I'm glad this thread has stayed open as I have learned alot from it and look forward to whatever is added. We are getting slightly better but still limited availabilty of powders
Type: Posts; User: akraven
I'm glad this thread has stayed open as I have learned alot from it and look forward to whatever is added. We are getting slightly better but still limited availabilty of powders
Thank you Kingrj for the spreadsheetcalculator. I will spend some time playing with that!
Kingrj thank you for applying your engineering knowledge so we have a true idea whats going on with facts rather than just guesstimates. I would really like to look at your spreadsheet calculator....
I will be interested to see what you can come with performance wise Please post the results. Thank you.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Great info from everyone. I have been passing this by even though it was one of the only ones regularly available. Thank you,
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Great info from everyone. I have been passing this by even though it was one of the only ones regularly available.
45-08 is significantly hotter than the 45 super. Depending on load can be hotter than 460 Rowland. I too have tried to email Armco in the past and he is not real good at returning emails. You might...
Forum: Special Projects
Great write up. Thank you very much for putting all the pictures together. Have you tired using rubbing alcohol to clean up the epoxy? Thats what I use when I put the handles on my knives and no risk...
Excellent job especially for a first attempt. I hope to do as well as you did.
Forum: Special Projects
Looks like a great project. Self designed or ? Do you have a write up on what you have done so far?
Not to misdirect the thread but is there much variation in bores in various 7.62 x 39 rifles, AK vs SKS?
Groo I am familiar with the glock forum but couldn't find an XD forum that had a group for 460R. Do you have a link?
I wouldn't automatically assume that weights would be equal given differient powder densities and volumes. I have been searching for a page that gives a directly comparable load for each powder and...
Has anyone tried Alliant "Steel" powder in pistol loads? It is right between Blue Dot and 2400 on the burn rate charts.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
You can look at some of the video's on Youtube of the process and decide how your skills compare.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Well for that price I guess you can't be picky but a plastic drill jig???
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
By the look of it there are multiple events going on on Rocket hub. Here is the main page I found that shows all of them with which ones are still open. I didn't realize how many there were....
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Can you give us an update when they come in about how you like them?
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Looking around the web Rocket Hub seems legit but no idea on the actual manufacture. Hopefully someone else knows something about them. Looks like the offer is done now.
I wish they made a 10mm too. I have also done some reading on springs changes and moving into 45 Super and 460 Rowland loads. A local shop offered conversions and I tried the 460 R conversion and it...
There are 2 differient 55gr molds listed on NOE. Which one are people using? One is based on a (RCBS 22-055 FN) and the other is listed as (MX3-22). Thank you.
Forum: Special Projects
Good luck. It sounds like a smaller lathe like maybe a 9 x 20? If so then you can check out the Yahoo 9 x 20 group as they specialize in that lathe and have lots of knowledge about it.
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 |