Well .. as shot it is .
Before i list it in swapping and selling i am going to see if maybe i cant get it cleaned up a bit better then it is now .
And go on from there .
Once i get it...
Type: Posts; User: stephenj
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Well .. as shot it is .
Before i list it in swapping and selling i am going to see if maybe i cant get it cleaned up a bit better then it is now .
And go on from there .
Once i get it...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I should have mentioned that ... smelted i was figuring on the normal $1 .
I havent ever sold any lead before ... having an idea of a fair price for it being unsmelted and how most would prefer...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I am thinking about selling some reclaimed shot i have to fund a project
But i could use some input from you fellows .
If you was buying it would you rather have it already smelted into ingots...
Forum: Special Projects
Wow .. nice work goodsteel .
Pics of nice work sure makes for insperation .
If mine turn out half that nice i will as pleased as a pig in mud .
My pocket book tells me i will be about two...
Forum: Our Town
Ill be quite honest .. if it was my mower and the plug is staying in place .
I would be very tempted to leave ot alone for the rest of the year .
And next year put a new plug in with a bit of high...
Forum: Our Town
Yikes i must be getting old ... seems like just yesterday i would have been asking if she was single .
Now all i have to say is congrats ... i hope she enjoys it
Forum: Our Town
Once you get the head off i doubt it will look quite as intimidating ... and yes the head has to come off .
Once you have the head off and the insert instructions in your hand it will tell you...
Forum: Our Town
When i was 16 less then a week of getting my liscense i hit a deer on my way home from town ... wiped out my car and had to call my father and the highway patrol .
After the cop left my father...
Forum: Special Projects
I did some reading over at cba ... i found quite a bit of helpful information .
I was able to answer a lot of questions i had rattling around in my head on tooling and operation orders ... and...
I have both a new agent and a defender .. while i do not carry very often .. hardly ever actualy .
The new agent is easier to carry .. not having the battle sights to hang up on your clothing and...
Forum: Our Town
Well one to avoid is the practicle machinist .
Mention your little 9x20 and you will likely last about as long as i did ... less then 24 hours
Not a real friendly group when it comes to the ...
Forum: Special Projects
Lucky for me my ambition only extends to single cavity molds .
My slow internet conection doesnt allow me to watch many u tube vids unless i start them loading wjen i go to bed and watch them the...
Forum: Special Projects
One of the future projects i have in mind is lathe boring a few boolit molds
I will need all kinds of advice on this subject eveventualy .but right now i am in the planning stages
What would...
Forum: Helping Hands
I woke up sunday and felt extremely lazy so i did not make any progress .
But i did make some progress today aftet work
One die body drilled and threaded .. and one more started .
Ill send...
Forum: Helping Hands
I missed a few posts ...
Bonz ... you better give me awhile i am going to say swage dies are beyond me at the moment .. two or three weeks more practice should be long enough.
Hand loader .
I...
Forum: Helping Hands
Oops i meant to put this up this morning and it slipped my mind ... brstevens sizer done and going out in the mail sat morning .
The push rod is still in the chuck so i didnt take a pic of it ...
Forum: Helping Hands
First sizer is finished .. i have plans both friday and most of sat .. sunday morning if i am feeling ambitios ill draw two more names out of my hat and make a couple more sizers .
Once my...
Forum: Our Town
I just googled " metal storage sheds "
An arrow 10x10 storage shed is $389 shipped to your door .
Not a lifetime building by any means ... but a rather less expensive way to put up some...
Forum: Our Town
Check at the big box stores like lowes and home depo .. they used to sell a 8x8 or 8x10
Steel storage shed kit dirt cheap .
My mother bought one a few years ago for less then $350
It was simple...
Forum: Helping Hands
Bullshop
Would it help any if i was to cut the lead time back to 8 years instead of 10
Forum: Helping Hands
I havent ever tried cutting on grade 8 bolts ... might be a good idea if i see some at the salvage yard .
But in simple economy .. drill rod is a good bit cheaper then grade 8 bolts .
I...
Forum: Helping Hands
I am using drill rod for a couple reasons .. the biggest is because i have it on hand and it is fairly hard and it machines very easily .
Mild steel and bolts just plain suck to machine ...
Forum: Helping Hands
Gentleman
Id be very happy to build a few mini sharps along with full size rifles .
All i'd need is a milling machine a rifling machine and $10,000 or so to buy some basic tooling .
Matter...
Forum: Helping Hands
Old scribe
I cant answer that .. i havent ever used any of the lee push threw dies myself so i dont know what they are made from either .
And unfortunatly at the moment i dont have or use any...
Forum: Helping Hands
Sure i can do a .352 .. ill throw your name in the hat
I dont look at it as working for free ... i like to think of it as earning experiance .
Once i get some extra cash to buy materials ill...
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 |