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abpt1
07-12-2010, 07:40 PM
TECH TIPS - POST UP YOUR TRICKS OF THE TRADE


This is for those little known or unique loading techniques and methods. I am also including casting in with this.

Add your's or a link to a good one elsewhere.

STARTING WITH ABPT1'S CASTING THREAD:



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stubbicatt
07-19-2010, 11:45 PM
Slick bro. Nice setup there, even with a vent hood. Very nice indeed.

AKTexas
07-19-2010, 11:47 PM
And I thought I had a nice set up.

O.S.O.K.
08-03-2010, 03:20 PM
Indeed. Very nice!

I do all of my casting outside. I tend to cast a lot of different types rather than a whole bunch of one caliber.

I use all the major brands of molds - depending on which manufacturer has the particular design that I'm looking for.

I'm kind of partial to Lee's dies though - they are just amazing for the low cost IMHO.

Here's a few pics of some of my work:

Some Lee 310 grain .431" gas check:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4350509336_d54661dc8a_o.jpg

Here's some .314" Lyman's for my SMLE's:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4462019301_7b57c6be50_o.jpg


A selection - Lee .501" 440 grian, the Lee 310 .431" and some Oregon trail 170 gr fp's that I put gas checks on: The cartridge shown is a 500 S&W with a Berry's 350 grain plated bullet.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2766/4414929568_92102bcafa_o.jpg

And here I am with the camp skinner with the little boar hog that I shot with the .44 Mag Marlin on my shoulder - with the 44 310 grain boolits shown above:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4337869227_4284065a85_o.jpg

awp101
08-03-2010, 08:17 PM
Meh, you guys are making this a LOT harder than it needs to be...:

http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu306/awp101_2009/castingwheelweightbullets.jpg

O.S.O.K.
08-03-2010, 09:53 PM
Man, and all this time I thought I had to melt the lead first.... what an idiot I've been :lol:

OK - LET'S MAKE THIS A BOOLIT CASTING PIC THREAD. POST UP YOUR EQUIPEMENT, CASTING BENCH, UNIQUE EQUIPMENT, BOOLITS, ETC. - ALL TO DO WITH CASTING.

abpt1
01-14-2011, 07:18 AM
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O.S.O.K.
01-14-2011, 12:06 PM
I remember reading that Elmer Keith reported long ago that a cast bullet from a 45 Colt going 900 fps would penetrate more deeply than a 180 grain softnose bullet from a 30-06 going 2700 fps - in an elk.

He didn't say the effect was the same, only that the big cast bullet would penetrate further. But if you think about it, a 45 caliber hole in a straight line through and animal is plenty to do the killing.

abpt1
01-14-2011, 05:35 PM
I remember reading that Elmer Keith reported long ago that a cast bullet from a 45 Colt going 900 fps would penetrate more deeply than a 180 grain softnose bullet from a 30-06 going 2700 fps - in an elk.

He didn't say the effect was the same, only that the big cast bullet would penetrate further. But if you think about it, a 45 caliber hole in a straight line through and animal is plenty to do the killing.

I have one or two keith style molds ....I think if I was going for medium game the hard cast .45lc at 800 fps is good. but for large game .454 around 1200-1500 fps would do the trick on just about any thing... I know for a fact what ever it is, it will be leaking good after one or two of them....I have pushed the same round in a 45/70 much faster with next to no leading at all ...

O.S.O.K.
02-17-2011, 09:49 AM
Yep, they are deadly.

And really, I could get by with a 45 Colt Vaquero and a Marlin 45 Colt 94 and be well equiped to hunt just about anything and defend myself from anything. Just about. ;)

L1A1Rocker
02-17-2011, 10:11 AM
I'm getting things together to start casting. Feeding the 300 BLK is a very expensive proposition so I'm going to be casting my own 247 gr "boolits" for it. (There is a group buy for the molds going on at the castboolits forum.)

I was able to pick up an RCBS bottom poor smelter off ebay for around 100 bucks. Now looking for a good deal on a lubrasizer. . . .

abpt1
04-02-2011, 08:37 PM
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aliceinchains
04-02-2011, 09:27 PM
Better not be using Griswold pans for casting. I happen to be a collector of old cast iron cook ware. You are here by warned! And i have posted this around your property.


I will be keeping an eye on your corn bread.:p

O.S.O.K.
04-02-2011, 09:28 PM
Sweet! Great pics!!!

abpt1
04-03-2011, 06:01 AM
Better not be using Griswold pans for casting. I happen to be a collector of old cast iron cook ware. You are here by warned! And i have posted this around your property.


I will be keeping an eye on your corn bread.:p They really dont make stuff like they use to.


Sweet! Great pics!!!
Thanks it was a long day, but I shouldn't have to alloy any thing for a long time .

abpt1
04-03-2011, 07:30 AM
I like a very fine crimp on my 5.56 loads and since my brass is all once fired its hard to see a fine crimp over a heavy crimp. So I set my die up and use a marker to color the case mouth and once you crimp the case the marker comes off and you can see your crimp line perfectly .

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O.S.O.K.
04-03-2011, 11:15 AM
Nice tech tip :)

Flinter
04-03-2011, 11:57 AM
lol I like the lead corn!

That's a nice set up. Makes me realize just how under set up that I am.

Of course, I only cast round balls....and typically less than a dozen at a time.

abpt1
04-04-2011, 07:23 AM
Nice tech tip :)
Thanks ...

Hey O.S.O.K. do you think can we get a sticky for tech tips ?

O.S.O.K.
04-04-2011, 08:59 AM
OK, but I'm going to fold casting into it - I don't like too many stickies at the top. :)

O.S.O.K.
04-04-2011, 09:02 AM
I like to use a permanent marker for testing overall cartridge length in rifles. I mark the ogive of the bullet and then carefully chamber the round and remove - if there's contact with the lands of the rifling, it will show on the bullet.

This is a crude way of checking this, but it does keep you from jamming the bullet into the rifling.

I have a Stoney Point Overall Cartridge Length Comparitor tool with various caliber modified casings to get a more exact read on this.

I will often start with the bullets loaded to .005" off of the lands - test propellant charges and then, I'll take the best one and then vary the bullet seating depth to see if I can improve on the the accuracy.

Sometimes, the best accuracy is with the bullet seated way off of the rifling, though usually, not. Usually it's best nearer to the lands.

Also, interestingly, I have found two 'sweet' spots with a load - one near the lands and the other with the bullet seated farther out...

What this is really doing is fine-tuning the exit of the bullet from the muzzle in relation to the barrel vibration patern.

abpt1
04-05-2011, 07:09 AM
Great !
Thank you .

I have a http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=570611 for getting the run out right I only use it for my bolt action guns