Fred, I’m gonna try a few hundred at .357” and see how it goes. I always enjoy your comments. I just bought a G40 and a LW barrel for cast with a 4 port compensator. Should be fun. I cast a few...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
Fred, I’m gonna try a few hundred at .357” and see how it goes. I always enjoy your comments. I just bought a G40 and a LW barrel for cast with a 4 port compensator. Should be fun. I cast a few...
Forum: Cast Boolits
These comments have been some of the most useful I’ve read here: https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?121607-Setting-up-for-boolits-in-a-new-9mm
Thanks Bill! A buddy has a Ruger...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Wow! That’s really nice work! Both of you.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I didn’t anneal before I bought my first RCBS precision mic. I would just follow the FL resizing die instructions to screw it down to contact the shell holder, lower the ram slightly and give the die...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I can’t actually promise that you would get an egg shaped cavity but it’s a rare mould that drops perfectly round castings, so your lead lap is not actually round to begin with and of course the...
Good Lord! I’ve been lucky so far. I appreciate the heads up. This is an old auction but I will apply your advice when looking at future listings.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Scrubbing Bubbles, Lemi-Shine and hot water.
Forum: Cast Boolits
An electric heat gun if you have one, can provide heat in a very specific area (like your hp pins). Easy does it. Creep up on it. If you haven’t fixed your cavity yet, consider a very gentle lapping....
Forum: Vintage Reloading Gear
Found an old Frankford Arsenal FX-10 press abandoned on my doorstep yesterday. No shell plate. I wish someone would make parts for these…
What Stubshaft said. Since you’re not planning to pack it around much, take advantage of the improved sight radius. I’ve got a friend who shoots with me now and then. He’s a fan of the compact 9s and...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Before I fixed my financial woes by marrying a lady who pulls her own weight, I couldn’t afford a high failure rate regarding brass. I had a friend turn the ends of some brass rods for a slip fit...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I bought an original Foul Out in 1995. I think there was a Foul Out 3, which used different cleaning solutions (and cost more). In 2005 I bought a gallon of lead acetate for my Foul Out and have...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I’m glad that helped. I wouldn’t have ever tried it had I not read about it here.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Divorce sucks. Went through that and don’t ever want to again. When I finally got over it enough to return to doing things that make me happy I discovered all kinds of things I had been working on in...
Forum: Cast Boolits
When you set up a powder measure, you might try writing what's in it and what its set up for on a piece of blue painter's tape with a Sharpie. Stick this on the reservoir. Keeps you out of trouble...
Forum: Cast Boolits
More heat should fix the problem Like the guys said above. If it doesn’t, consider your vent lines. I trace mine with a carbide scribe now and then because they peen over with use and don’t vent...
Forum: Cast Boolits
If you married a couple of losers in your youthful ignorance, spending almost 30 years in self-inflicted indigence you might scoff at today’s prices as you recall the wasted funds and missed...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Pic failed to upload but the brand is 3M. It’s an 8oz brush bottle and I think it came from Amazon, although some automotive stores should carry it too.
Forum: Cast Boolits
RustyReel, someone recommended in a different thread regarding mould prep/treatment, to apply a very thin coating of silicone paste. I did so and was amazed at the improvement. Lead (at normal boolit...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I've had one for several years now. I clock the shell holder to give me a clear path and haven't had any problems. Now I'll probably gouge myself next time I use it.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I used one for years to clean brass. It's okay for that but I found that the brass will still have a very thin coating of filth when strained and rinsed (it comes off on my hands). I used Dawn,...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I bought about 32k assorted at $175 per thousand in January this year. That was pretty steep, but I've got them. I can get more money but should this situation continue, the primers available now...
Forum: Gas Checks
My bad. Thanks for the help, AlHunt and Minerat. I will get some Sage Gator Checks. Ordered 1 kg of green metalic from Donnie and a couple bottles of spray lube. Been using Hornady One Shot case wax...
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
I just ordered a couple bottles of Hi Tek's lube. Previously I've always shot them with Hornady One Shot case lube. Works great. That may get you going sooner if you've got some lying around.
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 |