I gave up using piloted reamers years ago. A 32 cylinder came to me with throats that would take a .310" pin only partways in the throats as they funneled downward in diameter until a .309" pin...
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I gave up using piloted reamers years ago. A 32 cylinder came to me with throats that would take a .310" pin only partways in the throats as they funneled downward in diameter until a .309" pin...
Forum: Cast Boolits
You can't "fit" to that barrel b/c of boolit size limitations of the chamber. That barrel is unserviceable. Replace the barrel.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I am a big fan of the 45 caliber LBT 250gr OWCPB boolit. I load them in 45 Schofield brass for a medium frame Vaquero. Tier II load 23kpsi 1200fps.
I tried to search for the thread pitch of the windage adjustment screw LOL NOBODY wants you to know what thread it is! If you knew that you could then figure out how much the blade would move with...
It's really anybody's guess until you get it in your hands. I check for thread choke by patching a plastic cleaning jag tightly into the bore with a couple layers of paper towel, push it towards the...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Pick calibers that actually fit what you are going to work with. .311" .3135" .3585" .4115" .4315" .4525" .478" And you want ZZ minus (-.0002") pins. Your mic will read the actual diameter of the...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
What would be a great help is a micrometer stand. It holds the micrometer and lets you have both hands free, one hand to hold the boolit between the anvils, turning as necessary to measure different...
Forum: Cast Boolits
This generally works for a single shot rifle/pistol not for a revolver.
Boolits will exit the front of the cylinder at throat diameter, regardless of how big they are when you load them. Tight...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
What gun? What caliber? What diameter are you wanting to size to? 92-6-2 is a bit on the hard side, and unless your cylinder throats are of sufficient diameter, you may get leading if they are...
Forum: Our Town
I did a few searches on these GLOUE thingys, best I can tell fruit flies aren't especially attracted to the particular light they give off that attracts other flying insects.
Fruit flies are one...
Forum: Our Town
I've not had any strawberries that failed to bloom, usually the pillbugs don't manifest themselves until there is berries for them to eat. They also don't really climb to access fruit, just what...
Forum: Our Town
Is diatomaceous earth safe for fruits and vegetables?
Diatomaceous earth is a safe, non-toxic way to control pests in the garden. It's effective against all insect pests that crawl on plants...
Do the rounds plunk and spin with just the barrel sitting there, easy to get to? If they don't there is one of your issues, likely the throat is a tad bit too tight for the boolit/bullet style and...
I would find a case that you could cut off so it is a snug fit in the chamber like GW said, but file a few notches in the end with a small flat file or a small round file so it has some teeth and see...
I believe you may find the Redhawk to be stronger than the SBH and for sure the Super Redhawk is MUCH stronger than the SBH.
RH cylinder webs are .047" on the BH and SBH cylinders, and .068" on...
Forum: Our Town
This is a 56 minute account of a WWII veteran who fought in the battle of the bulge. I can't post the whole video but you can FF through to about 27:35 where the story of Bastogne begins. This is...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I am a big fan of Veral's LBT 250gr OWC-PB which has the largest meplat of any non-straight sided full wadcutter designs. It's very similar to boolits dropped from the Accurate # 45-253M mold.
I...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Most commercial casters hardcast is BHN22. No obturation, no expansion, will cause leading even when cylinder throats are correctly sized. Often packed with the hard crayon lube which is as the...
Forum: Our Town
With a gas range you have the option of going with NO China made microprocessors, just the electric igniters. All manual, all made in USA, American Range. Pricey but the daisy burners really set...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Look at all the $$ you save taking a bus OUT OF KOMIFORNIA!
That barrel can probably be saved with the right pilot on a piloted reamer. Those solid nose reamers are so far undersized in the nose, you might as well not even have a nose up there. Throating...
I like to sit and box with them. When one flies by, stick your arm up and flick your wrist and watch it duck and evade then return curious, eventually getting mad and aggressive. If you garden,...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Didn't Elmer favor 20:1 for most stuff and 16:1 for larger tougher animals?
I would suggest a 158gr RF GC design cast in 50/50+2% or 20:1 Lee makes a 158gr RF but it's bevel base and I would much...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Your .433" being snug enough to feel the difference when loading tells me that one fits the throat nicely.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |