My very first PC was for an AR15 using the Lyman 225415 and harbor freight black for .223/5.56. The AR was built by me, first trip to the range. After sighting in, I put 5 under an inch at 100 yards....
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Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
My very first PC was for an AR15 using the Lyman 225415 and harbor freight black for .223/5.56. The AR was built by me, first trip to the range. After sighting in, I put 5 under an inch at 100 yards....
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I have shot many PC'd boolits through a 180 model Mini 14, M1A, AR15, AR10, and an M1 Carbine. I've experienced zero PC fouling in any of the gas port systems. All of the rifles had seen previous...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I cast, powder coat, and size for plain based boolits, mostly pistol rounds. These boolits are tumble coated (shake and bake) with a very consisttent PC thickness.
For gas check boolits, I spray...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Quilbilly, I hear you on the Mini 14, mine is the original 180 model, they changed the action for the 181 and beyond. As far as the action, it is gas operated which is not relative to fps. If your...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Yes, and no. Yes I load cast boolits and practice for coyotes if needs be. First, cast requires proper projectile for the rate of twist of your rifle. You can reach good velocity, but can over rev...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Well, here goes. Some years ago I switched to vegetable oil for bottle neck cases. I de-prime and hot water/dawn dish soap wash and rinse. I generally don't dry my cases, just size. Trust me, I check...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I cast for 40 years using only my eyes to Guage temperature and casting cadence. You can learn a lot from reading articles and later, postings on this site. A few years back, I bought a Lyman pot...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I have done both, but started by making a jig with fender washers for 30 cal boolits, and ESPC. As far as 'shake and bake' I make my own gas checks and have several different thicknesses of Amerimax...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I have shot over 10k of PCd 9MM through my 9MM weapons, including a stock Glock barrel. To be honest, I probably shot more through the 9MM AR15. Unfortunately, I had to take the 'black and fun' guns...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Empty and cleaned mixed nut container with screw on lid. Place brass in container, drizzle a small amount of vegetable oil, shake until you see the oil coating the inside of the plastic nut...
Forum: Our Town
No dreams, just a vivid recollection. Dad started smoking at 14 and quit at 22. He quit because I was born and it adversely affected me. My older brothers always knew dad had candy in his shirt...
Forum: Our Town
Isn't that the truth! Best to keep away from that shady lines that have been drawn. Selling was never on that table for me, but I sure invited a lot of folks to come over and learn. I even loaned...
Forum: Our Town
Folks thought this was a BATFE thing it's not, it is ITAR
"A DEFINITION OF ITAR COMPLIANCE
International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) control the export and import of defense-related...
Forum: Our Town
I will have to look, but I think I saw saw a YT video where a guy made his own thermal sealer and used a vacuum pump (think refrigerator servicing) to make a bullet proof 'seal a meal.' Vacuum pumps...
Forum: Our Town
My oldest daughter was in her mid-thirties, and suffering from wicked arthritis. One day, I saw her sitting up cross-leeged on the floor with her kids. She sprang to her feet, bounded across the...
Forum: Our Town
As I have said before, I don't own any 'assault weapons,' I have Defense Weapons. Defense of my life, and the lives of those around me. Defense of my Liberty, and the Liberty of those around me. That...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Lee 450-200 1R and 450-200 1R HP. Both of those are tapered base, designed for use in an 1858 Rem Percussion copy, both cast about 453 at it's widest, .452 at the base. Sure, they stopped making the...
Forum: Factory Rifles
H&R 1871 Handi in 500 S&W that sat on the LGS shelf for years. The thing is, I don't shoot 500 S&W, but my neighbor does :) His revolver is a beast. I just need to drag him down to the LGS to have...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I don't buy COW, but do buy corn meal. I started using it in a percussion revolver to prevent chain fires and to seat the ball closer the the cylinder face for better accuracy. 25 gr of Pyrodex with...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Same here, first go around was 45 RB with Alox for plinker loads in a 45 Colt Carbine. I got 900 fps from the 20" barrel, didn't chrono from the Ruger 4 5/8" OM Vaquero, had too much fun just...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I shake for 30 seconds and dump onto a baking sheet. The boolits still have static and I roll them on the cookie sheet which evenly coats the boolits. Then I lift off the cookie sheet and place onto...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I too would adjust to where the lube die did not line up below the boolit, and I learned to crank the lube just enough to fill the groove by feel. That way the lube was not under pressure for the...
Forum: Swaging
I used the reamer/chamfering tool to do thousands of .2253 and 9mm crimped primer pockets. I chucked the tool in a battery hand drill and went to town. I would hit the primer pocket the case mouth on...
Forum: Swaging
I am glad to see you not only followed through but are also seeing success. I looked into swaging some time back but am doing well with cast for 223 and 308. I have also considered lathe turned...
Forum: Cast Boolits
And that is how it is done, reach out and folks come out of the wood work to help a newer caster/reloader. Good bunch of folks here, figured that out when I first joined here.
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 |