My 45th edition from Lyman (1970) has loadings for 8 bullet weights. Jacketed from 85gr. to 160gr. and from 119gr. to 143gr. in cast. Lyman has specific instructions to slug the bore due to wide...
Type: Posts; User: Sam Hamburger
Forum: Cast Boolits
My 45th edition from Lyman (1970) has loadings for 8 bullet weights. Jacketed from 85gr. to 160gr. and from 119gr. to 143gr. in cast. Lyman has specific instructions to slug the bore due to wide...
Forum: Rimfire Area
You might try .27 caliber powder charges. The ones I use are made by Hilti. My rifle is a Stevens model 1915 in 25 Stevens RF. I did say 27 cal. Buy the lowest power crimped load and don’t try...
Forum: Military Rifles
Multigunner - If you take a carbon drill you can make it hard enough to drill glass. The trick is to heat the drill to hardening temperature and then cool it in turpentine.
I only did this once. ...
Forum: Military Rifles
I have not actually measured how much of the 30-06 case sticks out of the chamber. Hatcher said it was about 1/4 of an inch. His concern was the faulty ammunition. If I had a Springfield I would...
Forum: Military Rifles
I know that some reloaders use pistol powder and filler to make “squib” rounds. I have a 30-06 rifle that I plan to fire this winter. I will load some cartridges with Trail Boss and cast lead...
Forum: Military Rifles
If I may, I would like to add my $0.02. There are a number of questions no one seems to ask. If there was a problem at Springfield and Rock Island then I would look first at who made the steel. I...
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