Fellers this past weekend watched a passle of riders heading for Gettysburg, Pa. for Bike Week. Good to see so many riders out. Coming back from gittin' groceries in McConnelsburg, Pa. as I got near...
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Forum: Our Town
Fellers this past weekend watched a passle of riders heading for Gettysburg, Pa. for Bike Week. Good to see so many riders out. Coming back from gittin' groceries in McConnelsburg, Pa. as I got near...
Forum: Our Town
Thanks for the replies fellers. I'll check out the Vt. suggestion and have located 2 possible repair shops in Alabama. Searching now for any forums that deal with such things and am having some luck...
Forum: Our Town
Folks here's an unusual request. We seem to have quite the lot of talented men and women here...so do any of you work on antique typewriters? A dear friend of mine recently purchased an old roll-top...
Forum: Our Town
Rode down to the Gettysburg Gun Show yesterday. Always an interesting show. Sarco wasn't there and sadly missed but there was stuff in abundance. Dealers are awash in powder!! Every brand and type...
Forum: Cast Boolits
This past Sat. at the Carlisle Gun Show I came across 2 H&G molds which I snatched up for a pittance. Both in mint condition. One is a 4 holer with 3 wadcutters .358 and a .45cal. (454)...
Forum: Our Town
I sometimes find the sheer stupidity of pet owners amazing. While they seem to think their pets scaring the carp of of folks is funny I find it a justifyable reason to shoot said pet. And if said...
Forum: Cast Boolits
This. I fiddled with at last a half-dozen different molds from several manufacturers in various configurations. I should have stopped with the Lee 255gr. r.n.f. and spent the money on powder. This in...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I enjoy the trigger time with the "less than full-house" loads and I think it is important. I try to get to the range every week, and often fail due to weather or other obligations. But when I go...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I'd like the manufacturers to come up with a way to shorten the stroke without giving up the leverage. Already know about the aftermarket levers and they don't address this well. I've made a pile of...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Rbuck, just wanted to note here as some may not be aware but you can, actually, remove or add a case in the Pro-1000 at any time the carrier is not fully in the up or down position. Anywhere in...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Can't help you on the Loadmaster Rondacker but might have some insight on the Pro-1000. I've been using one for a good while now for 9mm. and decided to get another just for .45acp. Like many I had...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
You fellers wouldn't believe how many loaded muzzleloaders there are in the racks at gun shops and especially gun shows. I'd wager about 2 out of 20 are still loaded. And as mentioned, priming powder...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Gazz go to page 3 on this forum and read Larry Gibsons posts on his loads for the Trapdoor. That entire post should be a sticky. He covers all the bases. Well worth your time. Audie..the Oldfart..
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Just for giggles using your thumb and forefinger squeeze the primer chute and make sure it's all the way together. When I clean&ArmorAll mine it spreads the chute apart sometimes. That's the only way...
Forum: Our Town
Marys story made me remember...some time back while hunting with the Yankees in what is locally known as The Cedars. They come down every year with a bunch of beagles and run the local rabbits for...
Jeff that scope is a Nikon Encore 2.5-8X28 EER with BDC. Some pro's and cons on the scope. It's an extended eye relief scope (EER) so it works on handguns...but with some caveats. As you adjust the...
Forum: Our Town
Supermag keep in mind the Carlisle show is much smaller than York. Much smaller. It can be hit or miss. Larger shows pull some of the dealers away if they're going on at the same time. I've found...
Forum: Our Town
Went to the gun show in Roxbury, Pa. today and it was nutz. Parking lot was filled and the building was jam packed with...stuff. Alliant powder was available but prices still running around $28....
Weaver 301's on my Ruger Super Blackhawk .44mag. and the Blackhawk .45colt. Both 7 1/2 inch barrel guns. About 1K rounds thru the .44 mag and I couldn't even guess how many thru the .45...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I use the Lee mounting system. Titan Reloading $23. Comes with the metal mount and 1 steel slide-in and 1 wooden one. I cut a half-dozen extra slide-ins from 3/4 scrap plywood and have 4 lubesizers,...
Mozeppa how does the velocity of your loads compare to the factory loads? Light loads can cause this problem because the slide is slowed down. Might need a slightly softer recoil spring for those...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Putting a witness mark on a range rod (metal I assume) would be fine but I'm advising against using a knife to do the same on a wooden hunting ramrod. Did that to the small dia. ramrod for the 42inch...
Jpen like you I didn't want to mess with gas checks when I first got into this. I even went so far as to ream 2 perfectly good Lyman molds to remove the gas check. (please don't ever do that!) Then I...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Long ago 2 brothers-in-law with a curious nature (and not much common sense) decided to build a cannon. It involved a fence post driver, a welder and black powder. Which at the time was reasonably...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Yup...Fort Chambers Gun Shop. I get the 25lb. keg of loose powder (no cans) and found that all 25lbs. will divide up into 20 cans if you settle it a bit. Just did so and it was $370, so about $15 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 |