Solder for sure.. 63/37 was used for many applications, also used by the old phone compaines.. But, then again what do I know, I'm 75 today, was only 19 just yesterday..
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Forum: Testing Area
Solder for sure.. 63/37 was used for many applications, also used by the old phone compaines.. But, then again what do I know, I'm 75 today, was only 19 just yesterday..
Forum: Vintage Ammo
Is there any collector interest/value in these 5 boxes of pre-WWll factory sealed boxes of 219 ZIPPER brass?
Forum: Vintage Ammo
I have 5 Winchester factory sealed "Brown Boxes" containing 25 primed 219 Zipper cases per box.. This is some early Winchester production..
Not sure of what I have, brass/sealed boxes have been...
Forum: Our Town
"TIPS" is a very well used term for BULLETS, especially around the area of southeastern PA..
Forum: Our Town
You and Mrs. Thumbcocker are doing very well being together this long, hope you have another 20+ years of this great fling through life.. The wife and I will be married 50 years this coming October...
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
I wouldn't be sizing with any other sizer.. Have 7 of the STAR SIZERS, 6 set are up for different calibers and the 7th is always ready for those "just in-case" needs.. Fred & FISG4BUGS, I don't...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I still have 6 of the STAR Loaders, the very last one was a special order bought Nov 1993, had it specially set up to load 32 S&W Long with a change over for 30 Carbine.. If I remember correctly the...
I have both the H&G #115 and the H&G #331.. Can't actually tell any real difference, but then most of my 9mm shooting is 25 feet or less.. Both designs are bevel-base and they load fine.. ...
Forum: Our Town
Get the bypass.. I was walking around for a couple of weeks thinking I had the flu or something close to it.. Never once did I even think I was having a HEART PROBLEM.. Got up one morning and just...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Matt, they will work on any of your 2 or 4 cav moulds and if you ever get an 8 cav mould the handles you have will work also.
Forum: Casting Equipment
I have 18 SAECO sets of handles, 4 of the handles have 2 sets of holes and the other 14 sets have one set of holes.. All of the handles work on my 15 sets of 8 cav SAECO moulds, all of the 4 cav...
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
As a youngster growing up on a farm in Juniata County, PA scrapple was one of my favorite meals served with syrup, jelly or apple butter, it was all good. Today I get all my Scrapple from the Amish...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Have never had a primer problem with my XL650 or the two (2) RL1000's.. Have loaded many K's of ammo on those 3 presses over 30+ years.. Did however blow a stack of primers in (1) one of my STAR...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Just recently cleaned out an old PD armory storage room.. Got a little over 2000 cases of 38 and 357 that had large primers.. The brass had been there for years.. Fred said it best about the 38 L/P...
Forum: Our Town
BigMagShooter is correct about a web-site.. I have a small site, 1 page, cost me a total of $225.00 per year, using anymore bandwidth (additional pages ) for lots of advertising would run up the...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I have come across some of the same ingots before, actually 12 bars once, all 12 ingots were pure lead.
Forum: Our Town
You did a great job Dick!!!.. I graduated on that same parade deck, September 21st, 1965.
Bumslie, Lyman makes a very close clone of the H&G #7 bullets, just don't know what Lyman call their bullet.. I make and use the H&G #7, have a 6 cav H&G mould
Forum: Our Town
53 years ago, July 2nd, I stepped on the 'Yellow Foot Prints' at Parris Island.. 14 weeks later I left the Island as a very different young man.
Just wish the Group Buys counted toward the $1000 club, 23 bought through the Group Buys and have only bought another 6 not in group buys.. Guess I'll have consider some other different styles of...
Forum: Vintage Reloading Gear
I thought I was doing good having 7 STARS, 2 in 45 Auto, 2 in 38 Spl, 1 for 9mm, 1 for 38 Super and 1 in 40 S&W..
50bmg nice collection you have there..
Forum: Cast Boolits
Winchester wad-cutter brass and Remington HBWC's all loaded on a STAR with an extended case expander were the items that I loaded many thousands of rounds with during my 10+ years if PPC and other...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Have 3 Star's set up with the light dimming switches..Works great, simple, effective and easy to install.
Forum: Our Town
Hey SSGOldfart, my wife and son say that to me all the time.. BIL and I went to the VFW this afternoon, had a good time talking to some of the other CORP vets that were there.. Bob, funny thing is...
Forum: Our Town
Been 48 years since I left the Corp.. Semper FI
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 |