I started shooting IHMSA in 1979..just getting started in MI. Only handgun I had that came close was a 6" K38 S&W. Loads were no where near max..158gr. swc. Rear sight screw was up so far only...
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I started shooting IHMSA in 1979..just getting started in MI. Only handgun I had that came close was a 6" K38 S&W. Loads were no where near max..158gr. swc. Rear sight screw was up so far only...
I have an electronic caliper..every time I go to use the dam thing, the batteries are dead! Bought a Starrett 6" dial caliper in 1974 while working my first job in job shop. 48 years later, still...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Hello, guys, thanks for all the input. running patch thru clean bore gives no resistance. This is a lube I had never tried before. I am going back to my old standard smokeless home brew lube and...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I can't remember where I read it, but someone stated that single base powders were better for duplexing as opposed to a dbl. base because the nitroglycerin in the dbl. base powder was an oxygen...
Forum: Rimfire Area
If I understand MK42gunner, I think you are referring to the time frame right after the civil war. Looking thru The American Cartridge, by Suydam...comprehensive American rimfires. The only rifle...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Last weekend I was out with a .25 Stevens centerfire (.22 Hornet parent case). Powders used were Hercules Red Dot, W231, & Vihtavouri 3N37. Bullet is from old Ideal Perfection adjustable, set at...
Forum: Smokeless Paper Patching
I for one have used the stuff. Several years ago I spent 1 1/2 shooting seasons shooting nothing but paper-patch thru my .22 Hornet. Learned alot. I did try Teflon plumbers tape in various...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Corbin make a dip-lube. very nice stuff..I use a small artist brush to "paint" exterior of heeled .38 long-colt bullets after loading. Never had a leading problem.
I believe the early Ideals were purposely made oversize to overcome the tolerance issues in firearm bore sizes. Then too, in those days, sizing was thought to improve a bullet. An oversize cherry (...
Forum: Gas Checks
I have had good results doing this. Best molds are the nose pour like the Hoch, or the Leeth (pioneer products), As these have a flat plate or shelf on base of mould that the check can be...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Back in 96' my custom Axtel Sharps model 77' in .40-21/2" arrived after nearly a years wait. Loaded up Rem. brass (stretched .30-40 from Buffalo Arms) with H4895 and the Ideal .405 Win. bullet cast...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I just loaded my first batch of .320 long. Used Corbin dip-lube..this is a polerized wax ythat dries in about 15-20 min. & is a clear non-sticky film. I use an old artist brush to "paint" it on.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
1+ on the old Ideal slight bevel base. This is really more of a very slight chamfer than a real bevel. Makes loading into case mouth easier & I believe makes getting a perfect base when casting...
The 21's Century is top of the line, but my K&M is all solid steel and has has been in constant use since the early 80's...uses Lee shell holders.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Looking for .309, .310 & .311 Ideal 310 type expander stems. Complete dies OK, but really only need the stems. Thanks!
Forum: Cast Boolits
Hello, Wolfdog91. You seem to be very interested in cast bullet shooting and are asking alot of questions. May I suggest joining the Cast Bullet Association? (CBA) we have a very nice thick book...
go ahead and shoot and enjoy it..besides when you are gone, some lucky sucker is going to get a deal because your wife will sell it for what you told her you paid for it!
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
More than tradition...I purchased a cast actioned Ballard in .25-25Stevens. I knew I would be using real black for safety. I was worried about using black in such a small bore..but it really isn't...
I had quite a conversation with Rick about building .40 compression dies & selling original Ideal priming chambers. Sent him a letter and $126.00. Confirmed by phone & him agreeing to everything. ...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
This is what I did with a too long bullet...I had an original Ideal 22636 mould that dropped a 75gr. bullet..this was probably cut with the cherry for the Ideal Perfection mold..adjustable weights...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I am using Wonder Wads..but not in the case... I am breechseating a 30-1 tapered bullet in an original Stevens-Pope barrled Ballard. Since it is an early ballard, I decided to try real Black..Swiss...
Just a thought..before any sizing, I would try unsized bullet for fit in each chamber throat. Throat fit trumps groove dia. for gas cutting prevention & accuracy.
Forum: Cast Boolits
In my Winchester #4 barreled High-Wall .38-55, best accuracy using either Lyman 375248 or Leeth nose-pour copy of same 20-1 lead/tin alloy & home brewed lube..very much like SPG,18.5 grs. of H4227...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
When cut..does it smell like honey? Pure beeswax should. At work, we get blocks of so-called beeswax that look just like yours..used for lubricating bandsaw blades..these are not pure beeswax, I...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Several years ago, I ordered .45 Cowboy Special brass from Adirondack Jack. My intent was to try them in a circa 1980 Colt re-make of their 1860 percussion .44 army revolver I had fitted with a...
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 |