Great month for rifle purchases...
I agree as long as it's not a black rifle the market for regular stuff definitely needs nurturing.:Fire:
Type: Posts; User: o6Patient
Forum: Factory Rifles
Great month for rifle purchases...
I agree as long as it's not a black rifle the market for regular stuff definitely needs nurturing.:Fire:
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Years ago Winchester brass was never annealed properly, it was brittle, most people I knew
loaded Rems because of that fact. I used wins when I wanted a bit more volume but that
facilitated me...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
TNsailorman, I couldn't have said it any better, if anytbody is wondering how we got to this
point please read:Congressional Record--Appendix, pp. A34-A35
January 10, 1963
Current Communist...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Cool looking gizmo cbrick, I feel the case neck should turn within the flame for uniformity
and not just be hit on one side. ( for what it's worth.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
rcbs as in: really curious boobic steel...definitely a dilithium crystal perdooperator..a green one.
(beam me up Scotty:confused:
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Neat ideas, if your favorite gal uses a liquid fabric softener you can use a spot of in on the paper towel
as mentioned already and it should work similar to the drier sheet.
The orange peel trick...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I really like the Lyman universal chuck..but probably quality control has been taken out
of the dictionary as much of our real history has from the history books, it's fine as long
as we have our...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Steel Lyman cross bolt rings are pretty good all around.
I like the forster al cross bolt rings for the co-ax.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I personally don't like that the top of the link arms are hung from an unsupported protrusion, stud if you will.
The design of the rc makes more sense to me. Even the Lee classic cast got that...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Looks like the wrong end has been softened from the pictures, I always use a heat sink (water) at the case head,
this not only protects the head but the heat is progressively dissipated from the...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I used cci primers primarily back when I was reloading a lot, many thousand, one single one that didn't
fire..can't really say if it was the primer or the gun or the way it got seated. I'll use them...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Sometimes a slightly softer bolt is used as the sacrificial part so it wears instead of the
some other part(s) because it's more easily replaced. If you contact CH4D they should have
the answers,...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I would prefer the original finish and if need be "refurbish" it myself, but it's like anything
else, it depends on who is doing the "refurbish" some people think squirting paint all
over some...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
all been said, read multiple sources and don't be afraid of talking to a qualified
experienced reloading buddy, and always arr on the side of caution(don't boldly go..
at least at first lol)
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Probably work in the tail trunk of the Harley.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
That is amazing, makes an old hand crank seem a bit lame.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I've used corn cob and walnut over the years and I prefer the walnut, it could be just
a function of what polish they used in the specific brands I used at the time.
25 gr H4895 for either 52 gr hollow pt or 60gr sptz is what I shoot.
28.6~7 WW 748 shot very accurate also. 52 gr HP
Rem 700 24" bl
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I flat out don't like the fact that any of these finishes like true oil are not moisture proof.
You might as well have gone to the local hardware and bought some minwax antique oil
finish..it...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I agree that is the traditional way to rehabilitate an oil soaked stock but I think I would go at it with
the mineral spirits and tooth brush first as already described (old used one ..not the...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Some things mentioned might be more effective on varnishes etc. but may not be as effective
on carbon, carbon (not soot) can be a pretty hard and durable coating. Something made specific
for...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
-check vote for the phosphoric acid, it will reform the rust to help keep it from coming back,
especially if you were considering filling the pits.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Very interesting discussion. If you decide to "freebore"..or rather lengthen the throat
to 5.56 specs (using the technique Nobade indicated) you will have to load to these
specs when/if you hand...
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 |