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I just picked up a nice Marlin 45/70 last week. I received a 457-405 mold today and headed out to the garage. I cast 110 bullets this evening and tomorrow I'll get a chance to powder coat them. Here they are as of now naked as a jaybird.

I just aquired a nice Marlin 1895 45/70 lever the other day. Got a few tools ordered and going to hand cast some 405gr bullets. I'm also going to powder coat them. I just need to decide on the powder i'm going to use. I have 8 pounds of H4895 and 8 pounds of Varget. Don't need anything abusive...

Well after what seems like an eternity I finally acquired my holy grail. Always been a nut for a good 1911 in 45 cal but this time around I went with the Dan Wesson Bruin 10mm. Wow, what a shooter! :D Done a bit of chrono work and developed a nice load using Accurate No. 9. Avg of 1,393 fps...

We finally got some nice weather so I could expend a bit of time casting. I just finished putting together a 300 Blackout setup and needed some pills for it. While I normally opt for a nice NOE mold or the like I found some good reviews on this Lee CTL312-160-2R mold. Now that I have them...

Finally got a day off and figured I'd get up early and take advantage of it. I pulled out the MP 359-640 Mold using the large hollow point pins and went at it. I casted exactly 488 bullets and immediately carried them over onto the powder coating table. Busy morning but I completely enjoyed the...

Have you had your Dillon 550B primer feed hang up in the middle of a session? Well I have and it got darn irritating to say the least. I've done every solution I could come up with and while some lasted for a while it always went back to the dreaded hang up and when released it would throw a...

I've been running the Lee C309-200-1R Cast bullet in my M1 Garand in lead form only with no problems through a couple hundred rounds. I cast some more but this time I powder coated them. Keep in mind this bullet is a bore rider style bullet. Today after firing 28 rounds the 29th got stuck in the...

I just ordered a PID and was wondering what folks have found that works temperature wise. I run cast iron, brass and aluminum molds. Mostly 4 cavity but have a couple of 6 cavity. I'm using a RCBS Pro-melt. I'm guessing 700 should do it pretty well but seeing how my temperatures fluctuate at...

I just scored a nice brass 4 cavity Mihec 359-640 mold with all the pins. :D Another member on CastBoolits had it in my state for sale and I couldn't resist. I better quit spending and start shooting.... LOL. This casting is just too much fun! Should be a great bullet for my S&W 686's and a...

I found a great group buy on the NOE forum if anyone is interested. Looks to be a very interesting design for 9mm emulating the Hornady XTP bullet. It's supposed to cast at 147gr HP or 155gr solid. Post a "I want" in the thread and receive 15% off. I'm in no way affiliated with this but just...

I shot a bunch of new loads using Hodgdon CFE Pistol powder yesterday. I compared notes with another reloader who shot the same bullets only his were lead and mine are lead with powder coat. We're both using the same length barrel semi-auto. I'm seeing a 80 fps increase with the powder coated...

I picked up a jug of Hodgdon CFE Pistol Powder and just returned from the range after putting some over a Chrono. For those interested I'll use this thread to post the results. First off I'd like to say it shoots very predictable as the loads increased and I could definitely tell when I hit the...

Haha, not really a tracer but how about some glow in the dark powder coat. It's got a hella high price tag and don't really think I would consider it for bullets but all the same, it's just cool! :cool: http://www.technoglowproducts.com/green-glow-in-the-dark-powder-coating/

I have a idea and thought I'd throw it out here and get some opinions. Keeping rifle bullets standing up during powder coating and transferring them to the oven and back out has been a problem. I may have a easy solution. Hopefully I can explain this clearly and paint a picture since I haven't...

I found this little tidbit and had to share. Notice the hand punched engraving on the side of the pistol. Impressive piece! Buffalo Bill Cody’s Colt Navy - This Colt has something for everyone - as it is a serial number 1 gun, was presented to W.F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody, was once owned by the...

+1 for santacaferacer who sold me this Uberti Walker in the classifieds here on TFL. He advertised this as NIB a couple of months ago and he's a man of his word! Still had the tags and factory grease on it. Beautiful revolver! A couple of years back I sold off my BP revolvers and a few went to...

I just finished with many hours of study on various websites on the net trying to formulate a good cast lead load for my M1 Garand. I full length sized the brass and pushed the shoulder back .005" and trimmed to 2.484 Then it was on to the lead. I added 2% tin to the wheel weight lead for...

A guy I work with came in today and asked me if I wanted some FF Black powder. I said sure why not. He presented me with two pounds that are full cans. I about couldn't believe what he give me. I looked up the Dupont BP and here's what I found. I still haven't found exactly how old the Goex...

Does anyone have any experience with the RCBS Bench Mounted Primer Pocket Swager ? Looks to be similar to the Dillon 600 but with the exception to the handle swinging horizontally instead of vertically. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/319662/rcbs-bench-mounted-primer-pocket-swager

I just picked up a M1 Garand in a trade deal. It's a 1955 SA re barreled with a 1965 SA and has the new style CMP stock. I done a total strip and all the grease points were properly lubed and the owner claimed he never fired it. From the looks of the inside he was not lying. I would say the...