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Todays mail - Don McDowell - 05-09-2013
Woohoo. mail box has my new block and the package of greasers Mike sent from his accurate mould for the 44-77
RE: Tomorrows mail - Lumpy Grits - 05-09-2013
Stop typ'n and start cast'n and shoot'n.
Gary
RE: Tomorrows mail - Don McDowell - 05-09-2013
Leadpot is heating as we read...
RE: Tomorrows mail - Kurt - 05-09-2013
You got the mould and I got the lead pigs and tin today
The little Gal that delivers the mail said I got it here you unload it She said her car bottomed out every bump she went over Let up know how that new bullet is shooting.
Kurt
RE: Tomorrows mail - Don McDowell - 05-09-2013
Kurt it never ceases to amaze me how smooth these BACO blocks cast. Had it not been for some air squiggles I could of kept the first three. I ended up with 75 cast all within 1 gr and 1 that fell to lite.
Anyway have 10 loaded with Eynsford 2f and 10 with 1.5.
I suppose you're going to Lodi in the morning if you're not there already.
Hope the 44's treat you well.
RE: Tomorrows mail - Lumpy Grits - 05-10-2013
Don, how close to stated size are those slicks?
What alloy you using?
Gary
RE: Tomorrows mail - Kurt - 05-10-2013
Don.
I will pull out around 1500. Lodi is only 2.5 hours from me.
I'm not taking the .44. It went to sleep on me. Shooting on the 800 yd Buff when I was out in Neb. last week it didn't do to good. It just sprayed the big full size buff with no definite groups. It had me scratching my head wondering what was going on till Dick made a list on probables and asked if I annealed the brass when it hit me that I got my brass mixed when I cleaned a bunch. Some I fired several times and some only once after making the new brass. 300 or so got mixed together when cleaning the brass. I had three coffee cans full laying on the floor drying out.
I first thought it was the new lot of Br-2 primers from the new sleeve I opened or the alloy batch may have got mixed. That's why the 6 new pigs of lead
One of those brain farts that have been showing up with me lately
RE: Tomorrows mail - Don McDowell - 05-10-2013
Gary those slicks are spot on the money.
Kurt which rifle are you using then the 90, or did you mount a sight on the 77???
RE: Tomorrows mail - Kurt - 05-10-2013
I'm taking the .45-90 because I can mount the scope on it so I dont cross fire. I cant read the numbers on the board and I have cross fired several times on that range. The .44-90bn is not tapped for a scope. I really don't have a load for the .45-90 for the patched bullet so I just dumped some 1.5 KIK in the case and hope for the best.
If I didn't already have the entry fee sent in or excepted Brent's offer to squad with him I would not be going. I really wanted to use the 100 but it's to late to be casting bullets with the new lead. Most likely be another wash out.
Well I better get the Truck fired up and git!
RE: Tomorrows mail - Lumpy Grits - 05-10-2013
Have a GREAT time, Kurt
Fill us in on the doings when you return.
Gary