Bradshaw/Martin 194 GR. on top of 4227.....David shoots it a lot, he swears by it. Accurate Molds.com......get on singleactionsproboards.com......lots of info listed on it.........I've got mine cast...
Type: Posts; User: Coogs
Bradshaw/Martin 194 GR. on top of 4227.....David shoots it a lot, he swears by it. Accurate Molds.com......get on singleactionsproboards.com......lots of info listed on it.........I've got mine cast...
Forum: Completed Deals
Looking for the slotted piece the connects to the handle linkage that screws into the base of the sizer. It has a small shoulder screw that goes in it. Thanks for looking, Jack
Forum: Casting Equipment
By the way, I called Lyman, I knew they had no parts, but wanted to see if I could get a parts breakdown. Told them of my situation and they offered me a new 4500 with heater at 50% of and free...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Yes, the slotted piece that threads into the base. I printed off the above mentioned sheet and it does not break down the parts that much for that part description.
Forum: Casting Equipment
I know that some of the Lyman 45/450 parts are interchangeable, but I broke a good one. The bottom hinge on the lever assembly (don't know the proper terminology for that part) that has a stud on it...
Forum: Completed Deals
Last gun................highest one out there. Ruger produced 16,314 completed Maximums and/or serialized frames. When all the hoopla started about top strap cutting, which, by the way is not a...
Forum: Completed Deals
Just a "couple" different ones I'm looking for to round out my collection. 600-11588 is the highest serial number Max out there. It's worth two NIB Maxi's to me. 600-04804 was used in a Federal...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Pardini, if ya get tired of it, keep me in mind!Coogs
Forum: Single Shot Guns
One of these days I'll get me a #1A in .357 and rechamber it to Max. Really should have it to go with my Max pistols.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
The model designation was 1A..............by the way. Coogs.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
The Ruger you probably are referring to was a commemorative #1 in .357 Mag produced for the California Highway Patrol. Not sure of the total numbers produced. They were so marked as CHP and I...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
OLD POST! But just found it and had to comment. Ruger made at least one Hawkeye in .357 Maximum. Rumor has it there were two, one NIB taken out of the factory collection, the other made up of parts....
It was at the Detroit Light Guard Armory. We stayed at a hotel on 8 mile Rd., first floor. There were three of us, D K Hummel, Pat Welch and myself and my Father. All our collections were in a 16'...
Thanks for the comments! My lowest serial number is 600-00009, then we go 10, 11, 13, 17, 19, 20, 22, 32, etc., etc, highest one I have is 11577, 11 digits short of 11588, the highest one out there....
Osteodoc, more than familiar. Been into Rugers since '78. I guess I'm considered one of the "old guys" Use to do Bill Goodman shows back in the day in Detroit and Louisville, PGCA shows in...
Some pics of Ruger Maximums. Below a little collection of when I was just getting started.
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk34/WarningModel/100_1494.jpg
The three sisters, 600-00009,10 and 11...
Forum: Completed Deals
Looking for Ruger Maximum serial number 600-11588. Outright purchase, or I will trade you one NIB 7 1/2 Ruger Maximum and one NIB 10 1/2 Ruger Maximum for it! That's right, two for one! Also looking...
Forum: Leverguns
Marlin has a very fine lever, but, Winchester is it! Now I'm talkin' old school, I am not fond of the 88. JMHO Coogs
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
As stated before, search completed auctions on a REPUTABLE site to see what people are paying. What you offer then is up to you. JMHO, Coogs.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Happy Birthday. I'll be 56 this month. I hate to tell you this but at about 54 the body starts to tell you something. Coogs.
Forum: Our Town
Back in the 60's, a local guy bought about 8 P-51's from the Canadian air force. They hung out at the local airport for a few years. He also had 2 B-25's there also. I do remember he Paid $500.00...
Forum: Our Town
Chicago Pneumatic (CPT) had a large plant in the town in which I live. Made all kinda "stuff" for the war. They made coolant pumps and turbo chargers for the P-51 engines. I am a military collector,...
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 |