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    Ending a 40 year hiatus!!

    I’m returning to cap and ball plus casting my own ball ammo. Just to start my memory again I tried to do a golly gee and melt/cast some .45 cal ball tonight using a cast iron pot, propane burner and a ladle (ZERO TEMPERATURE CONTROL). I came across something new to me. Prior to fluxing using...
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    Have Bullet...Need Gun?

    So I have acquired a box of lead cast bullet by Curtis Cast Bullets of Bozeman Montana. Specifications on the box are: Caliber .40 Style Spire Weight 410 grains Diameter .410 What gun would this go to? It seems on the heavy side for black powder 40 Caliber guns I could find on the...
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    ISO load data for 40 S&W 175gr Lead Bullet

    I am in search of Load data for a 40 S&W 175gr FP Lee Lead Cast Bullet using either HP-38 or TiteGroup powders. I have a Lyman 49th Reloading Manual. But it doesn't have either of those powders listed for a lead bullet of that weight. Pistol powders are very hard to find in my area...
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