some people are armslist have them but are wanting $300 for them, JG was selling them for $120 up to a month ago, what the heck happened?
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I need to buy a few for a couple calibers(9mm & 45acp). What diameter lead balls do I need and where can they be bought?
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Boolit Master Join DateJul 2009LocationSF Bay AreaPosts290melt some soft lead into an old case with a propane torch of the type you want to slug like a 38 special for a 38/357.Then use inertia boolit puller to know out "slug" it will have the taper from the case on 1 end thats the end you put in barrel.
oil barrel and start it in.Credit goes to someone on this site works well but then since i melt the lead into the clean case with a propane torch I figue the case would be very soft anneled which it is so i toss it and do not relaod it.
Boolit Mold Join DateJun 2013LocationSW MinnesotaPosts2Take a fishing sinker and roll it between 2 hard surfaces until it is just a little larger than the barrel.
I am a little crud here as I take a finish hammer to flatten and widen a boolit
Last time I slugged a bore I used Wal Mart fishing line sinkers and got them to the needed diameter between two squares of steel plate stock. A little rollin' and hammerin' and I had what I needed in no time.
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.", old Chinese proverb.
I use a strip of scrap 1/2" plywood. I drill a bunch of holes through it (different sizes) and clamp it to a piece of flat steel. Fill the holes with melted roof jack, or other (closr to) pure lead, let cool and break away the plywood.
I use a strip of scrap 1/2" plywood. I drill a bunch of holes through it (different sizes) and clamp it to a piece of flat steel. Fill the holes with melted roof jack, or other (closr to) pure lead, let cool and break away the plywood.This falls into the infamous, "Why didn't I think of that" category. This I shall remember.
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Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt"
I was wanting some bullets for my 500 but his pages are all gone. He he out of business?You may not post new threadsYou may not post repliesYou may not post attachmentsYou may not edit your postsForum Rules
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Boolit Mold Join DateApr 2013LocationMontanaPosts9
Randyrat is your man for beeswax.Check the hardware store for paraffin.
Any bee keepers around there? They usually sell wax right along with their honey.
Rich
honey ????? i want some !!!!randy's stuff is great ! along with good prices and great service .... but you'll have to get paraffin where you find , wally world often has it in the canning section ditto some hardware stores etc , iirc hobby lobby ( or other well stocked hobby/candle shop ) even has some slabs of paraffin but their beeswax is outrageous ( sometimes they do have some wax dye as well ) as for other places online ... take your pick there's alot of various wax suppliers etc ( type the kind of wax you want in google and either hit search or shopping ) carnuba red is a propriety formulation and at the price he sells it you'd be hard pressed to make it for less
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Abbreviations used in Reloading
Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt"
I'm in the process of making some mold blanks to use for making swaged bullet cores.Does anyone know where to buy the steel alignment pins that get pressed into the mold block faces?
I found some at McMaster-Carr, but the price is way too high. It'd cost me $20 for each set of blocks to use those.
I'd like to find some that press into a .249" or .250 hole, since I have reamers for those two sizes.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Kevin
Dont think its the answer your looking for but if you are making the blocks you may as well make the pins and sprue plate.
it's all an educated guess,,,, till the trigger is pulled.the more i find out about shootin boolits, the more it contradicts everything i ever learned about shooting jaxketed.
Boolit Master Join DateMar 2005LocationHodgenville, KY-Lincolns BirthplacePosts593
What are folks using as the 'receiver' side of the pin set?
I'm assuming I will cut in aluminum.
Anyone found a cost effective(cheap) part/method?
I bet Lee would sell them.
they aren't listed on there website, but it'd be worth a call.
Jon
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I will be offering the GC seater plate for the lyman 45.
Also I have replacement springs for the Lyman 45 lubesizer, If your's is weak or missing, let me know
Put a 60* point on one pin and use a centerdrill to make the female cavity in the other pin.
Flat nose ($8) and conformal ($8.50) nose punches for SAECO- or Lyman/RCBS-style luber/sizers.Saeco-to-Lyman/RCBS style nose punch adapters ($12)
Free S&H in USA on above items
Die retention nut drivers for Lyman and RCBS lubers. Start the nut straight every time! ($22+$5 S&H, shipping free w/purchase of two nose punches)
Email keiththeperfessor@gmail.com for more info.
