I bought two of the "tourbon" slip on leather pads, well made, fit my Yugo 48 perfectly as well as my Mossberg 500. Pricey but top quality.
Type: Posts; User: vintagesportsman
Forum: Our Town
I bought two of the "tourbon" slip on leather pads, well made, fit my Yugo 48 perfectly as well as my Mossberg 500. Pricey but top quality.
Forum: Casting Equipment
Fella who taught me how to reload used carbeurator cleaner. :roll: I did not keep that practice, though too much case neck lube can be cleaned out well with some brake/carb cleaner and a q-tip. I run...
Forum: Our Town
32 years, same woman, lots of ups and downs, hurts and happiness too. If it was not for the Lord Jesus we would have killed each other! Now we are so much alike we see each other as friends and not...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
3rd edition of the Lyman Cast Bullet handbook has an article about the metallurgy of "High Temp" casting. Sounds like the temp. was over 800 on your melt and caused a crystallizing of the lead.
Forum: Sights and Optics
https://www.xssights.com/Products.aspx?CAT=8272
Check these folks out, quality sight systems...
8mm is my favorite, I have owned a few. I have settled with a Yugo 48 that was a gift from my wife. It was virtually in "Un-fired" condition. Shot a nice bear with it last year too. As for loads,...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Amazing what we can think of for ideas! I too use old muffin tins but find the roung ingots a tad large for my Lee pot. Have been looking for something different and decidied to try some "small"...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Lee dies, Lee moulds, Lee handpresses (3) keep me portable and accurate. I have owned others, keep coming back, really like their "neck sizing" dies too - just need to take care of them :)
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Ditto to gondwana, great thread, worth reading time and again!
Forum: Our Chapel
My wife and I are 1st gen Christian. We have four children, three oldest are married with 6 grandchildren among them, Youngest is in our prayers as he has walked away from the Lord Jesus. We are...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Not sure about all the high tech options, bought my wife a sporterized 6.5x55 for $280.00 - she loves it too! Low recoil, accurate and only 7lbs loaded, cheap ammo too (Prvi stuff is awesome if your...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Water from the muzzle end will break down the twel to mush, then push out with a jag on your rod.
I Have owned many Weavers with post reticles 4x to 6x, handgun scopes too for the m84x to Burris 2x and liked them all. Now I cannot say more about my SWFA 6x, great scope for my cast bullet Yugo 48....
Forum: Our Town
Have not seen as many this year?! Kids found one dead at our camp on Lake Winni, have never seen that? What is up here?
Nice!!! I am in: Mossberg 44 Scoped/ Winchester 52 "Sporting" model with iron sights! PM on the way...
Forum: Our Town
One of my son-in-laws is CG. 5 years now. Two deployments. Both in sensitive rolls guarding US naval vessels and interests in ME et al. Great man. Fearless. On a small boat crew. As a former...
Forum: Our Town
My daughter and son-in-law have been with these folks for two years. No complaints. No issues with doctors. Paid for my grandsons birth and all expenses to date. Just good people helping good people....
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Well...wheres the meat story? I am interested. Friend shot a six point opening morning - I was in a stand 1/4 mile away and heard two solid thumps as his rounds connected - lots of blood/bone and no...
Forum: Helping Hands
Ha...I am dreading the same. My son-in-law left on deployment - but before he did he brought me a box FULL of 7.62x51! Must be 1000 rounds of brass to clean and prep :killingpc
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Fatter - slower - deader...be careful the HV bug doesn't get you like the jacketed boys 8-)
Forum: Cast Boolits
Could the same be accomplished by making a chamber cast with cerrolite or am I missing something?
Forum: Cast Boolits
Exactly, by bad I do mean other than "damaged". There are so many variables involved. What I do not understand is what is "High lift co-efficient"?
Forum: Cast Boolits
Epicycle is not an issue unless there is a problem with the barrel. Much like a quarterback. When a good throw is made and there is correct form the ball will spiral to its target. A bad throw will...
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 |