I can also assure you that this stuff wasn't available back then! Had it been, I'd be willing to place a VERY LARGE bet that they would have jumped on the Technology! Sorta like when cars first came...
Type: Posts; User: 54bore
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I can also assure you that this stuff wasn't available back then! Had it been, I'd be willing to place a VERY LARGE bet that they would have jumped on the Technology! Sorta like when cars first came...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I shot the harder lead .50s this morning at 50 yards from my Green Mountain LRH Stainless .50 Cal, 1.75" 3 shot group, I am confident i can get this better with a powder adjustment, but this was a...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
700-750 degrees for pure lead works great for me!
Forum: Our Town
100+ CC or go home! Nah, the average home owner don't need anything over 50cc, falling timber for a living I run a Stihl 660, its good in anything. I grind my chains Square (Chisel) on a Silvey Pro...
I'm no Waterbuck expert that looks like a DANDY!! CONGRATS ON HIM!!
Forum: Casting Equipment
RCBS is top shelf! From the products they sell to their Customer Service, i have been using their stuff for MANY years, only needed their Customer Service 1 time and it was 'no hassle' pleasure to...
Forum: AirGuns
It is sad to see some of this new stuff that carry the same model number etc. as the older ones, when quality is nowhere near the same
Forum: Muzzleloading.
And to think i just melted down several brand new boxes of .375 Lead balls, most of them were new sealed boxes. I stil have a few boxes of .395 that will be added to the melting pot shortly
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I fully agree bubba! They are plenty tough, and a little common sense goes a LOOOOOONG way!
Forum: AirGuns
35 Shooter, That is plenty of velocity for whacking vermin! If you don't get the other one, someone else will! Reading this thread has convinced me to get 1, Next time i am at Wally i will bring 1 of...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
The .50s weigh in at 395 Grains, and the .54s weigh in at 460 Grains
Forum: Muzzleloading.
.50 Cal twist Rate is 1:28, and my .54s are 1:28, and 1:32, I have shot this bullet through the 1:32 Lyman Plains and the 1:28 .50 Cal with VERY good results, the main difference here is that i sized...
Forum: Smokeless Paper Patching
I ended up sticking with Lee and ordering Custom dies from them, 38.00 bucks for a custom die. I also use Tennessee bullet molds push through sizers, George is a great guy to deal with! His dies and...
Forum: Smokeless Paper Patching
When i first noticed that NOE was making a push thru sizing system i was gonna go this route, i called to place my order and that is when I realized their stuff would NOT work for me, they list body,...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I have only dealt with RCBS Customer service 1 time and they were VERY GOOD, I have used RCBS tools since the mid 80s when i started loading, They are a ROCK SOLID Co.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Anyone do this? I read something about slight differences at the base? I ran a 7MM Rem Mag Case through my .257 Weatherby die just to see, worked flawlessly. I wish now that i had measured and noted...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Yep that was from me! I wish i owned the Co that made them, no doubt they sold a BUNCH of little steam cleaners after i posted that, i know several that bought them.
I use mine EVERY cleaning...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have 2 beams and a digital, my go to favorite scale is my RCBS 10-10, then my Redding, its a really old scale with the built in reservoir for oil to dampen the swing
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I drive by The Ponsness Warren Co. Fairly often, they make a nice press for sure!
Forum: AirGuns
35 shooter, Sounds like you got a shooter for sure!! What kind of real life velocity are these things getting?
Forum: AirGuns
The 1377 has caught my eye SEVERAL times at our local Wally world, i might just get one
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I currently own a Redding Big Boss and really like it, but have owned a few RCBS Rock chuckers over the years and they were ROCK SOLID, so if i could only have 1 press it would likely be an older...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I fully agree about the Stocks not being the most durable, BUT Knock on wood (knock knock) i have yet to crack/break a stock. Things to consider are the sidelock screw being Over tightened, i NEVER...
My Accurate molds from Tom are very consistent, I believe most any mold will be consistent giving you run them as close to identical as possible, sure the nicer custom molds are nicer to work with,...
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 |