A better product at a lower price, its the American way.
Personal checks, MOs, and PayPal accepted.
"Dowel" pins come in set sizes and lengths are pre hardened and ready to go. The draw back is you have to normally buy them by the 100. Some stores Menards lowes home depot or the local hardware may have them by the piece in the bolts hardware section also.They are available in standard and metric diameters and lengths. Drill rod could be cut and faced but wouldnt be hardened.You may not post new threadsYou may not post repliesYou may not post attachmentsYou may not edit your postsForum Rules
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I have one I'm modifying, but want another to leave as is
Looking for the C312-185-1R
Anyone know where this might be in stock ?Or does anyone make a copy of this mold, or something very similar ?
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what I hand-load; 45 acp; 223 rem(5.56mm); 22-250 rem; 243 win; 30-30 win; 308 win; 45-70 gov.
on the list to start Loading; 9 mm; 270 win; 30-06 springfield; 222 rem"You might be a gun nut if you load 45-70 on a progressive press" -HICKOK45<- was he talking about me!?!
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Si vis pacem, para bellum
LBT and VooDoo are proprietary formulas. They are currently sold by individuals and are not open source recipes.
"J" lube is mine and is a polyglycol lube that is stupid expensive.
you have to order it by the case and you take it how it comes.
there really is no easy modification of the made product. [there is a way to do it but...]
the others are either sticky's here in the lube section or in the sticky section.
it's all an educated guess,,,, till the trigger is pulled.the more i find out about shootin boolits, the more it contradicts everything i ever learned about shooting jaxketed.
LBT and VooDoo are proprietary formulas. They are currently sold by individuals and are not open source recipes.ok who and where can they be bought? for those that might want to try it?
what I hand-load; 45 acp; 223 rem(5.56mm); 22-250 rem; 243 win; 30-30 win; 308 win; 45-70 gov.
on the list to start Loading; 9 mm; 270 win; 30-06 springfield; 222 rem"You might be a gun nut if you load 45-70 on a progressive press" -HICKOK45<- was he talking about me!?!
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Si vis pacem, para bellum
"J" lube is mine and is a polyglycol lube that is stupid expensive.
you have to order it by the case and you take it how it comes.
there really is no easy modification of the made product. [there is a way to do it but...]
the others are either sticky's here in the lube section or in the sticky section.r5r -- i'm working on reading my way thru the "Extreme" boolit lube, The Quest... i;m on page 10
good stuff
i work in an autoparts store so many of the greases and lubes you guys are playing with i sell LOLis your "J" Lube recipe one you share or are you holding on to it for now? Posted anywhere here?
what I hand-load; 45 acp; 223 rem(5.56mm); 22-250 rem; 243 win; 30-30 win; 308 win; 45-70 gov.
on the list to start Loading; 9 mm; 270 win; 30-06 springfield; 222 rem"You might be a gun nut if you load 45-70 on a progressive press" -HICKOK45<- was he talking about me!?!
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Si vis pacem, para bellum
LBT is sold by, well, LBT. Same place that makes mouldsVoodoo is available at voodoo-lube.com
A quick google search will get you to either site.
grampa it's used in oil field service as a valve lubricant.
piper products in texas carries it, they don't make it, just carry it..
there is a link in the quest thread but wouldn't hazard a guess as to where.
there is a whole bunch of avantgarde recipes all throughout the quest thread.
airc I have the OD series of lubes in there and the E- series of lubes.
my moly complex lube recipe is in there too.
as well as, [man I don't know how many] by gearknasher and eutectic plus stuff btroj has done.
plus some stuff we haven't been able to explore due to time or cost or availability.
it's all an educated guess,,,, till the trigger is pulled.the more i find out about shootin boolits, the more it contradicts everything i ever learned about shooting jaxketed.
I have a fraction of what Run and Gear have yet I must have close to 15 different lubes right now that I have made.
Gampa, do ourself a favor and stay away fom the "Extreme" thread. It will only lead you down a dark path to a place where you learn to make grease, spend time buying things you had never heard of, and speak in a made up language because common words can't describe what you are seeing.I am in too deep to be saved.
LOL i started this thread partly because of all the "code named" lube recipes in the "Extreme" threadR5R - i copied the O.D. lube recipe and plan that as my next cooking fun.
