Mine has "RC 11", which means RC2?
Jim
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Forum: Reloading Equipment
Mine has "RC 11", which means RC2?
Jim
Any idea what years Star Machine Co. first made those little lubers? I bought one at the local gun-show for $20 today.
Jim
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Yup, I also grind the spout down a little to fit the sprue-plate hole better. Maybe even file a small slot in the side of the hole on top of the plate ... might let any air out of the mold better.
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Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Hummmm, think I'll stay with the flame!
Jim
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Buffalo Arms has an array of cast bullets that are sized and lubed. Look them over and see if there's any you like and order a box to try in your rifle.
Jim
Forum: Our Town
I'm in the NE cor, quite some distance from you, but WELCOME anyway!
Jim
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
If loading GG bullets, I always wipe the bullet base on a paper towel first. That makes sure there nothing on there the wad may stick to.
Jim
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Kurt,
I remember that dusty Sunday morning in your post. We still had the Bucket and the Buffalo that day. Sight-setting for the Buffalo was 35 min. lt., plus 3 buffalos !
No matter the...
Forum: Our Town
My neighbor has had the "lock guy" there twice since he got a push-button (IIRC) Kodiak safe. He reprogrammed the buttons both times to new numbers, still throws fits. I noticed he has a safe for...
Forum: Our Town
Pretty good Ben. Hope you're good.
Missed a big Missouri buck last week, can't get them all :shock:.
Get thru that pile of magazines yet? I used a $5 bill for a page marker and I've lost it, so...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I've used the 535 Postel in the 45/90 @ the Quigley to get an "8" pin on the 800 yd. buffalo, twice :bigsmyl2:
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BACO still offers a couple of these sights. Don't know about spare parts though.
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I use certified alloys and on a good day my bullets are in a spread of 3/10 for a hundred cast during the same time period, without adding any alloy to the pot. Molds used are either BACO or Brooks....
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I have an SLM decapping tool, very handy and compact. Distant Thunder Mfg. also makes a small compact tool. Either one costs around $50 +-. They fit easily into your range-box for use at the range...
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Clean the bore of your BPCR properly and timely and you'll not see any erosion in there in your lifetime.
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St. Louis Benchrest Club, Wright City, MO has regular Silhouette matches, near Columbia, MO. They have a web-site. Great place to shoot.
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I'd want to have my chiropractor friend on auto-dial, just in case, ya know :shock: !
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This has me looking into all my straight-walled Starline case, new and fired a few times. None of them showed creases or stretched marks inside or outside. I will keep an eye on them though. Thanks...
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Postel and Creedmore type bullets , for the most part, seam to fly ok @ 30:1 or less. Those long, skiny-nose'd money style bullets almost always need to be harder, 20:1, down to 16:1. As has been...
Forum: Rimfire Area
see one at the Thursday-nite gun auction a couple of times a year. Last one went for $350, was pretty clean older rifle.
Jim
Forum: Rimfire Area
Someone on here was Looking for grips for a Beretta 21A?
Gunbroker has them for $13.
Jim
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
does your OAL engage the bullet into the leade or does it allow for some movement before engaging?
Jim
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some things are best left as they are originally intended.
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I have a Frankfort wet tumbler and use Mauer's (SP) ceramic beads and liquid soap. An hour on the timer and the worst neglected cases are as new inside and out.
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 |