We have copperheads and rattlesnakes around here. I see more blacksnakes than anything else. Haven't seen a king snake for a while till a few days ago. The cat was pitching a fit on the carport so I...
Type: Posts; User: beemer
Forum: Our Town
We have copperheads and rattlesnakes around here. I see more blacksnakes than anything else. Haven't seen a king snake for a while till a few days ago. The cat was pitching a fit on the carport so I...
Forum: Rimfire Area
My Dad was a fan of the 550, he had four. He said and I tend to agree that it was as good a .22 semi-auto as you could find. Not only did his shoot well but an old WW2 DI could shoot.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Carbine Williams shop was moved and set up in the NC Museum of History. Haven't been there for a while, need to take another trip and visit.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
What happened to Montana Barrel Company? I bought two .32 X 13/16 X 42 barrels around 1989, built one for a good friend and put the other up for a good many years. I did mine in 2009. Sadly haven't...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I put in a new kitchen sink a couple years ago, bought all the plastic drain parts at Lowe's. I had leaks and drips that I couldn't stop, seemed the tighter it got the more it leaked. I sat around...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have several dial calipers laying around. A Harbor Freight is laying on my bench. I don't leave my good set laying around. Guess I was lucky, when checked against a Starrett caliper and 1"...
I have a .310 mold but have not used it in a 410. As already said they will not stack right. You can't hurt anything by trying it. Maybe pour a harder mix and put them in a shot cup with some kind of...
Forum: Our Town
I'll Tell you what else stinks about a buzzard..
Several years ago I came around a sharp curve and ran up on several buzzards dinning on a flat possum pie. The buzzards took off and I actually had...
I did just that on a 357 that had only 38's fired in it. It would not even chamber a 357. Soaked it in Hoppe's overnight and spun a 40 cal brass brush in the chambers, works like a charm.
Shot cups are too loose in the 444 case, if you use them you will need a cardboard wad and maybe a felt wad to help seal the gas. I just prime and use 12-13 grains of 2400 or H110 a couple cardboard...
I had to peen the rims out on a few 444 cases for my H&R Pardner, they fell under the extractor. I drilled a hole in a piece of 1/4 in. steel to fit the body and peened out the rim. Only had a dozen...
I worked in a furniture machine room for 45 years. I have seen and helped clean up messes. A finger is bad enough but I have seen a couple guy's loose an eye. Except under extreme circumstances it is...
Forum: Shot Guns
Shot is $50 a bag, you have been given 20# of shot. Thank the guy load it up and have fun and be happy.:razz:
Forum: Rimfire Area
Good to see it has the mag. An acquaintance bought a Marlin a made Ranger a while back that was missing the mag. He thought he got a real deal till he priced a mag at the gun show. It took a Model 80...
Forum: Rimfire Area
I have a Hi-Standard Sport King 22 auto rifle, a nice one, two Sears and one J C Higgins. I find them accurate and as reliable as any other 22 auto. I did have trouble with one extracting properly. I...
Forum: Rimfire Area
When I was squirrel hunting I liked to use shorts but both rifles I had would shoot several shots accurately and then throw a shot. I assume because of the chamber jump. I looked high and low for a...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Before, after or both, depending. I usually put on the gas check first because some shanks are too large after PCing. A lot of this is not chiseled in stone, just figure out what works for what you...
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
I can't help you on how to render it but my Father rendered tallow from a beef we slaughtered in the 1970's. I have a couple pints that is still good, only a little oxidized on the surface. He...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
For years I picked up rolls of solder at yard sales and flea markets for almost nothing. Probably have 15-20 lbs of 50-50. Lately even those places have gone up but keep your eye out. I picked up...
Forum: Cast Boolits
As stated engraving is fine but how hard does the lever close. Could to much force damage the lever system. I like my levers to run free. Just something to consider.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I can use PC to increase the diameter of a bullet. When I have to leave ammo in a car, mostly handgun ammo, there is no chance of lube melting and running into the powder. I have two molds that look...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I used 284 Win, as stated above it works well. Grafs was available and I had some but did it just because. Should have kept the 284 as it is now hard to find. I sold my last bag to my vet, glad to...
Forum: Military Rifles
I have had good results with IMR 4064, AA 2460 and RL 15 with jacketed bullets, mostly 150 grns. Most any powder in that range will work. In my opinion 4350 is on the slow side for the 303,...
Forum: Our Town
I have several Dad stories, was pretty much a character, especially before WW2. Here is another.
There a park in Alexander Co ,NC called Rocky Face Mountain Recreational Area. It has hiking...
Forum: Shot Guns
I have been reloading for 53 years, the 410 is the most aggravating thing I have ever messed with. I still like tinkering around with the pesky little thing. If you are already bald headed it will...
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 |