Remember the old days when reloading and you might drop a primer, like a penny, and think, "Oh, I'll just pick that up later!" Now, when you drop a primer you are down on your hands and knees with a magnifying glass like it was a lost contact lens!

@DanielFrankHoffman

2 жыл бұрын

So true!

@mikeypops73

2 жыл бұрын

true story

@charlesinscore4107

2 жыл бұрын

I went a year.Sizing my brass,learning,reading. Couldn't reload. No primers. My first bullets,I used recycled primers, out of range pickup. Unshot rounds.

@lamiabanca

7 ай бұрын

😂

@jwdundon

Ай бұрын

I have a BUNCH of loosies in my "primer" bench drawer -- I cringe every time I look at them. Lol.

Please create a DVD series on all your knowledge because this will all be lost when KZread starts eliminating anything and everything firearms related. This knowledge Hass to be transferred to the next generation even if they don’t know what they’re missing before it’s gone.❤

Oh man how times have changed. I remember 8 years ago good old FC wasn’t a big fan of powder coating. He actually liked 45/45/10 better then PC bullets.

Long time since I saw any of your vids. Great Stuff. 👍👍👍

Beautiful colors there, Mr. Cookie👍🇺🇸

lookin good ! I scored an old style Lee 358 150 lil while back love that boolitt.. take care my friend

I personally use hitek. Powder coating didn’t work well for me due to humidity. Everyone has there own preferences. I still enjoy your videos

Great video FC. Going to have to try my leftovers on some. Yours look good! Time for a new basket? Good stuff.

hey cookie. It looked like you were using forceps to place stand your bullets up and I wanted to share my experience of having very good results with standing mine up using my black nitrile gloved fingers. No bare spots and of course much easier to manipulate the boolits by hand. Good luck. Actually, the blue ones work just as well too.

@JaredHempfield

2 жыл бұрын

I do the same, any that have bald spots you can quickly twist in your fingertips as you stack

Thanks for another great video

@photobyTaps

2 жыл бұрын

Can you review the Lyman 358101 75 grain wadcutter?

I wanted this bullet, but I just picked up the 150gr .358 round nose 6cav when it was on sale from midway for $28 recently, couldn’t beat the deal. Looks like the price has gone back up to $36 (still good) on that one. But the 6cav 158 swc gas check mold is on sale for $24! But who uses gas checks anymore? Ha

@FortuneCookie45LC

2 жыл бұрын

Hello to spyderxtra777..!!! I've actually been getting interested in the RN bullets again, because there's a range up in WA state that has steel targets. RN bullets have general utilitarian use including ringing steel, but not as much for hunting (of course, they will do as lots of buffalo were taken with RN). I won't buy that SWC 158 GC mold from Lee though, not because of the GC design (they can be shot without the GC), but because of the narrow top driving band. That band lacks the strength necessary to take the forcing cone and rifling with high velocity loadings - OK for standard velocity, but then why the GC? There is a corresponding mold like that in 44 cal - I never bought that one either same reason - TL designs don't fall into that because the TL grooves are so shallow, the top driving band is not undercut by them. That RN mold you just got on sale should be a dandy. Good casting' to ya, Steve

Awesome video.

Thanks for the video.

The silver of a reloader!!! 👍. Brass is gold!! I use black but will try red also. I call my bullets black claws!!😝

@FortuneCookie45LC

2 жыл бұрын

Big Racer - Might fine..!! Good clown' to ya..!! Steve

👍👍 @FortuneCookie45LC , I just posted a comment on your Honk Kong pork chops video about my Lee Lead Hardness hack, that costs NOTHING but the things us loaders have on hand already. I use my Lee .452 bullet sizer, some tape, and O Rings(O RINGS aren’t necessary)! I take the LEE SCOPE that comes with Hardness kit, wrap a couple of wraps of tape around it, to make it snug in my .452” sizer and to protect the scope and die. I put a O RING on the top side of scope to help hold the scope in the die where I want it( YOU CAN USE JUST TAPE TOO), place the scope through the die in position I want it, then I place another ORING on the bottom side of the scope, also to help keep the scope where I want it. Then just put the die in the press, turret press works great, you can have the Lee hardness indenter in one position, and the scope die in another, punch your lead, switch turret, use scope, and Voila!!! No headache trying to hold that shaky scope, bullet, and light steady. And BEST THING IT COSTS NOTHING, EXCEPT THINGS WE ALREADY HAVE ON HAND!! Please do a video on this hack COOKIE, I’d really like to get the word out and make a hassle a breeze for NOTHING but a few minutes of time!

