Yeah, them solar panels in cloudy Florida are not so much. My front gate opener's panel would not even stay charged, so canned that crapola and dug a trench 300 ft to get to my pump house so now the...
Type: Posts; User: Rapier
Forum: Our Town
Yeah, them solar panels in cloudy Florida are not so much. My front gate opener's panel would not even stay charged, so canned that crapola and dug a trench 300 ft to get to my pump house so now the...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Would suggest a set of action inletting screws with T handles, These oversized screws make the repetitive putting in and taking out of the receiver metal and bottom metal quite a bit easier. If you...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
KISS, I just went to a kitchen supply store, 50 years ago, bought an adjustable wick alcohol heat burner and filled it with mineral spirits, it became a metal blackening tool.
Forum: Our Town
Only time will tell, as the proof is in the pudding, but... this buyer could be that Belgian/French bunch that has gone all over the world buying stuff and steadily dinking the poodle, with their...
Might take a look here, say on line, that they have Green Dot in stock 8# at $230 also found 1# cans at $45 but saying and doing today may be two different things.
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Forum: Our Town
Our volunteer fire Dept had a volunteer EMT Instructor as a member, that taught emergency first aid to our firemen. So as a Commissioner I took the course along with them, just because. I have done...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Seems to me that my Accurate Arms #1 manual has reloading data in it for the Old Army, with 5744 as I recall. I know I have been told many times on the range that shooters were shooting smokeless in...
Guys, the original postings were 2018 and between then and now, I understand that Veral's shop burned to the ground and he stated that he was not going to rebuilt to restart production and I...
Forum: Our Town
Wife had to go to Crestview, storm made a mess, looked like a tornado went down interstate 85 in the middle of Crestview, right through the intersection of hiway 90, took out the store fronts and...
Forum: Our Town
Woke up at 4:00 AM to one of those strobe light continual flashing lightning shows, bedroom lights up and stays lit, kind of deal, accompanied by the roaring rain and 85 mph wind, as recorded. Turned...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Not to tell you what to do, only what I do.
I have a first month 1969 bought new, production Marlin 444 rifle, not a carbine, no pistol grip. It has the micro grove riflng and is .432 groove. First...
Forum: Our Town
No big deal, just got kicked off twice, with data failure, messages then got off and came back and had a double post.....minor deal compared to being taken down. You guys do a real good job, much...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
At least is was not the French / Belgian conglomerate.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I am just glad it was not the Belgian/French conglomerate bunch the went around the world buying everything in sight and screwed it all up with their woke and communist crap.
Anyone that has delt...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I always slug every barrel, never guess, never use any GCs any more and load to 2,700 fps with no leading in rifles including ARs, and with .43" groups with the 358 RCBS 200. With the plain base at...
Forum: Rimfire Area
This is a $20 junk M-510 I bought in a pawn shop for the parts, barrel had a dirt dobber nest built by a wasp into the muzzle that had eaten up about 2"of the muzzle area. So took it down, cleaned it...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Did not buy, was a gift. SIL had an 870 he wanted me to fix for him, the pump slide was sticking. Turns out it had an old rust spot on the mag tube, so disassembled, cleaned it up was pitted and...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
One thing the Hani rifle invites is a stub barrel change out, if you have a shop. Cut the old in front of the block, drill, ID thread, new barrel, turn to major, OD thread to match, chamber, etc.
Goes back to reloading 101, change any part of the load, then you always reduce the load and then work back up, to accuracy or the performance level desired. No short cuts or assumptions, ever, do...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I have used Eastwood powder for auto chrome since day one, now nearing 20 years. I only do the shake and bake method and do not own a powder coating gun at all. At first I had problems here in FL,...
Best to always take a woman out to shoot several guns that may fit her and never just buy one you think she will like. Most unlikely that I have run across so far is my hunting buddy's wife that is...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I have several of each, plus the 6TCU and the 6x47 and the JDJ cartridges. The trick is to set the headspace on the shoulder, not the rim with a case with a rim. Use new unfired brass to form, and...
Forum: Our Town
The US Constitution says all citizens have the right to sell or trade private property. An as a representative of the owner, acting for the owner and in their behalf you can sell the property that...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
Ain't going to be fooled again.
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
When you travel around the country as a military brat, you find some great food from odd sources. A friend living in NW FL from Kansas City would have taco parties at his house. His father was a...
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 |