I used 1/4”. Just make sure you have the primer catch bottle attached when marking for mounting.
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Forum: Reloading Equipment
I used 1/4”. Just make sure you have the primer catch bottle attached when marking for mounting.
My first set of RCBS 45 Auto dies came with a role crimp, early 1980s. I remember when they started marketing a tapper crimp a few years later, and I quickly purchased one. I prefer separate dies...
We have the choice of a lot of “new” high tech lubes available to us. Some better than others, but not by much. To be honest it’s hard to beat a quart of Mobile One, and a tub of their synthetic...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
The NRA Basics of Metallic Cartridge Reloading lesson plans say to use the same manufacturer. But I tell my students it’s usually ok to mix and match, but it’s something to keep in mind if they have...
I once had lot number sticker fall off a jug of powder. I emailed the lot number to Hodgon, they told me it was from HP-38 or Win 231, same lot different bottles. I taped it back onto my 8 pound...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
First, let me remind everyone that I’m in florida. And yes it’s warmer here than Maine. Having said that for a patch lube I use 50% bees wax 50% unsalted lard. It might be a tad thick up north,...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Use up your bore butter for patch and bullet lube. Use many gret products for storage, heck, in my opinion Mobile 1 motor oil preserves better than bore butter.
I recon I could crono them, but they are well below max, more like starting loads.
Your mission should you decide to accept it is to “make handloads that look like factory loads” and put them in a factory box. I used to do this with 45 Auto at a local range. Much easier to keep up...
Well, I see three options.
1. Oil it, rub it, and shoot it. Every gun has a story to tell.
2. Have it scrubbed, ground, and re blued.
3. Make it real purdy by sending it to Turnbull.
Your...
First molds used were Lyman 2 cavity round ball, borrowed from my neighbor Clark Flake along with his Lyman pot and dipper. First mold bought, a single cavity Lyman 452460, purchased used at a gun...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I don’t know if they “grew” or changed hardness. I once took a 20 year sabbatical from shooting. Loads that were leading the barrel were not 20 years later. Same gun with 20+ year old reloads.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have access to a rather large thermonuclear device that I use to dry mine. I’m in North Florida, only works on non-cloudy days, which we have a lot of.
Forum: Casting Equipment
Get 150 to 180 lbs out of my cut off propane tank, depending on how brave I am.
I would load them up as low level target loads, probably with my own cast bullets. Save the half jackets some more “fun” higher velocity loads.
Forum: Casting Equipment
I was a peanut butter jar guy, but have switched to the square mixed nut jars from Costco.
Forum: Cast Boolits
On a somewhat humorous note, I had the lot number fall off a jug of Hodgdon powder, one of those orange/red price sticker labels. I emailed Hodgdon to see what it went with, and was told W231 or...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Paul, I use the Lee 356-102-1R for my 380 loading. I load for a S&W 380 Bodyguard. This has been one of my more difficult loads to develop. Using HP38 or Bullseye, any of the loads in the Lyman Cast...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Mustang, I assume you mean the Lee 356-102-1R. I use that for my 380 loading, but unfortunately I do not have a Walther. I load for a S&W 380 Bodyguard. This has been one of my more difficult...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Have y’all ever checked out the National Center for Forensic Science smokeless powder database? Here is the link for H4227: https://www.ilrc.ucf.edu/powders/sample_detail.php?powder_id=69
Forum: Military Rifles
USMC69, if your going to be around Tallahassee, I could swap you 1K to get you going.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
It depends on how much powder you have. <20 lbs? 20 to 50 Lbs? >50 lbs?
Forum: Cast Boolits
I’m with KYcaster, I render down wheel weights and range scrap. My grandmother (in KY) used to render hog fat. I’m pretty sure she didn’t make it.
Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
They still make it. https://www.henryusa.com/shotgun/garden-gun-smoothbore-22/
Poll is fairly useless without including your intended bullet weight.
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 |