Very nice, a good sized batch of custom jacketed lead pills!

I like that mold. I did about 700 casts have videos of it on rumble same id

Good job i like that color

I'm green with envy ;-) 👍

Now this is magic. I'm a huge fan of the grossly underappreciated .358 Winchester. These bullets would shine especially as a segmented hollow point. I would like to know if the 10 gauge wads are produced for the Russian slug mould available for that gauge..

Very nice!

Thanks

I use Powder Buy The Pound and a "5" recycled plastic container. Everybody probably wonders when they see me digging plastic containers out of the trash and looking for the triangle 5. If it isn't one, I throw it back in the trash instead of keeping it. I just scored more this week with some sour cream containers.

Great vid and great job on the green PC! I also like the look of that Lee bullet and not sure how I overlooked it. I'm looking for a good 160-180gr mold for 35 Remington. Do you shoot it in any lever actions? Wonder if my Marlin would like them... haha

You gotta get onto a cheap vibratory tumbler for your powder coating FC, you will definitely notice a more even application once baked.

Fkng Beautiful!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

thats a great bullet, been shooting it for years in .38/.357 now I'm sizing them down to 9mm for carbine bullets, I'm sure you'll try that too,and next is the same shape 125 grainer sized down and see just what kind of hot rod speed I can get, a carbine barrel and tiny 9x19 case don't match up so good, too much bullet drag in long barrel and not enough powder capacity to skoot it along.... I'll figure it out, but right at the MOMENT I am totally OUT of small pistol primers (1st time in my LIFE)...

@FortuneCookie45LC

2 жыл бұрын

Rob - We will all be out of primers if this keeps going. You will know we are all getting desperate when we are using SP magnum primers. Hopefully, when the supply chain "problems" clear up, and the new primer manufacturing plant is in full production, we'll have primers. As for the supply chain "problem" - it's all a crock. Recall that in WWII, big part of winning that conflict was we stretched our supply lines all the way across Europe and all the way across the Pacific so that supplies were amassed for the invasion of Japan mainland. When the explanation for our current supply issues was asked, the answer, "You need to go ask Fed-Ex" is a simple lie. No one is bothering to bring up the current supply of weapons to Ukraine war. Where's the supply chain problem there? All the astute media reporters might bother to ask unless they are fish. The fact that there is any supply chain problem to our people across America is because the current admin wants the American people to suffer in nearly every way. Giving us all that printed money just smokescreened all the other spending on the agenda issues by taxing all the people with the inflation tax - then lie to us about it all. Giving us money just gets votes, but taxing us by the hidden back door is not seen by enough voters to keep power - easy when the media helps the lies. All politicians lie, but not all politicians benefit the people. Wow, there's an original quote for you. Best to ya, Rob. - Steve

@robaldridge6505

2 жыл бұрын

@@FortuneCookie45LC last batch .38 Spec. I loaded with mag. primers, I was already out of regular ones.. God bless you and yours

I had the Lee 358-158-FP and I found the accuracy disappointing. The only time it shot well was with full power 357 mag loads. I hope yours shoots better than mine did.

I wish Lee would make the same bullet in a 240 gr .431

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thats my interest in reloading good cheap fun

Good info as always. I am a little late getting to this one. Always good to see quality cast bullets. Range scrap i assume? I seem to remember one of your older videos saying that the water quench increases the BHN by 2 or more. Will these work at 1200 fps in magnum loads?

