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hdwhit, I fail to see where brass shavings from the trim, chamfer and debur operations are going to be a concern. I think you're overthinking it. Don

Okay, laminate boy, I know what a laminate is, and I know what a single piece of wood is. Those grips are made from a laminate just like most of Altamont's grips are. So it appears I left out a word: "not even a real single piece of wood". Who'd have thunk that a guy would like something...

Since some of you seem to have a problem understanding what I mean when I state "overpriced", what I mean is "overpriced for what you get". What you are getting is nothing more than a commercially produced set of grips made out of a laminate; not even a real piece of wood. If I were to drop...

Neither. Fired in a MG with a really large chamber. Been there, done that. Don

My dirty, soapy water goes into my septic tank without a problem. Why would there be a problem? There is actually a lot less of a health hazard with wet tumbling as opposed to dry tumbling, as there is nothing air-borne as there is with dry tumbling. As previously stated, you want .047"...

Larry, IMHO, they are ugly as sin, and I would never buy anything that looked like that. Don

Photoshopped to cause bewilderment and threads like this to draw attention to vastly overpriced $200 grips.;) Don

And that is why in my reloading class I teach to seat the autoloader bullets and crimp them in separate operations. Don

Good question, Mauser lover. When Federal bought the rights to Hydra-Shok (the inventor is a local guy), they NEVER produced the bullet as it was designed. Noooo, they had to copper jacket it, adding to it's expense, and impeding it's expansion. Regarding my alloy's hardness, I would say...

Maybe with the commercial ammo boys. Seems they have lost the knowledge of their fathers and grandfathers. The bullet in the center came out of my 2.5" snubbie at a mere 840fps. Don

D.B. Cooper, Bottleneck rifle cartridge dies are different than handgun dies. First, most rifle die sets include only 2 dies, instead of the 3 dies normally found in handgun die sets. Expanding is handled totally different. Instead of a separate expander die as found in handgun die sets...

Sorry Jim, but the statement you made regarding why Smith & Wesson developed the L frame: "The .38 Special FBI load worked fine in these medium size K-frame revolvers, but beat them till they loosened up and would not function." was and remains false. The L frame (a .357 Magnum revolver) was...

Excellent post, CLP. D.B. Cooper, I understand your wanting to do this on the cheap, but you're setting yourself up for a lot of angst and frustration by doing so. And it will be such a PITA that you will give up on it. That you have a fish fryer is excellent, now here is what else you...

Well, if I had such a set up and was ladle pouring, I would be with you and decide not to cast. That's why we tell anyone wanting to cast to get a bottom pour furnace. Don

Rotometals? Not just the lazy way, but the expensive way. Order online from guys selling lead on the castboolits website and pay a lot less. BHN number? Tell me the cartridge and the anticipated velocity first. Minimum equipment? Several guys have already given you a list of Lee...

Right you are, Anthony D. B. Cooper, Here is what I do. I buy my pure lead at the local scrap yard ($.80 a pound). Sources of nearly pure lead are typically lead pipe and lead sheeting. You are going to need to add some antimony and tin to the pure lead to come up with a good bullet...

Jim, That's just not true. The S&W L frame was developed because the K frame would not hold up to continued .357 Magnum loads, not .38 Special +P loads like the FBI Load. Don

Craig, You are the one who seems to have their panties in a wad. I'm just trying to help and encourage a guy who is thinking about casting bullets. Don

Sorry Craig, but when I date a beautiful woman, I don't figure in the cost of my time while courting her. So, if you want to go this route of putting a dollar figure on a pleasurable activity, go for it. As for me, I'm no accountant. Don

D. B. Cooper, First, you're on the wrong site for a serious discussion of casting. You are being given advice to discourage you by some guys who have never cast a bullet and will never cast a bullet. Go here http://castboolits.gunloads.com/ to learn. As for the cost, I can reload .38 and...