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Type: Posts; User: Hossfly
Forum: Our Chapel
Thank you for putting this message here today. Read it everyday and would miss it if it wasn't here.
Forum: Casting Equipment
I drill a hole in several different size boolits of similar cail. To what I’m curing. Exposed bead type, and close down by mashing down. Doesn’t short out the 2 dissimilar wires at all. When the...
Forum: Our Chapel
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Forum: Our Town
Welcome Chappy from Louisiana. Jump right in any questions welcome, we like pictures if you can figure out how to get em in. Broad bunch here, with many forums of interest.
Forum: Our Town
Welcome, you’ve come to the right place for a wealth of info with 50,000 members.
Forum: Our Town
Sounds like combination, bad switch and or nipple under switch almost closed. Easy fix replace both.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I use the push method on custom boolits. Push with thumb pressure down on a scale to 50# and remeasure COAL if no difference then will not crimp. If COAL decreases then will address crimping.
Update Cajun Gun Works finally got a bushing in. I installed it, newer type with multi position shape for proper orientation. Loaded up and fired 20 rounds for testing function and accuracy. Worked...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Too expensive, I know what a 125 cf cyl. Cost to refill even if you own the bottle. Argon
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Arma-Diggers are prolific around here. I’ve caught a few in hav-a-heart traps, very few. An old farmer mentor taught me to set trap, double end type next to a fence, where he travels and funnel him...
Forum: Our Town
Summer kills a battery and winter burys it. Shouldn’t have over 50 ma. Draw while sleeping, if you have more then wont last more than a few days. Like battery tenders that keep em charged.
Forum: Our Town
16’ this morning in (north Louisiana). Very cold and white stuff on the ground. I do have a leaf blower wonder if that will work?
Forum: Our Town
You’re on the right track with what the guys are telling you about using the 45%-55% wire silver solder.
With the white flux, comes in plastic bottle and is a paste, it dont go bad, it will dry up...
Forum: Rimfire Area
Yes i watched several vids on that sear spring deal and recognized when to stop. Pulled the screw that holds the mag tube, it moves back and to but didn't pull hard on it. Will let soak over night...
Forum: Our Town
I use the white flux in plastic bottle and reconstitute it with water. Think it’s called sta silv.
Forum: Our Town
If you’re using flux you may be burning it away before solder is melting. It’s a fine art to some soldering.
Forum: Our Town
Sounds like your solder is melting before the steel is getting hot.
Forum: Our Town
Mtrl has to be clean, you can use sandpaper for smooth surfaces but wire brush works to get into small areas to clean real good. And as said must flux well and watch for color change to apply either...
Forum: Rimfire Area
I inherited this .22 from my uncle. Took apart, while watching Carbine Williams and others there is this floating chamber supposed to be in there. Don’t know when this was apart last for cleaning,...
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 |