Hard to argue with your results, but I noticed you are not using any nylon balls in with the powder to help generate static to stick the powder. I've tried both ways and seem to get better results with the Crosman black air soft BB in with my powder. This with using Eastwood Hotcoat powders. I should also mention that I'm using pure soft lead for airguns, the harder alloys can have trouble embossing the rifling at the low pressures in an airgun. With the soft lead these air soft BB also help prevent dents in the bullets when shaking. We have also determined that you generally get better results if the plastic container has the #5 recycling stamped in it, other plastics don't seem to generate, or may dissipate the charge. Lastly, a question... Do you have a list of powders that work and powders that do not? The Eastwood yellow has not worked for me, no matter what I do I get lots of bare spots after baking, but they looked good before baking. What I want to do is color code different weight bullets, I have one NOE design that has multiple hollow point inserts, from 88 grain down to 84 grain. I also have a Lyman design in both flat (155gr) and hollow point (125gr Devastator) and would like to color code those.

@browndude3649

Жыл бұрын

Great comment. I also wondered if zip locking the slugs and powder then tumbling gave better results than hand tumbling without making a mess of ones tumbler? My 2c.

Just wondering if you have tried a powder coat in olive drab? I would like to come up with something different for my 5.56 ammo. Thanks so much for all the very informative videos!

@JohnDoeEagle1

2 жыл бұрын

I have and use Powder Buy The Pound brand. It works well and looks cool! Never tried it on rifle yet, only handguns. RAL 6022 Olive Drab RAL 7033 Moss Gray RAL 6013 Reed Green They are other cool colors! Everybody does red, blue and wild colors. I always do greens and am different.

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you do a nice job with the instruction.. I bought three of those bullet molds after your 6 cavity vid. 45/70, 38 and 45c.. Figured I would try my luck at bullets, Ive reloaded for years. Why do you size that bullet at .358 (I use those in my 35 rem) but for 357 would the 358 be to tight?

@FortuneCookie45LC

2 жыл бұрын

jwgbmp40 - Sinzing our 38 cal cast bullets to .358" works for our 38 Spl / 357s almost across the board. Reason is that our revolver cylinder throats are usually .357 - .358". 1) we generally want our cast bullets to be .001" bigger than cylinder throats. 2) Lee Precision actually recommends a general rule to size our cast bullets .001" bigger than common jacketed bullets for the caliber - 38 Spl / 357 jacketed bullets are commonly .357", hence we can generally size our bullets to .358" 3) most commercial cast. bullet makers provide their 38 cal bullets at .358", Matt's Bullets actually provide .359", but will give us .358" if we request. The cylinder throats are the important factor on the size of our cast bullets. If revolvers are set up properly, the barrel groove diameter will be smaller than the cylinder throats so that obturation of cast bulletas is assured. If we shoot cast smaller than the cylinder throats, gas cutting will lead the forcing cone and first 1 - 1 1/2" of barrel ruining accuracy after the first dozen or so shots. Jacketed bullets will not gas cut so they can be shot smaller and will "slug up" in the barrel to shoot just fine in most cases. Revolver accuracy is provided by 1) proper headspace 2) lockup alignment of each cylinder to the barrel axis 3) timing of action 4) quality of the lockup 5) proper flash gap 5) quality of the barrel (includes barrel finish - some barrels still have machining marks in there; if there are any constrictions, that's bad for accuracy; some fine revolvers like Colt Pythons had barrel down taper by .001" to the muzzle) 6) bullets properly fitted to the gun. Note that the degree of error present in each can override the importance of each in the order of significance to accuracy. Then of course, the quality of the shooter - some factories get complaints of their guns shooting poorly, but the shooter couldn't hit the n'ar side of the barn. Now the Marlin micro groove barrels are a wild card to the .358". Most micro groove barrels require bigger bullets to shoot well - perhaps that's why Matt's does the .359" as there are so many Marlin 1894s around with those infernal MG barrels. Best to ya, Steve

What gold color powder coat did you use? Did it perform to lube the castings?

