there are three mt. lions in that picture.
Type: Posts; User: John Van Gelder
I don't really hunt anymore, as I enter my 8th decade, I see my own mortality looming up ahead, I enjoy seeing the critters more than eating them. That does not apply to large predators hanging...
Not sure if this is in the right place, I am sure lots of folks have cameras out there and get the memorable shot they would like to share. 303336
These guys have been hanging around my upper...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Petander
I was going over some of the posts in this thread, and just took note of the size of the cavity in you hollow point bullets, I have the same bullet but the cavity in mine is much smaller,...
Forum: Cast Boolits
fn1889m
In all actuality the 'vintage' loads tend to be hotter than modern +P. Over many years using the 358429 bullet, bought my old single cavity mold in 1968, I have found that it works best,...
Forum: Cast Boolits
If you look up the thread on this forum titled 38/44 loads there is a reprint of an article from the old Handloads forum, with some pretty comprehensive load data for high velocity .38 spl loads. ...
Forum: Cast Boolits
A most interesting article. My takeaway is that the technology is still underdevelopment, the correlation here would be more direct if we were talking about the "Gyrojet" projectile, which was self...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Shooting under sized bullets will cause tumbling. As far as any further testing goes, I think I found the answer I was looking for.
mnewcomb59 I might take exception to the torpedo analogy, in...
Forum: Cast Boolits
As long as the bullet is flying "true" tumbling is not a concern, but as I stated early in the thread, I was curious if this bullet would tumble in a medium. And again a tumbling bullet in a medium,...
Forum: Cast Boolits
There is a lot of empirical data that indicates that flat point bullets tend to tumble less than the more "pointed" designs.
the "chaps" over at Ammoland did some pretty extensive testing with...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I submitted a post about this bullet some time ago and never got any responses. My initial question was if anyone had done any testing to see if this bullet would tumble once it got into some sort...
Jim
The next time you see Jeff feel free to mention my name...j
Jim
I live up at 36-3700 ft. level, a good friend of mine just down the road a couple of miles is the regional Wildlife Services agent for the Dept. of Agriculture, he lets me know if there are...
Jim
You are correct, my wife and I were both troopers. I carried a SP101 in .38 spl. for a time in Alaska, since I was sure the heat treatment was pretty much the same for the .38 as the ..357, I...
Baltimoreed
Lots of bears in my neighborhood in the summer months, I get on well with them most of the time, and really like to see them.
I haven't added anything here for a while. It is starting to warm up in the mountains and it wont be long until the large predators are moving about, time to think about this again. When out on the...
I spent 23 years in Alaska, my collateral function was fish and wildlife officer, a friend of mine used an entire can of bear spray on a black bear with absolutely no effect. In these kind of...
The .45 Colt is another good all around cartridge, the original black powder loading would drive a 255 gr. bullet at over 1000 fps in a 7 1/2" barrel 1873 Colt SAA. Compared with it's percussion...
There is a lot to be said for carrying a semi-auto afield. They are, in most cases lighter than the magnum revolvers, with the exception of the K frame smiths which are lighter, than a full sized...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Alaska Outfitter Defends Fishermen from Raging Grizzly with 9mm Pistol 287510
Forum: Hunting with CB's
muskeg 13 has pretty well summed it up. Folks who are only occasional travelers in the forest seem to have the most opinions. At the end of the day you will have a much better chance of getting hit...
Forum: Smokeless Paper Patching
Back to paper.. When you shoot .38 spls. in your .357 you always get a ring in the cylinder, not so much with gas checks and none with paper patched bullets.
I have recovered some paper patched...
Forum: Smokeless Paper Patching
In my 35 years in the business that was the most "intelligent" criminal, I dealt with, he had some mental issues. It isn't always the case that intelligence and smart share the same "room"..
I...
Forum: Smokeless Paper Patching
The genius thing is not always correct, I worked a homicide one time, the defendant in the case had a 150+ IQ.
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 |