Artful bullet My mind is full of such useless trivia. When that was Does anybody have any experience with this powder? My brother bought a pound of it to play around with in the 44 magnum. 45 Colt loads, for subsonic 300 BLK AR loads, and more recently for my short, suppressed . Bret4207 At the casting bench in the sky. What if S&W made a. Replacement bowls are not available from HF A cast bullet, launched at pressures that build to beyond it's yield strength, will smush around and go anywhere there is room to go, and that isn't always where you want, so you have to control the pressure build and provide as much support as possible during launch by reducing clearances and delaying peak pressure. I visit cast sites to exchange information. " "You got a bullet hole there and are going to be dead before morning if you don't go. ". After my long lived and noisy Lyman tumbler died. 5mm bullet at only 42K psi? Reactions: quicksylver. I went outside and cast some hollow base W/Cs today. Use the ram to compress the spring but pushin down on the top of the cup, once depressed snug up the set screw to hold the pin in place. Within a week his organs began shutting down and he almost died. 5x57 Mannlicher-Schoenauer. The 429421 assigned 240 grains. Just bought a set of these in . 45 ACP and also very good in . Jul 24, 2017 #7 I have also considered the 356 Win, almost a rimmed version of a 358 Win. 3585" and size out well to . " Case is level full. /beagle . 357 magnum loads and kept looking. 44Mag 2400/4227 loads w/o mag primers with no issues. Feb 27, 2021 #2 RCBS Pro Melt . So caliber swaps are pretty quick and I rarely need to move a powder measure. The repair held for years. 308s. I was shooting a To all my friends here on this site and even those I don't know! Mike Mckinney Rio-Grande is dead. Caliber is . Threads 10 Messages 474. If you decide to get, or make the I just love to cast hollowpoint pistol bullets. Ben; Yesterday at 6:35 PM; A discussion thread about casting bullets with cases as jackets, using different calibers and methods. Kevin Anyone using these? My Marlin 44 Magnum with a microgroove barrel sure does better with gas checked bullets. Placed order on a Thursday they showed up the next Friday. Shooting cast has given me cause to make/try many things to make things better. The price is VERY good for these. or solids that weight 172 grs. Mold is open at both ends. 30 cal. This causes the center of the bullet to expand a bit as the nose of the bullet engages the barrel rifling past the forcing cone. The Art of Bullet Casting from Handloader & Rifle magazines, 1966-1981 [Dave Wolfe] on Amazon. 312" after resizing in order for them to chamber in the rifle I want to try them in (unless I want to turn down case necks - and I don't). You could use a Lyman/RCBS lubesizer, or the NOE top-punch holder for the ram, in conjunction with a push-through sizer die. One of the forums at some point had a fellow that recounted having met Ann Margret by a chance in a coffee shop somewhere. Figured I couldn't go wrong trading a lb of 3031 and $50 for 4 lbs of 700-X. Yesterday at 11:22 PM. 9 grains of W231, for 1178 to 1250 fps - beyond your stated desires, but indicates the lower charges are not unsafe in terms of too much pressure. Brother_Love Well-Known Member. For one reason or another I had to wait until today to be able to say that I now own one. I made holder like Pat Martian sells to hold a nose punch to run them through base first. My clip on WW's cast a bullet that is . We stopped using bear tallow as bullet lube between the World Wars, and black powder got relegated before we took on the Kaiser. 30-06 Lee die. Barnes has some limited data, but I don't have a single powder they have. The 429421 was the surprise. " I could not find the tread talking about the Neal Waltz 22lr Resizing dies Just so happens my friend knows him and is authorized by him to make them his Business card has a Website on it but does not exist, email or phone call His is about 8-10 weeks out on supply $180. 310 -. Anyone seen one of these? Only managed to find one reference to it on a forum where it was the maker advertising them. 3 grains of HP39/W231 under 158 grain lead for especially quiet suppressed loads and it still shoots very clean and without too In general, I don't carry a very high opinion of people. The bullet enters the case no more than the depth of the GC and the fit is such that if you turn the case upside down, the bullet remains stays put. Slughammer, nice machining. RicinYakima. 356-. Had a barreled 03A3 action. 00 + 15. I use wind flags, weigh charges, weight sort bullets +- 1/2 grain, but I still get fliers. 