Good Products For Big Bores Things Learned

[RM.510bigbore]

I want to make a post on the five star products that I've acquired on my Big Bore Journey.
1. Aqua Environment regulator
2. Scba 4500 psi tanks eBay $75.00 and under. Helps having lots.of air on hand
3. Cold shot Moab adjustable base. Mine mil version. Tracking perfect. Handles horrible vibrations and recoil from 50.
4. Quality molds.from Lee,Aersonal,Accurate, N.O.E. more perfect than I expected.
5. Powder coating slugs. Actually the clearance silver and cheap eBay AG green at $5.00/A pound worked better than some at $20.00/pound
6. Casting Equipment PID controller for Lee 20 lb casting pot from castbollits.com Also Lee 20lb pots for $90.00. Have 2 running for 50
7.Free Kitchen oven used to do 25 lbs batches of shake and bake slugs
8. Airforce BKL weaver pictanny adapter s. My 50 eats any other rail adapters..These are legit. Definitely tested
9.Sightmark Wraith HD Digital scope. After in the past owning and wearing out the tracking on the best day optics...This is more reliable with cold shot adjustable base. Used eBay $330.00 3 years ago
10. Anker refurbished battery power banks eBay $10-$20 run sightmark wraith long time. AA batteries waste of time and money
11. My clearance $230 Umarex Airsaber and Amazon used UTG 130 BDX crossbow scope. Actually works like videos.hooked.to.regulator easy to hit.target at 120 yards. I just don't shoot much to having to retrieve arrows and having mobility issues.

Sometimes good things just don't get attention!!Whats good.thing have you learned or acquired along the way

 

[Ezana4CE]

@Reedmosser Damn!! 120 yards with the Air Saber? I gotta stretch my legs. I am virtuous about molds. Where did you source yours from? What’s the advantage of using the PID controller?

 

[Doc C.]

Just beginning to realize how far behind the curve I am.
Good information.
Thanks
Doc

 

[trlrman]

Cold shot is on my short list .

 

[RM.510bigbore]

Ezana4ce the PID controller plugs into the Lee 20 In production pots and allows you to set the temperature you want and maintain it. My Molds came from company's Lee's Precision , Aersonal Molds. N.O.E Moulds, Accurate molds.
Castboolits.com taught and helped me a ton!!! The Airsaber was actually really easy shooting 120 yards.. I tether to my aqua environment regulator at 3400 psi... The UTG 130 bdx recycle is easy to use. Reticle marked.to 120 yards clearly one wind age mark on each side for 10 mph wind. I shoot the factory Umarex arrows at 50 yards and separate the ones that don't group. This is nessary. Hoping to get some Easton aluminum arrows made and get better consistency. Airsaber really surprised me!!! My neighbor is a bow.shooter and he had no problem hitting target at 120 yards. Its pretty easy. I don't shoot long range airsaber on horrible wind days.

 

[shamu]

Reedmosser, enjoyed reading your list. Good stuff for sure. I am enjoying powder coating my bullets. Thanks for talking me into that one. Looked for the cheap AG green powder and only found $12 pound plus $9 shipping .
Also I totally gave up on Lee molds for accuracy. They are certainly inexpensive and easy to use but I never got quality performance slugs compared to the others. Spring is coming.. Enjoy

 

[RM.510bigbore]

I only have one Lee mold and its a .515 450 grain. Probably ok by the time I size to .510. Being large dropping outta mold. That AG green I got.on eBay a few years ago. Also sometimes get good deals from Columbia powder coating clearance deals. I don't think il.ever use the 15 lbs of powder coat I have. A pound makes slot of.slugs even in .510. Definitely pretty cheap

 

[RM.510bigbore]

 

[RM.510bigbore]

Price went up a lil...5 pounds of powder coat will.last you a lifetime!!!! The AG green and Colombia silver I got on clearance really cover well... Much like the blue you used .