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geezmo, Thanks for the input! I hope The Skirmish Line reprints all these articles. Bob

He also had an article in the January/February 1989 issue in which he "...described how to modify the barrel and gas check plate to eliminate erosion...

Hello: As it relates to lead and lead alloy cast bullet age hardening: John Bly can walk the talk. He's my go-to person. I think we agree on...

https://www.loyalistarms.ca/index.php I would make contact with them first. They do not show one on the website but they may have them. They...

This is the lead tester that I use. It is very simple to use and very accurate.

I would like to see the 3 part series of articles concerning the Sharps. Dave France contributed some great info and should be re-printed. Articles...

Here's more than you probably need to know about antimony alloys. Lead-antimony (Pb-Sb) Antimony on the other hand hardens lead alloys much...

Pure lead and lead/tin alloys soften over time. Alloys with antimony have different characteristics that I'm not familiar with as I don't use them. ...

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How much will hard lead harden over time? Does it peak-out in so many days?

Like most metals, lead work hardens when squeezed, sized or hammered. However lead at room temperature is above the critical temperature which means...

It is my understanding that lead actually work SOFTENS, but yeah, maybe it does affect it somewhat. But then what happens when you size a bullet? I'm...

The Lee tester works well but it is super technique-sensitive! I get 1/2 point differences on different measurements of the same ingot. The...

That's a great price for a shooter and collector's piece.

Our team doesn't enter the repeater match. I have picked up with teams that questioned my .45 for all the reasons others have noted. More than once...

In the day they used no skirt at all or a very shallow one.

I have shot both 45 Colt and 44/40 Henry's made by Uberti. The blow back was so bad with the 45 Colt that I now only shoot it with smokeless powder...

I am one of the few that uses the 45 colt henry, I have found once you fire form your brass don't resize them, just bell the case mouth just enough...

My load is Lyman 427098 over 30 grains of Goex 3f, my lube and a standard primer, not a magnum. Won my only DSCA points and 50/100 and aggregate...

The 45 Colt, (once called the Long Colt, but no more) is a great cartridge with many followers. The problem is that it has a thicker case near the...

Or Tom Crone. 301-473-5699 will also make any size you need. -Boots

He makes them to order