7g of what appeared to me 2400. Last edited: May 25, 2020. You must log in or register to post here. From 1994 until 2016, my old shop's duty load in 357 Magnum was the W-W Super-X 158 grain JHP. In all seriousness though, these new kits are off the charts. I used to pick up lots of extra sets of common-caliber RCBS dies from the other site's want ads and at Bush and Trump-era gunshows. In casting with large capacity moulds, keeping the mould temp to a constant temperature is essential for producing well filled bullets. I have a question in to the seller about it. L Ross Well-Known Member. plain base , I've got a lot of shooting and experimenting ahead of me this spring. Arsenal vs NOE? Crap, posted with errors. When W296 came out I had to switch to CCI 350's if i ran out of Winchester primers. I put about 60lbs of those downrange. Solids which makes a weight difference. I do not need a street legal machine. I am a bit, "frugal", so before I would buy "anything" I would try to "self - engineer" something to make it work again, or, as you are doing, ask about others tips from the wonderful world of hand-loaders ( <Who Are Known for doing such things to get problems solved), to suggest ways to, "self-engineer" a fix. 1 +-. Home; Forums; Discussions; Contact us; Privacy; Help; Home For many years, I used a clamp-on lamp and 100-Watt bulb, and covered that and the 45 (till I quit using it) and the 4500 with aluminum foil. Exterior of barrel was fugly but 2-groove bore was very good. Any hotter isn't needed, isn't good for the alloy and will slow down your casting. Learn from experienced casters and share your own tips and tricks. But they wouldn't feed do to being to long. 300 with the edge of the bullet shank even with the base of the neck. 32 Colt bullets when we get together in better weather. delta 7gr H2O and 8gr H110. Always been treated nice. Designed originally for commercially swaged lead bullets, ROOSTER JACKET dries to a hard, tough, clear, glossy, waterproof, waxy film of high-tech lube which bonds tightly to the surface of the bullet. Matching the bullet's nose profile as closely as possible to the throat dimensions and shape will greatly increase accuracy in most instances vs. I'm trying to recall when I got the current Rock Chucker now on my bench--c. It is also very good for hunting bullets pushed to over 2K fps in heat-treated form, and does pretty well in the expansion department with cup point bullet designs. Herc-2400, love the stuff. About 3 years ago I was looking aroung for a fairly small handgun that I could just slip in my pocket while out riding snowmachines with the grandkids or berry picking in the fall. 357". 38 You must log in or register to post here. The officer having jurisdiction would be taking statements and interviewing. 56x45 Nato Learn how to cast bullets for reloading and shooting with this collection of articles from Handloader and Rifle magazines. I do need a machine that is all electric (I hate messing with It is a 270gr round-nose . 375" dia. A couple of weeks ago, I bought an MP Mold that casts a 405gr bullet for the 45-70 and will cast hollowpoints as well, but I doubt I will ever cast anything but solids with it. Mine came in today & I tried seating them in my 450 lubesizer. My Model 22-4s all shoot very well. A lot proclaimed that anything over . A Hollow Base wadcutter bullet will be slightly longer than a solid wadcutter of equal weight. It worked very well after I removed the extra spring behind the stop pin. I have a bottle of lee soup can bullets Ill use as FF Fodder. The 32 WS - stand alone/by itself - looks SO much more like a 35 Rem or 358 Win - and NOT at all like a slightly over-sized 30-30, as all the 'why's' tend to call out. However, HBWC's do not tolerate high pressures, so the loads are held low when HBWC's are used. Here are photos : Too cold in shop to load . Missionary Well-Known Member. 1978. SWC RCBS CLONE BULLET to the feed the (soon) to be 4 32 revolvers (2x 32 L an 32 WCFs). I don’t need the production and attempting to cast quantities of well filled out bullets is a chore. 4 grains of Bullseye It looks promising. I used it in both 357 & 44 mag, not to mention some 44 It just loves lead bullets. 32 caliber 98 Gr. I need to be able to carry light packages the size of a trash bag. It was cleaned free of grease/oil, then spray painted with matt black The next point of interest is the throat shape. As long as all the bullets you make are consistently chemically the same. When I ejected it, the bullet had broken cleanly at the front of the brass case. 550-2. The brass is pricey though. (Seat out into rifling) Ill do same with 30 Herrett's once I Keith SWCs work wonderfully for me, as do Thompson designs and RCBS/Lachmiller SWCs. Ben; Yesterday at 6:35 PM; Moulds; Replies 4 Views 65. Which is the best chamber for cast bullets, 223 REM. The LEE 208 WC was cool and shot well, even though it was sized for the 44-40. But it's blatant heresy to question Keith orthodoxy--though with even primitive Lyman Black Goop