As long as schools are in session, Zion isn't at its worst for crowding so May might be a little better. Nevertheless, due to its proximity to Las Vegas, the main valley of Zion will always be a...
Type: Posts; User: quilbilly
Forum: Our Town
As long as schools are in session, Zion isn't at its worst for crowding so May might be a little better. Nevertheless, due to its proximity to Las Vegas, the main valley of Zion will always be a...
Forum: Leverguns
Have you looked at Skinner sights? I really like mine on either my 444 or on a Mossberg 464.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I P.C. some of my fishing jigs and did a few of my boolits to test. I have so many containers of the Lee Alox (aka Mule snot) bought over the years that I don't bother with P.C.'ing boolits yet. ...
Forum: Cast Boolits
My experience with that boolit in a .444 was that it hits just fine out to 200 but I never pushed it any farther seeing no need. Stay tuned since I will be taking it to NCBS for the first time in...
http://www.alertwildfire.org/blmnv/
This is the address I use. If you can get to it this way you will see about 45 thumbnail pictures from the various mountain tops. If that doesn't work...
If you want to see what Winnemucca country looks like, the Bureau of Land Management in cooperation with several universities has mountain top cameras all over Nevada to monitor wild fires. The...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Lead is often associated with the silver in solver mine in Nevada. I once visited a ghost town with silver mines and in the tailings many of the rubble seemed like almost pure lead.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I agree with Bigslug who suggested looking at the NOE 185 gr WFN. I hunt with a rifle using it with no leading at an MV of 1400. That is one serious hunting boolit out to 75+ yards even on medium...
Forum: Our Town
At NCBS we have been using the rebar for a while but instead mom all the welding, we just use iron plumbing pipe "t's" to make them even more portable, a bit cheaper, and easier to store.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I have gotten good results with both Red Dot and Green Dot in my 308 using a 196 gr plain base CB.
Forum: Cast Boolits
If you want to try a little bit of extra tin to see if it does what you want, just go down to Walmart and pick up a small bag lead free tin splitshot sinkers. Just a couple size #7's added to a pound...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Of all the Contender barrels I have (both carbine and 10"), the 32-20 is far and away my favorite. It is my "walking-around" barrel for the wide open spaces of the desert and once my...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I am entering that age where I may not live that long. Fortunately, I already have half a dozen old frames but always wanted an extra stainless frame to try a particular carbine barrel. BTW - I...
Forum: Our Town
Yesterday, I talked to an old friend who wanted to return my Martin 45# longbow to me. I loaned it to him some years ago for the Nevada bow season but he never used it or the dozen fine cedar...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
How long did it take each of you to get yours and where did you get it???
Forum: Leverguns
I have had my 464 for about ten years and have shot it quite a bit with no difficulties. Mostly what I shoot is loads that are quite light, usually 130's at 1300 fps. I wonder if that makes a...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Having just read the article in GUNS Magazine about SSK bringing back the T/C Contender (renamed the SSK 50), it's exciting! The article says it will accommodate all the old Contender barrels. Nice!
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have three 22 molds, two of them Lee molds. My Hornet likes the old style Lee soup can mold as does my Contender 222 but my single shot and bolt rifles prefer the new style. Since I have many...
Forum: Our Town
I used thicker fishing rod winding thread for my knocking points and sealed it with clear nail polish. I made my knocking threads long enough that all three fingers were on the rod winding thread. ...
Forum: Our Town
I bought that inexpensive 30# recurve at Sportsman's Warehouse last summer when I realized my shoulder wouldn't handle my old 40# recurve target bows let alone my hunting recurves. The brand is...
Forum: Our Town
The new strings are definitely faster and apparently a step beyond the kevlar strings that replaced the Dacron. They do transmit a lot more shock to the bow limbs from what the olympic pros told me....
Forum: Our Town
Be careful of the type of string you get for it. The new type of fast flight strings that replace the Dacron used on bows of the 60's and 70's will shatter the old style fiberglass bows when...
Forum: Cast Boolits
With my old arthritic fingers, I have enough trouble handling the .22 pills.
Forum: Our Town
I knew I was an old fart when I drove up to a McDonalds drive thru in Idaho and they offered me the senior coffee.
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 |