Hi Steve question i’ve been powder coating for rifle with no problem the question I have is the caliber I am using the rifle bullet seats deeper passing the neck at that position it’s melting the powder coating and it gets all over my neck of the brass if I use a lube sizer and lube the bullets will that help solving the problem of melting the powder coating I am using 45 45 10 also to provide more protection to the powder coat it still does it not as bad I think it can’t handle the high heat it being deep inside passed the neck what you think thank you

Are you not tumbling in the Lyman Tumbler any more? Perhaps I missed a vid where you changed procedure. Soon as it warms up here I'm casting and coating.

Have you ever tried the "Chrome" color powder coating? Do you think bullets so coated would be effective against vampires?

I purchased some powder coated RN 9mm and had a lot of trouble with them sticking in my seating die. Most must have stuck at the dies crimp shoulder because they sat deep no matter how I adjusted the seating length. Is this a common problem?

Starting powder coating but the household budget is an issue for a while and was going to use the Harbor Freight red but it's no longer available. The remaining choices are black or white, which is recommended?

Powder coating is putting PORCELIN on those bullets. It's extremely hard stuff. Your barrel won't last long being scraped each time you fire.

I have the same toaster oven

My batch of bullets stuck to the aluminum foil. Is that because I didn't dump them off into a water quench and they cooled off on the foil?

Watching your videos on that bullet makes me want to buy a mould for it. Have you tried the 125 grain version of that bullet?

@tele1311

2 жыл бұрын

Just do it. You won't regret it. FC45LC got me into cating & pc about 5yr ago

@jw-sigp2258

2 жыл бұрын

@@tele1311 I just ordered it

@FortuneCookie45LC

2 жыл бұрын

@@jw-sigp2258 - Glad that you did - I have almost all the Lee molds - only a couple of dogs in all of them. That 125 grainer is a fine mold that I've yet to get. Walter Bunning gave me some bullets equal to that one in 45 cal. and they shot lights out..!! Good casting' to ya, Steve

@minigpracing3068

2 жыл бұрын

I can only comment that the Lee 356-125-2R works really well in my Benjamin Bulldog 357 airgun, not sure if this is the same 125 grain you are asking about.

I see that you changed your powder coating method , you are not using the dry tumbler to coat the bullets. Is this a different kind of powder coating powder ? The bullets seem to be evenly coated what this fast method you used in the video.

Hi Been watching awhile. I'm getting interested in bullet swaging...prices are soaring... What are the options, I shoot, 17rem, 204, 222. I'd like to use 22rf cases. I hear Blackmon is out of business? Greeting from Australia. Thanks FC

Do you Alox and size, then powder coat?

What makes the powder stick during tumbling? Are the bullets just dry?

@RS-dc7wy

2 жыл бұрын

Static makes it stick to the lead, that's why he shakes in the plastic container.

Great video. Does sizing wear off the coating?

@Jeff-hn7gi

2 жыл бұрын

Not for me. I size mine to .357 and gas check powder coated bullets. No issues even without lube.

@wdtaut5650

2 жыл бұрын

FC45 has videos which show no loss of coating.

@spyderxtra777

2 жыл бұрын

Sizing, firing and digging out of a dirt berm doesn’t wear off the coating for me

What temp do you run your melting pot at?

Hey fortune cookie what precautions do you/should I take for bullet casting? As far as airborne lead and hands

@flyingled3176

2 жыл бұрын

No moisture!

