Marine DI school might as well just be called brainwashing, screws up everybody who does it. I always had the poor luck of having a former DI as platoon sergeant. There is a fine line between hard...
Type: Posts; User: Tackleberry41
Forum: Our Town
Marine DI school might as well just be called brainwashing, screws up everybody who does it. I always had the poor luck of having a former DI as platoon sergeant. There is a fine line between hard...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I have an older Stevens version, nice rifle. But will not shoot cast for anything. Tried multiple bullets, loads, but none of them shot worth a dang. Shoots jacketed fine.
Forum: Factory Rifles
I had 2, 9mm and 40. The 40 went back to the factory after about 50 rds as something had come loose. It no longer locked solid, but folded a touch. They stuck a new barrel in it, and I sold it. Its...
I looked into one of these conversions. Already load for 32 S&W. But cost of the pistol and cylinder its a $500 toy. The 45 colt conversions for the larger guns works well as the bullets are the...
Forum: Military Rifles
That Johnson way have been covered with rust in some closet, duracoat will cover the rust pitting better than the original finish. I know people laugh at my frankenstein. But I was given the 1911...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I really doubt you will find some huge difference on lowers. Not like there are good ones then pot metal wal mart ones. All made of the same chunk of aluminum. I built a billet one, my first one,...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I use those old barrels all the time, often to make thread protectors, already bored out.
Magnum? Not with 32 S&W. Those conversions you cannot run hot at all. They sell 32 S&W at the store but made for modern guns. Starting as a cap and ball gun, might be better off w BP loads. They are...
I never got anything but garbage results w light bullets in the 45 colt. All that case capacity, even worse with light bullets. Only way I got decent results w anything under 250gr was w Trailboss.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Odd how that overly tight fit also sort of ruins the guns with tight spots in the barrel, while making it near impossible to change the barrel. Have to ask, why? Was no other way or just this was the...
I have 2 load alls, would be one but you can't convert the old metal base ones. Bought the 12ga one in the late 80s while in the marines, came with hulls, wads, shot, primers etc. Still works fine....
Forum: Single Shot Guns
You want a bigger barrel. I did a stub on a Rossi single shot, sold as 410 and 22lr barrel. There is not much meat left once drilled out to thread a barrel in. A 45 colt worked, barely, stick w...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Solid copper like that will be alot longer than a cast bullet of the same weight. They also have a habit of getting stuck vs cast.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
The jig I have has made 10 lowers, hard to tell its been used. But did finally wear out a 25yo router cutting them.
Forum: Special Projects
Was a time not long ago when even Anderson was $250, those 80% sure were alot cheaper. Yea a $40 lower seems cheaper, but you still gotta do the transfer. Not seen to many places doing them for less...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Sounds like they are being swagged down when loaded. Standard 40 dies wont do cast, need something to expand the case for a better fit.
Wish I had gotten 2, a year from now when you cant buy one, will be wishing dang I should have gotten another one.
Factory they were never designed to feed anything but 115gr FMJ. Little feed ramp work and mine eats anything. Shoots cast as good as any of my other 9mm.
Accuracy will depend on the gun, looks...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I had issues with Lee 8mm dies, not pushing the shoulder back enough. I had to shave down a shell holder to get it right. Its called tolerance stacking, it can be off +/- so much on each part. So a...
No he knew exactly what was wrong with the gun, why he sold it.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
No need for a lathe. I bought a 9mm reamer for my AR build. Bought 2 barrels, neither had a throat. Only thing they would work with was 115gr, nothing else. Forget a cast round. I used a threaded rod...
Well I was looking green mountain for something to make a sleeve out of. Guess you have to pick what your going to shoot out of it. Being a 22mag/22lr would imagine they put the larger bore barrel in...
The 7.62 Tok barrel I bought did not designate, and works in my 45 cal 1911, just not very reliably with the extractor the way it is. I am running it in a 40/10mm slide now with 100% reliability. As...
Sig USED to be a good name. But they wanted to make bargain guns, somehow Glock, S&W etc can make a usable $500 gun. But Sig can't. Stopped at a local shop, owner asks if I knew what was up w a brand...
Well guess no need for special tools to get the barrel out then.
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 |