+1 .... been doing that for over 40 yrs with no lead problems and I shoot over 1000 rds of cast bullet a month on the avg for the last 30 yrs .gramps said:I take a cast bullets of known sizes. Drop into the cylinder. The size that sticks and won't go completely through is the one I use. No leading! 8)
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Dan in MI said:My 'smith who loves to experiment and play with such things has a basic rule.
Ball leads (chamber throat) +.002" --> Bullet 0.00" --> -.002" "Two over/two under"
Snyd said:Dan in MI said:My 'smith who loves to experimment and play with such things has a basic rule.
Ball leads (chamber throat) +.002" --> Bullet 0.00" --> -.002" "Two over/two under"
Can you interpret this to english?
frankenfab said:Snyd said:Dan in MI said:My 'smith who loves to experimment and play with such things has a basic rule.
Ball leads (chamber throat) +.002" --> Bullet 0.00" --> -.002" "Two over/two under"
Can you interpret this to english?
The throats are .002" greater than the bullet, and the bore is .002" less than the bullet?
Snyd said:Got it. Never heard it put that way before and have never hear the term "ball leads".