Veral,
I purchased a mold, your book, lapping kit, and Soft Blue Lube from you a couple of months ago.. I read, lapped, cast, sized and worked up loads.... all for what? Well, I'll tell you.... I HAVE WORKED UP LOADS FOR BOTH MY RUGER 77 AND REMINGTON 788 IN 44 MAGNUM THAT OUTSHOT ANY JACKETED LOAD I HAVE SHOT SO FAR... I'M TALKING 5 SHOT GROUPS AT A MEASURED 100 YDS WITH EACH RIFLE GROUPING UNDER 1.5" TO DATE... REMINGTON PUT 4 SHOTS IN 0.472" WITH THE 5TH A CALLED FLIER BLOWING THE GROUP OUT TO 1.314"... THE RUGER(A CARBINE LENGHT BARREL) PUT 4 SHOTS IN 0.462" WITH THE FIFTH PUSHING OUT THE GROUP TO 1.216". I'm pretty confident that a better shooter could get rid of those darn flyers....
Thanks for your good products and instruction.... now I have the real question for you....
I'm shooting water quenched 280 LFN's cast @ .433 and sized to .432 using WW and have seen your advise to freeze them for storage... I have shot up a lot working up my loads, but now that I am getting ever close to great performance in them, I will want to stockpile up some bullets... Do you freeze them before or after sizing and also do you lube them before freezing? I'm using a Lyman 450 for lube/sizing and have been sizing within 24 hrs of casting as I am worried that the hardness of the bullet will cause sizing issues.
Thanks in advance for your advice,
Themoose
I purchased a mold, your book, lapping kit, and Soft Blue Lube from you a couple of months ago.. I read, lapped, cast, sized and worked up loads.... all for what? Well, I'll tell you.... I HAVE WORKED UP LOADS FOR BOTH MY RUGER 77 AND REMINGTON 788 IN 44 MAGNUM THAT OUTSHOT ANY JACKETED LOAD I HAVE SHOT SO FAR... I'M TALKING 5 SHOT GROUPS AT A MEASURED 100 YDS WITH EACH RIFLE GROUPING UNDER 1.5" TO DATE... REMINGTON PUT 4 SHOTS IN 0.472" WITH THE 5TH A CALLED FLIER BLOWING THE GROUP OUT TO 1.314"... THE RUGER(A CARBINE LENGHT BARREL) PUT 4 SHOTS IN 0.462" WITH THE FIFTH PUSHING OUT THE GROUP TO 1.216". I'm pretty confident that a better shooter could get rid of those darn flyers....
Thanks for your good products and instruction.... now I have the real question for you....
I'm shooting water quenched 280 LFN's cast @ .433 and sized to .432 using WW and have seen your advise to freeze them for storage... I have shot up a lot working up my loads, but now that I am getting ever close to great performance in them, I will want to stockpile up some bullets... Do you freeze them before or after sizing and also do you lube them before freezing? I'm using a Lyman 450 for lube/sizing and have been sizing within 24 hrs of casting as I am worried that the hardness of the bullet will cause sizing issues.
Thanks in advance for your advice,
Themoose