Had not heard of the silk spun and nitro coating. Interesting.
I have always used a saturated solution of Potassium Nitrate in tap water. Saturate the paper, remove from the solution and put...
Type: Posts; User: Dan Cash
Had not heard of the silk spun and nitro coating. Interesting.
I have always used a saturated solution of Potassium Nitrate in tap water. Saturate the paper, remove from the solution and put...
Forum: Leverguns
Your problem is not the powder charge, it is bullet fit. As already noted, your .38-55 is a true .38-55 which will require a nominal .378 bullet. Many current rebore and rebarrel specialists ream...
I find the .327 recoil to be insignificant in my Tarus snub. The bullet makes a wound like a .32-20 or a .30 Mauser with a blunt lead bullet. Fie on al the snivel concerning throat erosion, muzzle...
Look at the EAA/Tisas P35. It is a good piece of kit and far better than the SA35 when it comes to accuracy. I don't like the ambidexterous safety of the Tisas but the right hand wing is not hard...
Forum: Leverguns
Before you spend money, try gripping the lever outside of the loop while the trigger finger does its thing.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I don't know about hardening bullets but sulpher added to a pot of melted lead will flash a blue flame and produce corrosive fumes which are hard on your lungs and any metal exposed to them. Be up...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
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Contemplated repair has big $$$$$$$$$ signs. Keep it for parts.
Forum: Gas Checks
I think some aluminum gas checks are too hard which increases their spring back and makes them prone to fall off the bullet shank. I have anealed my check material and fine the resulting gas checks...
I grew up in the .45 is the ultimate people shooter and I firmly believe that still. Regardless, along the way, I have had the opportunity to sample other calibers and types of handguns and have...
I have a Tarus .327 snub and it is one fine revolver. I don't know if it will wear as long as a mith but it seems a robust and enduring handgun. The .327, I think, is fully the equal of the .38 and...
Forum: Our Town
Where I live, winter temps of -20 are normal and spells of -40 or colder are not unusual. We have bunches of turkeys. 30 of them in my yard right ow and it is +7 with 10 MPH breeze.
Forum: Leverguns
Dear Lord, it is Christmas so I will not expound.
I am a .32 fiend and particularly fond of the .32-20 so when I ran into a like new Tarus in .327 for cheap, I nearly burnt my hand getting the money out of my pocket. It is a dandy little 6 gun that...
Forum: Leverguns
Vertical stringing is caused by either a non uniform ignition/burn rate of propellant or physical pressure on the barrel. 336 rifles which I have had occasion to work with have, in a few cases shown...
I removed the block on my specimen and sent the bits to the trash. The "safety," was patently unsafe IMHO and I use the empty chamber or hammer nose between cartridge rims as a better system.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
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I have had, over the years, several .45 ACP revolvers and grew to like moon clipped ammo for the reload. The moon clipped ammo is a PITA to carry and easily damaged. Same goes for speed loaders. ...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
It would seem that your die is defective. Contact Dillon. They will sollve the problem.
Forum: Vintage Reloading Gear
C&H also makes (made) a shell holder adaptor for these presses. You can make a slot in the adaptor with a die grinder which will permit the use of the press priming arm.
Regarding the reloaded...
Shotgun shells, today, are loaded with some type of plastic shot cup that separates the shot from the bore and would prevent escape of shot through the ports. Generally, this does not apply to shot...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Be very careful with converted brass in .300. Even moderate loads can bee too hot.
A 98% Bekhart Smith .22. The daintiest thing I have ever seen.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Why not sleeve the barrel? Much easier, I would think and plenty of accuracy, at least with my sleeved 1895 Win in .30-40.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Look at Myweigh scales. Not exorbitant in price and extraordinary in service. Mine are nearing 20 years of service with no hiccough and if they did go south, I would buy that brand again.
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 |