Not even a contest. .357 is the only way to go. You can plink with .38s or go for it all with a 180 grain .357.
Type: Posts; User: Rustyleee
Forum: Leverguns
Not even a contest. .357 is the only way to go. You can plink with .38s or go for it all with a 180 grain .357.
Just be glad you don't have to replace sky screens for your chronograph.
Forum: Our Town
Thank you Derek
And thank you Doug. I thought about putting the hard drive in a separate enclosure just for that purpose.
Forum: Our Town
Not to hijack this thread, but since there are so many people here that are well versed with Linux I have a question about it that someone might be able to answer.
My wife has a laptop that...
About 1977 when I was a deputy sheriff in S.W. Fla I took a report where a guy said a bigfoot leveled his chicken coop. It was leveled, no doubt about that. I guess a bear could have done it but from...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
IIRC when they were introduced T/C advertised them as a true 12 ga with a bore sized for modern shotcups/ wads. That was to make for easier reloading. If you can find a standard Renegade some of them...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Isn't H110 considered a sub for 2400 ?
A 686 would be the most versatile you could own IMHO.
Forum: Our Town
I'd say French pinfire. I had one when I was a kid.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
IMHO there's no collector value, just something for someone to reload.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
The first thing would be a catalog from Brownells. Hollow ground screwdrivers, brass punches, small hammer.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I guess I'mm just a slow old man loading on a single stage press, but to me reloading is as much a part of the hobby as the shooting is.
Forum: Our Town
Buy a pizza or two and take it over to them. Talk a bit n tell 'em you need to go home and go to bed. Ask 'em to keep it down a bit. You can always get nasty later if you need to. Sleep is cheap....
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Sorry, I wasn't sure about that. At any rate, Black is your friend.
I'm a hopeless scrounge. I've tried to teach my son, Brass is like gold. Always save it.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
When they made the T/C flintlocks I don't think pellets were on the market.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Black powder all the way. Years ago I got 2 cases of black powder sub donated by a company. I took it to my club to give away. I was only successful in giving away about 1/2 of one case. Once you get...
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
I made some cider last year and I was told to use 2.5 lbs for the 6 gal fermenter I bought. I thought it turned out a little dry for me. I like more on the sweet side.
I've been thinking of trying...
Forum: Our Chapel
I use the KJV. I've been using it for 49 years and it's never let me down.
Forum: Factory Rifles
I was a die hard Remington fan for a lot of years till they pulled that stuff with the faulty triggers. All for $$$. I still have a Varmit Synthetic in the safe I don't shoot any more. Maybe some day...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I thought long and hard about my last Ruger M77 I bought. I almost got a 7mm-08 but I already have a lot of .30 cal stuff and figured it was easier to stay with it so I got a .308. The 7mms hit...
According to the owner of Black Hills Ammo, a deer shot in the boiler room with a .223 won't know if it was a .223 or a .30-06. That's using heavy high quality ammo.
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 |