i have kept what i consider (for me shooting every day) a lifetime supply of brass, lead, powder, primers, 22lr and extra reloading tools since the mid 70's. i simply replace what i use and rotate...
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Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
i have kept what i consider (for me shooting every day) a lifetime supply of brass, lead, powder, primers, 22lr and extra reloading tools since the mid 70's. i simply replace what i use and rotate...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
my very best bp is made with chinaberry charcoal. it's as hot as any you can buy.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
i started making my own bp back in the late 70's. i tried the traditional recipe and got horrible results. just a mess and no power.
this was long before the internet so i tried several libraries....
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
lgs got large powder/primer shipment last week. i bought 25# of 4064 and 10000 lrp. left a happy camper. it was good to be able to replace some of the "clinton era" stock i've been using.
just had to return that exact mold. when closed lead poured out the bottom. the mold blocks themselves were badly warped
Forum: AirGuns
rws 34 classic w/ t/06 trigger, accurate and powerful
i have always had good luck with lee molds and have am still using some that are decades old. i did just return a new lee mold to amazon. when closed you could see your hand on the other side. the...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
it takes me 5 minutes to spray 3 light coats of vht epoxy on 50 bullets. it gets tacky really fast. i then dump all the tacky bullets onto regular tin foil. they dont stick. i heat them in the...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
25 LB imr 4064 $750.00 out the door
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
i epoxy coat my 308 bullets. w/o gc the same load (not quite 2500 fps) shoots 1.5 moa, with gc it shoots .6 moa
either way ZERO leading. bore STAYS spotless.
Forum: Factory Rifles
i have the choate ultimate sniper on my remington m700 sps varmint in 308. it's heavy but thats what i wanted. i pound steel @ 1000 and always shoot better with a heavier rifle. the choate and...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
this particular boolit is more accurate with a gc
there is zero leading with or without the gc
it only affects accuracy in my load
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
well, snow or no snow i shot today :)
most accurate load so far. 38gr imr 4064 169gr fn vht coated several 5 shot groups .6moa @ 100.
chrono's avg of 2402 through my 26" barrell. zero leading. ...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
i'll give it a try tomorrow. the snow has finally quit :)
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
the title says it all.
i see all this coating action and almost zero speed and accuracy mentioned. would like to see some actual numbers from other members.
i am epoxy coating 308 win. i am...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
just finished 100 rounds of the vht boolits through my 308. purposely did not clean the bore the whole 100 rounds. also shot it hot. final 5 shot group was just like the first 5 shot group, 1.7...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
ok. been casting since 1971. got used to the fact that cast bullets must be loaded down, sized tight and lubed correctly to prevent leading. i have some FINE cast loads for all my firearms. never...
Forum: Cast Boolits
i have killed 8 whitetail with a 1911 in 45 acp.
i limit my shots to 30 yds and always make head shots.
they drop like a stone.
i use my normal target load ....200 gr homecast rn, 3 gr bullseye....
Forum: Our Town
right NOW you can (and should) buy a lifetime supply of primers but how about after the next shooting?
i have 2 lifetime supplys (bought during the clinton years) but still learned to make reliable...
Forum: Cast Boolits
greendot. i load EVERY centerfire i own with greendot. after years of developmental work every caliber i own is also wonderfully accurate with greendot.
Forum: Our Town
been totally debt free for decades. no credit cards. no nothing. pay taxes, insurance and a few staples.
Forum: Cast Boolits
where i live there's been al most zero powder/primers/ammo since the shooting. 22lr is still non-existant.
friends came for a visit from 650 miles away and said they have EVERYTHING on the...
Forum: Our Town
i'm a lefty and have never shot a lefty firearm in my life.
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 |