Henry Elwell was a commercial lockmaker and his locks are not uncommon
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Forum: Muzzleloading.
Henry Elwell was a commercial lockmaker and his locks are not uncommon
Forum: Military Rifles
[QUOTE=Multigunner;4401069]I've seen images of a Mosin Nagant converted to relocate the bolt handle behind the bridge. It was a long range match rifle, the conversion done to accommodate a centerline...
Forum: Helping Hands
I have the "Complete instructions LEE LOADER" which has a 1 page "Charge table for use with the LEE LOADER; it contains 8 loads for 12 gauge as well as loads for 10 gauge to .410 ... if this is what...
Forum: Vintage Ammo
Without actually measuring it, it seems to be a .56-50 Spencer cartridge case
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Like several others, my first press was a Herter's model 3 in the early 1960's. Previously, I was using a boy scout leader's equipment for my cheap Springfield 1903 "sporter". However, I started...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I bet you are talking about "Ranger Machine and Tool" of South El Monte, California. They had the letters "RMT" in a diamond shaped logo. These have been off the market for many years, but...
Forum: Our Town
... and the American soldier standing by the tank in photo #2 is Dwight Eisenhower
Forum: Our Town
My wife and I have rock hounded thru UTAH many times. Delta is "off the beaten path", but quite accessible. We spent 4 hours at the trilobite beds & were tired but happy with our pickings. The...
The 1979 Speer reloading manual datails the "CCI-SPEER-RCBS" relationship ... In essence, "Fred (Huntington) invented the compound leverage system which uses leverage straps that give tremendous...
I too have a similar Speer box, but in .30 caliber. These "spitzer soft point bullets " also have the distinctive depression in the base. These must be from the late 1950's or early 1960's when I...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Such a beauty !!! ..... My Manton double was unfortunately converted to percussion and then heavily used ( so, I also used it for hunting in the 1960's and 70's). Two questions to BPJONES that...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Here's a photo from an old Dixie catalog199233...... ( hopefully this image attaches)
Forum: Our Town
You guys really put me on a nostalgia trip. I pulled my draft notice (a personal letter from LBJ) and assorted military stuff out of my family genealogy files. They will probably surprise some...
Forum: Vintage Ammo
A question on "vintage .45 ACP cartridges". The 1911 dated ones posted by Big Mak appear to be loaded with standard copper bullets. In 1958, I bought a complete 1912 manufactured Colt NAVY model 1911...
Forum: Our Town
Follow NSB's guidance and get a NH lawyer to review your rental contract. As a resident of NH, I find the state generally very gun-friendly ... except for the very southern part of NH where it...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Hey Bubba.50, you've got a good eye ....I pulled out my old CVA FRONTIER that I put together from a kit and the barrel, tang, hammer, etc all match Jeff's photo, including the location and font of...
Forum: Helping Hands
You'll see that the 1960's shell holder on the left is considerably different than current commercial ones in the middle ... but current ones fit into the adapter for my OLD HERTERS Model 3 press...
The photo of the reloading tool that Nitro-express posted is similar to the "Handy Dandy" rifle reloader made by Consolidated Armslube in the early 1960's ( which is illustrated in the 1st edition of...
Forum: Helping Hands
Brass magnet, I hope he also gave you a bunch of HERTERS shell holders to accommodate your ammo. My old HERTERS press does not take current RCBS-type shell holders. GOOD NEWS: I have an adapter to...
Forum: Helping Hands
Kootne is correct; I just dug my HERTERS priming arm out and also verified the measurements . There should be a drilled out spot for a coil spring about 3/4 inches from the mounting hole . The unit...
The Ruger is great for the money....... good accuracy, reliable, reasonable trigger without tuning, made in the USA, and fits my needs. Not quite the gun that my Colt Gold Cup Trophy is, but sure...
Forum: Leverguns
I bought one in 1966 as my hunting rifle & have reloaded it ever since with military .308 brass. Small base dies are essential on mine
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Prop guns were anything from aluminum or hard rubber replicas to fully functional weapons...I don't know what the barrel end photo is, but it is definitely NOT of an Allen pepperbox. I am no expert...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
My original flint military muskets & buck & ball smoothbores all have round barrels. There is no problem if you get the pan and a properly sized touchhole to line up correctly....... but unless you...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
In his monumental tome "NYS Firearms Trade", Swinney has a great write-up on Henry Howe of Lansing and states that this ain't your guy. Your over/under doesn't appear to be of the same level of...
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 |