A friend used a patched round ball in his double barrel, and was amazed at how accurate it was at 25 yards. Measure the bore with the knife edge tips of dial calipers until you get repeatable...
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Forum: Muzzleloading.
A friend used a patched round ball in his double barrel, and was amazed at how accurate it was at 25 yards. Measure the bore with the knife edge tips of dial calipers until you get repeatable...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
If you live and deer hunt in woody, up and down terrain (Eastern Ky) you would see the real beauty of the ROA. Having to score BP matches and only having time for a pistol match adds to the joy....
Forum: Our Town
Wasn't the basis for the Wizard of Oz a tornado in the 1820's or 1830's that touched down in Arkansas or Missouri, and left the ground 3 days later in Illinois or Indiana? That and the earthquake...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Isn't the 44 pretty much a rimfire only action? Sell your ammo to the the owner of the rifle. And let him deal with it. Sorry to be so negative, but dealing with a 25 20 ss is more than enough...
Forum: Leverguns
Look at an older Lyman cast bullet manual, and choose a Red Dot load appropriate to cast bullet weight.
Forum: Our Town
Like they said "Insulate". Start saving. Spend some on insulation; ceiling first, calk windows, look at how well the doors seal, and improve on that if it's possible, then the walls. Hit every junky...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Give RCBS a call and ask. And let us know what the manufacturer recommends. 1-800 533 5000.
Forum: Our Town
Ought to say one for the RCBS employees, that they may keep their jobs.
As far as importing nitrocellulose; that may be due to a lack of economical access to natural gas in parts the US. Thanks to...
WCP: If some of the fellows who have had H&R shotguns redone into 32 caliber "woods loafing" guns would mention what their conversions cost, that $500 might seem more palatable. $500 is out of my...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
As they dry, look at them. If a ww looks like it just came out of the factory, chances are, it's zinc. Those don't mar or acquire a "road rash". Then look harder; if you see zn, its zinc. P, or Pb is...
Just enough 2F black powder to allow seating the bullet to its crimp grove. Use the bullets as-cast with a soft lube. Trap doors are easy to clean with a boot lace pull through and a couple of...
Forum: Special Projects
Best location for a vice I ever saw was on a pipe in the middle of the garage. Socket in the concrete floor to receive the pipe. The gentleman who set this up built longrifles and was very good at ...
Forum: Our Town
And then, there's the scrounger's gadget. Years ago there was a broken pipe wrench
at a flea market. It was a Rigid, and the smallest one they make. The handle was broken off just below the...
BK7saum: Did your single seven shoot 32 longs reasonably well? A friend has one that will be on the market sooner or later... Thanks.
Read somewhere that Lugers were originally set up for 125 grain conical flat point bullets before WW1. They may be finicky as to bullet weight.
Round nose bullets were resorted to because the...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
From its location, that looks like a light of some kind behind your 550. If so, can you tell us what sort it is and where'd you find it.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
25 20 ss cases are not available right now, except for the online auction sites at $5 each. Except for Lee collet neck sizing dies, @$50+, dies will run $250 plus. And may not work very well. Yup, I...
Forum: Our Town
Had a high school math teacher who went on to teach at our local university. A really good guy. Also knew a sweet little old lady who had grown up on the same ridge as my teacher. She was riminising...
Ed: Colt wad gun magazines are in the same ballpark, price-wise, and the feed lips are fragile. The owner was happily surprised when the Mec gar magazine worked un-modified.
Forum: Casting Equipment
RCBS H&I dies are pretty hard, too. Had to whet one down to fit a 450 years ago.
Forum: Our Town
When Cabelas was bought out by Bass pro, they dropped their size 15's. And I dropped them. Finding work boots is a pain. Muck Boots make walking possible in the winter, anyway. Thanks for the info on...
Forum: Our Town
Is it possible that a starter from a Predator engine from Harbor Freight would fit? They are supposed to be clones of Hondas. Don't even know if they sell parts, but it won't hurt to ask.
How close are M52 magazines to M39 magazines? There's got to be a block to shorten the front to back dimension for the 9mm in the M39, but that might be removable...This bubbled up when I remembered...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Freak on a leash is quite right, But, have also heard of chain fire when someone who didn't know used patched roundballs in a revolver. Not the way to go.
A friend who has see TSS used remarked that an advantage was that it will shoot clean through the bird when I asked him "How about breaking a tooth when you chow down on said bird?".
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 |