Ideal the Keith moulds have about 4X the needed lube capacity and twice the crimping relief cut required. They have been putting some kind of safety on revolvers since somewhere a the start of the 20th century. That SWC bullet leaves more volume in the casing under the bullet than the deep seated full wadcutter, so despite a slightly heavier bullet, I think those loads are are par with each other. With the same 2. MGM Contender barrels. My guess is bottom plate allows it to be removed to use a bottom plug to create a hollow base bullet. I got interested in I have about 35 pounds of bullets to sort and inspect now. Friend brought this mold to the match today. good enough. /s. Was on Shooters, cast Boolits and now Artful Bullet. Anyone have strong opinions on Statins? (prescription drug for high Cholesterol). - I have three thoughts; 1) Find a doctor you can communicate with and you trust - a doctor who treats the whole person and not just the symptoms, 2) do not believe anything on the Internet unless the person presents their credentials and the basis of research for their findings, 3) a The still do not look new, but following the first use after that they are presentable and still make good bullets. Second is that how the bullet is positioned in the case, angularity, is the same as it will travel through the barrel. So awhile back my brother and I went in on 10k factory second LPP. I decided it was time to try one. For swaged and cast lead bullets, and copper-jacketed bullets. There isn’t really any stress on it. The extra spring prevented the stop pin from moving back far enough to release the primer. Staff member. This is not a basic casting handbook but a specialized journal. He had no idea why the base end had a plate that moved with the sprue plate. Weird animals they are. 210 degrees F melting point The 0. I wanted heavier bullets so I cast some 358429s and 429421s. "Shoot-n-Scoot. bullets don't oxidize bullets aren't sticky and won't hold fuzz or grit from being in your pocket or dropped powder coat doesn't melt in hot weather, so won't migrate to possibly contaminate your powder bullets don't deposit antimony wash in the bore hardness isn't as critical, so softer, more malleable bullets are useful over a wider velocity Ed Harris' SKS bullet. 1985 IIRC, a friend didn't like the big press and wanted to trade me 1-for-1 his nearly-new RC for my Reloader Special from c. plain base bullet. Good to see my memory still has a few nuggets. The 25s, 27s, 28s, 57s and 29s. Home; Forums; Discussions; Contact us; Privacy; Help; Home Having said that, I was reloading a bunch of 32 WS today. The “Dirty Harry” M29 brought this on. If I change bullet styles I grab a different die and set it up, if I keep that bullet style I mark the die and adjustment for it. Delta 3 press Seems like every time I come up with a nice bullet lube recipe, Johnson's discontinues the product that I need. By the time we got there things had settled down a lot. Nobody wins. I just took possession of new 92 in 357 Mag and was rather impressed with the workmanship, compared to the one I bought around 09. 300" ) For me and my needs, all these numbers are just about perfect. Great feedback - Thanx. Base-first sizing in a Lee sort of has the same effect, once the check is sized it doesn't offer enough resistance to keep the bullet base pressed fully inside the check. MP Brass 358395. Creeker Well-Known Member. I know it was in the old Speer manuals but the #11 manual is the oldest one on my shelf and I don’t know what I did with my I cast a lot of 250-420 grn bullets, so think I want a 20 lber. Cast Bullet Special Edition Handloaders and shooters who wish to further their knowledge about techniques and toils employed to cast bullets. Well, since my doctor doesn't want me to cast anymore bullets,I'm looking for a place to get 360 diameter bullet for my Rossi. When crimped in the crimping groove, the OAL is too long to feed from the magazine. 311". , we missed Costco. 308s, and not for 1600 fps loads either, I The RCBS cast bullet manual shows 7. I got lucky on this one ! ! A lot of . Funny thing, the profile photo looked like a dude around 50. For Cast Bullet: Now I have an older Ideal mold 311260 that gives me a 130 Gr. Reminds me I I have three MGM Contender Carbine barrels: 18" 357 Mag - had to order/wait; 20" 357 Max - had to order/wait; 24" 30/30 - bought second-hand, appeared to never have been used 300BO 110 gr bullet 19gr H110 24gr H2O; 150gr bullet 17gr H110 2/40gr/gr. CWLONGSHOT The lock doesn’t bother me. Don’t have anything to prove and don’t argue. 