I didn't see a recipe for the J-lube but i do see talk about it.
what I hand-load; 45 acp; 223 rem(5.56mm); 22-250 rem; 243 win; 30-30 win; 308 win; 45-70 gov.
on the list to start Loading; 9 mm; 270 win; 30-06 springfield; 222 rem"You might be a gun nut if you load 45-70 on a progressive press" -HICKOK45<- was he talking about me!?!
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Si vis pacem, para bellum
there's two OD lubes, green and brown.
there is somewhere a lube called asscracksweat lube.
that's what it smells like when fired, it works similar to mml, as does the OD lubes.
you don't even have to lube the cases with those supersoft lubes.
they come out of the gun pre lubed for sizing,but it works great in sub zero weather.
it's all an educated guess,,,, till the trigger is pulled.the more i find out about shootin boolits, the more it contradicts everything i ever learned about shooting jaxketed.
just to be fair .... 50/50 is also commonly referred to a mix of 50 % beeswax and 50 % alox
( with my brutal summers i rarely use 50 % , more like 60-70 % wax )
" To sit in judgment of those things which you perceive to be wrong or imperfect is to be one more person who is part of judgment, evil or imperfection."
Wayne Dyer if it was easy would it be as worthy ? or as long of lasting impression ? the hardest of lessons are the best of teachers [shrugz]
For MML ask 357Maximum here, he developed it. He may have even posted the recipe in a thread in this subsection asking about cold weather lubes.
ok who and where can they be bought? for those that might want to try it?LBT from http://lbtmoulds.com/You may not post new threadsYou may not post repliesYou may not post attachmentsYou may not edit your postsForum Rules
Voodoo from http://www.voodoo-lube.com/Easy to find using Google.
Abbreviations used in Reloading
Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt"
I had two .357s, a 39oz 6" M-19 with factory wood grips, and a 22+oz 2 1/8" M-60 with UM's Combat grips.
The same .357 loads were much more comfortable to shoot from the M-60.
Boolit Mold Join DateMay 2013Posts3
I am just starting to cast boolits and looking for some advice. I need to buy some alloy and right now looking at Lyman#2 type to start. There are many websites and places to buy alloy. If you do not take price into consideration, who do you think makes the highest quality pure alloy? Thanks!
Roto-Metal, if you have to buy the alloy. I just collect metal as I can and blend my own alloy. It turns out a lot cheaper and just as good, if not better. At least I have control over the composition and hardness. I guess some people just don't enjoy the process as much as I do.
Gary
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I wish all questions were this easy . . . Just click the Roto Metals banner at the top of this very page. They have all sorts of bullet casting alloys, ship fast and are great folks to deal with.Rick
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Rick beat me to it by several hours, top of the page. I have bought the super hard from them for mixing.You may not post new threadsYou may not post repliesYou may not post attachmentsYou may not edit your postsForum Rules
Just pay attention to the price about how much to spend to get free shipping. Buying a little more will save money in the long run by paying for metal and not shipping.
Abbreviations used in Reloading
Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt"
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Boolit Mold Join DateJul 2012Posts3You have to have a license in Colorado, and the season is only oct.-jan. but they are all over, as well as Cyotes and Prarrie Dogs.You may not post new threadsYou may not post repliesYou may not post attachmentsYou may not edit your postsForum Rules
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What size tumbler are you looking for?SS media website
BiggDawg tumblers
Phil3333 Tumblers (member here)
the vendors forumhttp://castboolits.gunloads.com/forumdisplay.php?111
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/foru...e-amp-products
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/foru....php?120-Lar45
the bullshop also sells lube but i cant seem to find his link at the moment ...
Is there any place that sells gas checked boolits for 303 British and 7.62x39??So far I haven't been able to find any available.
cut a golf club shaft down and use thatI'm with Jailer. I've made cake cutters out of old metal shaft golf clubs for every caliber that I cast from 9mm through .45.EW
Not hard to get at all, Track Of The Wolf has them in stock:http://www.trackofthewolf.com/List/Item.aspx/1203/1
Or for 0.680" bag mould:
http://www.trackofthewolf.com/List/Item.aspx/1195/1
Oddly, I find I have trouble with their website but both are in stock.
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