Time to make the donuts....

[JoeDuke]

The bullets from the Randy Robinett crafted carbide die got their first taste of competition last weekend at the Boone Valley Ikes range by Webster City, Iowa. Handicapped by a sub standard driver (egregious error at 100), the bullets drug me up and allowed the only 250 at 200 for the win. My stumble at 100 relegated me to 2nd in the Grand Agg. Nebraskan Mike Toby rose to the top of the Grand via 2 more X's.

Randy made a helluva great die. Thanks for all you've done for me, Randy!

Good shootin' -Al

Very well done Al. You should be close to ready for the Nationals.

 

[CJ6]

Congratulations to both you and Randy.

 

[AlNyhus]

Very well done Al. You should be close to ready for the Nationals.

Joe, my Hunter gun shooting after an extended layoff shows just how perishable skills are with the 6X gun. I tried a new reticle at 100 with so-so results. At 200, it was going to be unworkable so a scope change prior to the 200 was in order. Made mistakes but shot enough decent targets to realize that there might be enough grey matter synapses firing to eventually make a decent showing in a Two Gun.

As to the Nationals, I hate the thought of missing one that so close. Family commitments and the format make it impossible for me, this season.

Good shootin' -Al

 

[JoeDuke]

I was preparing cores for a batch of 30 cal bullets and found this. That just might be a target wrecker!

 

[AlNyhus]

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I was preparing cores for a batch of 30 cal bullets and found this. That just might be a target wrecker!

Yikes!!!!

 

[jackieschmidt]

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I was preparing cores for a batch of 30 cal bullets and found this. That just might be a target wrecker!

Dang, you could have left it in until AFTER THIS WEEK END.

 

[David Conder]

Do you think that is a core swedge die of Charlie’s core operation

 

[JoeDuke]

Do you think that is a core swedge die of Charlie’s core operation

Nope.

 

[David Conder]

What do you think it is thanks

 

[JoeDuke]

It is a pinhole in the side of the core. Must have been in the wire originally. You would think it would have swaged shut but for some reason it did not.

 

[AlNyhus]

That's a void in the core wire. -Al

 

[brcman]

I know that when making cores the pressure is not as much as point up but it seems to me that under the amount of pressure involved in core squirting this would not happen? Maybe the cut core was a bit underweight and also as Al says, a void in the lead wire and therefore not a normal amount of squirt pressure?

 

[jackieschmidt]

I have to throw this in to the conversation
The “Schmidt 112” ruled at Lake Charles Sunday in some tough conditions.
So Ed and I must be doing something right

 

[Jerry Wick]

I have to throw this in to the conversation
The “Schmidt 112” ruled at Lake Charles Sunday in some tough conditions.
So Ed and I must be doing something right

Were these the dry cores or the wet cores?

 

[jackieschmidt]

Were these the dry cores or the wet cores?

Dry

 

[jelenko]

Super tangent alert.

As a teenager I made donuts while I was working with weights.

 

[ridgeway]

I obtained some rolls of 3/16" diameter lead wire to make cores. They have been in a moist musty basement for years. The wire is oxidized. How should I go about cleaning it off? I'd be hesitant to use scotchbrite because I don't want any abrasive embedded in the wire and scratch the squirt die. Or simply wipe with a cleaner and rag before cutting? Or not to worry about it?

 

[Schippergreg]

I obtained some rolls of 3/16" diameter lead wire to make cores. They have been in a moist musty basement for years. The wire is oxidized. How should I go about cleaning it off? I'd be hesitant to use scotchbrite because I don't want any abrasive embedded in the wire and scratch the squirt die. Or simply wipe with a cleaner and rag before cutting? Or not to worry about it?

A strong solution of muriatic acid will remove the white oxidation. I usually let it soak overnight.

 

[David Conder]

Take a wet rag with castor an let us know how that works

 

[Bulletman]

White lead is oxidized and the oxidation becomes airborne when disturbed. I'd suggest a spray mist of oil based substance to keep the lead dust to a minimum. Breathing lead dust is bad mojo