302" diameter should work well. The increase the range of useful loads into the 16-1800fps, without any problems. Titegroup is also very good, but I prefer it for lighter bullets. I gave up my subscription to Keith SWCs work wonderfully for me, as do Thompson designs and RCBS/Lachmiller SWCs. Replies 2K Views 218K. Black powder. Could always be worse. Then save the Taurus for cast bullet shooting. R95 is the latest iteration and looks GOOD to me. A 2. " Saw one somewhere for under $300, but didn't really make note of where, but since this came up. Feb 27, 2021 #3 Get a good pot and keep ladelling. I've been shooting a 20 inch 223 ar,,,most of the summer. I tried a 205 grain Lyman 44-40 bullet that shot well in the 624. I might have 250 Speer 25/20 bullets still on the shelf; no 60 grain Hornadys, though. Heavier rifle designs: RCBS 30-180FN (lots of votes), MP 30 SIL, Accurate Molds copy of Ideal 311284. Reactions: JonB. Now, my bullet seating die is a universal . I started shooting a 72rn noe bullet,,that a guy on this sight put me onto. How he machines figured wood to the tolerances he does is incredible. bullets don't oxidize bullets aren't sticky and won't hold fuzz or grit from being in your pocket or dropped powder coat doesn't melt in hot weather, so won't migrate to possibly contaminate your powder bullets don't deposit antimony wash in the bore hardness isn't as critical, so softer, more malleable bullets are useful over a wider velocity It is a 270gr round-nose . December 26, 1981 - August 8, 2000 He is sorely missed. 004in checks are swaged into the bullet base. In addition, Marlin's Micro-Groove rifling seems to want a larger diameter cast bullet to produce acceptable accuracy. This works best base-first. Eastwood's Super Gloss Clear is a foolproof as it gets. My main concern is is this powder downloadable safely? The stuff you burn under bullets, not what you bake on them. Over the years, I have gone to all 2 cavity moulds. I swear I must have checked headstamps/data/bullets etc about 1/2 dozen times. Yesterday at 11 Is this the Artful Bullet or NOT? Of course you or someone should derail the thread. Most of my seating die stems might as well be welded in. I did not even think to mark any of the links. $55 per brick no shipping no hazmat. No dairy cattle graze there fortunately. The added benefit is being able to push bullets faster with a softer alloy. Here they are sized . A pound of that and a pound of blue are good for 20,000 bullets using the shake/pick/stand/bake method. Home; Forums; Discussions; Contact us; Privacy; Help; Home But the big benefit of PC for me is being able to alter bullet diameter. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Ben Moderator. The PBGC work well with lubed bullets. 358429 assigned 170 grains. 3 still almost the the bottom of the neck. However I have not measured the change in length. com. RicinYakima High Steppes of Eastern Washington. Bullets cast in the RCBS mold work very well in a 44 Magnum SBH but not in my 1894 Marlin. Only problem I've had is the stuff DOES lose its mojo over time, probably moisture absorption from the jar being opened so many times. A soft bullet can slug up in the transition from cylinder throat if pushed too fast. May 25, 2020 #12 Guess I've used more 2400 than H-110. The Lyman 429215 was dynamite in the 44 MAG, but required a gas check. He is talking about practical work, much of it involving the . Abraham Lincoln's Mother Nancy Todd Lincoln died of drinking milk contaminated by White Snakeroot. Today is the birthday of our youngest son Cole. I use it under mega-heavy bullets in standard . When both bullets are seated flush with the case mouth, the base of the hollow base bullet will be closer to the case head than the base of the solid WC. Johnny I've read assorted truisms over the years of how many thou's of sizing is too much. Afterwards, he took percocet like candy, couldn't sweat, constantly itched, and committed suicide after about two years. Dec 1, 2024 #2,996 RicinYakima said: My bullets drop from the mould at . They come out at . The monotype cast beautifully. Now I have a batch of cast bullets to try that have to be taken from . Being the vintage gun Two representative DEWC bullets (so six days all of which were identical regarding weather); benchmark velocity that I use with my accurate RN load (720 f/s), an intermediate (840 f/s) and a third (950 f/s). Approximate +- . Yesterday the lid hold down bolt broke, so I took it apart to fix and noticed a crack in the bowl. 301, or . 302, . At my velocities, it doesn’t matter with normal shooting loads as they’re way down the scale. Add another one to two percent tin to change the properties of the alloy from a shearing, linear-plane material to a more tough, malleable, cohesive material. Dec 21, 2024 #13 I shot lots of . But am not crazy about having a I pulled apart the 30Herrett ammo I had (unknown handload) Two bullets was 150g remainder was 130g but person had pretty good scale as load was 18. Brad Benevolent Overlord and site owner. What Did You Shoot Today? 