THANKS AGAIN TO ALL FOR YOUR EXPERIENCE AND IDEAS... MY PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED. I completed the project(to my satisfaction anyway). I did seven passes at lapping and took it to the range...
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Forum: Muzzleloading.
THANKS AGAIN TO ALL FOR YOUR EXPERIENCE AND IDEAS... MY PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED. I completed the project(to my satisfaction anyway). I did seven passes at lapping and took it to the range...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Zinc? Interesting...where can you get zinc?
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Just an update, ordered sample .511 bullets from Whyte Leather...also found I had two old TV .50 Maxiball molds....now in the process of trying to lap the more worn one...cast,lap,clean recast, lap...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Thanks one and all for your suggestions... for clarification... for sentimental reasons my nephew does not want another barrel.... I just got finished slugging both his and my barrel that I had Bob...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
thanks for the solutions offered....I guess I should have given more info in my post... When taking the rifle to Bobby Hoyt, I didn't tell him what I wanted done to it... I asked him what should be...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
My brother-in-law recently passed away... when going through his Dad's guns my nephew found the TC 50 Hawken his dad had built from a kit years ago.. he was just a little squirt and "helped" his dad...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
The cedar shavings sold for pet bedding. Got a bag at Walmart. The thread is here on this sight. I think the title is My Homemade Black Powder.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I used paint cans in fire pit, but cans burnt thru after about a dozen batches. Now I use a Dutch oven with hole drilled in lid then plug with appropriate sized bolt when I take it off. Try to use...
jsn is a very straight shooter... we ran into a little snag with PayPal and jsn worked to straighten it out and complete our transaction and kept me informed along the way... I would gladly do more...
Forum: Completed Deals
I will take #1 500 160 gr Jacketed for $75.
Sending PM
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Sadly, I do not have real good pictures...and I have never figured out how to post them. I guess I just need to set down and get it done. I don't want to mislead anyone... I used home cast bullet,...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Update:. I just ran across original post. Kudos to a who offered help and especially sharpsguy.. I took a nice cow on first evening hunt thru the shoulders with my home cast 500 gr government...
THANKS TO All THAT RESPONDED.
MY PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED.
As mentioned earlier, I tried to optically center each scope and bore sight them @ about 80 yds. No issue with the Weaver, but same...
I have a Rem 700 MTN rifle, using Weaver two piece bases(35 &36) Badger 30mm rings. Two scopes were used previously on other rifles. One a Weaver the other Konus. I have tried to optically center...
For clarification, I am unable to adjust the elevation low enough to zero it, or the rifle shoots to high
Thanks to all of you. I will recheck optical center and try to get to range in next two days..thanks agay
I don't need to raise elevation, I need to loser it
I cannot lower the poi with two different scopes on a Rem 700 MTN rifle. I am currently using high rings. From what I can find I could go to medium ring and still have enough clearance for 50mm...
Forum: Completed Deals
I will be most happy to take #6 25-06 brass. PM to follow
It was a very good show... let us in early and I got some treasure...a couple old powder measures, loading blocks, a H&R receiver and some of those ugly"J" words... didn't see much in casting...
Forum: Completed Deals
I just came back from my local hardware store with four or I would have jumped on yours. While there I looked for and found a lighter spring that seems to make operation much easier, will have to...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Thanks again for all your input. Pressman, I won't use Kroil on the measure itself. I only used a small amount so I could remove the brass cap without damage. Right now, I doubt that it useable due...
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 |