I have two Wichita MK 40 pistols, a 7mm IHMSA and a 308 Win. Like others have said, the 300 Savage is the more traditional parent case for the 7mm, and I have formed quite a few through a set of...
Type: Posts; User: Crooked Creek
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I have two Wichita MK 40 pistols, a 7mm IHMSA and a 308 Win. Like others have said, the 300 Savage is the more traditional parent case for the 7mm, and I have formed quite a few through a set of...
Forum: Special Projects
Dark,
I hate to hear that ! Have you had any problems sizing down to 25 ACP diameters ? Do you use push through or conventional sizing ?
Forum: Special Projects
dk17hmr,
Ed's Contenders. I just ordered it for $265 plus $14 priority mail, shipping today. 15" bull barrel standard finish and Ed did not think it had sights. He said he may have a second barrel...
Forum: Special Projects
What ever happened to the Contender barrel project (or any other one)....did it happen or not ?
I've seen a 15" Contender barrel in 25 ACP for sale that I am considering, but I'm running up against...
Forum: Swaging
I've used an RCBS A-2 press for 7MM jacketed bullets and an older (late '70's) Rockchucker press for 30 cal. jacketed since the late '80's without any problems. The Rockchucker was "modified" with a...
Hi Stuffy,
Welcome aboard ! I don't have a great deal of experience with the 35 Whelen, but I will share the little that I have. Mine is a Ruger M77 and the bullet mold I have is a Lyman #358008...
A friend of mine recently bought a 9.3 x 57 Husky from Cabela's. Story is they (Cabela's) bought several thousand from the Swiss government. His is in excellent condition and he talked them down to...
Forum: Leverguns
Hip,
It's a oldie all right, it's a KV model (as it is marked on top of the turret block). It might also be referred to as a V5 (I don't know), since it is a variable. Note the absence of the...
Joe,
Thanks for the interest and info. I'll come back later with a post after I've had a chance to cast a few and work up a load. Hopefully, someone will still come forward with some experience...
Joe,
Here are the results of the casts, and while they were not "perfect" bullets (because I rushed the process and used a torch and small melt in a ladle, as I didn't want to melt 20 pounds), they...
Joe,
I agree, but Cerro-Safe should give a "true" diameter of the cavity for a quick point of reference (right?). I should then be able to adjust my alloy to accomodate for some (at least a little)...
Joe,
I have not yet cast any bullets from that 70 gr. mold, so I don't know the nose diameter. Thanks for the heads up, I will now check the nose after I cast a few and see what happens before I...
Does anyone else out there have a Magnum Research BFR revolver in 22 Hornet ?
It appears that mine has a rifling twist of 7 1/2" to 8" as best I have "measured". I would think that should stabilize...
Forum: Leverguns
Thanks for all the good info guys, you've given me some things to play with. It looks like I may want to try several different sizer dies from .310" through .314" and see what happens. Yeah, I know...
Forum: Leverguns
Just got a new Marlin 1894CL Limited Edition in 32-20 and am looking for some good lighter loads. Also, does anyone know the actual bore size to save me the trouble of slugging or casting the bore ?...
Forum: Leverguns
For those that don't want to form their own, Midway is showing 256 brass made (formed?) by Quality Cartridge, #296437 as "available" at the pricely amount of $48.49 per 50 pieces. Also, at...
Forum: Our Town
1967 was my first order to Herters. I bought reloading stuff (still have a few little items), fishing equipment (rod handles and blanks too), game calls (still have one) and even bought a pipe and...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Russ,
I have used Fluid Film as a case lube. It works very well and, as a side benefit, it desolves/removes the carbon on the case necks quite well as you wipe the cases dry. A word of caution...
Forum: Swaging
BT Sniper,
The pound will indeed last you a long, long time ! A very, very, thin coat is all that is required, and all you want, in order to prevent lube build up in the die and "lube dents" in the...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
It sounds like you are talking about the Browning "Hunter" models and not the BPCR models they made a few years ago. I have two "Hunter" models, a 38-55 and a 45-90. Both are nice guns, well made,...
The 60 cycle "flickering" of the lighting, that you don't see but the chrono does, is what I understand to be the problem with using chrono's indoors with artificial lighting. I've seen screens...
Forum: Swaging
I use Corbin's Swaging Lube...lanolin base. I covered a method of application (Tupperware bowel) in another thread. Dave Corbin's book, "Discover Swaging" says, and I quote: "Two of the very best...
Forum: Swaging
A more gentle "rolling" of the mass of bullets is what you want to strive for, not an action that causes enough impact (dropping on each other?) to ding/dent the brass cases you are using. Those...
Forum: Classics & Stickies
Wow, what a site and information ! I'll add my thanks too for all your effort Tom.
I have two 4-cavity #50's, with handles, in excellent condition, that I will no longer "take for granted". Mine...
Forum: Swaging
Ballard,
Yes, I think you and I were on the same wave length when you asked if I shot coated bullets, but neither of us used the Moly or WS2 connotation, so Brian (BT Sniper) queried if I was...
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