462; Oct 25, 2021; General Discussions; 115 116 117. I have read about "fitment" and think I I purchased extra powder measures for the setups I use most. NOE 311299 since Lyman/Ideal have made like two in 120 years that actually fit a . Open handles and tap hinge to drop bullets. 231 used to be an excellent powder, pretty much THE powder for . I traded some current issue 4227 to get some 1980's vintage 2400. Since I was experimenting, I weighed them sized, lubed and with a PB gas check. 5-28. Going to load some 130 grain speer projectiles. I My mantra ever since has been load a bullet as big as you can and still get . Home; Forums; Discussions; Contact us; Privacy; Help; Home Agree on the 357 Max, especially if the arm is so well-suited to a rim. I along with a few others could set you up with a few cast bullet samples. That being said, The quick disconnect is much less expensive than a spare powder measure (or All bullets were sized nose first in a Star Lubrisizer and lubed with LBT Blue. CCI mag primers with 2400 in . Got them cheap enough, used set that looked good in the auction pictures, probably still less than a new set of Lees, so I figure I can't go too far wrong. He mentioned that his Dad had spoken highly of a VN USO front row encounter with her during his service 30 yr before and how bummed out he'd be having missed the second chance . Lee, 6 cavity, 9mm, 120 gr. I have used Lyman #257420 and #257312 for 90% of my 25/20 varminting. That SWC bullet leaves more volume in the casing under the . Reactions: TXTad and Glaciers. I've read about these for a long time. ----- When I obtained my Lyman I used this for the first time today, with RCBS shell holders. I played with the idea of a lighter 44 bullet in the 'Special, particularly for the 3" Bulldogs. They show 8. 1 / 2 / . they are to fat to go in the pocket, tried a Lee push through 358 sizer base first & nose first. I HAVE loaded as little as 3. 3570", lubed, and rolled in Ben's Liquid Lube. 30-06, was wondering if it might make a difference with my cast bullet target rifle. Ben. I am looking for an ATV like vehicle that I can use to move from what may be my new house to my shop, a dumpster, and a mail box. I was planning to use it in my 9. a bullet that simply has a bore-riding The bullets become a bit longer in the swage process. Reactions: TXTad, Glaciers and Jeff H. Ok, so I back off to the starting load of 25. I will need a larger diameter gas check mold for But like most, a flier seems to be the culprit for ruining good scores. 455” and round. 38 I know that 2. I’m not a critic, just a 65 year reloader, bullet caster and have used Lyman 310 tong tools. I looked over the cast bullets and did not see any flaws. Here's how to fix it. I'm planning out some lead buys on a road trip I'm taking coming up and going through Marketplace finding deals and trying to line up some stops along the way to pick some stuff up. Mine drop at . 684 COAL at like 2. Testing started at 11 BHN with air cooled wheel weight + 3% tin, various BHN's were tested up to 30 BHN. Round Nose. I had thought I poured a double load of blue dot, but it was not the case. I did crimp testing a few years back and with these loads the type of crimp made little difference. In the last few years, Costco has decided to try to appeal to the social justice warriors. The best indicator of this is as I mentioned This week I was testing some new powder loads. W. I don't cast very hard bullets. I want to try using it for the Carcano and figure . I pulled apart the 30Herrett ammo I had (unknown handload) Two bullets was 150g remainder was 130g but person had pretty good scale as load was 18. The Association's central purpose is to help shooters enjoy casting bullets. 44 wadcutter bullets I scored over Christmas. I'd like to see some taper from the middle of the base up to the first band, like Lyman tries to cut it. 45 Colt, but it changed 10-15 years ago and doesn't seem to burn as consistently in the big cases (very position-sensitive). NetBuilderPro by Morganids IDS Inc. In the . It is a bit faster and I Bullets require metal, not just any metal, there are a number of metals that can be used to cast good bullets, lead and lead alloys are the oldest and still the best, and newer bullets use bismuth (The green bullet) copper and steel a few others have been tried but that’s for another time (The last 2 are out of the cost constraints for most First, going to a heavy bullet in 32 Long is the wrong direction, as pressure will rise faster than energy with anything heavier than 100 grains. . One group is six rounds (one cylinder). 8 / 1. If the bullet's nose doesn't match the throat, has large, unsupported steps between the bore-diameter portion and larger driving bands behind, the nose can "wad up", bend, slump, or get pointed crooked as the engraving process is taking place, particularly if the back part of the bullet isn't supported straight in-line with the throat and That stuff is magical. 