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Alcan primers [Archive] - Cast Boolits Alcan primers and powders were the products of a guy who took umbrage at the then-current policy among ammo makers of not providing components for reloaders He opened up shop by importing primers and powders (all shotgun at first) made by Bofors of Sweden He operated out of Alton, Illinois
Using old powder, AL5 [Archive] - Cast Boolits IIRC, data for the Alcan powders is also in Sierra #1, Speer #10 #11, Hornady #3 manuals I didn't check to see which regular Lyman manuals They were only available for a few years Good powders, though jmh54738 03-25-2010, 10:26 AM In my 45ACP Molina, with the Lee 230 grain bullet, 6 4 grains of AL-5 yield 695 fps,
Question on Fiber wads- ALCAN HERTERS - Cast Boolits Question on Fiber wads- ALCAN HERTERS Have several boxes of ALCAN and Herters shotshell fiber wads and Fiberfelt filler wads What are some uses for these? I have several different flavors to choose from
Alcan manual - Cast Boolits Alcan manual I would like to get a Alcan manual I have found one online but I have an older computer and I can't get it to download Any ideas that would help? swamp
Primers for Fiocchi Brass Hulls? - Cast Boolits I have come upon a quantity of Fiocchi brass huls, 12, 16, 20 and 410 The 12's and 16's require an Alcan G57F primer, the 20's and 410's are Berdan I understand thet Berdan primers are available, somewhat, but what do you use as a replacement for the G57F's? It is my understanding that a 209 primer is too small (diameter) to be retained in the hull, anyone have any ideas? I would like to
S w alcan primers - Cast Boolits Still have a few boxes of these left along with some Alcan primers They've always worked fine Got them along with 1k of Winchester large pistol rounded dome primers in the old yellow and red boxes Still had the cupped primer seating inserts for my 1969 Rockchucker, so seating them was no problem Old stuff still works if it's been stored
Alcan metal shells. New buy. Any good? - Cast Boolits Look for original Alcan big yellow boxes The 11g wads are stamped “11 Gage” or can also be stamped “special size for all metal shells” in red ink They are the Felton wax ring wads, and work wonderfully in the shells traditionally loaded BD4CDFB3-3C62-48E6-A38C-7C76A9CE500F jpg They come up all the time on eBay
Alcan primers - Page 2 - Cast Boolits Alcan must have been discontinued c 1970 I bought a pile of both primers and powder as unwanted old stock in '74 Still have a hundred or so SP primers left Every few years, I load up six to try No misfires yet Sometimes you gotta wonder if democracy is such a good idea
Alcan powders - Cast Boolits The book 'Propellant Properties' gives some info on 4 different Alcan powders AL-5, 7, 8, and AL-120 They are all shotgun powders, and were also used in various pistol cartridges I haven't found any mention of AL-101 My Speer #8 Manual gives loads for AL-5 in several pistol cartridges