Can’t argue with success
Type: Posts; User: frogleg
Forum: Our Town
In 1977 I was living in Missouri and bought a Texan single stage press kit that came with a powder scale, and a 30.06 die set. I bought a Hornady reloading manual and the rest is history.
Forum: Factory Rifles
I also used 56gr of IMR4350 with Hornady 165gr pointed soft points in my sporterized 1903 Springfield in the 1970s & 80s the load was very accurate. Great memories.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I agree that it is a queen Ann style or we call them English round face Locks, You find them on some Virginia and southern Rifles, as well as English smooth bores and Muskets, as opposed to the...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I also have ordered from them many times since the mid 1980s and have always been satisfied.
Forum: AirGuns
I’m hooked , I am enjoying the read very much , as I have been shooting my air guns a lot more lately, and I have A Benjamin 392 also.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I shoot patched balls, and would use your load out to 75yards on deer (limited by my eyes and open sights)
Forum: Leverguns
The Marbles I bought for my Uberty 1873 had a windage knob. the Lyman was only shown with elevation. I had a New Lyman on my old 1894 Winchester and it also had only elevation.
It was ok as...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I started with Pyrodex when I bought my 1st. Caplock Thompson center in the 80s and it worked fine and it was easy to find. I joined a local club and we bough’t real black in bulk, and I began...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I have to tell a true story about a Springfield 03 I bought in 1977 that i paid around a hundred dollars for. It was still wearing the parkerized finish but had been sporterized with a Bishop stock...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Pietro thanks for the picture that’s definitely worth a thousand Words
I pull the nipple and put that end in a coffee can of water and pump a cleaning patch up and down the bore. I see why that...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
It Looks like you did a great Job on it. I really like the early style and round face English lock.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I bought mine from Track of the Wolf and so far they have worked fine. But I use anti seize on the threads and just snug them.
Forum: All about knives
I would say , based on the one that I usually pull out of my pocket 98%of the time, it would be my regular size— Barlow —style knife. I alway have more than one knife with me. I really like the...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Look down the barrel with a strong light it should be real clean for that price, and make sure that you can remove the Nipple, and check the stock for cracks at the bolt that holds the Lock in to...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Some 45cal. Muzzleloaders can use a .445 ball with .010 patches, instead of .440 ball
Forum: Muzzleloading.
With a Swamped A weight 50 cal barrel, it has to be sweet to handle. Very nice.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Dixie Gun works in Tenn. probably have new one it should be the same as a Zoli thousands were made.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Pietro I have had three of these 2 45s and one 50 and they all were good shooters with Roundball they have 1/66 twist. And they are a Nice length for off hand shooting.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
This is an interesting thread and has me thinking.
Forum: Testing Area
Native Americans ha ha. I just had to say it
I had a KV and that same mount on a sporterized 03a3 I bought in the 1970s one of the best shooting combinations I ever had .
Sorry thats all I have saved. just clipping of the june 2002 article let me know the month and year of the article you are wanting I may have a digital copy of that issue of Handloader.
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 |