8 grains of WW231 behind a RCBS 32-98-SWC cast bullet seated to the crimp groove in a 32 S&W Long casing is a safe load, but I can’t recall if that’s a max load or not and I can’t find my old book. Another experiment I have planned is to try swaging down 125 & 140 gr jacketed 357 magnum bullets to . The mould can make Hollow base bullets that weight 148 grs. Factory stuff. 5-8X Leupold on a 22 hornet and 3-12X Burris on a 223 Remington. Barnes TTSX 110 Gr. Best grouping and highest velocity was with bullets at 17-18 BHN. And the particular 'Max I have now has not been fired, although I've owned it for seven years now. I am very happy with the 94 grain Lyman WC and the 313445 SWC or the SEACO #325. cast bullet shooters say the " 299 " is a fine design. A flat AWESOME BULLET!! Reactions: Mitty38. It is a nose pour. What do we know about wadcutter bullets. ( I got lucky ) I size to . 5% on tin and antimony. Well, If I were you I'd just put it back. With bullets like Speers 125 gr "Gold Dot" bullet, specifically designed for the SIG, or even proper hard cast bullets the SIG is capable of higher performance than it has been given credit for. But I am worried with no crimp groove they will The thing that I have learned, through somewhat catastrophic error, is to make sure the cases where I pulled cast bullets doesnt have a GC still in it. Reactions: Glen. Nice looking bullets! That one oughta be a winner for close-up vermin/varmint control. The stepped portion that makes the socket for the bullet is sized to make a socket ID that is the same as the OD of the gas checked bullet. Reactions: Matt. Tools and tech might change, but the art itself remains constant. 3 grains of HP39/W231 under 158 grain lead for especially quiet suppressed loads and it still shoots very clean and without too I'm trying to recall when I got the current Rock Chucker now on my bench--c. This week I was testing some new I repaired the bowl of a Midway 1292 which looks exactly the same as the Harbor Freight by stop drilling the crack and then applying silicon caulk to the outside after roughing up the surface. This is my first true wildcat round and nothing seems right. Hoch mold. I went for 96/2/2 on the last batch I made. How much velocity can you get out of a 6. This was when my cast bullet AR build went kerplodey. They will dry So a few hundred bullets were cast using the 2-cavity H&G #155 mould, using 5 lbs of an unknown alloy (soft enough to scratch with a thumbnail) from Dave’s estate, hardened up with 2 lbs of linotype (final BHN = 15). I loaded a dummy case and tried it in the gun. Nothing against the 350L, but I can shoot 357s in the Max if I want, long-loaded even, and I shoot the 357 in revolvers as well, so never a worry or concern about having brass, either 357 Max OR 350L. I did not realize that so many shooters and bullet casters loved N frames as much as I do. I got out today to do a small test. We have a lot of White Snakeroot in our Prairie. Arsenal Molds Experience - Good/Bad/Ugly Looking at a 5 cav aluminum . The thing is they do not have a cannelure on the bullet. The 358529 ran 173 grains as advertised. 5 grains of 2400 and CCI 500 SP primers. Bullets dropped from the blocks at about 203 grains, and were . If you find something you think should be here, let one of the moderators know! IF your re Hand loads or store bought? Ruger BlackHawk . We have spent Christmas with our two remaining boys and families each Christmas since except for one China flu winter. Next heavy bullets have their place in the H&R Magnum, up to 115 grains or the 32/20 bullets. Got a few . 3570". I know it is something that a 35 Remington could do but it is the novelty attraction to me. Substance over style, doncha know. I ended up with 96. But that is purely subjective. I was going to order some jacketed bullets for my revolvers. No prejudice at all here but I like the old, blue, wooden griped Ns. The Accurate 31-100R is a clone of the RCBS 32-98-SWC and mine drops at about 102 grains. First couple of years after we moved from SoCal to a more traditionalist area of the U. 2) What are the tricks of the trade using a bottom pour pot? Thanx . " I heard that one about as many times as I'd heard one or another First Sergent mutter "Bullets-n-Beans. 313" on the drive bands. Having a wide variety of . ) I must admit that the heater is pretty efficient. 1% on arsenic OK, if it got involved because of old school wheel wts or shot. When the rear of the bullet is clearing the throat the front band is engraved in the rifling. I had already sized the bullets to 358. S. Most notably, we had a 62 short-bed, 4WD with a 292, three-single-barrels and a four-speed from a F350 that was just an awesome 4WD. Using 2. 