Long term storage, pc boolits do not oxide, can be stored with out worrying about becoming a toxic lead hazard. Have found lead balls and unlubed boolits that were stored long term in the leather...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
Long term storage, pc boolits do not oxide, can be stored with out worrying about becoming a toxic lead hazard. Have found lead balls and unlubed boolits that were stored long term in the leather...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Actually the bees congregate where they have hatched from the larva stage to bee stage, usually where they have access to exposed wood to drill [eat a almost perfect round hole ] to crawl into to lay...
Murf you are suppose to stop over top of the nest and let the whirling blades slice and dice them, just don't run out of gas before you get them all.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Walnut media is the shells ground up, used in brass cleaning, sandblasting, reptile bedding. The reason I use it bought a large supply for use in cleaning/polishing brass in a vibratory tumbler years...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Posted this in the wheelgun revolver section, thought it might get more discussion here. Would the golden powder do ok loaded in 45LC brass/over powder wad/walnut tumbling media/over shot card glued...
Nobade do you think that Golden powder would be effective loaded in 45 LC cartridges/over powder wad/walnut tumbling media/over shot wad/finger nail polish glued ?
Just waiting for the 75-80 degree days for them to become active here. Have several hundred 357 mag shells loaded with walnut tumbling media to use up this year. Good shooting!!!
Forum: Cast Boolits
A #2 graphite writing pencil, or a carpenters graphite pencil will work to lube the bottom of your sprue plate . I quit using syntenic 2 stroke oil on my sprue plates because the oil has a tendency...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I made a pvc drum to fit inside my rubber lined Frankford arsenal tumbler. Three inch sch 40 p.vc pipe 15 1/4" lg, use 3" plastic test caps to seal ends of pvc pipe. Turn the screw on caps backwards...
Forum: Our Town
Permethrin is neutralized by human skin contact according to a google search so that is why it is applied to shoes and clothing instead of skin in humans. Believe the main ingredient is all natural...
Forum: Our Town
Had a friend that worked on heavy equipment, was working on a bulldozer in East Arkansas while parked under a tree, told me the ticks were literally raining down on him from the tree. Cool wet spring...
Forum: Our Town
Spike is a herbicide in pellet form, with a clay base that is spread on top of the ground under the canopy of the tree. Rain melts the spike and takes it to the roots and kill them. I don't know if...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
This manganese dioxide is available from Amazon, 99% pure regants grade/fine pwder for $32.99/ 1 lb bottle. What is the percentage of the mix in the GP?
Forum: Our Chapel
Some times you can't save some one from themselves! When life starts spinning out of control, ask God for guidance to get through this.
Did a 100 of them probably 3 years ago. Was the new brass from Grafs, if memory is correct. Tried the powder charge, stuffed with paper, after 3 or 4 tries on the first casing went a different route....
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Been using the acetone and ATF for 30+ years on the farm. The acetone and the atf need to be mixed {shaken vigorously} so the atf is dissolved down to microns in the mix, the acetone will carry it...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Several years ago a friend brought a cast iron cannon about 14" long that had a ramrod that he had broken off in it. Ask me about getting it out because he knew I had a 12" x 36" lathe. After looking...
Forum: Cast Boolits
My Enfield WWII top break slugged at .3635. I use the 364-200 Noe bullet mould and use the Noe push thru .364 sizer. Could put 4 out of 6 in a 3" circle double action only with the heavy trigger...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
My GP ingredients are on the way!! Hope to be able to cook some by the end of next week.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Started following the bp stickie this winter, have read the whole thing. The thread about the Golden Powder caught my interest. Simple recipe with good results. Am still gathering my stuff for making...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Grandson had never been to Dixie Gun Works, while he was off for the holidays we made the trip over, live about45 minutes away. After inquiring about the #6-48 screws we needed for his muzzle loader...
Forum: Our Chapel
Grandson turned his life around about a year ago and is struggling to stay on course, satan is always trying to take him back to his old bad ways and some days the struggle almost overwhelms him....
Forum: Shot Guns
Rural King has a $150 off sale on online only sale stainless steel version, black composite stock. Anyone have one or know any thing about them? Know they are mfg in Turkey for a co. in Nevada, 2.5...
Forum: Casting Equipment
BAW my storage shelf looks similar to yours, stacked deep and wide. New mould arrived on Friday for some 54 cal Minnie balls for Grandson and his new bp hobby.
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 |