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by Kokodog
Sat Feb 25, 2017 9:57 pm
Forum: Handloading
Topic: Annealing 300 brass
Replies: 21
Views: 4272

Re: Annealing 300 brass

https://youtu.be/PoYqwGP_jKg

if you look at my video you can see the very tip of the blue flame is in contact w/ the case

it spends about 8 seconds in the flame & I get a nice factory looking discoloration on the shoulder/mouth
by Kokodog
Tue Sep 13, 2016 9:17 pm
Forum: Handloading
Topic: Brass Cleaning - Can't Get the Lube Off!
Replies: 22
Views: 3952

Re: Brass Cleaning - Can't Get the Lube Off!

I had a similar issue w/ some .30 carbine brass that I had to spray a heavy coating of Dillon lube on, finished sizing them, got called away then forgot about them ......... for a month or two could not get the lube off w/ Dawn, sprayed them down good w/ Zep citrus degreaser, let them soak 1/2 hour,...
by Kokodog
Sun Jul 31, 2016 9:48 pm
Forum: Casting
Topic: NOE HP 311-247-FN RG4
Replies: 56
Views: 23934

Re: NOE HP 311-247-FN RG4

put a drop of sprue plate lube on a q-tip,

put a ultra thin coat of it on each pin, careful not too much

keep the pins hot, (even if you have to use a torch to get them up to heat)
by Kokodog
Tue Jun 28, 2016 4:15 pm
Forum: Handloading
Topic: Ok I hate h110
Replies: 15
Views: 3897

Re: Ok I hate h110

by Kokodog
Tue Jun 28, 2016 3:52 pm
Forum: Handloading
Topic: Better method for chamfering primer pockets?
Replies: 25
Views: 4217

Re: Better method for chamfering primer pockets?

years ago when Dillon first offered their super swage 600 I bit the bullet and have it I cannot for the life of me understand why anyone would want to remove metal from the primer pocket area you cannot put metal back on once it is gone, and using a cutter is too easy to mess up everything at the pr...
by Kokodog
Sun Jun 26, 2016 11:29 pm
Forum: Casting
Topic: new ingot moulds
Replies: 5
Views: 2697

Re: new ingot moulds

last evening there was a good stiff breeze blowing as the sun was setting & cooling down so I got busy smelting lead alloy for bullets and tried out the new ingot moulds I ran two batches of 100 pounds each (200#'s total); 50# pure lead, 50# clip on wheel weights, and 1# of pure tin each batch s...
by Kokodog
Sun Mar 27, 2016 8:45 am
Forum: Casting
Topic: wind protector box for casting
Replies: 1
Views: 1475

wind protector box for casting

well, living on top of a wind swept ridge has pros and cons and one of those cons is the wind blowing too much that it cools your melt and moulds to the point of not being able to cast a decent bullet for days on end ( I do all my casting outside ) so I decided to make a wind protector box to enable...
by Kokodog
Sun Feb 28, 2016 9:23 pm
Forum: Casting
Topic: new ingot moulds
Replies: 5
Views: 2697

Re: new ingot moulds

Well, I finally got a chance to get a real good look at my moulds today, I did not have time to inspect them Friday when they were dropped off I had plans on doing a quick once over to get any weld spatter out of the way And as Gomer Pyle would say soup prize soup prize soup prize My buddy that weld...
by Kokodog
Sat Feb 27, 2016 10:21 pm
Forum: Casting
Topic: new ingot moulds
Replies: 5
Views: 2697

Re: new ingot moulds

those are very nice! whats your approximate weight on those ingots? how to you plan to break them down into sizes that will fit into your pour pot? have not yet used them yet, the jet burner is currently committed to making scrapple, it will be a few days I can vary the weight by how full I pour th...
by Kokodog
Sat Feb 27, 2016 3:28 pm
Forum: Casting
Topic: new ingot moulds
Replies: 5
Views: 2697

new ingot moulds

my four new ingot moulds 2” x 1” channel & 1 1/4”x 1 1/4” x 1/8” angle 7 cavities each, 8 1/2” long cavity w/ a 15 degree slope cut on each end and about 1/2” air gap between each cavity to enhance cooling these will last several lifetimes I decided to stop goofing around w/ all sorts of substit...