52 minutes ago. I have never done it, but am curious about feeding one with the other with hot alloy. My first loading dies were the Lee "wack-em" in that caliber. I got into trap during Covid. These are jacketed not plated. Sunflower Stalk Black Powder. Has been the case with BLL and Ben's Red bullet lubes. I like and use BLL for handgun bullets, some are PC’ed, about 50/50 conventional lube and PC. Not a whole lot of folks are using bear tallow for bullet lube these days, or 16/1 Pb/Sn alloy either. I know it’s a very small amount but it gives me confidence in these primers. The DVD-ROM includes four books with technical and accurate instructions, tips and tricks for Discuss this art here. I've always had a soft spot for N-frames, they were the "big guns" I saw a lot when I was a kid and are probably still my favorite revolvers. And my opinion not based on your situation. In fact ALL my . 5 grains as a starting charge for a 240 grain bullet running at 1100 ft. All loads were as identical as I could make them changing only the bullets BHN by heat treating. So, really, I guess this bullet is more about the 357 Mag revolver/carbine combo for me. Apparently, my son-in-law thought little of the setup so he bought me a Lyman 4500 cartridge heater. 4 grains of Bullseye yields excellent accuracy and I'm not taxing the gun. Due to location and ice, there wasn’t a better option. Rather have the S&W that remains than no S&W. When the lid died, I made as new one. I just don't get some of them, at all. The kits are Well, I apreciate his work and sharing of information. been having alot of fun,playing around with it. I may I've wanted one of these for 20 years. Home; Forums; Discussions; Contact us; Privacy; Help; Home I recently used a cheap come-a-long to pull the neighbor’s vehicle out of a ditch. Bullet stays as straight as possible and pressure is fairly well contained behind the bullet until the entire bullet is in the barrel. 270 Win. r/castboolits: This is the place to discuss all things bullet casting. Ten grains of it behind the Midsouth Special run of 7mm "soup can" bullets was my practice load at the house in my 7x57 Cilleno sporter I love so much for a couple of years. IME, the 429421 does a great job of still slinging bullet lube onto target paper at 25 yards. Reactions: Rockydoc. Dec 29, 2024 #920 Matt, you know, I heard of people mounting two pots, one above the other. My first pound of H-110 was in a paper can if memory serves. the bullet makes it down the barrel okay but is damaged and accuracy goes to hell. I do remember granules in handguns, but I never see them in my cast bullet rifle loads. $16 less than NOE, which almost covers the handles. Walks Well-Known Member. Any help will be appreciated. I'm looking for some load data for this bullet in the . For small bullets such as 22's in large blocks (comparative to cavity size) or hollow point bullets I splurge with the heat and "crank it up" to 720 - 725 degrees. 3025" on the nose and . g/c all the way up to a 240 gr. What the helck is an Alliant anyway? Over the years I’ve kinda gotten into the habit of mentally assigning weights to well known bullet designs. Where you get your molds, techniques, lubes, and sizing. Dec 23, 2024 #3 Should work well for the 2 legged or 4 ! ! Last edited: Dec 24, 2024. JonB Halcyon member. The Lyman Devastator Hollow Point Bullets Cast Hollow-points and the Contender Safe Handling Of Lead When Casting and Tumbling Brass Cast Bullet Alloys and Obturation Skeeter's Bullets The Bullets of SSK The "Simple" Act of Fluxing A Few Comments on Cast Bullet Alloys Lubricating Cast Bullets A Cast Bullet For All Seasons Mountain Molds The . 357mag & . 357 and testing them. Only recommending using the correct term as there are new casters, that will use a term not associated with casting. I found some 180 gr. TXTad Active Member. And upgrading them as they needed to. For handgun only bullets. Once the bullet is in the sizer, it offers little resistance for the ram to push against, so really it's just pushing the check through. Home; Forums; Discussions; Contact us; Privacy; Help; Home I have a 38/357 , 4 cav. Here is the I cast a lot of 250-420 grn bullets, so think I want a 20 lber. Almost gr/gr. So,ive been really stretching the speed out,and this bullet shoots extremely well,with many powders,up till about Today is the birthday of our youngest son Cole. Mostly I was the triage guy; "You got to go the hospital and get that sewed up or you're going get gangrene and have it cut off. First is rotational rate of the fired bullet is not dependent upon the forward velocity, so shooting faster or slower is a minor issue. went on crooked. (He paints his bullets. I considered a Smith & Wesson M60, but shot one with real . " "Shoot, Move and Communicate" was another one which was drilled into one's brain in the Infantry. 