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I don't remember what the charge weight is but I use Red Dot. I run it as light as will still cycle the action. Still makes big holes in old car doors and very limited recoil. Lots of fun! But without a crono I have no idea how fast they are. I use Win. AA hulls, WAA12F114 wads and cotton as a overshot card. The cotton works real well but it kind of looks like it's snowing after I shoot because it rips apart as it comes out of the barrel.

a man after my own heart! ive reloaded both. under 100 yrds ive seen no real difference. past that is where foster slugs come into their own. personally i prefer the solid round ball slugs, much better penetration. and they are faster to make. That's kind of what I was thinking. I just wanted someone with some experience with fosters to chime in. I guess I'll stick with the round balls. Funny part about the slugs and buckshot is that I cast them from plumers lead. I get it all from my father in law who guts old houses. So needless to say most of it comes from old toilet drain s

Shipping from Golden West isn't bad. It's about the same as anybody else. A good source for pulled bullets when they have them in Hi Tech http://www.hi-techammo.com/

That's cool. I might just have to get one of those. Thanks for the link.

Wow you guys are paying a lot. Try Golden West Brass. $80 for 1000 http://www.goldenwestbrass.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=GWB-042. I shoot these more then anything else. I like them better then anything pulled. As good as regular Winchesters.

I have been reloading berdan cases for a few years now. I even wrote a detailed walkthrough with pictures on the SKS boards. http://www.sksboards.com/smf/index.php?topic=57300.msg657520#msg657520 I started out using box primers but you can get berdan from powdervalley now. There are two sizes of large rifle berdan primers. One for 7.62x39 and one for 7.62 NATO. Don't bother with anything that uses small berdan. Too much of a pain.

So I have been casting my own slugs and 00 buckshot for my S12 for a while now. I found a load that I love for slugs using 1 1/8 oz round ball slugs. With HK peep sights, I'm on paper at 50 yards. Not bad from a smoothbore with slugs. I found that using a cotton ball for an overshot card tightened the groups up a bit. Anyway I was wondering is there any advantage to using a 1 oz foster type slug instead. I was looking at molds for them and they use a little less lead and was wondering if they would be any more accurate then what I'm using now. I should also throw in that I don't

Well I think I figured it out. The flat bar that pushes on the firing pin had a small lump (for a lack of a better word) of steel on one side. The firing pin must have spun just a little so one of the little arms that hold the spring was pushed up by this lump. This caused the firing pin to be pushed to the side and catch. I simply took a small file and removed the lump. Took it back to the range and it ran 50 rounds perfectly. 40 low power 00BK reloads and 10 Remington 00BK. So it would seem that was the problem. It looks however that the lump was caused by repeated impact on that

I couldn't find an answer to this using the search function but if this has been talked about before I apologise. My converted 12 is frustrating me to no end. To be honest this malfunction might make me throw in the towl and get a KSG when they become a little more availible. The weapon has been reliable with Federal lowbrass and low powered 00 bk reloads as far as gas pressure is concerned but very unreliable as far as this issue and the puck sticking in the gas tube. I have had to tap it out with a hammer and a piece of all thread several times now. last time at the range I sta

I welded on the H&K sights. Best sights I have ever had on an AK.

Just figured I would give an update. After I re-welded the front sight on I tried to reassemble. I went to put the puck back in and it wouldn't fit. I about shit myself when I realized that all that welding warped the gas block! So I was convinced that I just trashed this brand new shotgun. Just on a whim I took a small honing stone and started honing the gas port little by little until the puck fit back in. So I loaded it up with bulk Federal 7 1/2 and gave it a whirl. Low and behold it ran fine! It's now back to cycling bulk low brass. This is a testament to how freaking rigid th

I wanted to know the answer to this question also. Did you do anything to conceal or cover up the "match strike" area? Although I didn'y try it everyone I spoke to said that if you try to weld over this area it will warp the receiver. No I didn't do anything with it. I thought about grinding it down just a little and filling it with JB weld. Then Duracoat over it. That should get rid of it. When I go back and touch up the receiver later on I might do that. I'm about 90% sure I could weld it without doing any damage but whats the point. I think JB would work just as well.

I was wondering how long it would take for someone to notice my old helmet. That's just an old one I have laying on my bench. I have a nice auto darkening that I use 99% of the time. I'm okay with a stick welder I guess but that's it. I get inconsistent results from a MIG and I can't use a TIG to save my life. But I'm okay with that. I like the fact that no one comes over to bum my welder anymore. I got rid of that MIG and got a stick and it seemd that none of my friends can use it. hehe.

5/32" rod 6013 at 40amp and go slow. Anti splatter spray helps but there isn't much anyway. +1 Another trick that works well is wrapping all but the part welded in a welding blanket. Also, to get the electrode to strike an arc quickly when running lower than recommended amperage, some use a strike plate (piece of scrap metal) & quickly run a tiny bead to get the electrode hot, then go right to the piece & strike your arc the second your auto-darkening helmet lets you see where you're about to weld. A hot electrode will strike much easier. If a person knows what they're d

From a stick, for sure it is impressive. I have a small MIG unit and do OK with it, but wouldn;t dare take a stick to a receiver. I tried stick welding once and it was far above and beyond comedy It was downright ridiculous and humbling is a gross understatement. Great work! I actually had a 110 volt flux core mig and the only thing I could do well with it was exhaust for my car. Everything else seemed like it wouldn't penetrate or it would punch holes in the work. I'm an industrial maintenance technician in a steel tubing factory so I have to use a stick welder almost everyday.