Graf & Sons usually has 55 gr. FMJ’s on sale for about $55.00 for 500, about as good as it gets these days.
Type: Posts; User: Randy Bohannon
Forum: Swappin & Sellin
Graf & Sons usually has 55 gr. FMJ’s on sale for about $55.00 for 500, about as good as it gets these days.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I’ve standardize my alloy to 16:1 for everything not exceeding 1500 FPS, it makes beautiful bullets and no leading following the casting rules.
Forum: Our Chapel
Their great thanks for sharing. God Bless.
Forum: Leverguns
32 Win. Special barrels were made from left over 32-40 barrels. With the use of the new smokeless powder for the 30-30 Winchester saw a opportunity to use up the barrels by simply necking up the...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Very nice randy I also use a drop tube . Paper patch what gun are loading for Thank you Victor .
One Shiloh 1874 #3 30” , and one Shiloh #1 1877 32”, chambers are nearly identical.
Forum: Shot Guns
Don’t do the 40-70 S.S. brass is non existent except at Rocky Mountain Brass for about $4.00-5.00 a piece. 40-50 Sharps B.N. Is a much more viable cartridge with very close ballistics and is...
Forum: Rimfire Area
I had one of those rifles, I could take 10 for 10 chicken silhouettes @200M. Nicer rifles than the original 52’s.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
300 B.O. brass is to cheap to mess around with neck turning.
https://www.starlinebrass.com/300-blackout
Forum: Factory Rifles
Just looked at their website zero info on their rifles zero spec’s on the AR platform. Are they cast of forged receivers that would be a deciding factor for me, who’s making their barrels ? Their...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
The bases on the flat based bullets look terrible I wouldn’t expect much in the accuracy department much past 50 yards.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have plenty of 375 Win. brass and have had significant leading at the end of the chamber with .379” cast bullets. I will be ordering a big lube mould from Tom and the longer 38-55 brass and start...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I just received 250 pieces of Starline 38-55 to try in my B.B. 94 hopefully I don’t need to trim a lot just square the case mouth , chamfer and anneal.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
This ^^^^^^^^
The military was wanting a rifle for suppressing in 30 cal. they tried fast twist 1:7 barrels on the 308 Win. and Trail Boss powder and even seating 220 gr. SMK’s backwards. They...
Forum: Our Town
Lee River Leather perhaps the best made leather on the planet, I’ve had my wallet for over 25 years and nothing coming loose, wore out. Made in Ireland I bought mine in CA in some little store in...
Forum: Our Town
I get offers for my 2018 F150 in excess of $25K from dealers, it’s in very good condition with low miles and it’s paid for. Not interested in selling to buy a woke vehicle.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Whatever happened to the guy here that was necking down 25ACP to 22 cal. and called it the “Ladybug” ? I was very interested in his project he was as having good success with load development and he...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
We have the same last name, not a common name unless you’re in Kansas not common but a fair number. Welcome to the forum.
Forum: Our Town
I have that stupid feature on my 2018 F150 it has a defeat feature on the dash which gets turned off as soon as the truck starts.
Forum: Our Town
-21 F this am -28 F Saturday so a warming trend is about to begin.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Anneal a couple of brass pieces really well then load them up and shoot them then measure the case mouth. That will be your bullet size.
Forum: Our Town
ATF and mineral spirits will keep them in new condition and prevent them rusting again.
Forum: Leverguns
I have one in 17HMR and it’s a fine rifle and a fun cartridge.
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 |