I bought a Pedersoli 1886 in 45-70. The gun overall looked great and shot very well with my cast Gatling Gun loads. The gun was used and the butt stock looked like it was carried in the rain on a...
Type: Posts; User: Rockindaddy
Forum: Leverguns
I bought a Pedersoli 1886 in 45-70. The gun overall looked great and shot very well with my cast Gatling Gun loads. The gun was used and the butt stock looked like it was carried in the rain on a...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I really like my little Franklin Arsenal rotary pin tumbler. Even bought a second tumbler. The seal and mating surfaces have to be wiped clean each time the drum is emptied and check and see if a pin...
Forum: Rimfire Area
I use Winchester Sub-sonic in my suppressed Marlin 22 . The 40 gr boolit is traveling around 1050fps. Great for varmints! This load should be close to the 111ft-lbs you require.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Boss lady corrected me on the sewing machine wear. She said it took her 50 years to wear em out. Pfaff instructs users to only oil at certain points. A quart of 20 weight oil will last her a long...
Forum: Our Town
You said it! Some pawn shops you can find great deals. Other pawn shops seem to have a large inventory but have everything way overpriced. But every one in awhile you stumble into a treasure...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Never ceases to amaze me how metallurgy affects our everyday life. My wife loves to sew. She makes the most beautiful things. She has worn out two fine sewing machines. A German Pfaff machine is...
Forum: AirGuns
I've hit feral hogs with a 45-70. The Marlin 1895 is very accurate. Have never had a hog get up and go anywhere. Guess if you don't own a rifle, a shotgun with slugs will work. We hunt around...
Ringing the steel targets with my M1A1 Thompson Submachine Gun. A 30 round magazine doesn't last very long. My hard cast 45 boolits made from range lead and wheel weights work great! There is...
Forum: AirGuns
Well, you don't need a rifled slug to kill a ferial pig but you will surely anchor em down so the dogs don't have to go into the thick to find them. Iguanas here in the Florida Keys are everywhere...
Forum: 3D PRINTED RELATED ITEMS
Good idea! My Dillon chokes when a small pistol primer case gets through the case feeder and goes into the reprime stage. I pin tumble clean my brass and inspect each case before they go into the...
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I make room for uploading new photos? Can I delete the old ones? I am full up and cannot upload any new photos. Thanks
Forum: Muzzleloading.
That gun will easily handle 1 1/8 oz for hunting, 1 oz loads for target shooting clay birds. 3 Drams of 2F or 1F (a Dram is 27.5 grs) 82 grs and 1 1/8oz of shot will work great! Drive the 1 oz...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
You have a nice ole' front stuffer. Track of the Wolf has all the odd gauge wads. I was able to get 22ga wads for my double flint gun and wads for my 13 ga Greener and 14 ga wads for a Williams and...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Nice old muzzleloading 14 ga shotgun. I have collected and hunted with front stuffers for many years. Don't waste your time trying to punch out wads. Track of the Wolf has the overpowder, fillers,...
Forum: AirGuns
That's a cool video. Bangin wood boring bumble bees with a derringer!
Forum: Special Projects
Mount a vise in the center over a leg with a 12" square 1/4" steel plate under your vise with a 2" bench overhang. I used 3/8" carriage bolts to secure the 1/4" bolster plate to the bench top. ...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have made several bullet moulds with the cherries I have cut to cast a .002" over groove diameter bullet. Will send you the bullet and number for your list. I usually start with an aluminum set...
Forum: Special Projects
Nice modification there xtriggerman!!! Great workmanship. Many years ago when SKS's were $80~$100 I would modify them to take the 30 round AK mags. They sure are fun with a big magazine. The...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Just bought a pile of primers out of an estate. $3/ 1000 12 K primers will hold me for awhile. Some look like they are 20 years old. I used to just sweep up live primers when they would fall on...
Forum: Our Town
Still waiting for it to snow here. Been here since 1993. Tavernier ! About an hour south of Miami on an island archipelago. Still shootin iguanas!
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
The brass plug at the base of the Star/Magma luber-sizer is a 26 TPI x .560" dia cleanout plug. When you remove a plug like that you must rotate the plug counter clockwise until you feel a "click"...
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
take a photo of what part stripped out and post it. I have 5 Star lubricator-sizers. Have two machine shops. Should be able to figure it out.
Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
If yah can find em the 22 Federal shot cartridges are loaded with No.9 shot. The Winchester 22 Shot cartridges are loaded with No. 12 shot. The #9 shot cartridges work better on rats. The...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Does anyone have a contact for Eric at Magma Engineering? Several months ago I sent Magma/STAR my lubricator and a few spare parts asking them for some service. To date I have not been able to...
Forum: "The Barrel Works"
I have threaded a lot of barrels for suppressors. I am assuming you have a hollow spindle on your lathe. I make a wood plug that is a bit undersize of the ID of the spindle and drill a hole...
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 |