00 shipping For standard SAA loads it's really tough to beat Bullseye. "A cast bullet doesn’t “freeze” it hardens. I got a new one from HF p/n 67617 on sale for a god price. Everything black powder- from BPCR to muzzle loaders to making your own. 45 Colt. Maybe I had cast them myself. Alternative clean up for ugly gun. You have your opinion and I have mine. However, I fail to see the need for a hollowpoint bullet when talking about such a robust rifle round as the 45-70. 316" as cast to . A 4X Leupold on a 30-30 barrel. Jun 4, 2020 #14 Greetings My first centerfire was a 32 Winchester in a 336 Marlin. 001" for bullet release in the neck of the chamber. Some background, I'm gradually in the process of paring down things I don't shoot much and turning it into things I'm likely to shoot more and/or better things to do the shooting I do a lot of. I use Leupold 2X on 5MM rimfire, 22 LR and 35 Remington. 002" was too much. 31 minutes ago #9 In re-reading paragraph 5 in that article I understand his rationale. C&H made a press that works the same way, kind of a turret press that slides instead of rotates. Been on ‘em a while and never been kicked off. A read-only archive of help tips, tricks and techniques pulled from user's posts. The bullets have been placed on wax paper to dry. Tips, tricks, ideas and advice are welcome. I had good rigging, and quality gear (the come-a-long was the weak link but it worked fine). I have a lathe and mill, been doing rifle work for a long time. If there's no decent recipe for the 30-06 cast 170gr bullet using the Win 748 I will buy one of the This MP bullet will do a lot for me in the 357 Mag and 357 Max. If you are going to dabble in the niche calibers these days, you'll need to be The full wadcutter bullet I use is about 96 grains. beagle; Yesterday at 10:51 PM; Moulds; Replies 1 Views 21. 30 caliber rifle. A bullet never ever straightens out once the pressure hits it in the butt. Reactions: PGPKY2014, obssd1958, Snakeoil and 4 others. The Lyman 4th addition "Casting Handbook" has multiple powder loads for this bullet but I don't have any of those powders. I want to return to the days of DuPont, Hercules, and IMR, real IMR. Book calls for a 2. The Cast Bullet Association is an organization of shooters who enjoy shooting cast lead bullets in rifles and handguns for competition, hunting, or informal target shooting. These bullets I got lucky. So I wrote them asking WTH. Note: The highest velocity matches the spin rate (36,000 rpm) of the 14 inch twist Cold OMM/Python I just noticed today that Rossi is offering their cute/ugly little single-shot in 223, 300 BLK, 357 Mag - called the "LWC. A friend of mine had blood work done and they put him on a statin. I repaired the bowl of a Midway 1292 which looks exactly the same as the Harbor Freight by stop drilling the crack and then applying silicon caulk to the outside after roughing up the surface. Has anybody used Sage's 35cal PB checks. cast bullet moulds ( about 30 - 35 ) from an 85 gr. I've owned them in 18 different cartridges*, with barrels ranging from 2 1/2" to 10" (and to think people give me a hard time about some of the re-worked Blackhawks I've owned). If you get the time. One of the 4” ones is my edc. Spring goes as you have it. Not sure where I got the other ones. RIP Bret. I sized then primed up the 7/30 cases. For mold temp don't look at it as pouring lead into the mold, look at as pouring heat. 3582, nice and round. I have The RCBS cast bullet manual shows 7. waco Springfield, Oregon. There were older N frames and newer N frames and a segment of shooters like them all. I also have the plain-base RCBS Cowboy #25-85-CB that does well to about 1400 FPS before getting squirrelly. I concocted with chronographic assistance a practice load that duped that duty load's performance using Lyman #358156 atop 13. brass ( Yes it is HEAVY ! ) MP 358395 Mould. FWIW, Speer 125 gr SIG Ahhh, the old Y-Blocks! 272, 292 and 312! My dad had a soft sot for them, so I got to run them in half-ton short-beds through 1 1/2 tons. 357Mag showed flattening and cratering with the same charge Slowly swirl your cast bullets in a circular motion in the bottom of the bowl with Ben's Liquid Lube for about 15 seconds, put them out on wax paper to dry. Went to pick up another 1000 to keep the stock level up and found they are unobtainable. I find that PC is quite easy and other than the toaster oven takes up little space. I then looked on Hornady's site and they weren't listed. ( I have nose sizing dies that can size . Looks like some will find its way behind a 200 SWC in 45 and also in the 38s, including +P. 1 You must log in or register to post here. Get you a good 4inch SW. Sep 25, 2024; Ed Harris' SKS bullet. 4 to 7. I think I posted it here and we discussed it. Put the pin in thru the top of the cup. , 223 Wylde, 5. 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