it seems to work quite well. If you leave the jars half full, the powder is free to move around and the vibration removes the sharp edges, my 1.5 f no longer produces dust when i shake it in the jar...
Type: Posts; User: almar
Forum: Muzzleloading.
it seems to work quite well. If you leave the jars half full, the powder is free to move around and the vibration removes the sharp edges, my 1.5 f no longer produces dust when i shake it in the jar...
Forum: Gas Checks
i just buy them, new baby in the family, full time job with lots of OT, i barely have the time to go into my workshop to look around and relax a few minutes anymore it seems. I have a lathe but no...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Dukakis? I get your point but I think these might be crazier times...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Dukakis? I think these might be crazier times...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I made an expander AND annealed, problem solved.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I have personally experienced this problem and only found out when i measured a pulled bullet, couldn't figure out the problem i had with accuracy until i did that.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
BP 45 colt rounds in my SAA clone are my favorite rounds to shoot in a handgun. I started with the 45 colt in a NMA with the Howell conversion too, get ready to add to your collection. i got the SAA...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
thank you fellas. fyi ive been experimenting with polishing the powder in my old lyman brass vibrating tumbler. I don't use it anymore to polish brass so i figure i would use it for something else. I...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Thinking about trying 45 acp shells filled with lead
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Hi guys. Can someone help me remember what the consensus was regarding powdercoating lead balls for the ball mill? The idea is to prevent lead contaminating the powder...i cant remember what the...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
FYI finally in stock!
https://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/139/1/case-45-90
get them while you can.
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I solved a problem with lead rings in the chamber by lubing my power coated bullets. 458 socom with cast subs went from paterns on the target to good groups and the lube was one of the reasons i...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Now this only applies if you have a property you can shoot on but the one great investment i made to maintain my lead supply was to get a bullet trap. I'm planning on making a bigger one some day...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I saw some pretty stupid things being done and being said but i also did some pretty stupid things myself mostly due to complacency. Glad to say i never did them twice though. Glad I'm still able to...
Forum: Cast Boolits
How would did you polish it? Lead and lapping compound? I'm wondering if sizing down to bore would fix it.
Forum: Cast Boolits
i took more pictures after cleaning it out and after firing one round through it. This is with a sized case in it and you can see the slight clearance and more build up. my cases measure at 1.366...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thats a good idea. My cases are per spec. So maybe ill check with a case in it. I was aligning the gas block and i saw this.
Forum: Cast Boolits
It cycles just fine which means that i could have excess clearance, Thanks ill check case length. These are low pressure subsonics with lead hardness that matches pressure rating at about 15-16ksi.
Forum: Cast Boolits
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This is 300 blk in a CMMG barrel powder coated blue bullets sized to 0.309.
This is at the end of the case neck and the beginning of the throat picture taken with a boroscope.
Could this...
Forum: Our Town
61 where i am right now pool was 51 yesterday when i jumped in it.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Thanks its so well made. I have pedersoli in 45-90 but the shiloh is nicer.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
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it arrived! Put the MVP A scope on it. 45-110 1874! My first shiloh.
I use the real avid but it might need some imagination to make it portable like bolt it to a piece of plywood and use c clamps for light work like cleaning.
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 |