Good progress Mustang!
I hope the day never comes when making powder becomes a necessity. At my age, (73) it is unlikely; but if I was 30 years younger, I would be worried. When I was in my...
Type: Posts; User: dverna
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Good progress Mustang!
I hope the day never comes when making powder becomes a necessity. At my age, (73) it is unlikely; but if I was 30 years younger, I would be worried. When I was in my...
Forum: Our Town
Good advice rancher and Finster.
I was going to charge her $50/mo to cover added power and heat for the area they will be using. I do not need the money, but wanted her to feel like she is...
Forum: Cast Boolits
My memorable drive was 50k primers about 50 years ago. I was living in Canada and my mentor found a deal in Detroit.
I had to have a permit to transport them over the Bluewater Bridge between...
Forum: Our Town
A while back I asked for prayers for the family of my fiancés daughter. The husband’s cancer is untreatable and hospice was there yesterday. This was the family that lost their 4 year old...
Forum: Our Chapel
Abraham failed the test.
God had never demanded human sacrifice before…why now? Centuries later God sacrificed His Son to save us, but that was a different case.
Unquestioning faith is...
Forum: Cast Boolits
That sucks. I am no expert but it takes a bit of heat to get that result. And 360 seems too low.
Forum: Our Chapel
This is one of the most disturbing "tests of faith" from God. It can be used to justify some horrible actions by people "doing God's work".
I would not have followed God's demand to prepare to...
Forum: Cast Boolits
My answer today is far different than it was seven years ago. Back then, I had $20/k primers and $25/lb powder…or cheaper. I still have those components but cannot replace them at close to those...
Forum: Factory Rifles
James, I have had some stupid wants over the years. One was wanting a M70 in .375 H&H. After shooting that .338, I knew I could not handle many full power .375’s but I figured I could shoot cast...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Ten rounds of 338 Win Mag is all I want to endure.
Forum: AirGuns
A good "heads up" wrt to Walther. It seems it is not the company it was decades ago.
I had a PPK and one of their target air pistols long ago and they were flawless.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Now that is funny if true. In all my years of competitive shooting, the only time a shoot has been canceled/delayed is due to severe weather events. I saw a picture of an outhouse being blown...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I am too anal and competitive to be that unprepared…but that does not matter if you have fun!
Forum: Casting Equipment
Nice clean build.
A gear motor would be an improvement over air cylinders IMO. There was a guy (German IIRC) who did one and the video of it was impressive. But he had about $3000 into it. I...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Another powder that I would try is CleanShot. I have some published data for it in the .45 LC with 200 gr RN bullet:
3.3 gr for 363 fps
8.2 gr for 1031 fps.
Forum: Our Town
I have had two. A BakFlip on an F350 and and a Rough Country on a F150. Both hard tri-folds.
If you ride dusty roads the bed and stuff in it will be covered in dust. They shed water...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Do not get hung up on a particular powder especially for light pistol loads. It isn't rocket surgery. I bought 30 lbs of powder I had never used when I found it on sale for $15/lb delivered. ...
Forum: Our Town
I have used pumice stone to remove rust on toilets. Bought it on Amzon. Comes in a stick.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Something else went wrong. If you expected a mild load and that happened, it bears more investigation. You would have to seat the bullet quite deeply to cause a large pressure spike.
Glad you...
Forum: AirGuns
73, rediscovered air guns about three years ago. I decided PCP guns were my best choice. Extreme accuracy, and no cocking effort. I now have four.
No regrets.
Get your gun repaired and...
Forum: AirGuns
Where do you aim on one of these critters?
Exactly. The prime objective is making money. Servicing customers is a necessary “evil” to that objective.
And I do not blame them. I have no loyalty to them either. When excellent...
I regret not buying more of the Wolf and Tula primers when they were $16/k.
If we would stop pissing in Russias Cheerios, I bet we would see $35/k primers again. Nothing wrong with those...
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 |