leighos - I ended up getting some Eley Olympic Blues to try instead of the falcons... might have been a mistake
Still waiting for my roll crimper to arrive but cut one of the Eley's open for a look...
Type: Posts; User: Ben-tard
leighos - I ended up getting some Eley Olympic Blues to try instead of the falcons... might have been a mistake
Still waiting for my roll crimper to arrive but cut one of the Eley's open for a look...
Probably just go with the falcon Olympics again
From left to right that is: big ol' pile of 1oz slugs, .224 75gr Amax, .264 140gr Amax & 1oz slug :thumbsup:
6644966450
Sweet, let us know how you get on.
Just watched the youtube vid of that mountain storm tool, had assumed it cut in from the side but see now that it cuts down from the top, looks like you could just...
Yup, that's the one I've got. I just used an old pot and a cheap gas burner from Mitre 10 to melt it, then that ladle to scoop and pour
I got both from Reloaders
Lee Single Cavity Mold 12 Gauge 1oz Slug 90281 - Bullet Casting - Reloading - Reloaders Supplies Ltd
They have the 7/8 oz mold as well (same price)
Oops meant cheers 7mmwsm
Have just ordered one of those Russian hand roll-crimpers from E-bay, will be interesting to see how it goes. Should save a bit of time cutting the star crimp off and roll crimping vs prying star...
Yeah, that is a nice solution. When prying the crimps open I put the shell in a bit of PVC pipe cut to length so just the crimp was sticking out, helped support the sides of the shell. Should work as...
Thought about doing it this way but wasn't sure there would be enough shell left to do a roll crimp on. Will have to get a roll crimper and give it a go as prying open the star crimps gets to be a...
Gunworks
I've done it, went out and brought about 6 different boxes of 1oz target shells, took out the shot and used it to cast 1oz slugs using the Lee mould, found which shot best and then did a slab of them...