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Thread: The tinsel fairy payed me a visit.

  1. 02-17-2015, 02:20 PM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by rbertalotto View Post
    does anyone use a heavy hinged cover on their smelting pots?
    Nope. Wouldn't matter a bunch. By the time you know she is there it is too late.
    You will learn far more at the casting, loading, and shooting bench than you ever will at a computer bench.
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  2. 02-22-2015, 08:03 PM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by BK7saum View Post
    I leave some lead in the bottom of the pot but turn the gas off/down until the lead solidifies. Then I'll add wheelweights or range scrap to the pot and turn the heat back up.

    I don't lose much heat and the tinsel fairy stays away.
    Wise and unblemished advice!

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

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