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01-17-2011, 08:21 PM
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Have you slugged your barrel ?
This is a good idea if you plan on shooting lead. I did my 995TS and got .358. Have not done my 45 yet. What size are your barrels ?
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01-19-2011, 04:02 AM
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Re: Have you slugged your barrel ?
What did you use for the slug. i have been wanting to slug my 995. I will probably just use a sinker but I would like to know what others have used.
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01-19-2011, 04:37 PM
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Re: Have you slugged your barrel ?
slugging your barrel? What exactly is this?
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01-19-2011, 10:02 PM
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Re: Have you slugged your barrel ?
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slugging your barrel? What exactly is this?
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you drive a slug of lead through teh barrel to exactly determine the diameter of land and groove to match lead bullet diamter to it.
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01-19-2011, 10:30 PM
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Re: Have you slugged your barrel ?
I casted a round nose bullet (boolit) from a piece of roofing lead. People have used round sinkers or cast muzzle loader balls. Search you tube, you will find a few good walkthroughs. If you choose to get serious about shooting/reloading lead this is important for accuracy and to avoid leading-which can be a pain to remove from you barrel.
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01-19-2011, 11:42 PM
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Re: Have you slugged your barrel ?
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you drive a slug of lead through teh barrel to exactly determine the diameter of land and groove to match lead bullet diamter to it.
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So I take it just using a standard mold for whatever caliber isn't exactly the best idea? Or is it more of a "for reloaders who take their craft seriously" type deal?
This is what frightens me about reloading, there's SO MANY things you have to take into account, and if you screw up one...it could screw you up.
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01-19-2011, 11:51 PM
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Re: Have you slugged your barrel ?
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slugging your barrel? What exactly is this?
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you drive a slug of lead through teh barrel to exactly determine the diameter of land and groove to match lead bullet diamter to it.
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So I take it just using a standard mold for whatever caliber isn't exactly the best idea? Or is it more of a "for reloaders who take their craft seriously" type deal?
This is what frightens me about reloading, there's SO MANY things you have to take into account, and if you screw up one...it could screw you up.
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you use it to determine what diameter to size your cast bullets to. .001 over bore diameter is best.
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01-20-2011, 01:20 AM
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Re: Have you slugged your barrel ?
What I did was cast up some bullets and ran them through the barrel of my guns unsized. After that, I knew what resizing dies to buy for best results in my guns.
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01-20-2011, 03:05 AM
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Re: Have you slugged your barrel ?
Cool, thanks for the info. I'm assuming if you buy jacketed bullets for reloading you don't have to worry about that?
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01-20-2011, 03:11 AM
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Re: Have you slugged your barrel ?
Generally no, but there are always exceptions to every rule.
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Primal Seal- He killed a bear once, with his bare hands. Then he ate it, raw. He looks a lot like that actor, Berry Pepper.
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