Losing Matt is a huge loss for all of us. Rest In Peace.
Type: Posts; User: Djones
Forum: In Remembrance
Losing Matt is a huge loss for all of us. Rest In Peace.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Shot a squirrel a few years back out of a 6" S&W 38 spec. load was minimum amount of trailboss. Shot the squirrel in the head with less meat damage than a 17 HM2 head shot.
Good Luck!
Forum: Hunting with CB's
35 rem. Factory Hornady versus the silver stream in the form of a RCBS 35-200.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190221/2d24a1be1431804c7a93c2cd26766a4a.jpg
It is not hard to tell which one I...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
good luck Mule Son. I just returned from a quick three day archery hunt. The elk are not bugling yet where I was hunting. I am returning on the 14th to hopefully call in a bull for a close...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I have made some long shots....too long and shot too hard of a bullet too slow. Both scenarios the deer was able to stop the bullets for my inspection.
Here are some examples and the threads...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I did have a pretty long organizing morning about three weeks ago. I am going to try and keep it clean. Added some new lights too, which are working out great!
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Forum: Hunting with CB's
I had a similar experience with a rutting buck chasing a doe. Shot him perfect double lung. Then 30 minutes later another 4 times all with 375 win 250 grain slugs going ~1800 fps. Spine shot just...
Forum: Our Town
I cut up my Citi card last week. Here is a petition on Whitehouse.gov regarding Citi being the preferred credit card vendor for the US Government.
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Forum: Hunting with CB's
I size mine to 0.361 and push it with 40 grains of Leverevolution. It shoots great!
alloy is 50/50 COWW/SOWW water dropped. It is a little too hard for quick kills on deer. I need to try soft...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
The smaller meplate in this mould should help with the higher velocities that you are after.
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Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Thanks a lot guys for this fun game and the prize will go to good use!
Here is how I calculated my answer:
Given:
pallet width of 48"
pyramid height of 22"
The digital picture
Find:
Forum: Our Town
Yep, This is what I have been doing with the smaller </= 1 ounce COWW. The larger COWW all get pinch tested with a pair of large cutters. I value my time too much right now to pinch test all those...
Forum: Our Town
Some of those dirty ones, like in the bottom left of the first picture, tried sneaking past me. Good thing I had some coffee before I started sorting.
As far as testing with side cuts on COWW. I...
Forum: Our Town
Stick on wheel weights are my favorite. Lots of soft lead goodness.
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Just when you think you are going to have a nice relaxing morning going through some stick on wheel weights, you find...
Forum: Our Town
Could be a number of things. I have a 2000 7.3.
Cheap options to try:
When mine first started acting sluggish a few years ago I started using synthetic in the winter. Another option is Lucas...
Forum: Leverguns
There is no need to slow down cast bullets in a micro groove. We shoot 0.361 diameter 200 grain gas check bullets at around 2080 fps in four 35 Rems with microgroove in my family.....extremely...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Congrats! Nice buck. I'm an easterner so pardon my ignorance but, I thought that would be considered a 5x5....or a ten point?
I'm hunting with the same combo. Savage 358 win JES three groove....
Forum: Leverguns
14.5 grains of lilgun under the NOE 360180
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?293455-Noe-360-180
I have dropped 2 deer and one coyote with this load.....so far
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
I have the Presto 01781 23 qt model. I really like it. It can hold 18 pint jars (2 layers). If you plan to do the 2 layer method, get an additional aluminum "pan" to give you something flat to...
Forum: Our Town
I should have disclosed this info earlier in the thread, but you could say I am biased to corded DeWalt tools:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyIEyEIv8t0&t=18s
Forum: Our Town
Some of these modern tools have a small "computer" in them. I would check what the actual output voltage is from your battery pack. When you have a battery that says 18V on it, the actual output...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Go load and shoot 40 grains of leverevolution crimped in the crimp groove and you will never shoot any other bullet out of your 35 Rem. You will also be grinning from ear to ear.
You will need to...
Forum: Our Town
Here is a handy chart that shows which power tool companies manufacture each brand.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gear/amp28359/megabrands-tools-graphic/
If you can get litium ion...
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 |