No real horror stories, thankfully but early on when I first started casting back in the 70's I wore sandals in the summer months and that was a big mistake. One drop of 750 degree lead between the...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
No real horror stories, thankfully but early on when I first started casting back in the 70's I wore sandals in the summer months and that was a big mistake. One drop of 750 degree lead between the...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
No explanation as to the choice of MVA over the C. Sharps other than I just like the looks and was familiar with it. The choice of C.Sharps over Shiloh was easy. I may not be alive by the time they...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
The set trigger was way too light for me so, I backed it out several turns and is not as touchy but now I've introduced some creep into it. I'll have to work on that.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
One more to know the caliber...
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/540/6SuHmQ.jpg
Way too cold for shooting. Snow and ice still on the ground now a week.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
A few pics...
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Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Soon-we just lost our power for the third time in the past eight days. This time only about a little over an hour.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I got the sight in the mail today. I'd like to apologize to C. Sharps and for posting as I did on this forum. Not that this is an excuse to offer but for the past few weeks I can't seem to get...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Not at all. Today I've been listening to Dvorak's Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op No. 4.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I didn't get a call today but Pete sent an email.
"Found the sight. Since you weren't using ours, I marked the order for
dovetail only. When the sight came in from MVA, the guys didn't catch ...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Well, I'm not going to be concerned with this today. I'll see what they have to say Monday. Right now, I'm going to celebrate my 69th birthday by kicking back with my pipe, cup of coffee and listen...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
According to MVA they send sights to them all the time...even had their address handy and knew Pete. I didn't go over the rifle with a fine tooth comb at the gun shop, just glanced at it to see the...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
It states the front sight on the invoice they sent me so, what happened is anyone's guess. Either way, someone needs an *** chewing.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I had ordered a rifle from them back in early November and received a call early last week it would be shipping out this week. So far so good. Today I got a call that the rifle was in and went over...
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And, the best Schnitzel sandwiches on the planet. Stationed in Hanau for 19 months in the late 60's and nearly lived off those. Wish someone here knew how to make them as good.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
This sure works...
http://dev.csharpsarms.com/catalog-detail/13/Model-1874-Bridgeport-Sporting-Rifle.html?order_product_id=10749
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I found out tonight the website is back up and running.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I can't believe that site is "still undergoing maintenance". They must be loosing a bundle on sales. What is it, two weeks now?
Forum: Factory Rifles
What difference does that make? You shoot an animal at 546 yards you'd best have a spotter as by the time you walk toward where you shot him you may be off 75-100 yards of where you thought you saw...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I've had three over the years if that says anything...still have two with one being a 1952 model that I'd put up against any in it's class for accuracy. My first 270 was a custom job built by Hal...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Jack O'Connor killed more game with this cartridge on four continents than most of us will ever see, much less hunt. I don't' recall him ever bad mouthing the 270 in any of his magazine articles or...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Don't bad mouth my favorite rifle!!
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x220/ColColt/Jack%20OConnor%20Tribute/jack-oconnor_zpsdf717dc5.jpg
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I had a 45-90 with a butt like that and it beat me severely but, I shot mostly from the bench.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I hope that's a small caliber with that crescent steel butt.
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 |