Thanks for the offers, everyone. I'm in brass for a good long time now.
Type: Posts; User: Angus
Forum: Completed Deals
Thanks for the offers, everyone. I'm in brass for a good long time now.
Forum: Completed Deals
Edit: I'm all set. Thanks for looking.
I just ripped through a couple boxes of Lee 358-125-RFs over 3.2gr and 3.7gr of E3, sized .357, and with the bullet seated just above the crimp groove. This time they were powder coated instead of...
The 358-125-rf is my go-to boolit in my SR9. I tried coming up with a reason to buy a TC 9mm mold but the 125rf just shoots too well for me to bother.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
You're overthinking this. The size doesn't matter. Look at the size of however many boolits you're shaking and account for a little room for BBs and some empty space to shake. That's how big of a...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I bought a couple Sterilite containers at Wally World with the lid that snaps down over a gasket. I think they were $3 each but they are a lot more stout than most of the other tupperware. They were...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I think I'm going all in on powder coating. I'm going to be buying a HP mold from NOE next week and am up in the air with which one to buy. They have a 135 with no grooves made for HiTek coating and...
HeavyMetal, the budget is definitely not there for a new barrel. As for the body count it was last fired before television let alone ballistics so I'm sure I don't have any real worries. I would just...
I have an SR9 and really like it. I've got about 1000 down the pipe and haven't had a hiccup. The adjustable sights are a nice touch and they don't add any extra size or surfaces to snag either.
Forum: Factory Rifles
I changed over an 80s era 110 from 30-06 to 243. I ended up splitting the nut on the rifle. I got a take-off 243 barrel from another forum and he sent the nut along for the ride, including pipe...
Thin Man, I'm pretty sure I'd like to keep it's day-to-day history a mystery. The likelihood of a prohibition-era body count is pretty high.
country gent, it's being sold to me for the express...
It's going to get the softest loads I can put through it. I don't have a need for speed in any of my handguns.
I was really liking the looks of Lee's 230gr TC. I think that will be where I start...
Hehe, I bet that was the problem. I didn't realize that the safety only worked with the hammer cocked.
So after an ugly split between some family there is a 1911 carried by my former uncle's bootlegger grandfather back and forth to Canada during "business" trips that is looking for a home. I got the...
I acquired a full size SR9 a couple months ago and decided to start carrying it as an EDC, but was having some issues with concealing it with such a long grip. I was seriously considering a...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Grafs has a bunch of various Hodgdon, Win, and VV powders... I'm sure some of you are still floundering a bit, figured I'd give a heads up.
TheDoctor, I've never overseated a primer and I always squeeze them to the bottom with my Lee primer tool... The older round one, not the new square variety.
Moisture is the reason I won't wet tumble. Into the Harbor Freight vibratory tumble they go along with 2/3 rice to 1/3 Lyman walnut media. They come out shiny with no worries about a trace of...
Oh yea... The primers were still nice and round and there was very little leading. The bore of the barrel looks like a coral reef with all the tool marks. I have a firelapping kit coming from BTB to...
So with the powder shortage being what it is, I decided to scarf up one of Grafs' last 4 pounders of e3 with hopes of using it in 9mm. I did some mining through Google and found a post on Brian Enos'...
MtGun44, DD has a working protoype AR lower that lasted through several (500+) rounds, and only failed due to an empty ammo box.
The first in a long line of technological advancements to completely circumvent anything but an all-out gun grab. It's only a single shot, but I'm sure a repeater is already in the works.
So I just got an invoice from Miha for one of his 358-180-rf HP molds that he had in inventory. I have a fresh yummy jug of 296 and was wondering where people are seeing best accuracy with this...
Forum: Group Buy Results
Any idea what the time table on this would be? I'm interested, but want to make sure I have plenty of testing time before next year's deer season.
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 |