The worse my back gets the more I enjoy my revolvers.
Type: Posts; User: DukeConnors
Forum: Our Town
I had one yesterday hear me. It was peaceful except for the fact they shutdown one of the main tunnels leaving the city at 4 pm. I'm sure the diverted drivers trying to get home from work on a...
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
I prefer the bacon flavor spam. Sliced thin and pan fried.
I have stopped using 38's in my smith's but when I did I would use a piece of 357 brass and gently tap it into the cylinder. Seemed to work well at scraping out the crud.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I am approaching retirement fairly soon and have looked into this. There are several indoor ranges in my area and suprisingly they are always looking for RSO's.
I really couldn't think of a...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Try wet tumbling without the pins. You may be sunrise how nice the brass comes out.
Using the app on your phone is a lot easier.
There are 2 trigger settings sound and doppler.
For airguns and supressors there is a separate airgun adapter kit for 50 bucks.
Once you figure...
Forum: Classics & Stickies
I use TIG gloves. Not too thick but plenty of protection.
Forum: Our Town
It's sort of dangerous but if you spin the fan (use a stick not your hand) while the motor is humming, and the fan starts, it is probably a cap.
Be careful they start pretty fast. Dont lose your...
Forum: Casting Equipment
that is strange. it looks like mac n cheese
Forum: Cast Boolits
Nice score. Not too much 38/357 laying around anymore. 41 is a unicorn.
Pistol would have to be 9mm cast. We shoot more 9mm than anything else.
Rifle FMJ would be 150 gr 308.
Rifle cast would be 220 gr 300 blackout
Forum: Casting Equipment
Was your mould sitting on top of pot to heat it ? This happened to me. The mould was putting pressure on the handle. When the lead melted out it came.
Forum: Fishing Spots
Scents seem to work when bait fishing for bottom feeders. Have a friend who swears by prep h and wd40. he catches quite a few cats and carp.
My favorite dough ball scents have been vanilla and...
Forum: Our Town
It's up to the individual kid. It isn't angel it is an ability to follow direction.
I responded to an ad about a m1. After de cosmalining it I ended with a near numbers matching 1945 springfield.
When I went to pick it up he showed me around his shop. He had some amazing...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I use a older vibratory tumbler. Problem is the bullets bounce around pretty violently and knock the powder off. I was running them through twice to get complete coverage.
Got tired of the twice...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
There is a fellow on youtube that had some zinc casting videos. I believe it was elvis ammo (?)
I believe this guy makes the grips for Ruger custom shop.
https://www.skgrips.com/
Forum: Factory Rifles
my son has one in 308. it is a great shooter. the muzzle brake is pretty effective and there is little recoil. if i am sitting next to him the brake is obnixious. it will darn near blow a ball...
Forum: Military Rifles
If you're only going to have one get the M1A. You won't regret it.
Forum: Our Town
i spent some time at Ft. Drum. We shot there during anual training before and after the post became the home of 10th Mountain. I have never seen an area with such a variety of terrsin. Mountains,...
Forum: Our Town
Army Reserve
1983-1995
13E
Cannon Fire Direction Specialist
Hope it is ok I responded. Technically I am not considered a veteran by the VA because I never had 180 days consecutive active duty...
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 |