I have one, the necks will not seal the chamber when light loads are used in SAAMI dimension cartridges. The neck and shoulder portion of the chamber is much larger than a standard 7 x 57 chamber....
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Forum: Single Shot Guns
I have one, the necks will not seal the chamber when light loads are used in SAAMI dimension cartridges. The neck and shoulder portion of the chamber is much larger than a standard 7 x 57 chamber....
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I remember seeing a 14 cal cartridge where they had necked down a 17 CCM, it was so cute. There was a guy in Iowa Dick Saunders that built various 17 Calibers and I think he had some 14's as well....
Forum: Cast Boolits
It was 5010; I smelled a weird sovently type smell when entering my reloading room and found this when I started looking around on my shelves. The IMR4320 was similar but did not push the cap off...
I have toured (2) ball bearing facilities and one tumbled the headed balls with a slurry of lime and other with a water based polymer similar to polymer quenching oils at a heat treater. Both had...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Tumble lube designs have shallow annular rings and TL in the part number.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Same happened to me with IMR 4320 that was from mid 1980's. It was given to me, it was stored in an under ground cellar until I acquired it on the mid 90's. I store mine powder in a cool dry room...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I just made the drawing with arbitrary dimensions and does not correlate to a any production cylinder. Center to center made me think you were looking for a chord length of the circular array.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I could take my SBH 44 mag cylinder and 30 MI BH to work to get the measurements on the CMM if that would help. Usually number of holes equally spaced on a circular centerline is the standard...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I did the same with a C'Drill....I have a chart on my office wall at work. IIRC #2. Did this with 22-250 and launched 22 cal air rifle pellets out of a 26" bbl.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
When I made 219 Zippers --- 7 x 30 Waters die, 25- 35 die, 219 zipper die. I did not need to neck ream or neck turn my brass. Limited Edition run of T/C Contender bbl's in 219 Zipper by Accusports...
Forum: Our Town
Very similar issue, replaced U joints, carrier bearing, balanced the driveshaft assy. Turned out to be a ply separation in a rear tire.
Forum: Special Projects
IIRC when looking at reboring rife bbl's the shops were wanting 0.110" wall at the muzzle. The 25 cal liner @ 7/16" O.D. is probably reyling on the hoop strength of the original barrel, that of...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
My Grandfather worked in the transportation department of a large meat packing plant. During the 1930's they were shipping lard to Japan in lead containers meeting thier specific alloy content. My...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Amazingly 44 SPL's loaded with the old LEE 208 gr WC's will feed in an older Rossi Puma 44 Mag.
Skeet loads or field loads? I use Green Dot for skeet loads and Longshot & ProReach for slugs and heavier loads. Also 20/28 and Clays Universal for faster target loads.
all of these powders are...
Is the 35 -310 Thumper a bore rider?
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these are for my 350 Rem Mags
Do you want the heal of the bullet to be in the neck of the cartridge? Or are you okay with it being below the shoulder body junction of the cartridge? I have a heavy custom I designed for my 350...
I can make a quick drawing for you. I will paste it here.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have used BAC on hots days (96 ish) I would make sure I had my ammo in a Styrofoam cooler that temperature sensitive medications are shipped when in my car and would keep the ammo in the shade when...
The little seeds (balls) from a Linden tree are about 0.36 to 0.38" in diameter. I won a cork pistol at a carnival that shot them about 60' or so.
Forum: Our Town
Grand Island is just a little further East of Kearney and there is a very nice shooting range there. Was city operated now Hornady is running it or will be soon. Depending where you live in...
Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
I wouldn't want to be a snake in front of that load.
Forum: Leverguns
RCBS 30-150 Cowboy. Its a plain base design thaylt shoots well in my 30-30's both Winchesters and Marlins (micro grooves)
Forum: Leverguns
Shoots very well in my 94 Chief Crazy Horse -- IMR 4198, RL7, Trailboss & Red dot on the lower end all lubed with Lars BAC. Mine drops them at 0.380 - 0.381" Actually this is one of my better...
The Hornady 180 gr SSPB have a smaller bearing surface compared to the 180 gr XTP and the heal to cannelure distance is shorter as well thus not taking up case volume as compared to the XTP. I will...
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 |