When i started the powder coat thing i tried a variety of colored bbs . I could not find the black ones locally . finally gave up and ordered black from Amazon . The black ones , for whatever reason...
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Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
When i started the powder coat thing i tried a variety of colored bbs . I could not find the black ones locally . finally gave up and ordered black from Amazon . The black ones , for whatever reason...
Forum: Cast Boolits
wheelweight range scrap ,whatever i have on hand and powder coated. All my molds are Lee . I have both the 228 grain round nose and a 2oo grain flat nose. Both work well in my Taurus 1911 and before...
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pewter availibilty must be a regional thing . Here in eastern NC i very rarely encounter pewter either in thrift shops or on yard sales . When i do it its priced so high as to be unaffordable for...
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having been blessed by God with a couple or three miracles in my own life i say good for you .May He continue to bless and keep you
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Yondering a collection of short stories and to the far blue mountaind
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For 32 years I worked as a psych tech in a state run mental hospital ,the last several as a staff development tech.Think teacher / trainer for the staff. Since retirement 6 years ago I have done a...
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Bubba had his way with the at my son bought. Same prob not cycling. He moved the gas block to make the hand guards not rattle .remounted gas block in correct position and works fine
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Ruger mini 14 thought I had to have one till I got it. Only thing it is good for is plinking otherwise it is useless
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Been using some reclaimed knives from a commercial poultry processing plant for the last 20 years or so they are Victorianox commercial knives Have bought several more over the years but my best...
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Michaels or one of the other hobby/ craft shops will have them might be labeled as a binding post
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Reading about PC peaked my curiosity so a trip to HF meted me some powder,small toaster oven for three bucks and scads of number 5 containers so I was one my way .Oops no BBS try it anyway .Raining...
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been hanging around for many years ,lurked for a long time before joining in 2012. Most of my knowledge in boolit casting has come from you fine folks .I have been well pleased with responses to my...
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Many of the reality shows were interesting for the first season or so Past about two years it becomes about manufactured drama.Think airplane repo.Anyone trying half the antics these guys pull would...
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Asked the owner of Texan about that recently He told me the penny end always from the year the airplane was manufactured just something some one did in ww2 and it caught on and is commonplace now
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I remember the cold wetness of the first round of barning tobacco when it had rained the night before.Hand cranking a super A farmall tractor when the crappy 6 volt battery was half dead .,and...
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Several years ago I mentored the son of a lifelong friend and taught him to reload and to cast boolits.Since them we have continued to swap molds tools and lead between us on a regular basis . One of...
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I have a John Deere branded saw that is approx 40 years old and it never fails to start after 2 or 3 pulls .It was /is one of the larger Echo brand saws at the time it was bought .My Stihl is also...
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For drama ,try working in mental health care facilities. Some of the staff are/were sicker than the patients. Leads to some interesting situations at time
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Really dcrewing this IP trying to post from phone for the guy looking 30 rimfire contact bob Haley heay even have bullets and brass in stovk
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No problem I chimed in to share my story the odds are I did screw up in some way believe me I have studied it closely I shared to show that even the most careful of us ,which I thought I was...
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Could easily been a double charge not trying to say i am perfect and don't make mistakes one gunsmith works with Wolfe Publishing ,which publishes Rifle and Handloader and the other is a several...
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Not trying to say I was not in some way at fault
Entirely possible I got distracted and screwed up
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I too use a very similar drill and am using a rockchucker to reload with .Problem is I had a big kaboom a couple of years ago Somewhwere on the forum are the details from back then .It was diagnosed...
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 |