Forward and right about 2:00 is the normal ejection pattern for the garand except for the last round from a clip. This can be adjusted by clipping the ejector spring and or stoning a slightly...
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Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Forward and right about 2:00 is the normal ejection pattern for the garand except for the last round from a clip. This can be adjusted by clipping the ejector spring and or stoning a slightly...
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
The best sausage gravy is with sausage from the butchers shop. Once a year we would have a pig ground into whole hog sausage this had a little more fat than today's prepackaged. ( you didnt have to...
Forum: Vintage Reloading Gear
Wilson, Redding and Warner would make dies to your fired cases send them 3-5 fired cases and they would make the die to match them.
This was more popular back in the 50s and 60s when wildcating...
It may be the bullet sliding rust or scale on the plate against the steel and producing a red hot ember or spark.This only really shows up at dusk or low light.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I want to say 47 grns but Im also loading a 350 grn bullet in the starline case. This is for BPCR silhouettesin my high wall and hepburn
Forum: Single Shot Guns
38-55 isnt hard to load and no real "special" things need to be done. Its a straight forward cartridge to load. Use good data. Work up the load from starting load.
The 38-55 will really shine with...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Well when our club had the same thing ( a developer was behind it) the bullets supposedly came from a house wall and roof, gravel driveway and lawns. again no rifling and also no distortion from...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Mom made Dads and my aprons ( later my wife) she had a pattern that was very nice and made them from white denim. They had 3 pockets 2 were up near the top 1 held pencil and 6" scale these were only...
Happy top have helped PopcornSutton, Hope the conversion met your expectations.
0-1 is ground tool steel much flatter and square to start with. Hence it saves having to square and true the stock....
Forum: Cast Boolits
The soft nose casting isnt to bad with the right equipment and set up. I occasionally cast 45 caliber rifle bullets with a soft nose.
I have 2 ladles one is small and holds a measured amount of lead...
Forum: AirGuns
Several hurricanes released exotic animals in larger numbers over the years. These animals arnt "native" to the area and have no natural predators or other means of control. They breed and reproduce...
Forum: Our Town
Wet the soft woods ( pine willow elms) produce a lot of creosote dried they burn fast and are hard to control. When we cut wood it was for the next year in advance. This years oak maple and others...
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
Smoked carp is a delicacy in many countries and very good. Marinate overnight in your seasoning liquid is best, then put the marinate in the water pan and smoke for 6-8 hours. Carp and suckers Mom...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
When my son comes over Ill have him bring mine out to measure but mine the cross socket not bar. but should be the same dimensions and thread. Making from scratch should be a fun little project. The...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Most vent pressure off. Not hard to make one up.
I made them for my m1a/m14s. Basically the same set up.
Set up the plug in your lathe. center drill and then drill a .157 hole thru the plug on...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
More than likely what the government is loading isnt available to reloaders other than surplus from pulled rounds. I think 7.62 x 51 was loaded with a version of 4895 or H 380 I have pulled some that...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Dukem still has it in their 109 scrapping blue they offer it in blue red green I believe.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Nato grade ammo is what it was meant for. Seriously if you can find some LC M852 ( the load with the knurledee case head) run some thru your rifle youll be surprised how it performs. There were 2...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I prefer to swage primer pockets to remove crimps and tru up the sides of the pocket. But I uniform with a sinclair tool made from carbide.The big issue when uniforming the bottom is the flutes on...
Dry firing is a good training aide. Dont do long sessions but shorter sessions every day. You need to be honest with yourself and call your shots. work with it, shooting is a lot of muscle memory and...
Forum: Cast Boolits
The wadcutters in repeaters will function but are very sensitive to overall length. I have loaded them in my henry original reproduction in 44-40 and when right they feed good and are very accurate.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
If making one be sure that there are no sharp edges on it. It will peel skin fast as your thumb slides over it. [smilie=1:
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
A light polish on the engaging surface will smooth it some. but having to overcome that hammer spring its going to be stiff. It should come off easier. The other is the thins area of the safety...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Lipstick works in a bind and being wax based dosnt stain the wood ( or your hands) as bad
Forum: Reloading Equipment
The one piece are easier to set. the big thing is keeping them square when adjusting them.
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 |