Some 9 mm cases are made like that to prevent bullet setback
Type: Posts; User: Boogieman
Some 9 mm cases are made like that to prevent bullet setback
I grew old using Colt SAAs and OM Rugers never felt under gunned. David only had 5stones
=Got a second gen in 45 Colt 5 1/2 inch It was my ccw carry for years
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In 41mag and 45apc I use a 410 ga. wad trimmed flush and a top wad punched from primer box.
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nice shooting in Ar. we shoot at 5 7 and 15 yards wife 48 out of 50 with a LC9 She is 77 years
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Wifes Ruger LC9S tumbled with.355 dia. boolits went to .357 - /358 that fixed
Sorry , I was wrong, working from memory. Something old folks shoud not do
Lyman #429421 and #429422 are not the same #429421 is a plain base bullet by Keith . #429422 is a GC bullet by Thompson It is heaver , about 15 gr. Keith did not like GC bullets. Read his books
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Lyman had some 30cal. molds and loading data in their cast bullet handbook. I think it was number 4
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I put the pot in a roaster pan , about 1 i/2" deep. That will catch a whole pot full, it also gets any drips. mine is wide enough to catch the sprues whenYou cut them
The RCBS pot pulls 850 w your lights and fan shouldn't pull more than 1500w. For a back up genset I would go with a 4500/5000w unit they don't cost much more than a smaller one and will be much more...
Old timers say that before the dams on the Ark. river gators were common up to Ft. Smith
The 429244 is a GC mold Mine casts a little bit heaver that my 429421
Was iin a local " discout store" today, they had a few at $130 per 1000, I left them there
I have both a Sp101 and aGp 100 they use 2 springs the springs are the same in both guns
I stacked 2 clear welding helmet lenses in front of my old F1 Crony. display. Stops gas checks and ML wads. Can you use rods and a plastic diffuser to replace the old cardboard screens on the old F1?
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Do You know how to skin a porcupine ------------ Very carefully
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Can I use the same dia. bullets with black powder as with I do with my smoke less ? rifles a repo Sharps and a #1 Ruger Patched to .458" in 45/70
I had the same problem Couldn't crimp them tight enough to hold a .452" bullet Loose bullets in an autoloader are bad news
I had one for years, Recoil springs don't last long less than 500 rounds. replaced stock springs with a flat wire spring and F/L guide rod problem solved. If You can field strip it for cleaning You...
Just checked a reprint of a 1940 Colt add .They stated that their D famed guns would handle 38-44 loads. I found the same info inthe 1955 Gun Digest. I wouldn't be afraid of a limited amount of +P ...
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 |