Guns & Outdoors Forum

That was a well written post. Thank you.

And no I’m not melting. Ha!

All you guys need to do a postal match

Zee wrote: ↑Fri Feb 27, 2026 3:53 pm That was a well written post. Thank you.

And no I’m not melting. Ha!

Yeah. . .it's more equipment and time. . .and you can really go down the rabbit hole of sciencing the poop out of stuff if that's your inclination

BUT

While I thought I had a pretty good grasp on internal variability in gun internals and crafting decent ammo from my Highpower days of the 1990's, it ain't nothin' compared with what I've learned since we started pouring bullets.

It's opened up the ability to shoot some really cool guns we wouldn't otherwise be able to: French Chassepot, Confederate Whitworth, Maynard Carbine, .50-70's, 1871 and 71/84 Mausers, .455 Webley revolvers and Martini single shots.

More shooting for same money, if the shoe store ever quits providing.

Then there's watching through binos as your Dad absolutely flattens a deer with a pair of bullets HE MADE HIMSELF. Some of it you just can't put a price on.

And even if you stop at only casting for the Sharps (BWAHAHAHAHAAAA!), there's the visceral, "excuse me while I whip this out" appeal of having 500+ grains land with a "THUD!" as it falls out of the mold.

He's not reloading, using a crono, or melting let's get that straight right now.

JunkCollector wrote: ↑Fri Feb 27, 2026 6:24 pm He's not reloading, using a crono, or melting let's get that straight right now.

Hummmm sounds like a leap back in time to 1990s G&A Board assertions by some guy named Shrub or something…

Back to the future 2.0

Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Fri Feb 27, 2026 6:56 pm

JunkCollector wrote: ↑Fri Feb 27, 2026 6:24 pm He's not reloading, using a crono, or melting let's get that straight right now.

Hummmm sounds like a leap back in time to 1990s G&A Board assertions by some guy named Shrub or something…

Same category as downsizing or thinning the herd..............

Yep, all of them just bad ideas...

You seen these?

https://steinelammo.com/all-available-c ... ctiles-20/

bullsi1911 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2026 1:23 am You seen these?

https://steinelammo.com/all-available-c ... ctiles-20/

Just… DAMN!!!

bullsi1911 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2026 1:23 am You seen these?

https://steinelammo.com/all-available-c ... ctiles-20/

Yeah I’m good. Pass.

Hey they load a lighter 700 grainer for the 50 beowulf (12.7x42)
https://steinelammo.com/all-available-c ... ast-omega/

Well, holy hell! My mentor hooked me up! Went to his place as I was passing through for a visit today. And I left with a treasure chest. Waiting on brass and I’ll start loading.
300/405/500gr bullets to play with!!!

Judas Priest that’s a haul!! You’re in business for sure.

That ought to last a minute or so!

As long as my shoulder will handle.

So you must have needed some sinkers?

Only way I see you using those 257 RN ones

JunkCollector wrote: ↑Tue Mar 17, 2026 1:05 am So you must have needed some sinkers?

Only way I see you using those 257 RN ones

Or you trade them to someone who’s Sharps likes them

That’s possible.

NICE!

I'd bet a 20 or two that those blue lubed puppies came out of molds Veral Smith (LBT) cut for the company in question. They've got his characteristic LFN front end that a lot of folks are cloning now - probably not when those boxes were printed. Potentially, very good stuff!

Veral set me up with a MOST excellent .45 ACP mold and walked me through the process of doing a swage chamber cast to get the specs for my first Martini Cadet mold when he was at an age where a lot of guys no longer have the patience for babe-in-the-woods noobies, and from whom we learned the trick of firelapping to uniform up a revolver. A granite pillar of the casting community who was one of the last remnants of the Keith / Pope / Ackley period - we miss him.

Maiden voyage!! Got her sighted in at 100yrds.

Even CPJ was able to hit the pink at 100!

You say hit the pink, I hear Sink the pink!

With the factory sight and crosshair globe, it shoots stupid easy.