Well, last weekend I was able to shoot my loads in my Ruger Maximum. They shot great and the recoil really wasn't bad. Then shot a few from a friend that were 180 gr MBC's in front of 13 grs of...
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Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Well, last weekend I was able to shoot my loads in my Ruger Maximum. They shot great and the recoil really wasn't bad. Then shot a few from a friend that were 180 gr MBC's in front of 13 grs of...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Well, after finally getting my 4227, I loaded my first batch of .357 Maximum cartridges for my Ruger Maximum
Bullet: Cast 194 gr Bradshaw-Martin (cast and powder coated by member Contender)...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Got some from MidSouth. I had my PO box in my account address and of course they don't ship to a PO box. Edited it, put my physical address in and then placed my order. It went through fine so I...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Thanks for the update, it would cost way more in gas than having it shipped from someplace. Midsouth has some in stock but when I try to check out they say they can't ship, store pickup only. I...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I'm wanting to use 4227 for my Ruger .357 Maximum behind a 195 gr cast bullet BUT I CAN'T FIND ANY FOR SALE ANYWHERE - all the big name sellers are OOS, even Hodgdon and a few places I've found want...
I understand where you are coming from and realize information posted can be used by anyone that see it. Guess I just wasn't thinking when I wrote it. I'll talk to you more at OGCA. Take care and...
Well, I got my "Hand Cannon" a Super Redhawk, .480 Ruger 9 1/2"barrel. I reload with a Dillon RL550 (dies, etc. on the way) but don't cast my own. Looking at buying and loading the Missouri Bullet...
I'm basically a DA Ruger shooter/collector but I do have a few Single Actions. Well, a customer came into the shop with 3 Rugers he wanted me to sell for him. A Super Blackhawk Hunter in .45 Colt,...
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
I don't think many average home cooks think about how versatile parchment paper is until someone shows them. We've used it for a lot of different things (most have already been mentioned) and always...
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
Wayne, don't you mean "sammich" :smile:. Love good pastrami no matter how it's served. Up in Canada (at least in Montreal) it's called a smoked meat sandwich. Had one while on a job up there from...
Forum: Completed Deals
Looking for either new or once fired .357 Maximum brass. Only need about 50 to start. No brass manufacturer (Starline included) shows any in stock, and I couldn't find any for sale at any other...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Well, I finally got some so-so repeatable readings and it looks like the twist is 1:14 or 1:15. The rifling is just ok so that may have lead to the not so accurate twist readings. It would probably...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Although the rifling looks pretty good I just couldn't get a repeatable twist reading. I'll try again though.
Looking at the dimensions in my Lyman #49 for the .25-20 WCF and comparing them to my...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
The trigger is definitely NOT a set trigger set up, if you cock the hammer it will fire if you put something small between the two triggers and pull on the main one. I will get a twist reading as...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Ok, did the chamber cast and took pictures of everything I could think of. Pictures will be in sequence with the narrative.
The cartridges the customer brought me. Left is unfired, right is...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Talked to the guy that brought it to me to look at. Explained what I wanted to do and the cost. He said he would talk to his dad, who actually owns the gun and will get back to me. When/if the gun...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Thanks for the quick responses. Yes, I do have everything needed to do a chamber cast and that's what I'll do when I get the rifle from the owner. I did not take the forearm off to see if I could...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Customer brought in a Hopkins and Allen single shot rifle. Only markings were the company name/city and .25-20. He got some .25-20 rounds made by PCI Ammo (new brass, 90gr Bear Creek FP - unknown...
^^^^^ This is the way to change peoples minds, don't lecture, don't rant and rave about the 2nd Amendment, just take them out and have fun shooting and showing what firearms are all about. That will...
Had one like that a few years ago. These were Chinese nationals going to school at Penn State. Did a class with them, gave them reading material for them to digest and told them to ASK QUESTIONS. ...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Thanks, bring it along and we'll see what we can figure out. I'll bring some know springs also. See you in OH.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Not a bad idea, I can measure a compressed OEM mainspring to use to get the initial distance and then take that spring off the mainspring strut and see what the meter indicates. Then just swap...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Correct, I just couldn't come up with the word. I am sure that Wolff, with it's resources, knows that x type of wire, of y diameter, coiled to z diameter with w # of coils with a certain complete...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
It's not that, I was given a bag full of springs and I want to figure out what the trigger pull on them are. Example, Wolff sells kits with 16#, 14#, and 12# trigger pull springs. How do they...
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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 |
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