I cast with one mold at a time, my WW hot plate has covered coils but to improve control I got a charcoal grill thermometer, got an aluminum block, drilled a proper sized hole and mounted the...
Type: Posts; User: JMax
Forum: Casting Equipment
I cast with one mold at a time, my WW hot plate has covered coils but to improve control I got a charcoal grill thermometer, got an aluminum block, drilled a proper sized hole and mounted the...
Forum: Completed Deals
(1) Plunger hand to push it forward and (3) correspinding triggers $25 each shipped
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(1) Period hammer assembly $50 Shipped
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Very old hammer and hand, perhaps pre model...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I inherited about 200# of mixed shot sizes in bags. No shotgun shooters that I knew were interested so I melted it into ingots with a bit of solder added. All I had to do was flux with candles and...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I went to my basement, astonished that I still had some and rummaged around a bit in a small box of old smith parts and found two hands, a correct trigger and a correct hammer assembly. The hands are...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Is there a plunger in the side plate that pushes against the hand? I do not see the pin/hole for the hand spring or the relief cut for the hand spring pin in the trigger nor the pin/hole in the hand...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Take the side plate off and see if it has a flange on the back side of the hand or a straight back hand.
Forum: Completed Deals
A member made an excellent suggestion, counter bore just passed the internal bulge and it maintains the original barrel contour and minimizes work to use it.
Forum: Completed Deals
4" Python barrel with bulge at the muzzle, a project barrel to make a good 3" $25 Shipped
MO, Please no PayPal as I do not use it
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I campaigned a 4” and a 6 1/2” at Second Chance for years, had a 625, two 1917s and the current early 5 screw 1950 and it is the only one to exhibit this issue. I got it for a song as it had been...
Forum: Completed Deals
Approximately 1000 pieces of tumbled range 40 S&W brass $40 Shipped Medium flat rate box
The majority has a WIN head stamp
SOLD
MO , please no PayPal as I do not use it
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Today I went to the range with 48 rounds with 5 that had case rim diameters of .511”+ to .512”+. During shooting I had binding with those salted rounds all others were like silk in DA. The max rim...
Included are photos of what happens when the case sticks out too far when one starts to trim the rim and the second is a photo of the proper max depth to trim with a safe edge file.
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I have all StarLine brass. I am using a bastard file with safe edge or smooth sides with the brass or loaded rounds gently chucked in a half inch battery powered drill. Dial calipers are locked to...
I got an S&W 1950 that has had some AR brass bind up when I shoot in DA. It does not bind in my 25/17. It appears that the hand is binding on some case rims. I measured case rim diameters and found...
Forum: Military Rifles
I used the NOE Hunter in my Norwegian Krag with great success until a fellow had to have it and piled cash infant of me, now it has a new home.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I took a chance with Hodgdon international shotgun powder to use in light 10mm revolver loads and in some heavy bullet 9 mm loads in an 8 shot cylinder conversion. Burn rate was a factor with this...
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 |