.45Coltguy
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Makes sense. Thanks.It is for him to identify his Brass
Makes sense. Thanks.It is for him to identify his Brass
Looks like honeycomb
I mark them so I can identify them laying on the ground or when someone else picks them up for whoever was shooting to save time.Walkalong, whats the line around those Dasher cases for? Thanks.
Cuz it’s fun , enjoyable and rewarding that is why we all do what we do .Finished sizing and checking the pile of cast bullets I made the other day.
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Roughly 550+ pieces. At a rate of 3 per minute, that's still over 3 hours to size and check this batch of bullets.
I culled 34 pieces, mostly for bad bases, although a few cold pours. This is only the second time I've used the Accurate mould, I'll get better with it as I learn how it acts.
Next comes weight sorting into 1 grain batches. These bullets will be around 187 grains, a 1-grain batch will be about 1/2 of 1% weight variation.
After that comes lubing. By the time I load these bullets, I will have handled (fondled?) each and every individual bullet at least 5 times as I go through the processing.
All you fellas that think casting and loading your own cast bullets is cheap, just keep in mind that we casters are trading time instead of money for projectiles.
Yes, I don't want squeaky clean necks.I’m assuming that you don’t wet tumble so that the necks still have some carbon in them?
I’ve been reading that some people find lower E.S and S.D’s when they brush the necks instead of wet tumbling.
What is the white material the base is mounted on and where did you get it?Bolted down the Wilson trimmer, trimmed a handful, will finish tomorrow evening.
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Are those Barnes XPB?Finally figured out my folly of loading 20 - 460 S&W.
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Checking my records shows I have made 1060 rounds before these with no problems.
Sheesh!!!!!!
I will have to put a note in the die box so the next idiot (me) won't make the same mistake....
They are Barnes, 45115, a 200 grain XPB.What bullets are those?