Thank you for your thoughts on this passage. I don't see or hear people ever talk about it. It is one of my favorites from Proverbs. Maybe because I was a machinist for 40 years. I hope you don't...
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Forum: Our Chapel
Thank you for your thoughts on this passage. I don't see or hear people ever talk about it. It is one of my favorites from Proverbs. Maybe because I was a machinist for 40 years. I hope you don't...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Some years back I struggled with attaching the photos. I can't say why this works but if you email the picture to yourself, when you get it back it is resized enough to attach to these posts. Magic.
Forum: Rimfire Area
The little oval soft plastic change purses from way back in my youth are perfect for holding several .22 cartridges.
Forum: Our Chapel
I have always felt there are three kinds of people, even among those who profess to follow the Lord.
1.There are those who say the Bible is just some nice old stories, similar to the Greek and...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Those shells were made early to mid '60's. I'm not sure of current value but think $3/each would sell. Check Gunbroker and see if any are for sale. They will probably be Jamison or Captech but will...
I am guessing it was probably made for a 32/40. There are a number of active schuetzen shooters in the Bitterroot area where he was from.
Forum: Our Chapel
I saw some thought provoking theology on a refrigerator magnet;
"Don't tell God how big the storm is,
Tell the storm how big God is."
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Those old chambers were not cut the same as what we consider "best practice" 150 years on. Here is a photo, cast from a Sharps 1874 Factory conversion from a percussion carbine to a "Business Model"...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I have never tried copper but a 30/06 case with the neck end smashed flat in a vise also works very well. Works best for me to use it at an angle a little steeper than sharpening a knife blade and...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Now my inquiring mind wants to know if these solid pellets can be shaved with a file and the "tinder" used to prime a flinter? That would be a game changer for me.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
There is a lot of information on Swedish rifles on this site if you dig around.
https://www.gunboards.com/forums/swedish-civilian-sporting-firearms.50/
Forum: Single Shot Guns
A #3 Dewalt blank in the 32RF's I have shot will send 85-95 gr. bullets above the sound barrier. You can hear them crack. I only will shoot them in my #1-1/2 Remington anymore. That velocity is...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I am confused by your math. Not understanding how 4% by weight of glue relates to (4:1 glue/acetone).
4% would seem to be 1:25. Is that 4% glue, 96% powder?
Does 4:1 glue/acetone mean 4 parts...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
It sounds like you can get the loaded ammo and brass. The correct headstamp is always worth a bunch to me. But so is a "Plan B". If the right stuff is there, grab a bunch. But if it dries up, (which...
Time frame reference on those rings, A 1903 Springfield built by my Grampa has a 2.5X Weaver, it has the "one piece" type rings. He passed in January of 1953 and the rifle was in Gramma's possession...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
If you really are interested in a CNC lathe, listen to the folks with CNC experience. Both the good and the bad. A good hand with a manual lathe and quick change tooling can probably beat a cnc on...
I remember some years ago, (20? 30? maybe more) asking some used machine tool guy if they ever found anything worthwhile left inside the little door on the side of the column on the older Bridgeport...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Chambering without a lathe is doable. I would suggest clamping the barrel vertically so you are pushing straight down. You will minimize the tendency to put side thrust on your reamer that way. Turn...
I thought about using .444 brass but old frugal habits kicked in. The brass I made the cases out of is good ol' 30/06. I recut the rim grooves, made some rings out of 12 gauge solid copper wire,...
Forum: Our Town
Here's a link to recent commercials from the Montana State Work Comp. Dept. Just when you think you've seen it all. Tickles my funny-bone every time one comes on. There are 3 in this video, run back...
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Fed up with the availability (and price) of store bought 410 shells I made some all brass ones. Expanded 30/06 cases to straight walls and recut the rim groove with a shop built cutter .080...
Forum: Special Projects
I've made several tangental holders over the years and they are my go-to. A really handy extension of that concept is to make radius cutters. I use broken taps and HSS end mill shanks for blanks. The...
Forum: Our Town
Hey Square Butte, thanks for the tip. Got a 100 coming, should last forever in my Low wall. Not trying to be nosy but with a name like that you must have put some time in between Great Falls and...
Forum: "The Barrel Works"
Humpty, Is your 1885 an old one or a Miruku/Winchester? is your barrel round or oct.? I have pulled many old Win oct. barrels with the barrel in a milling machine vise with a tapered shim = to i/2...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
George, I would think a plastic box with a snap lid for .357 or .44 mag cartridges would work fine. Pin gauges seem to run about 2.020" long, make sure the box is tall enough. Maybe put a lightly...
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BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
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