IIRC when looking at reboring rife bbl's the shops were wanting 0.110" wall at the muzzle. The 25 cal liner @ 7/16" O.D. is probably reyling on the hoop strength of the original barrel, that of...
Type: Posts; User: MarkP
Forum: Special Projects
IIRC when looking at reboring rife bbl's the shops were wanting 0.110" wall at the muzzle. The 25 cal liner @ 7/16" O.D. is probably reyling on the hoop strength of the original barrel, that of...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
My Grandfather worked in the transportation department of a large meat packing plant. During the 1930's they were shipping lard to Japan in lead containers meeting thier specific alloy content. My...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Amazingly 44 SPL's loaded with the old LEE 208 gr WC's will feed in an older Rossi Puma 44 Mag.
Skeet loads or field loads? I use Green Dot for skeet loads and Longshot & ProReach for slugs and heavier loads. Also 20/28 and Clays Universal for faster target loads.
all of these powders are...
Is the 35 -310 Thumper a bore rider?
326241
these are for my 350 Rem Mags
Do you want the heal of the bullet to be in the neck of the cartridge? Or are you okay with it being below the shoulder body junction of the cartridge? I have a heavy custom I designed for my 350...
I can make a quick drawing for you. I will paste it here.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have used BAC on hots days (96 ish) I would make sure I had my ammo in a Styrofoam cooler that temperature sensitive medications are shipped when in my car and would keep the ammo in the shade when...
The little seeds (balls) from a Linden tree are about 0.36 to 0.38" in diameter. I won a cork pistol at a carnival that shot them about 60' or so.
Forum: Our Town
Grand Island is just a little further East of Kearney and there is a very nice shooting range there. Was city operated now Hornady is running it or will be soon. Depending where you live in...
Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
I wouldn't want to be a snake in front of that load.
Forum: Leverguns
RCBS 30-150 Cowboy. Its a plain base design thaylt shoots well in my 30-30's both Winchesters and Marlins (micro grooves)
Forum: Leverguns
Shoots very well in my 94 Chief Crazy Horse -- IMR 4198, RL7, Trailboss & Red dot on the lower end all lubed with Lars BAC. Mine drops them at 0.380 - 0.381" Actually this is one of my better...
The Hornady 180 gr SSPB have a smaller bearing surface compared to the 180 gr XTP and the heal to cannelure distance is shorter as well thus not taking up case volume as compared to the XTP. I will...
Forum: Our Town
Good idea -- I was going to use tire sidewalls or old conveyor belts from work when my chains break.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I used Red Dot and Alliant E3 for reduced loads in my 7-08. Mold is from a NOE group buy 7 mm Thor..... I don't recall the Lyman number IIRC it is a Lyman with the RN lopped off. It's about 135 to...
Forum: AirGuns
My son's friend paid big $$ for an Iguana at a local pet shop.
Yes I understand that just telling how a gunsmith made a bottle neck work.
A gunsmith in Lincoln NE used to convert Ruger Super Blackhawks to 357 Bain & Davis. He would make a breech block that would replace the cylinder and chamber the bbl. Like the Ruger Haweyes in 256...
Arsenic is added to increase the surface tension of the molten lead.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Can you post a side view? Hard to tell from the top view.
I will look tomorrow in my load notes.... IIRC RL7 worked well with the RCBS 55 gr cast . Also have some notes
for 225107, Bator, and others.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
The DL-155 is the model between the DL-105 and DL-266. Also look on ebay for Bair presses. They are similar to the Pacific presses and many parts will interchange.
Forum: Our Town
Even at $450 / cord $/BTU for wood is less than the $/BTU for bulk pellets around here. As some have mentioned if pellets get wet they will not work in a stove they puff up and return to saw dust. ...
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 |