Bullet Casting
11-23-2008 | 05:32 PM
#11
Guest
Posts: n/a
RE: Bullet Casting
ORIGINAL: [email protected]
bigcountry, Beartooth Bullets offers a booklet on cast bullets that is a wealth of information, as in how to make them shoot, believe me Marshal Stanton knows what he's talking about.
I'm shooting his bullets and followed his advice on diaimeter and a few other tricks and now I'm getting 1" and better 100yd groups. I was hopeing for 3" but this 1895 has far exceded that.
I'm hopeing to get started casting soon ,I have over 800 lbs of pure lead and another 5 gal bucket of wheel weights, also just picked up a Lyman casting pot at a yard sale for next to nothing.
If you're interested in that booklet I'll post you their ph# the email is www.beartoothbullets.com. I have been having problems getting on their site lately but that may be fixed now.
bigcountry, Beartooth Bullets offers a booklet on cast bullets that is a wealth of information, as in how to make them shoot, believe me Marshal Stanton knows what he's talking about.
I'm shooting his bullets and followed his advice on diaimeter and a few other tricks and now I'm getting 1" and better 100yd groups. I was hopeing for 3" but this 1895 has far exceded that.
I'm hopeing to get started casting soon ,I have over 800 lbs of pure lead and another 5 gal bucket of wheel weights, also just picked up a Lyman casting pot at a yard sale for next to nothing.
If you're interested in that booklet I'll post you their ph# the email is www.beartoothbullets.com. I have been having problems getting on their site lately but that may be fixed now.
I will check out there info.
11-24-2008 | 11:04 AM
#13
Giant Nontypical
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 6,270
Likes: 0
From: Texas - BUT NOW in Madison County, NY
RE: Bullet Casting
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
Holy cow, I consider myself an advanced experienced reloader. And never knew casting was an entirely different discipline. I have been reading lymans quite a bit. I guess I need to quit reading about it so much and try it. I have to wait to get my gear. Instead of handloading where you can read and plan. This looks to be a technique that one has to do and see.
Holy cow, I consider myself an advanced experienced reloader. And never knew casting was an entirely different discipline. I have been reading lymans quite a bit. I guess I need to quit reading about it so much and try it. I have to wait to get my gear. Instead of handloading where you can read and plan. This looks to be a technique that one has to do and see.
http://www.lbtmoulds.com/books.shtml
11-24-2008 | 07:13 PM
#14
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 493
Likes: 0
RE: Bullet Casting
eldeguello, the difference that seperates the Beartooth bullets and the LBT bullets is that Beartooth will size your bullet order to fit your actual bore diameter, and it makes all the difference in the accuracy world!
I have some LBT .458 430 gr bullets that I shoot, but I had to shorten my 45/70 cases .060 before I could use these bullets in my Marlin, even then 3"-4" groups were as good as I could get. Beartooth 425 gr. sized .460 will work in standard length cases and I expect near 1" or better groups, my best so far is a group that measuered .444.
I wish I could tell you I can do that on a daily basis but no , 1" is not to hard to come by though.
By the way I'm talking 3 shot groups, because it's hard to stay focused for many rounds at this recoil level.
I have some LBT .458 430 gr bullets that I shoot, but I had to shorten my 45/70 cases .060 before I could use these bullets in my Marlin, even then 3"-4" groups were as good as I could get. Beartooth 425 gr. sized .460 will work in standard length cases and I expect near 1" or better groups, my best so far is a group that measuered .444.
I wish I could tell you I can do that on a daily basis but no , 1" is not to hard to come by though.
By the way I'm talking 3 shot groups, because it's hard to stay focused for many rounds at this recoil level.
11-24-2008 | 09:12 PM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 3,192
Likes: 0
From: Rivesville, WV
RE: Bullet Casting
Contact Lyman. I have bought a good bit of reconditioned, and blemished items from them over the years. I have bought 2 sizers from them. Quality on these items was always #1. Tom.
11-24-2008 | 09:18 PM
#17
Guest
Posts: n/a
RE: Bullet Casting
ORIGINAL: HEAD0001
Contact Lyman. I have bought a good bit of reconditioned, and blemished items from them over the years. I have bought 2 sizers from them. Quality on these items was always #1. Tom.
Contact Lyman. I have bought a good bit of reconditioned, and blemished items from them over the years. I have bought 2 sizers from them. Quality on these items was always #1. Tom.
11-25-2008 | 09:21 PM
#19
Guest
Posts: n/a
RE: Bullet Casting
ORIGINAL: HEAD0001
Mingo is on the other end of the state. I am about one hour south of Pittsburgh, PA. Tom.
Mingo is on the other end of the state. I am about one hour south of Pittsburgh, PA. Tom.
