Why didn’t you order handles from MP? They have one of the best deals on nice handles, especially if you are already paying shipping for a mold. Are they out of stock?
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Why didn’t you order handles from MP? They have one of the best deals on nice handles, especially if you are already paying shipping for a mold. Are they out of stock?
Forum: Muzzleloading.
For round balls, I only use spit on my patches. Seems to work and I’m not the only one doing it.
I have mostly Lee aluminum molds. However, I really like the brass ones I have from MP.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Are you thinking of doing several levels at a time. I’ve only ever done one tray at a time.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I have a commercial size can from baked beans. Maybe twice the size of coffee cans. When it’s full I melt down all into ingots and mark them with a ? . I have a few of those ingots and if I run low...
Forum: Our Town
I installed one a few years ago with the fan motor in the attic above the bathroom, then exiting outside. Almost can’t hear it running. Much better/quieter than the ones with the motor just above the...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I’m assuming you want something flexible so you can clean from the breech to the muzzle to avoid debris from ending up I the action. I’ve been using a cable for cleaning my 45/70 lever gun, when...
Forum: Our Town
Something to add about electric razors, those pop up trimmers never worked for me.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
The mini lathe forging may come from the same foundry, but different companies machine and assemble them. That’s where the quality control and prices come in.
Forum: Our Town
When switching to an electric razor, your whiskers really need time to get used to it after being cut with a blade.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
LAG’s suggestion is a good one. Just curious, but what happened to the original lock?
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I always diluted by eye. Probably around fifty percent mineral spirits. I would lube the boolits, let them dry overnight, add gas checks while sizing and lube once again. Maybe I didn’t need to, but...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I remember those. My grandmother had a couple. It’s right that you don’t see them around much anymore. They should be a good source of lead, if the price is right.
Forum: Casting Equipment
The NOE sizing setup is great, especially if you will be sizing different calibers. Initial cost may be more, but cheaper in the long run.
I drop my boolits in a five gallon bucket of water. Not...
Forum: Our Town
I had two electric razors. The ones with the three rotating heads. They do get dull after a while. The replacement blades I bought didn’t seem to be as good as the originals. Maybe they were knock...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I started with a 7x14 mini lathe. Unfortunately, I bought the least expensive I could find, because it looked like they were made by the same manufacturer. Was I ever wrong! I learned a lot with it...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I’ve used a steel bar wrapped with duck tape. Sometimes you need to tap pretty hard.
Forum: Military Rifles
Looks like you have a great project. However, I agree with the others who say not to fill in the letters. They may add to the valve and it would be almost impossible to fill them in, without it being...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I agree with seeing what it’s worth as Babbitt. Someone could really appreciate having it for it’s intended use.
Forum: Cast Boolits
All is not lost, if you size them they could work. I have beguiled molds before to get out of round boolits. They would give me a greater diameter when sized in a larger die.
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
I didn’t recognize the name, but when you described them, I remembered. The ones I remember were packaged in plastic hanging on a rack. They were sure salty. I guess that’s why my father enjoyed...
Forum: Military Rifles
I load mine similar to you. I roll paper on a mandrel and glue a bottom on it. I have a big piece of round stock the tight length with a hole the correct diameter. It supports the paper so I can tap...
Forum: Military Rifles
When I saw the title I immediately thought of my Chassepot and it’s massive bayonet. One of the reasons bayonets got longer was to compensate for guns getting shorter. A soldier needed enough reach...
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 |