I use 10 grns of Red Dot,Clean,accurate, and sub-sonic...
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Forum: Single Shot Guns
I use 10 grns of Red Dot,Clean,accurate, and sub-sonic...
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Army 1975 to 1978.
MOS 05 h Morse code intercept operator
Forum: Factory Rifles
I bought a Springfield armory 911 pistol for $213 at the Springfield store at camp Perry
Forum: Cast Boolits
Don't know about bullets that heavy. But I'm shooting 300 grain powder coated bullets out of a CVA single shot. 8 1/2 grains of red dot is subsonic I go up to 9 grains and I get a crack and it is...
Forum: Cast Boolits
This has my interest as well. I just bought a hunter in 450 Bushmaster myself.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
The WEAVER #82 scope base does stink with only 2 slots. I fixed that on several of them by taking a file and made another slot.
Easy Peasy.
Forum: Factory Rifles
Is North central Ohio the Findlay area? I am in western Ottawa co. and don`t want to drive much more than that.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I agree with this, plus what about affordable bolt actions in 44mag and 45-70.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Nice! That is the one I want. Did you buy it online or local?
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I think there might be some out there now. Found a couple in .243 and one in .410.
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/716552742
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/716276247
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There is one for sale on gunbroker, but the seller is really proud of it at $500
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/714494425
I could never get that get boolit to shoot in three different rifles. Slow to fast.
I use 10gr. of Red Dot with a 405gr boolit. Pretty accurate and still sub sonic.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I am 12 for 14 shots the last couple of days. The weather finally warmed up and the big bees have come out.
I have been using 3.7gr of Red Dot with rice and a bit of walnut medium. Great fun and...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I am glad to see this old thread, kinda. I have been going to get a CVA in 44mag to replace my Puma that I can not see the sights on it very good.
Now I am not sure about getting it. Does anyone...
Great post. I use the same boolit with 5.7gr of Red dot in a H&R model 157 and usually can get 3 touching at 25yds
I was wondering what the fps was, now I got a good ideal.
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Thanks for the replies. I didn`think it would, but wasn`t sure.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I bought a model158 topper in .410 , says full choke on the barrel. Not really into shotguns, but have 6 other H&R s in rifle calibers.
It was made in 1969 and in really good shape. So I bought it...
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I love boiled peanuts. Have not had any in about 45 years. My Grandparents used get for us when they went down south on vacation.
I also miss the Yaki Soba from Okinawa when I was stationed there.
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I have cut up a lot of sheet lead from drywall used in X-ray room over the years. Use a utility knife with a new blade.
Just score the lead a couple of times, bend it back and forth a couple of...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Resized about 120 45-70 brass last night. In the tumbler now getting the lube off.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Deprimed,cleaned,lubed,and sized 185 45-70 cases in the last couple of days. I am gonna fire the pot
up and cast some 405 grainers later today.
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Reynolds makes a non-stick foil that has worked for me.
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 |