turret press .
Different mindset , different method of operation . Different outcome , in terms of...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Do not know about now , but in times past Uncle Sugar has sold surplus ammo with the requirement that it be de-milled .
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Wyr
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Sorry , I use mine almost every time I load . I am slowly buying enough to leave one in station # 1 of each of my Lee LoadMaster 5 hole turrets .
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The Lee disk measure . Just give it a little cleaning and preventive maintenance ever year or two .
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Wyr
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The one I bought from HF was too soft . I bought this from Amazon.com
http://s719.beta.photobucket.com/user/WyrTwister/media/Boschhalfinchcountersink.jpg.html?sort=3&o=85
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Wyr
Forum: Reloading Equipment
First , I recommend the Lee cast iron turret press , hands down .
I loaded on a single stage Lee Challenger press for years . I loaded in batches & used a hand primer tool .
So , I...
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