Carstensxd45 All I can say is WOW 157.5 pounds of lead and 9100 plus bullets cast at a long session great job hanging in there and more yet to come lube sizing all of them .
I loaded up 100 45...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
Carstensxd45 All I can say is WOW 157.5 pounds of lead and 9100 plus bullets cast at a long session great job hanging in there and more yet to come lube sizing all of them .
I loaded up 100 45...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I lubed some today with my Star sizer and some with my Lyman 4500 lube sizer with .358 dies on both, I set up the Star to lube the bottom only groove , There are small lube grooves on this Lee wad...
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Thanks for the advice256430 I got the Lee 6 cavity 358-148 mould and will lube the bottom groove only with red carnauba . I have one set of holes open on my star .358 die and will set it up with the...
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Cast some Lee 148 gr .38 wad cutters with my new 6 cavity mould , pitched the first 40 or so back into the Master Pot and made 116 to try it out in about 15 minutes, they way I like to do it with...
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Im looking at getting a .38 wad cutter bullet mould . The Lee 6 cavity moulds I have are great . Im wondering how the Star lube sizer does with this Lee 358-148 wad cutter bullet as it has 3 grease...
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CWlongshot I saw your bullets , good job. What OAL will you use. The Lyman manual states a 2.730 OAL with the 323470 bullet . That seems to be seated short. I loaded a no primer inert powderless...
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Thought It did not go thur sorry posted deleted 2nd post
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Its been a while since Ive posted . I have plenty of bullets cast sized and lubed and some handloads ready . Today I got back at it finally loading a batch of 8mm Mauser 165 grain Lyman cast gas...
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I really enjoy my new bullet casting hobby I should have got into it years back!
Reloading since 73 Keith 429421
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Nothing! I have cast and lube sized about 2000 bullets lately in the last month and 1/2, finally the weather has cooled just a bit so Ive been to the beach and out on my boat enjoying the rest of the...
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mattw , Do you treat the moulds to prevent rust, if so what do you prefer
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Got a Black & Decker cheap hot plate about 12 dollars at a "Ollies" Store that sells I guess liquidated items and put a piece of 3/8 x 3 inch x 12 inch flat steel bar stock on it to heat my Lee 6 cav...
Forum: Casting Equipment
If you have a Lyman Mould Master or the Identical SAECO Santa Anita Engineering Co pot try Magma Engineering makers of the Star Sizer Master Caster and Master pot as the Master Pots thermostat looks...
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I also have shot thousands of cast bullets thru my Glocks in 9mm and 40 SW. I also have shot several hundred cast lead bullets from my Russian Makarov. I clean my guns and watch for leading . I also...
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Lube sized some of the Lee 125 RN bullets today on my Star sizer , moved the top punch up 2 mm and lubed another 100 120 Lee TC bullets with White Label Red Carnauba lube and what a difference it is...
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Got a Lee 200SWC 6 cavity .45acp mould in the mail. cleaned it with Coleman fuel, set it up and heated it by casting a few times lubed the critical points with beeswax on a pin to keep it from going...
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
More success today casting some Lyman 429421 44 bullets After adjusting the thermostat with a lead thermometer and making the mould guides Im making great bullets and enjoying the function and...
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Top Pic is today I got the wrong pic up and cant get rid of it the bottom pic are 9mm and 45acp both good casts the other day
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Cast some .44 caliber 245 gr 429421 Lyman "Elmer Keith" bullets today 100 some, tried last night but sprayed a mould with WD 40 to put it away and then picked up the 44 mould and sprayed it, so I...
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
The Lyman Mould Master 1000 watts and 11 pounds lead capacity 425F to 875F thermostat 43.50 back in the 1960's 54 dollars in the early 70's They had the thermostat and valve control similar to todays...
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
As I begin to cast more bullets at a time I will be looking at the PID for sure I did see a temp drop slightly after 100 some 120 gr bullets and 6 cavity sprues that weigh over 500 gr each, however...
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
My issue with wrinkled bullets was remedied by adjusting the Master Pots thermostat once I got a lead thermometer to see where I was at and today I dialed in the thermostat to the thermometer...
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
I cast about 100 Lee 9mm 120 grain TC bullets today with the Master Pot and they were great coming from the mould. I drilled the hole for the Lee insert for drips that are same and infrequent , the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Eureka ! I cast some excellent Lee 6 cavity 120 gr TCN bullets with my new Master Pot. My problem was simply adjust the thermostat which I was able to dial in with the lead thermometer I bought. My...
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I made an insert for my Master Pot mould shelve in 100F heat and detailed my Master Pots early days with pics of my mods in a new thread in the Star Equipment thread in the Lubesizer, Melting pots...
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 |