My Bee is on a TC Encore frame with a 21 inch MGM barrel.My number one load for it is a NOE 45 grain WFN gas check cast out of what ever lead I have in the pot at the time. IMR 4198 powder and a...
Type: Posts; User: TCFAN
Forum: Cast Boolits
My Bee is on a TC Encore frame with a 21 inch MGM barrel.My number one load for it is a NOE 45 grain WFN gas check cast out of what ever lead I have in the pot at the time. IMR 4198 powder and a...
Forum: Rimfire Area
My favorite is a Winchester 62 made in 1937. A very nice shooter.
https://i.imgur.com/eodYwI3.jpg
Forum: Our Town
Another vote for Costco.Check them out if you are a member.As I understand it the hearing test is free.The cost of the hearing aids are less than any others for the quality you get.
I really like...
Forum: Our Town
Great video,really enjoyed it...Thanks for posting the link..
Forum: Casting Equipment
Froggie
Is this the part you are looking for? This came off of a Lyman 45 I bought new in 1960. It is the only part I have left from that sizer.If this is the part you are looking for let me know.....
Forum: Our Town
I had my right knee replaced 8 months ago.For me there was very little pain after the surgery. I spent one night in the hospital and did 6 weeks of physical therapy 3 days each week.I did not do any...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Is there a reason that the T/C Encore is never mentioned in a discussion like this on break open rifles.
I have three Encores rifles and 8 barrels and find the system very accurate and fun to...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
In my 788 rem. 222 I used IMR 4895 with Hornady SX 50 and 55 gr. jacketed bullets. For cast I used 748 with the Lyman 225415 boolits. Both loads very accurate in my rifle.
Forum: Factory Rifles
I neck size everything I load for my Contenders and Encores.
My favorite revolver for 38 special is a S&W 686 6 inch set up with a red dot sight using 38 special wadcutter brass with 3.2 grains of Bullseye powder with a Lyman Ideal 358495 wadcutter boolit.I...
Forum: Our Town
Here is how one kid pulls his tooth with a bow and arrow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTXrK6MtE5M
Forum: Rimfire Area
I just found this thread. My Only "vintage" 22 rifle is a Winchester model 62. Serial number says it was made in 1937. I traded into it about 50 years ago and it has always been a fine plinking...
Forum: Rimfire Area
My one and only 22 revolver is a Dan Wesson purchased new about 30 to 35 years ago maybe more. It has a very good trigger both SA and DA.
https://i.imgur.com/0QoIwbb.jpg
I like to shoot pistols one handed also.After all they are called HANDgun not HANDSgun.
I have a copy of the lyman boolit 313492 made by NOE. I have some test boolits loaded up in 32 H&R cases to shoot in my SP101 327 mag.Knee surgery has not yet allowed me to test the loads.
I think...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
For general case sizing I use Hornady Oneshot spray. For heavy duty sizing or case forming the Mink oil boot dressing has worked for me for years.
Forum: Cast Boolits
In this thread http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?1168-Lyman-31141-311041 Floodgate said in post #7 that the Lyman 311041 was introduced in 1962
Forum: Our Town
In 1989 for my 45th birthday I bought myself a Colt 45acp.I found out real quick that I could not hit the broad side of a barn if I was leaning against it.I kept count of every round that was shot in...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
My 218 Bee really shines with 11.5 grs. of IMR4198 pushing a NOE 45gr. gas checked WFN boolit using a 6 1/2 rem. primer.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I have been shooting contenders for a long time. I have only 2 of the original frames and 10 pistol barrels in 9 different calibers.My favorite 3 calibers are a 14 inch 22LR with a match chamber...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Bullseye is my favorite all around powder.I am always looking for the best accuracy at the least cost. Bullseye does that for me in several different cartridges.
Top velocity is of no concern to...
Forum: Our Town
We had Dish TV for years.Where we live nothing was available with a antenna so Dish or Direct was all we had. Internet was only available with satellite and was slow and had data caps.
A new company...
Forum: Rimfire Area
OS OK
Thanks for the you tube link. Looks interesting and very advanced for me.Good luck with the front bench rest. I have been looking at a Caldwell front rest for a while myself.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
My grandson wanted to shoot my 6.5 Sweed so I told him if he wanted to shoot he had to reload his own ammo.
https://i.imgur.com/c9MRTC4.jpg
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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 |