One negative about flat punches is that they provide zero alignment going into the sizer die. With short handgun bullets this is not a problem. With longer rifle bullets, it can easily result in...
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Forum: Casting Equipment
One negative about flat punches is that they provide zero alignment going into the sizer die. With short handgun bullets this is not a problem. With longer rifle bullets, it can easily result in...
Forum: Our Town
They love clover or soybeans but not sure how to use either for bait in a trap since they usually eat them while still growing. I have a hog that has moved in my shop right under my 77 Trans Am and...
Forum: Our Town
Thankfully I started collecting up some body parts for my 64 and 65 Chevy trucks in the late 80's and real early 90's. I got two doors, all 4 fenders, and assorted other body parts. All were...
8.4 grains of Unique with various 240 to 250 grain cast bullets has been my main 44 Mag plinking load for years. I chose 8.4 because that's the amount a RCBS Little Dandy rotor drops in the general...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I have a carbine in 7.62x39. When they 1st came out I 1st saw one at Gander Mountain and stopped by each day after work to hold it for a couple weeks. I waited about another year before ordering...
Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
Are you still using an over powder wad of some sort? I'd think it would help since that capsule doesn't have much strength but then the rice is so light who knows. IF cutting all the wads could...
Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
Now that is an interesting development with these rice bug loads. I never knew you could buy empty capsules like that. I'm looking on Amazon and the brand I'm seeing shows size 0 capsules to be...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Your request would be seen by a lot more people in the Swapping & Selling sub-forum. You just need to meet the 30 post minimum requirement to use that part of the site.
Forum: Rimfire Area
Wood and blued steel - makes me smile to see them in this current world of plastic and painted guns!
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I bought a couple buckets of wheel weights in 2022 at my local scrap yard and they were either 30 or 35 cents/lb - same as they have been for many years. The only thing is that there are more and...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I got 2 lbs of Hodgdon CFE BLK ($45 each) and 1 lb of Lil Gun ($40) from Powder Valley. Of course, there was $26 of Shipping and Tax added (it was a one day only Free HAzMat sale). I needed some...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I agree on the cleaning. I'd strip it down all the way and clean out everything, check springs for wear then reassemble and try it again. I've always thought one of those would be interesting to...
Forum: Our Town
I agree. It has surprised me to see so many shooters that think they have to get rid of all their guns before they die because it will be too much bother to their kids to have to get rid of it once...
Forum: 3D PRINTED RELATED ITEMS
I hand sorted about 1,500 recently and thought I had them all in the correct piles. When I went to seat primers I found that a simple visual isn't 100% trustworthy. I do aim to go to great...
Forum: Casting Equipment
How the heck did he get banned for these two posts?? :o
Forum: Special Projects
Looks great to me. I would make sure to seal up the bottom side or wasp's will fill it up with nests and ruin your day when trying to shoot.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Since you say Power factor is not an issue, I'm taking that to mean you are only required to hit the steel plates and not knock them over, so a heavy bullet isn't needed. IF that's true, I love the...
Forum: Special Projects
I always want a vice on the end. If it is in the middle you are always going to have to go over it when moving from either side. This goes for regular work benches or loading benches. On my...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Thanks, always good to have options when looking for obsolete gun parts. Will Bookmark this source for future reference.
Forum: Rimfire Area
Are there any marks/scrapes on the rounds that won't chamber when you extract them?
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
They worked well enough for me that I ordered 22K of them from NormaUSA with their Free Shipping deal.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I wonder that too. As a holder of a FFL for 35 years until just last month, I had access to true wholesale gun related items. Now the industry has pushed back hard against individuals with FFL's...
Forum: Our Town
My experience with those type jobs is that the more tools you have available, the better you are for all the unexpected "surprises" you always run into. I changed one out a few months ago and the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Wilco, I've forgotten but did you buy some casting equipment while considering it but now are deciding it's too much trouble or were you just considering it and decided to not even dabble in it at...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I only have the sample of one gun but I got a SP101 in 38 Special years ago for my wife to use as a home defense gun. She is a small woman and it became imediately obvious that she didn't have...
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 |