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Here's what I did for a crimp. Did I crimp it enough?

Here are my first ever hand loads for the 44 magnum. They still need to be crimped. Aftet that I plan to hit the range.

Good info. I will check each one before I lube them.

I did notice a difference in the bottoms of the bullets as I went on. I still need to pick up a thermometer so I am just winging it right now. I didn't cast too many this time but I did enough to start to get the hang of it. When I get a thermometer I will cast more, and that will be very...

I'm learning. I have some that are actually useable. By golly I think I am getting the hang of it!

It's supposed to be 60° today. Not real sure but it's close enough. Wish me luck. The lead is melting now.

A notebook will be handy because I know it will take some trial and error to get a nice looking bullet. So far I have cast round ball and conical slugs for black powder firearms, but this is my first time casting for smokeless powder. I know its going to need to be a little more precise. If I...

That sure is a nice looking finish you did on the stock!

I had planned to cast a couple pounds of bullets today but the day got away from me. Tomorrow is supposed to be fairly warm so i am planning to try casting tomorrow. We'll see

I did some tests with Lee's lead hardness test kit last night and it's pretty simple to use. I tested a few ingots from each box I purchased and my samples ranged from 12.5 BNH to 16.6 BNH. The ingots were pretty consistent per box for what they tested.

Anyone have experience with lead hardness test kits? There are several out there, some more expensive than others. I found one made by Lee Precision that was under $70 shipped to my house. I watched a couple Youtube videos and it looks fairly simple to use. It should give me an decent idea...

Thanks Rich.

Anyone have experience with the Elmer Keith loads for 44 Magnum? I ran across this site while googling the Lyman #429421 mold. Here is a link to an article where he talks about his loads for 44 Magnum. http://www.darkcanyon.net/Reloading_the_44_magnum.htm

Not yet, but I am itching to get started.

Thanks Rich, that is a nice setup. It would make it a lot easier in cold weather if I setup something like that.

I got home today with my armslist goodies to find this waiting for me. 66 lbs. The mail lady probably hates me.

I met up with a gentleman I met on armslist today. He had a listing for some 44 magnum reloading supplies. I bought a few primers, cases and bullets.

More goodies.

And here is a link to my 1954 Mosin Nagant Type 53. I really like these carbines. http://s62.photobucket.com/user/alvinl01/library/Guns/1954%20Mosin%20Nagant%20T53

This is the first one I purchased. http://s62.photobucket.com/user/alvinl01/embed/slideshow/Guns/1953%20Mosin%20Nagant%20T53 This is the second one I purchased. http://s62.photobucket.com/user/alvinl01/library/Guns/1953%20Mosin%20Nagant%20T53%20No%202