This is what is neat about these forums. Problems solved, no money spent.
Type: Posts; User: Pirate69
This is what is neat about these forums. Problems solved, no money spent.
Well I have made a little more progress. For the two groove barrel, I have made numerous measurements on three different slugs. No big variations between the readings; the readings average 0.3163" ...
Saw this on a 8/31/09 post over on Cast Bullets:
"just checking, but you do know that you can't just put the slug in a micrometer and measure it due to the 5-groove barrel? If you do that, they do...
The education continues, thanks for all the input. I have slugged two of my three rifles. Discovered one is a two land and the other is a five land barrel. This time I used the 1/4 oz oval fishing...
If still available, I will take them.
I am a newby, is it complete with handles?
I can now see that casting is not as simple as first thought. I started to slug one of the barrels today. I was using a 158 grain 0.357 as the slug. Things were well until it was about half way...
Thanks, this is good advice and may keep me from going off "half-cocked". I have a #5 and two #4s to slug in the morning. This is my first experience with casting so I need a little guidance to say...
I would like to start casting for a 303 British Enfield rifle. I am thinking along the lines of a double mold Lee. Can someone recommend the proper model numbers that I need for something in the...
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 |