Still a gear change lathe but that should be a 12 inch! Get it mrWolf
Type: Posts; User: xd4584
Forum: Swaging
Still a gear change lathe but that should be a 12 inch! Get it mrWolf
Forum: Our Town
I honestly believe that is a mountain lion, puma whatever you want to call it. Look at the main pad print that's a cats paw. Now... I live in pa.. The game commision swears that there are not...
Forum: Swaging
The atlas has about .875 bore thru the spindle with a mt3
Here's the same one if you want to go site seeing
http://lancaster.craigslist.org/tls/3953068020.html
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I just did one of these for a friend of mine. I polished the sear surface and the trigger were the sear catches. It was a very rough trigger. I guess on some of these less expensive guns little...
Forum: Swaging
I read in the book Advanced Gunsmithing that reamer flutes should be an UNEVEN distance apart to prevent chatter
Forum: Cast Boolits
Dragon I'm with you. Got a free 5 gallon tonight. I gave up sorting them because I only found a handful of steel and one zinc in over half the bucket. I just did a visual after my hand got tired of...
Forum: Cast Boolits
The biggest thing here IMHO is that he isn't familiar with firearms... A shotgun is a large gun to come around a corner with for someone that doesn't shoot one often. If your getting him a shotgun...
Oh... But before without the shade hitting a grey squirrel in the head at 85 yards wasn't a problem. And I got second place in a 100 17hmr shoot on a sunny day shooting south!
I have a barska varmint on my marlin 917. If the sun is shining I get a blur over 14x. I got a shade off thier website but I haven't gotten to shoot it. The shade lookes awesome though so I hope it...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Just got a stainless Springfield 1911-a1 mil spec. A guy at work wanted something more than he wanted this and I got it for $500....
I needed a beavertail though so I ordered one from Caspian....
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I've run some junky machining equipment before... Now I got an atlas lathe in my basement. Start making your own tooling. That will test your skills. I'm working on a new tool holder. Then I will be...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
If you have the make and model you can usually google the ballast size and material. Not all of them are lead
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Getting started. Should be done this weekend!
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Not sure why they are rotated....
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I can probably handle doing it that way. I was a welder/fabricater most of my life. So I know a good bit about metals and how heating and coolin effects them. I'm not talking about a sheet metal...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
What is the proper temperature to anneal brass and copper?
Forum: Rimfire Area
THis was my problem with my 917v. I used my home made electrolisis tool and it started shooting dime sized groups again
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I am trying for a high gloss finish. The barrel and action are polished.
Would fine scotch brite work instead of the steel wool?
I had originally poly urethaned the stock. I only used the...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I was kinda hoping for the green tint. I have a laminant stock from Richards microfit. It's the wildcat thumbhole with the rosewood tip and cap but its blue and grey... It was $20 on Craigslist so I...
My buddy has one that will split almost every case
A guy I talked to that worked at a gun shop told me Taurus was the manufacturer with the most guns sent back. They usually make good but that's...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Thanks guys. The tip was scratched up when I received it. Got it from numrich. I lucked out its a very nice piece of walnut. Has some burls in it. Ther was a small crack but I repaired that already....
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Will this work? I'm doing a stock with a plastic tip and I just ordered 32oz of tru oil I would like to use up
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Well I just talked to the guy. Apparently he was confused with his other ad and he still has the press. I'm picking it up Friday. What else will I need to start loading buckshot and possibly lee...
Forum: Special Projects
I think I have most of this figured out...
I looked at the tritium sights... They are nice but they burn out don't they?
I am going to be making a custom light holder out of aluminum because...
I have a barska varmint 4-16x40 on my marlin 917v. When I shoot into the sun on 16x it gets fuzzy. I just bought a 5" shade from barska for less than $20 shipped. I'm hoping it helps with the light...
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 |