What casts bullets did you use RELOADING this week?
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Mitty38
Well-Known Member
Funny thing about Unique or Universal. Sure goes a long way for pistol loads.
I was loading shot shells. Stuff sure went Quick. Killed a pound and a half quick.
Then I got down to a half pound. Figured I would just finish it out in 38 special. Then get on with my other powders. Loaded about 300 rounds and still have a hopper full left.
I was loading shot shells. Stuff sure went Quick. Killed a pound and a half quick.
Then I got down to a half pound. Figured I would just finish it out in 38 special. Then get on with my other powders. Loaded about 300 rounds and still have a hopper full left.
L Ross
Well-Known Member
Sight picture!
Which of the fuzzy, blurry, ill defined blued things constitutes a sight picture? I sometimes think I'd be better off with a 1/8 bead on the muzzle and nothin' in the rear. Maybe if I can get the tang drilled and tapped for a tang sight that'd help.I shot the carbine at 27 yards and it was meh. But I simply cannot get a good clear focus on the sights. Oh it'd be dangerous enough I guess but not squirrel head shot worthy.
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Ian
Notorious member
I can shoot just as well at 50 yards with a flintlock trade gun that wears only a turtle front sight as I can with receiver peep and fine blade.
I ain't loaded a cartridge this whole year that I can remember, flintlocks are too much fun and too cheap to shoot right now. Been playing with the .32 a bunch and with what I last paid for a load of used roof jacks, two yards of ticking, and a sack of prilled KNO3 it works out to about to about $8/"brick" or 1990s Wal-Mart Federal bulk .22LR prices.
I ain't loaded a cartridge this whole year that I can remember, flintlocks are too much fun and too cheap to shoot right now. Been playing with the .32 a bunch and with what I last paid for a load of used roof jacks, two yards of ticking, and a sack of prilled KNO3 it works out to about to about $8/"brick" or 1990s Wal-Mart Federal bulk .22LR prices.
RBHarter
West Central AR
Unique at 25-29 gr in shot shells vs 3-10 in pistols .......yep that'll make you sad . Been there .
I started out with slick barrel M12s . When I bought mine I bought a ribbed BPS and once I figured out the swing through and tweeked the stock a little bit I don't know what the picture looks like unless I'm swatting cripples or coyotes in the deks .
My Dad discovered about 2015 that the 22 LR , Winchester 67A that he had been shooting since 1951, that he had probably never used the rear sight on it as an actual alignment point . Which explains a lot about why it never shot where it was aimed by most other shooters . I suspect that because of his singular vision he had always been a point shooter which translates roughly for the 3d equipped to shooting a duplex optic and using it as 5 points of windage and elevation except he only used the front sight and relative size ........that 12# snowshoe didn't work out well after a decade of rolling cottontail.
I started out with slick barrel M12s . When I bought mine I bought a ribbed BPS and once I figured out the swing through and tweeked the stock a little bit I don't know what the picture looks like unless I'm swatting cripples or coyotes in the deks .
My Dad discovered about 2015 that the 22 LR , Winchester 67A that he had been shooting since 1951, that he had probably never used the rear sight on it as an actual alignment point . Which explains a lot about why it never shot where it was aimed by most other shooters . I suspect that because of his singular vision he had always been a point shooter which translates roughly for the 3d equipped to shooting a duplex optic and using it as 5 points of windage and elevation except he only used the front sight and relative size ........that 12# snowshoe didn't work out well after a decade of rolling cottontail.
JonB
Halcyon member
Well, I am getting closer to reloading 'em, LOL.
Yesterday I GC'd, sized, and lubed the 245496 bullets that dropped [two weeks ago] from the mold, that I swapped with JohnnyJr
It's been well over a year since I used the lubesizer with SL68B in it, gee I love applying that lube, it requires so little pressure, the .2455 die I use usually leaks some lube, but not the SL68B.
Yesterday I GC'd, sized, and lubed the 245496 bullets that dropped [two weeks ago] from the mold, that I swapped with JohnnyJr
It's been well over a year since I used the lubesizer with SL68B in it, gee I love applying that lube, it requires so little pressure, the .2455 die I use usually leaks some lube, but not the SL68B.
Loads another 30 or so with the 145gr PB. 13gr 2400 this time. First couple were hard to get through the LEE so I dropped some into my BLL tub(with only 'dried' BLL), swirl a bit and size one. Next 10 or so are easy to size. Rinse and repeat! Then 2 coats BLL. Too hot to shoot this week.
