very nice. I need to start shooting pistols again, I'm way behind.
Type: Posts; User: kmw1954
Forum: Cast Boolits
very nice. I need to start shooting pistols again, I'm way behind.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Prepping 223 brass. 400+ pcs., annealed, sized, trimmed, uniformed primer pockets, measured necks and sorted. Still have 100 pcs, waiting to be trimmed. Next will be reloading. Then have another 500...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Just started annealing my brass. On my 3rd load and so far have about 500pcs of 223 finished. Using a propane torch and a small battery screw driver with a deepwell socket.
Forum: Factory Rifles
Just finished placing an order for a Richards Field Trekker in economy grade Claro Walnut. Now I'm excited!!!
Forum: Factory Rifles
Well folks both the Savage Model 12 Varmint barrel and the Savage Model 11 barreled action are now in my possession and on my bench.
Three44s it's too late, I've already been swept up and carried...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Looks like I'm not the only one to repurpose a kitchen counter base.
Forum: Factory Rifles
That is the sweet part about these Savage actions, they are so simple to change with the right tools even I can change one. Which again brings me back to the barrel is the least of my worries. First...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I hear ya.
I have so many options on this one I'm having trouble deciding which way to go. Stay with the 243 for now? Swap out the barrel for this 223 Varmint I just received or wait and do a 6mm?...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Might be nice but I just don't like it.
Forum: Factory Rifles
Most likely this barrel will be left as-is and used a bit to replenish funds and then be replaced with a good after market Target barrel in some form of 6mm. But again that is down the road.
For...
Forum: Factory Rifles
charlie b, once again we are thinking alike.
Well this Model 12 Varmint barrel isn't going to fit the wood stock on the Model 10, barrel channel is way too small. The 243 bolt face is the same for...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Haven' gotten that far yet. Still working on which stock.
Forum: Factory Rifles
My Friends and enablers at the range tell me the same thing. I have the 223 barrel as the mail just delivered it. The 243 would require a whole new set of dies, brass and load development. The 223 I...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Hi Folks, Been distracted from my pistol shooting and bullet casting for almost 10 months due to the introduction of Short Range Bench Shooting. A side effect of starting work at a rifle range.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
Gifted back about 40lbs of pure lead and 30 lbs. of range scrap muffins to a friend that has just bought a Lee Pot and has also started visiting here. Believe he will be casting .358, 30 cal and for...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Thread is getting a bit old but since it has been resurrected here is an up-date!
The Axis has been semi-retired in favor of a Savage Model 10 223 though I am still shooting it, just not as often....
Forum: Reloading Equipment
The plastic ratchets for the 3 hole press are the same part for the Pro1000 press.
Titan reloading also shows them out of stock.
Might try placing a wanted ad post in the buy/sell/trade forum.....
Forum: Factory Rifles
Don't know about a 308 but I did just read that Savage is offering a 6mm. ARC in the Axis and 110 for 2021! Very similar to the 6.5 Grendel.
Forum: Factory Rifles
With my Axis and that load if I did my part well, I was shooting cloverleaves @100yd or at least consistently to within 1".. So far with the Model 10 at 200yds. I am hitting with 2.5".. Not great,...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Sorry folks, haven't been here participating much of late. Been sidetracked with this newly acquired aspect to the sport. Rifles!
I am not a hunter because of a disability in my legs so that...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Keep chugging along.
I have an old RCBS JR3 press that I use with a Universal de-capping die, a Lee 223 sizing die and a Lee Quick trim and it works wonderfully with it's shorter stroke on the...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Mmarcro when I built my last bench I built it so as I could inlay and flush mount a pc. of 5/16" steel plate where the press is to be. I then drilled and tapped the plate with 5/16" holes to mount...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
If I am advising a New person to reloading I would certainly ask them many questions. First question would be why do you want to do this and the second question would be what do you expect to achieve...
Forum: Factory Rifles
charlie, I've had a number of guys over the summer talking about competing in 1000yd milk jug shoots. that sounds like fun. The guys that got me starting in shooting many years ago would go to a...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Looking back on posts you were one that helped convince me to move quickly from the 50yd. range to the 100yd. right after I acquired this Savage Axis. Again great advice!
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 |