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So you saw @BillNed hoarding all the petwer then?Went to Savers today looking for a toaster oven and pewter. Creepy people there. No oven and no pewter. Left quickly.
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So you saw @BillNed hoarding all the petwer then?Went to Savers today looking for a toaster oven and pewter. Creepy people there. No oven and no pewter. Left quickly.
So you saw @BillNed hoarding all the petwer then?Went to Savers today looking for a toaster oven and pewter. Creepy people there. No oven and no pewter. Left quickly.
Nice!!Found my propane tank to cut last night. Although it felt empty, put an old regulator on it and let it sit out overnight open to air. Cut the handle off tonight and removed the valve. Rinsed out twice with water and dishsoap and will let it sit out tonight, upside-down, to evacuate any residual gas. Will cut it with a cutoff wheel tomorrow night.
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I think I have a bucket of wheelweights coming soon, fingers crossed.Nice!!
Do you have some lead to smelt yet?
I totally forgot, how did you make out with the bullets you cast at the seminar?
There was leftover lead from @BillNed at the end of the seminar. Let me know if you need some. It was pure.I think I have a bucket of wheelweights coming soon, fingers crossed.
I did some load development with W231 but decided I need a different powder for the 45lc. Just haven't bought it yet.
Nice!Appreciate the offer. I left a chunk of pure lead also to payback for whatever I cast.
They shot well but real dirty. I am excited to grab a different powder and see if I can do a bit better
Cut the tank in half this morning. For anyone going to try this, using a cutoff wheel was taking too long. Tried the sawzall with a metal cutting blade and that was fast and easy. Cleaned up the edges with the angle grinder.Found my propane tank to cut last night. Although it felt empty, put an old regulator on it and let it sit out overnight open to air. Cut the handle off tonight and removed the valve. Rinsed out twice with water and dishsoap and will let it sit out tonight, upside-down, to evacuate any residual gas. Will cut it with a cutoff wheel tomorrow night.
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Looks great.Cut the tank in half this morning. For anyone going to try this, using a cutoff wheel was taking too long. Tried the sawzall with a metal cutting blade and that was fast and easy. Cleaned up the edges with the angle grinder. View attachment 318220
Looking good!Cut the tank in half this morning. For anyone going to try this, using a cutoff wheel was taking too long. Tried the sawzall with a metal cutting blade and that was fast and easy. Cleaned up the edges with the angle grinder. View attachment 318220
I was going to mention this earlier but my phone went dead and I forget to finish it.Cut the tank in half this morning. For anyone going to try this, using a cutoff wheel was taking too long. Tried the sawzall with a metal cutting blade and that was fast and easy. Cleaned up the edges with the angle grinder. View attachment 318220
I think I have a bucket of wheelweights coming soon, fingers crossed.
I did some load development with W231 but decided I need a different powder for the 45lc. Just haven't bought it yet.
Need to grab a furnace and a couple molds at Shooting Supply. Other than that, have everything i need. Even a bag of sawdust and some old spent candles. Hoping to get out to Shooters soon as I am itching to get going on some .308 and 45LC. There is a decent deal on a furnace in the classifieds in NH but seller won't ship. Santa left me a Lyman digital thermometer so am almost there.@Artie you make anything yet?
Awesome!Need to grab a furnace and a couple molds at Shooting Supply. Other than that, have everything i need. Even a bag of sawdust and some old spent candles. Hoping to get out to Shooters soon as I am itching to get going on some .308 and 45LC. There is a decent deal on a furnace in the classifieds in NH but seller won't ship. Santa left me a Lyman digital thermometer so am almost there.
Let’s do it again, I’m a slow learnerIs anyone casting their own after this seminar??
Show me some pics?
I could tell that as soon as you stepped out of your vehicle.Let’s do it again, I’m a slow learner
I'm IN.Let’s do it again, I’m a slow learner
I'm IN.
That would be great. We could also share some reloading wisdom.maybe we need to do a little impromptu get together for the guys that have moved forward and are casting. half a dozen guys to screw around and make some bullets.
@1919FANThat would be great. We could also share some reloading wisdom.
I might start reloading .308 for long range to be used in a single shot bolt action (no mag to feed it), so I have a lot of questions about that.
I know about fire forming straight walled brass for BP, but I was reading about doing the same for .308 and it was a little different with sizing the next and all that fun stuff.
Let’s do it again, I’m a slow learner
@1919FAN
What do you think? Little sunday funday?
Bahhh swing on back down. The plane ticket is worth it for the portugee donutsI wish I was there for this! A smaller crowd with more specification toward BP cartridge reloading would be basically exactly what I need to get my 1889 Schmidt-Rubin going!