@FortuneCookie45LC

2 жыл бұрын

Jeff - I have a great place to cast - between houses where the wind funnels through and takes fumes directly away from me. On windless days, I use a good electric fan. You do have to protect yourself against the dust if you collect range scrap. A big part of lead exposure for shooters is 1) indoor ranges 2) dry tumbling of brass - dry tumbling causes lead contaminated dust that is raised when handling the tumbler, and then that dust is on our brass when we reload - wet tumbling has eliminated that and should be much stressed - a lot of reloaders are still dry tumbling - but less all the time as the word gets out 3) Lead gathering - watch out for dust in range scrap and in berms where bullets might be gathered - also, beware of getting lead that has colorful dust on it - all of that yellow, dark, or even white dust is various lead oxides that used to be used to color paints - lead oxides are also in the dross we skim off our molten lead. Dispose of that carefully (we see a lot of skim dross just tapped off onto flat surfaces scattering lead oxide - We want to put that molten dross into containers and take then to the waste disposal sites without undue delay - storing that stuff is a no-go). If we use ventilation to our advantage, wear eye protection, any kind of mask, and do not touch our face or head, wear our casting gloves, clothes in the wash, shower after casting sessions, and avoid indoor ranges (sparingly with new shooters is OK) we'll be OK with our shooting, casting and reloading. Look at all those folks who used to be under lead in plumbing, roofs, paints, cosmetics, glass, printing industry, gasoline, and asbestos in kitchen pads, fireproof suits, ceiling coating, brake shoes. Sure, get rid of all that bad stuff, but those folks put men on the moon, developed computers, lived full lives. Elmer Keith casted in his kitchen, Skeeter casted at work. People live a few years longer today because of medical technology and medicines. If a person has bad genes, they are not destined to have long lives. It's what we do with our time on earth that will be the difference. Good shootin' to ya, Jeff... Steve.

@Jeff-hn7gi

2 жыл бұрын

@@FortuneCookie45LC Thank you for the response I'm casting in my one car garage with the door open and a fan running but I always seem to get a lot of fumes from fluxing and casting. I just ordered a good mask rated for lead vapors and dust. I will wear gloves and i ordered D-lead soap. I found this at my local indoor shooting match in the bathroom i figured it would be good for us casters to have and use. I am 30 years old and plan to cast for the rest of my life and want to take precautions the day after casting i feel light headed and other symptoms. I have had tremendous success with 357 by watching your videos. I use a 158 with powder coat and gas check sized to 357. The accuracy is as good as jacked and i shoot full power loads with 296. N110 blue dot SW heavy and much more! I've really enjoyed your videos i wanted you to know that. Happy casting and thank you again for all you do for us! One thing I forgot to mention is my 45. Works great and is not picky it's a SW PC 1911 however all my 9mms get a ton of lead fowling even user 1k fps. I am shooting a 125gr tumble lube from lee. I've tried powder coating with alox without sized with and without. I love tried harder lead softer. I cannot figure it out. What would you suggest?

Hello from Brazil, will these projectiles go well in the Rossi 92? I bought one after watching your videos. I started my casting here but we have little availability of molds. Thank you!

@Jeff-hn7gi

2 жыл бұрын

Can you order from Midway USA? Or Brownells midsouth? They all carry moulds for sale on the inte5

@ShootingBlanks00

Жыл бұрын

I recently got a Rossi R92 in 357 and will start casting 3 different .358 bullets. I have the Ford Light Blue from Eastwood that I’ll start coating the 158 grain bullets. Been on a casting reloading hiatus for the past 9 years so I am looking forward to getting back in to it.

@rafaelbuenomfc

Жыл бұрын

I got some molds from Lee and my rifle really loves this Lee RNFP 158g as well the 125g RNFP and the 158 SWC TL. Hard to say wich is the best with 38 spl loads. Last two molds likes speeds around 1100 fps.

@ShootingBlanks00

Жыл бұрын

What powder are you using? I'm going to use Titegroup. I used it when I made bullets for my 9mm on my Lee Pro 1000 and have watched enough on here recently it should work as long as I check the load and don't double charge it.

@rafaelbuenomfc

Жыл бұрын

@@ShootingBlanks00 I'm using Brazilian local gunpowder, here we don't have Titegroup but I can tell you, based on my web researching, that you can go safely with something around 5-5,5 Gr in 38 spl loads using 357 brass. There a lot of topics about the accuracy you this rifle and loads development in American forums.

Has anyone had trouble with the powder coating not sticking to the bullets while shaking them in the plastic container?

@jerryraymer9929

8 ай бұрын

Yes can not get it to work. Have to use my power coat gun.

What kind of mess does that make of the rifling grooves?

@anthonymagic5640

2 жыл бұрын

None, thats the whole idea of powder coating them :-) .. up to a certain speed of course !

Shake and bake

Would you sell some?

Watching this video and realized I'm eating my lunch out of a recycled Reser's potato salad container.