Vote for Big Mak, nicely done sir.
Type: Posts; User: Chamfered
Forum: Our Town
Ditto, I carried Gun List for years in the early 90s (it was the best way I had to shop guns) and then picked up a Gun Digest sub for one year about 2 or 3 years ago. Even at the low sub rate I let...
Forum: Our Town
Yes, thanks for the good news. A friend who does the gun show circuit in the midwest here said he seen a guy move ever box of winchester 22 ammo in the 525 round box for $65 a box last week! That...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I think I would go for the 36 based on your reasoning. Less lead less powder and primary purpose is shootin for fun. I think Elmer Keith mentioned that he started six gunning with a 36 caliber...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Can't give you an exact composition, but all the older ones I have run across (only a few while tearing off old roofs) were pretty soft. I would bet they are mostly lead with very little tin or...
Forum: Our Town
Best of luck frkelly. You should be able to make it, we have 8 kids living in a 1625 sqft ranch. Counting the finished basement though it gives us 3 baths and 6 beds. How lucky we are to have are...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Congrats on the 'Tender buy! That's a good price. 357 Mag is probably my favorite barrel. The 22lr Match is a close second though. It is is crazy addicting. Sure you buy that first Contender frame...
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
I know this is a little late, but our favorite way of fixing duck is to season the bird good with salt and pepper and then bake it with saurkraut, diced potatoes and little smokies smoked sausages....
Forum: Cast Boolits
I just shot some 45 230fmj's that I loaded at least 15 years ago, found them in the bottom of an ammo box still in the full moons I put them in back then, that's how I'm pretty sure of the age. 48...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Yes that is a sweet Hawken. I bet the peeps make it shoot like a house on fire, which your targets show. Now I can feel the black itch comin on..... just what I needed, I gotta set up to shoot some...
I'd expect closer to $600 bucks, but I wouldn't let a hundred bucks stand between me and a 3 screw collectible if that was what I was looking for. Likewise, if I was planning on shooting it, I would...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Where did you get the ceramic balls? I had been trying to come up with a different cleaning method and was trying to copy the process we use at work for refuring old electrical breakers We us a large...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Baikal makes some nice looking guns, and ya, they're not H & H's but they should scratch that itch pretty good. Keep us up dated on the testing. I'm curious about how the barrels are regulated. Good...
Forum: Military Rifles
This is pretty typical of military brass. I had a friend who served in Sand Box 1, officers in his position (armor unit supply types) were not issued side arms but told they need to make sure they...
Forum: Special Projects
Very nice set up, and a good use of the old tires.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
One of my boys works at a local garage and has brought home 2 boxes of used WW's I'd say that only about 20% of them are lead, rest are steel and zinc.... I still have quite a bit of indoor range...
Pouring aluminum is something I have looked into also but not got around to. As far as casting molds goes, I don't think any of the mold companies manufacture them that way. I know sand casting molds...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Heavy enuff that my back went out just looking at it.......
Hey, give me my luck back! That's usually the way it goes for me. I'll see something that seems like a good deal, I'll know that its a good deal, but I figure I can come back to it.... Oh well,...
Forum: Our Town
God's blessing's and peace to Trudy and your family. Your familys care for Trudy is a beautiful example of the Fourth Commandment. Pax
Forum: Cast Boolits
I've also noticed that if the mold gets too hot it will stick, but a couple of raps from my casting mallet on the top of the mold gets it.
I have some molds from all the major makers, and you have to admit that you always at least get your money's worth from Lee. I mainly buy from Natchez and they seem to have the basement price on...
Forum: Rimfire Area
Very cool, Seriously, what took so long on that one. Take downs were always prime collector pieces in older, different models. This one makes sense.
Forum: Rimfire Area
That's an ugly gun.... And I really like the old 24's, but cant warm up to this one. For the price I would have to say the Baikal IZH over unders are the best deal going right now. And if you really...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Man, I didn't even consider that there might be reloading gear at garage sales. I will occasionally stop if it looks like there are tools. I will have to put the wife on alert for reloading gear this...
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 |