Thanks swheeler, is that Lee cast bullet wearing a check or is it bare?
About how large are you cutting that poly wad? I have some Harbor Freight round punch cutters and had thought to use those,...
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Thanks swheeler, is that Lee cast bullet wearing a check or is it bare?
About how large are you cutting that poly wad? I have some Harbor Freight round punch cutters and had thought to use those,...
Thanks swheeler, I called Graf yesterday and they do have the 7.65 brass in stock. I had thought to form some from 30-06 and have 50 new pieces of R-P in waiting. I will be using the Lee Dies, if I...
Thanks Wayne, I will likely be loading for the K31 and the 8mm Mauser first off. Depending on what the Belgium Mauser does with factory stuff, I will also load for that caliber.
Because I do not...
Marven, a slip of the keys, I meant the mold.
Cheers,
Eli
Thanks Maven, Those rifles arrived today and I can not wait to clean them up and work out some loads.
That GP-11 sure is some beautiful ammo. I was showing my wife a round of Swiss stuff 1970s...
Hi Maven.
I already have the RCBS decapping tool, so I'm going to use it on those GP-11 cases (et al). I would like a link if anyone has one, to a spec sheet for those cartridges. Just what is...
Bill, what surplus powders would you suggest I look at first?
As to Ed's Red, I downloaded the mixing directions a few days ago and will likely use this to clean these new rifles. I also like the...
Thanks for the feedback Bill.
You know...I may just keep the Marvelux for bulk smelts only. I have beeswax on hand and just the other night tried some in a small melt. It did not smoke half as...
Thanks Onceabull.
I kind of figured that it would be slow going, but this forum is new and I will give it a few more days. :coffee:
After that, I'll see if I can get a post up on CB's and see...
So...was that .625 with factory ammo or the homemade stuff?
What sort of work up did you do for this rifle, before or after the gunsmith voodoo?
What do you think your basic load is going to...
I have a pair of Rugers in stainless, a Super Blackhawk 5.5 and a 6.5 inch Super Single Six and I can not think of a more perfectly matched pair of guns anywhere.
For hunting or just pinking at...
Ok, so here's the deal....
I'm a new C&R holder and though I have read these (as in gun/reloading sites on the web) forums for years, my hands-on experience is limited to Lee Loaders.
I like...
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 |