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Type: Posts; User: sdalcher
Forum: Cast Boolits
Where is the fun in having something anybody can buy ;-)
Thanks Scharf and all for your input.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Thank you Trev, I have the De Haas book, I'll dig it out.
Forum: Special Projects
Mock up the A frame body, attach the butt board by one screw at the desired height. Adjust the rear brace to desired angle, then attach the butt board with other fasteners at the desired angle. This...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Trying to gather some historical data on the Clerke Hi-Wall anyone have tidbits to share?
Forum: Cast Boolits
Interesting reading! Revive this thread. Anyone still shooting a Clerke 38/45? Love to learn some more.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I brought one of these back from Afghanistan, been wanting to shoot it, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Only been five years... Thanks for the wealth of information shared.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
That was a great, succinct post! Thank you for posting (RE smoked turkey's post) actually a lot of great information in the entire string.
Just picked up a type 14 today and would be interested in the process to make brass from 40 S&W
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Good stuff! I recently bought one and I saw another post looking for info! BTT
Forum: Our Town
Yeah, kind of a shocker! I donated last year to help keep the site going, but was dismayed to see my "subscription" was up in two weeks. Maybe we need to seek out a different hosting service as there...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Sadly I'm cheap and I get a huge thrill out of finding some discarded thing that I can repurpose later. The wife and children don't like to ride with me because I'll have them jump out of the car and...
Forum: Special Projects
Wow those are nice! I might have to make something like that. Nothing wrong with being frugal and saving things for future projects. My friends all laugh because I'll dumpster dive in a minute. But...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Start with a good quality screwdriver set. Brownells sells a great set reasonably priced. I can't tell you how many thousands of gun screws I have seen that were goobered up by some idiot with an...
Forum: Helping Hands
You could still make a conversation piece stock out of that block! That is a nice piece
Forum: Helping Hands
George visited a while back and brought a nice set of dies that I needed. I watched like a hawk and he left with no issues. Went back down to the loading room yesterday. The sneaky little fellow made...
Forum: Prepper Talk
I love the Foxfire series. Very informative books on plain mountain living. If you have never read them you should.
Forum: Custom creations
Try searching backyard metal casting. He is a real inspiration and I have made a few furnaces and burners from his designs
Forum: Helping Hands
He stopped by my house with a gift! Little rascal made off with a spare set of dies! I'm sure he will turn up with them soon.
Forum: Helping Hands
I received a visit from George a few weeks ago, he showed up with a set of 40-60 dies I had been looking for. Needless to say I was surprised, but the little rascal made off with an extra set of dies...
Forum: Helping Hands
I have done the electrolytic rust removal before and it works surprisingly well!
I'm in for two heavy barrel target w/scope. Funds will be sent Monday
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 |