I am on 20 acres here with a lot of state land walking distance away in Northern Michigan . It is nice I have my own range and it is quiet but Medical is a county away and so it most shopping . You...
Type: Posts; User: firefly1957
Forum: Our Town
I am on 20 acres here with a lot of state land walking distance away in Northern Michigan . It is nice I have my own range and it is quiet but Medical is a county away and so it most shopping . You...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Bazoo thanks for the information this fall I will keep a closer eye on any Rossi rifles when people are shooting .
I do know the guy did not reload as he left all his brass on the ground . I was...
Forum: In Remembrance
I used to have some good conversations with Bret both on here and through private messages it was a sad day when he was banned . He was in the same county my wife was raised in in N.Y. State talking...
Forum: Our Town
It is great that you got him out to see the real world and how things work it is a very valuable life lesson.
Forum: Cast Boolits
As said above slug your bore you may be able to shoot the bullets as cast if it is .433" .
You have a good starting bullet see how well it shoots . I would suggest trying H-110 / WW 296 or...
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
When I started sizing Jacketed .357 Bullets to .351" for my Winchester model 1907 a guy on a news group (190's) told me to try the Lee Factory Crimp die for 38/.357 . It works like a charm to make...
Forum: Our Town
Chances are it has a defect talk to Harbor freight they may replace it .
My father had one of those it was so loud it would shake the whole house while running in the garage!
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I have often wondered what kind of pressure the Diablo pistol would take seems with a 209 primer 10 gains of fast smokeless would not give much pressure under even an ounce payload.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Thanks right now I am using WATCO spray lacquer it has both Nitrocellulose and acrylic I have some small glass bottles with a glass eye dropper I spray a bottle 1/3 full then fill with acetone . I...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
There have been posts about thinning Duco cement however I can not remember if it was here or on facebook that I saw it? I have even looked in the stores for it without much luck lately I had some...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Last July I made up some Paper cartridges for my 1863 Sharps they seemed to absorb moisture and a cap alone would not fire them and the paper would not burn up in the chamber . A few grains of 4fg...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Any thoughts about forming Pellets for straight walled cartridges . A solid pellet with a hole in the center could be coated with Nitrocellulose or other thing to make it safe for the brass casing. a...
Forum: Swaging
I thought it would be easy to just find the articles on cast boolits about this but not so ? Or maybe my eyes and mind are not connected yet at 5 am!
Below is a list I copied from a post here to...
Forum: Cast Boolits
From what I read it was the introduction of the .45 GAP that messed us up with Small primers in .45 acp!
I did a limited test between the cases using 5 grains of RedDot under a 200 grain bullet my...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I subscribed to the thread and am watching !
My main goal was just percussion caps but seeing the latest primer prices I worked out a formula for them as well .
Powder could well be next the way...
Forum: Factory Rifles
In 2018 I bought a High Point .45 acp Carbine the gun feeds about everything and is accurate with most of my reloads . When I bought it I thought it would make a great 100 yard pest control at night...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have 3 old 5 cell maglites some have other names one says Prolight I had rebuilt them several times and looked at the L.E.D. bulb but decided against it as it was not bright enough and to get...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
After I got my Sharps I looked into cartridges and most sources were fairly clear the linen cartridges were not worth the hassle.
Forum: Swaging
I have made the parts to make .45 and .357 Bullets in reloading dies. I used .308 die for 45 and .223 Rem Die for .357 .
Back in the day people did complain of leading using the old Pacific half...
Forum: Our Town
When OI bought this place (2004) A treated 4X4 was deep in the ground three weeks straight some fool wrecked the mail box then on the 4th week they hit the post as well parts from a 80's chevy...
Forum: Swaging
I bet he does how much are they and what nose profiles?
Forum: Cast Boolits
Some years ago I bought a box of M-1 Carbine tracers at the 8 mile Armory gun show when I brought them up to the cabin my father was telling me how the new neighbors just come over complaining that...
Forum: Cast Boolits
There was once a place on state land were people could shoot last I heard it was closed down I would stop by to pick up brass I never shot there the people were to dangerous ! One guy had a young...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have been working on percussion cap making dies and priming mix I have about got it down when weather warms I am going to do some shooting with my replica 1859 Sharps .
Out of curiosity I tried...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
A lot will depend on the gun and what it shoots best . I will add a vote for black powder .
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 |