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Well we were up at the new Cabin in N.H. The whole Family was up there this past weekend cleaning and starting to gut the inside for new wiring and insulation. The past owner was into reloading but the family was only interested in the reloading presses which they took and left the rest. This weekend I started cleaning the shed with the reloading stuff and brought it down here. Just before I left I took this picture today from Warren, NH this Mount Blue (4,000 Foot Peak). About 2,000 feet up Mount Blue is the cabin. My Daughter and Son in Law will be going up to work on it over the next few months. It does need a lot of work but it will be worth it. Well when I arrived home and unloaded the car. I did a quick inventory as I took it out. I need to do a more through one to see what I have. So far this is what I see. We have still not finished one shed!!! There are 4.
These are about 2lb Cans
30-06 5 cans
.308 5 cans
30-30 2 ½ cans
.223 7 cans
40 6 cans
45 acp 1 can
38spl 2 ½ cans
.357 2 cans
9mm 8 cans
357 sig 1(1lb)
44 mag 1(1lb)
Small amounts or unusual rounds
35 Rem. Rifle
30-40 Krag
243 Win.
25 Auto
32 Win Spl. Rifle
300 Win mag
8 X 57mm
7mm mag
270
25-06
Other things
RCBS Lube/sizer.
2 Reloading Bullet trays
RCBS primer catcher
2 lead pots and dippers.
4 Traps to make into wall art!!
.495 Muzzle loader5 Projectiles.
Hornady No. 2 manual
Lyman No 46 manual.
1917 Bayonet
and some 50/50 lead/tin bars
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Finally got the equipment together and cast around sixty usable .45s Saturday from the lead from the seminar. With the expert instruction received it was straightforward. Lubed and sized them all and loaded a few up to try later this week.
Had a return credit at Cabelas and finally picked up a pot during lunch today. 10 more days of vacation to burn plus a day for Christmas. I might do some casting tomorrow if I chicken out of skiing in the cold. Or I could do both.
I have been watching thrift stores etc. for a mold heating hot plate but may just buy a new one and come out ahead via not wasting anymore gas money. I'm going to figure out the right heat and cadence to lick that hollowpoint Ranch Dog mold. We missed the NES pumpkin shoot due to a family emergency but I'm planning some hollowpoint destruction for next year. I did shoot some solid Ranch Dogs given to me from mac1911. Very accurate in my .307 Win lever gun.
A late B-day gift from Mrs. Mountain will be a Ruger Old Army BP revolver. Planning on casting Lyman .457 balls for that.
I believe if you go to the ranch dog web site his instruction on using the 6 cavity aluminum molds are pretty spot on.
First and foremost is to make sure your mold is clean.
I over kill... warm soapy water and scrub scrub scrub.
Then I use a volatile highly evaporative degreaser
Like brake cleaner. Then wash with soapy water again.
I ever so lightly lube the mold pin tips and sprue plate hinge with antiseize. I get the mold to operating temp and just touch the rear of the screw. It will wick into the works.
Then I just touch the alignment pin.
Bees wax works ok to.
Anyone using the a-la Ranch Dog 'dip the mold in the molten lead' method to heat the mold?