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
fiver
Well-Known Member
gah!!!
reminds me i need to upgrade the scope on that 300 i swapped Walter out of.
rifle shoots fine as is, i just can't see the holes at 100 too well with the one on there.
The 81 has a side mount where I threw on a weaver fine crosshair k4. Worked amazing!!! 100yd to 200yd silhouettes were great!!!
The 30-180 rcbs fn thwacked the steel with authority... I might need to up the charge a bit... 50% ejected just fine, the other 50% hung up in the action.... I was single loading, so it wasn't a concern. Enjoy your project!
glassparman
"OK, OK, I'm going as fast as I don't want to go!"
Just started reloading some .45 Auto with bullets cast in a 452374. Not by me, but by 462 here on this forum.
Have not shot my 1911 in a while and when I opened the safe the other day, I heard that voice from the movie 'Little Shop of Horrors' say to me "Feed me Seymour! I'm hungry!" I said my name wasn't Seymour but the pistol just kept saying "Feed me". So, thanks to Michael I can load some up and go shooting!
Then I can start casting some on my own.
Have not shot my 1911 in a while and when I opened the safe the other day, I heard that voice from the movie 'Little Shop of Horrors' say to me "Feed me Seymour! I'm hungry!" I said my name wasn't Seymour but the pistol just kept saying "Feed me". So, thanks to Michael I can load some up and go shooting!
Then I can start casting some on my own.
Glaciers
Alaska Land of the Midnight Sun
Well I finally found a little time to start making some loads for my Winchester 94 JES rebore brought out to 38-55.
I had cast up 80 keepers from an RCBS 37-250 mold that weighed in at 264 grains which I powder coated final diameter was .378. Alloy is 25-1 or maybe 30-1. Hardness of about 9.5. Shot without checks and unsized. Starline brass.
Started with 6 grains of Red Dot at 25 yards. Wow. Talk about disappointment, first 5 keyholes and a pattern about the size of a lid from a 20 gallon garbage can. Impressive. I believe I could throw those bullets for a better pattern.
Lyman number 3 book listed that load at about 900 fps. Found that the receiver sight was slightly loose. Tightened the sight.
Stepped it up to 8.5 grains and tightened up to dinner plate size and managed to actually get one clean hole. That load was listed at about 1200. I figured the one clean hole was a total fluke.
Got to do something different. So 15.1 grains 2400, sized bullets with a NOE bushing of .376. Came out just under .377.
Progress anyway group was 2&1/2 inches.
Next I’m going with 16 grains tomorrow.
Been thinking about R7 or 30-31 and gas checks.
Please feel free to chip in with your loads that I might try.
I had cast up 80 keepers from an RCBS 37-250 mold that weighed in at 264 grains which I powder coated final diameter was .378. Alloy is 25-1 or maybe 30-1. Hardness of about 9.5. Shot without checks and unsized. Starline brass.
Started with 6 grains of Red Dot at 25 yards. Wow. Talk about disappointment, first 5 keyholes and a pattern about the size of a lid from a 20 gallon garbage can. Impressive. I believe I could throw those bullets for a better pattern.
Lyman number 3 book listed that load at about 900 fps. Found that the receiver sight was slightly loose. Tightened the sight.
Stepped it up to 8.5 grains and tightened up to dinner plate size and managed to actually get one clean hole. That load was listed at about 1200. I figured the one clean hole was a total fluke.
Got to do something different. So 15.1 grains 2400, sized bullets with a NOE bushing of .376. Came out just under .377.
Progress anyway group was 2&1/2 inches.
Next I’m going with 16 grains tomorrow.
Been thinking about R7 or 30-31 and gas checks.
Please feel free to chip in with your loads that I might try.
CZ93X62
Official forum enigma
My go-to load in 38/55 (also a JES rebore w/.376" throat & grooves) is the Lee 250 plain base atop 22.0 grains of IMR-4198. That bevel-base bullet shoots surprisingly well at 1300 FPS--about 1.3" to 1.5" groups at 50 yards. It can run gas checked RCBS and Lyman 250 grainers to 1700 FPS, but those start getting tiresome after 20 of so in a 6# carbine due to recoil. The laws of physics get no plea bargains.