Aug 19, 2013 · I melt down a wheel weights about once a year in the back yard using my fish fryer and a cast iron pot. The steel clips will float to the top and you can skim them out when you flux the lead. I use candle wax to flux, always completely dry to …

6 days ago · I had the same issue with a 1918 DMW Luger I bought when I returned from RVN in 1970 - it was chrome plated. Looking back when I bought it - this thing was a joke. Nickle plated (like a cheap floozy) and cheap black plastic grips with …

Apr 2, 2017 · Yep, there are two Lee turret presses. The "old" style, aka "Value Turret", and the new "Classic Cast" turret. I have a "Value" I bought mebbe 17 years ago and it worked quite well for the tens of thousands of rounds I reloaded. I also have sized many thousands of …

Oct 28, 2016 · I set the bullets in every other hole in a 1/2" piece of hardware cloth, handgun bullets. I turn the cloth over for rifle bullets and with two rows folded, have the bullet's 1" into it and helps them stand up moving the mess. I fit the hardware cloth to the bottom of an old cast iron frying pan. Let it soak in vinegar a while to get out the rust!

Nov 23, 2016 · Yep, there are two Lee turret presses. The "old" style, aka "Value Turret", and the new "Classic Cast" turret. I have a "Value" I bought mebbe 17 years ago and it worked quite well for the tens of thousands of rounds I reloaded. I also have sized many thousands of …

Sep 2, 2023 · I am still working my way through cleaning all my guns. Finally got to my Yugo SKS, haven't shot it in at least 20 years. Everything on and in the gun was pretty clean except the barrel. Looked like the inside of a sewer pipe. Took me a long time and a bunch of patches and many brush strokes to...

Jan 14, 2018 · The new Lee turret presses are cast iron frames, but the basic design is the same. I have one of the "old style" 4 hole presses and have reloaded many thousands of rounds, trouble free (9mm-30-06) also sized a ton of cast bullets with mine.

Jan 10, 2021 · The second thing to note is that all of the brass is bright yellow, no signs whatsoever of verdigris, patina or age, it is fresh cast. As rough as it is there is no way it could have been polished clean of 200+ years worth of patina. …

Nov 19, 2011 · But many old guns, top breaks in particular, were made of cast iron or wrought iron, not steel, and were never intended for long or extensive use. The top latches will loosen up firing ANY cartridge to any extent.

Sep 11, 2013 · just to throw another idea out there don't over look an old Herters. I have a 50 some year old herters super 3 and it is a heavy cast iron, well built, behemoth that can tackle anything I'll ever do. It even has a removeable bushing and will accomodate the LNL adapters. I got my press complete with the powder measure and scale for $50