I prefer to swage primer pockets to remove crimps and tru up the sides of the pocket. But I uniform with a sinclair tool made from carbide.The big issue when uniforming the bottom is the flutes on...
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Forum: Reloading Equipment
I prefer to swage primer pockets to remove crimps and tru up the sides of the pocket. But I uniform with a sinclair tool made from carbide.The big issue when uniforming the bottom is the flutes on...
Dry firing is a good training aide. Dont do long sessions but shorter sessions every day. You need to be honest with yourself and call your shots. work with it, shooting is a lot of muscle memory and...
Forum: Cast Boolits
The wadcutters in repeaters will function but are very sensitive to overall length. I have loaded them in my henry original reproduction in 44-40 and when right they feed good and are very accurate.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
If making one be sure that there are no sharp edges on it. It will peel skin fast as your thumb slides over it. [smilie=1:
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
A light polish on the engaging surface will smooth it some. but having to overcome that hammer spring its going to be stiff. It should come off easier. The other is the thins area of the safety...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Lipstick works in a bind and being wax based dosnt stain the wood ( or your hands) as bad
Forum: Reloading Equipment
The one piece are easier to set. the big thing is keeping them square when adjusting them.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
About the most you can go is 20 mins elevation with this some calibers wont zero at 200 yds. but it gets a good head start on the extended ranges. The easiest way to machine your base is on a sine...
They can be made from cold rolled steel from the hardware store but I prefer A-2 or O-1 ground gauge stock, the finished surface is already flat and smooth dosnt need to be worked down.It also isnt...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I believe the rifles trigger group has to be in a cocked position for the safety to engage. On some rifles it takes a pretty good "pull" on the safety tang to engage it. The safety actually engages...
Forum: Our Town
So far hes home and doing good havent heard much
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
They used to be available from several shops Champions choice, ok webers, champion shooters supply. To make one isnt hard but the scope rail needs to over hang the action some where the slot is cut....
Forum: Reloading Equipment
How heavy are your bench legs? Could you possibly bolt a block on the leg and mount it down lower. A boxed in angle plate type set up on the leg possibly. Done right it could be adjustable to...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
DO you load standing or sitting? I have mine mounted on the bench in a slide in mount. And used a bar stool to set on. I had thought about a bench with a narrow L on it with the press mounted...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I believe accurate and Noe have 44 wadcutter moulds listed.
I shot a 45 caliber 225 grn wadcutter loaded heavy for bowling pins. With good hits it always took the pins off the table. It transferred...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Three 44s How is it going with the new press? meeting expectations?
Forum: Reloading Equipment
A lot of high power shooters used the gracey trimmer. you can set for different calibers its a trial and error adjustment. Easier is to buy the cutter heads for each caliber and leave them set...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
H380 was named that because it was the load in Bruce Hodgdons wildcat 22-250 The hodgdon family are shooters.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
The op rod is a weldment and a long thin tube with a dogleg in it While it may not bend with a few heavy loads they are susceptible to bending with repeated use of heavy loads.
The gas plugs...
Forum: Our Town
This sounds silly but We always had good results using marshmallows. The bigger ones work better but rain will disolve them over time. They will also attrack woodchucks and other animals.
Forum: Our Town
with a metal building the insulation needs to allow the metal to "breathe" or it will sweat and rust. there are some spray ons that work very well here.
Forum: Leverguns
Wondering if the bullet is stripping in the rifling? How does the bore look after shooting a few?
I shoot a 350 grain nasa bullet in my 38-55 at 1200 fps with great accuracy. Your 250 grn should...
Forum: Our Town
Watch the advertisements in your area a small "morning " type wood stove might come available.A pellet stove or used oil stove would work. Another trick is to keep aluminum or your lead pot on it ...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Try a shotgun shell hull with the primer pushed out. 12 gauge just fits over the flash hiders on M1As.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
With Hodgdons reputation I think RCBS will be as good as if not even better. I think its a good "fit" for the 2
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 |