I am trying to re-call what I did in the mid 1980's, so bear with me.
IIRC I fire formed brass from 30-06. I set the die to not push the shoulder back by smoking the case neck and adjusting the die....
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Forum: Factory Rifles
I am trying to re-call what I did in the mid 1980's, so bear with me.
IIRC I fire formed brass from 30-06. I set the die to not push the shoulder back by smoking the case neck and adjusting the die....
Forum: Factory Rifles
Shoulder set-back occurred in my Mauser. I used some 170 and 215 grain Lyman bullets.
It did not occur with jacketed, even some 125 Gr. loads I worked up.
My SWAG was that the rifle primer pushed...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Spent a lot of time and money on a Mauser custom Whelen.
Then I got a Ruger 77 MkII 6.5 X55 in trade. I loved 6.5's because I was given a Swede as my first high powered rifle in the '50's.
After...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
From 1882 to the end of production the rifle load was a 500 grain bullet with 70 Gr. of black powder.
The carbine load was a 405 Gr. bullet with 55 Gr. of powder.
Smokeless powder was used April...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I did not like the .35 Whelen with cast. I suffered shoulder set-back. Pistol primers may help.
It is fine with jacketed.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Re-boring and re-rifling =machine time =money.
Buy the .308, send to H&R for a .357 barrel, and rechamber will be cheaper.
Stick more trigger finger over the trigger if you are right handed.
Somewhere on the net is a chart that shows gripping issues and point of impact they cause.
IIRC it was printed by Lee.
I have set off many primers before I learned to seat them easy. You can feel them bottom out, if you tap easy.
I would use a hardwood stick instead of a hammer. Easier on the dies.
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
Jim!
You forgot the critical step of sampling the bourbon to make sure it is of the finest quality!
You may need to repeat this step if unsure.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I have a Katahdin barrel in .450 Marlin. I use 457122 in it. Not much recoil, but a lot of blast with the brake.
Forum: Our Town
I'm going to cut you into little pieces.
Pink Floyd
Actually, you can push them out.
I have a home-made block to hold ammo. At one end, I drilled a slight recess for the rim of the brass, then drilled the center to 5/16". On the back side I enlarged...
Actually, you can push them out.
I have a home-made block to hold ammo. At one end, I drilled a slight recess for the rim of the brass, then drilled the center to 5/16". On the back side I enlarged...
You can glue a LEE de-capper into a large hardwood ball from the hardware.
Set it over a hole and whack it with your hand.
I'm a cheapskate, this may not fit your life style.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Don't forget Chunk gun matches. They may be the father of all matches, next to turkey shoots.
A "X" on a burnt board at 10 rods.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
.30-30 is a nice tapered cartridge, easy to slip home in a single shot.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Get a Jaeger, have a smoothbore barrel made for it.
Problem solved.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
One thing to be aware of, the dovetail is metric.
The Lyman globe sight is the 17EU.
L to R is how I go. Use a brass punch, and hold in vise with wood blocks.
Forum: Fishing Reels
Iv'e been a Penn fan for a long time.
This morning I scored a 955 for less than a fortune.
Who else uses a 955, 965, or a 975?
Got any good tips?
Did you lube them first?
I regularly size down .458 to .454.
Forum: Our Town
I wish I had bought a "Bad Boy Buggy". Electric, no starting problems, no tune-up, no gas to buy.
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 |