Country Gent, seating GC's for my 6.5x55on my saeco lub sizer, I noticed that it was easy to bump the noses, so I welded a 3/8 drive socket on the lever & used a snap on torque wrench, not using...
Type: Posts; User: fivefang
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Country Gent, seating GC's for my 6.5x55on my saeco lub sizer, I noticed that it was easy to bump the noses, so I welded a 3/8 drive socket on the lever & used a snap on torque wrench, not using...
.35 rem, it can't be much worse than a 105 gr. swc. over 3.1gr.# 231 in my elsiepea, ( in the old model,& the Custom) Fivefang,
Smk , the only mold which I consider as a piece of art is my Eagan mx4 30ard, in accuracy & looks, Fivefang
petrol & Powder, when it comes to shooting, HOT 9x19 I use the pistol that was designed for a hotter Ctg., the 213 Norinco is that Pistol for me, nothing else can take what that pistol digests, from...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Hi Larry, in the late 50's I did not have a Chrony, but shot my Ruger .44 mag. with the 215 gr. Thompson GC. bullet over 27.5 gr.Herc. 2400, back then I wanted to duplicate the factory load, did I...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
BKS, in the 50's Rremington .44 mag. was a gas checked lead bullet of 240 gr. they were HOT! you might find some from that era, they may have been swaged, but looked like a cast bullet, Fivefang
Forum: Our Town
justashooter, I like Salsa, & I use a lot of Cilantro in it, from what I have read, Cilantro has the ability to remove heavy metals from our body's, but I have not read about any 100% proof of it's...
Cz 75 shadow, have you pulled any of your re-loads & ckd. the base diameter?, are you using a "M "die to expand your casings properly, as you are deep seating your bullets , I think the OAL should be...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Nate 72, that all depends, how mobile does it need to be, how old are you?, how quick are you to leave the area, I'm 84 no one hurries me, but both rotators are shot, so , a `10 x18" box with 1/4"...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Farmer Jim , my 6cav. Lee has 5 different diam , so who cares, they get sized after PC anyhow so why concern yourself about diam. nobody can predict how much Powder will adhere to boolit a compared...
Forum: Cast Boolits
.$$ Blam, today I shot a modified 90gr. Lee TL, PC, & PB-GC over11.0gr. of Alliant #2400bullets were sized in Saeco .313" die after PC, GC installed at same time, & also loaded 20 rnds. of Hornady...
Forum: Our Town
Bookworm I cook Bacon in "Slab" form with Lentils, a potato & onion which I brown, when almost done a few tbl. spns. of apple cider vinegar, tastes great , but not Kosher, but we all do transgress...
Forum: Our Town
A cup of hot tea in the winter is wonderful esp. if you have a tbl. spoon of Jamaican rum to go in it, wooo hooo, Wray & Nephew guaranteed over proof is fantastic, Fivefang,
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I bought a wheel -lug of the same thread & welded a portion of a lug wrench to it & topped it with a Q-ball, it works great, Fivefang
Forum: Our Town
I was made in China, Born in Munich Germ. came to stateside when 18 , am a American by Choice, a Southerner by the GRACE OF ELOHIM, Fivefang
Forum: Reloading Equipment
EMC 45, a 1/4" nylon rod works fine, also acts as a buffer & is easy on the receiver holes, Fivefang
Forum: "The Barrel Works"
sixgun, 20 + yrs. ago I bought a 7x57 SR , 98, 1910 Mexican Mauser, it had a bad barrel, I had several Swedish 6.5 x55 m 38 barrels threaded one into the action & carefully centered it in a FG-M14...
EB, I know what you are saying, I bought my first .44 Blackhawk #11114, sorry that I sold it, Fivefang
Forum: Cast Boolits
jCwit, you should be more concerned wit Monsanto fertilizing our crops, than a Chino Coffee mug, Fivefang
Forum: Cast Boolits
Alaska Mike, I like Mexican food, esp. the Salsa, so making my own, reading about Cilantro, I was surprised about the claims that it purifies water & also removes "heavy Metals" from our bodies, I...
Forum: Special Projects
Tbx 4, as they would say in Chinese DING HOW! ( Very Good) Fivefang
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Cary Gunn, why re size the Lee .338", it fits the throat of my Stutzen fine & I get good accuracy, which I do not get from the .333" diameter bullet, my 2 cents, FiveFang
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Hi, I have & use a Saeco Lub/sizer, but for some rifles which require a ?odd? diam. bullet, I dip-lube then using a spent casing with case neckexpanded to just over bullet diam.(.001") to which I JB...
Klcarrol, it's strange, but some 6.5 Cracano casings have a step inside the case neck,( berdan milsurp.) Fivefang
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 |