Just picked up a Freedom Arms 454 Casull with a 45 colt cylinder .
Type: Posts; User: mike69
Just picked up a Freedom Arms 454 Casull with a 45 colt cylinder .
Forum: Cast Boolits
Love my 6 inch stainless gp100 . I shoot 154 gr plain base and 180 gr gas checked cast in mine with no problems at all .
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I shot my first muzzle loader deer with my grandfathers 58 cal . Still have it but haven't shot it for a long time . It has the push in breech plug for the #11 cap . WE shot both round balls and...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I use the lubed felt wads under my bullets in mine with no problems with the powder . With the wad and good fitting bullet i don't put anything in the end of the cylinder after it loaded .
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I make my 375jdj from starline 444 bras in one step with no problems . Been thinking of getting a 309jdj . Wonder how it would work out doing it in steps to get to the 309jdj
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I haven't given up completely on ww but i wont pay for them anymore . I got 2 5gal buckets free and when i was done I had a 5gal bucket filled to the top with all the unusable stuff left over .
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I've only used the ppu brass in mine . It's been holding up fine after many reloads with no problems . I bought through powder valley for around $22 per 50
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I'm using a gas checked NOE 360-180 wfn in my 357 max contender cast from 96-2-2 . Took a nice buck with it last season . Didn't shot it over my chronograph but it was loaded with 21gr w296 from a...
Forum: Cast Boolits
My alloy is close to Larrys 50-50 but with less pure lead . I use the lead alloy calculator to take my coww and tin and pure to get to the 96-2-2
Forum: Cast Boolits
I'm using a hollow point bullet cast from 96-2-2 alloy in my 454 in the 1500 plus fps range with good result on deer . I've only recovered one that went the length of the deer it opened up to the...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I think if they keep the contender and encore going the TC name will stick around . Would like to see the traditional muzzleloader come back . I just picked up a TC Hawken 50 cal from member here...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Congratulations on a nice deer with a handgun .I got hooked on handgun hunting few years back it can be addicting
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Congratulations to both of you that is a very nice buck for a first on .
Forum: Leverguns
I've got three . My win 94 30-30 that was my first rifle when i was 15 and a Henry 45 colt big boy steel and a 1976 Marlin 336 35 rem .
Forum: Leverguns
Nice looking gun for a first lever . I just picked up my first Marlin about a month ago . It's a 336 35 rem getting very good results with the lee 358-200 and IMR 3031.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I'm having good luck with the 250gr R.E.A.L in a cva optima-v2 50 cal pistol . I'm using a over powder felt wad with it . read a good bit where people where getting better accuracy with the felt wads...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Both of the books posted above can be had through midway USA just bought them last year . Great books for the contenders . Factory or equivalent 223 should be fine in your contender . I'd stay away...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I'm having good luck with that mold in my Marlin 35 rem . Mine cast .358 with wheel weights .
Forum: Single Shot Guns
As long as it permanent mount to barrel you'll be good . I've seen a couple with just a extension added to it to make it 16 inch .
Forum: Cast Boolits
I'm using the Lee 358-200 in my Marlin 35 rem and can just feel it touching as i close the lever . It's cast from coww and using IMR 3031 powder sized 358 . Shot a nine shot group at 100 yards that...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Thanks that's good to know. I've got some tin ordered to mix some up .
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Thanks have a some of this on hand that I'm getting ready to mix up into different alloys . i'm using the lead alloy calculator . do you figure that these are close enough to the lino to just use...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Ordered mine the day Haus of arms put them up for pre orders . Should have it in December . Now just to decide on what barrel and grip set to put on it . Any body useing the crusher grip on ther...
I'd have to agree with H110 on the 454 Casull I really like mine . I don't down load it much but if you wanted to could use it for just about any thing .
I'm shooting the NOE sc454-290-rf in my srh 454 with very good results . Its gas checked and loaded over win 296 powder .I also have a LBT 290 wfn that works good in it to . Taken a few deer with...
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 |