See this is why we need a cheap way to get into space. Just coat them and let them float through the toaster oven!!! Hahaha
Type: Posts; User: Caladin
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
See this is why we need a cheap way to get into space. Just coat them and let them float through the toaster oven!!! Hahaha
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I was directed to a stickie about battery lead and EEEEEKKK!!!! If that's what it turns out to be ill keep it far away from my pot. Seems like far to much danger to fool around with when better stuff...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
So I talked with a guy that's been doing this a while and he thinks the lead is from car batteries. Calcium may be the problem. He suggests melting it outside in a shallow wide container lay in a...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I'm planing a trip to the scrap yard next week. Ill post the results. When I went to this guy I thought I was doing the right thing but didn't work out. The thing is for just a little more than I...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I think I'll do what you both said. Call it a learning experience! And play around with what's left. I felt kind of miffed by the guys attitude when I went back. I wasn't a jerk or anything and he...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
This may seem simple to you guys but here goes. I recently purchased a Bunch of alloy that I was told was "just like Lyman #2". Well this weekend I cast up a pile of boolits that looked good aside...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
What i have now is the troupsystems/Rhineland conversion. It puts a 1911 magazine at the very front of the original mag well. It also has an extended ejector that goes outside the receiver and...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Bamboo skiewers from the grocerie store work great for lots of things. Mixing/applying bedding compound, slide small springs on them so they don't escape,line up those PITA parts in trigger...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Thanks everyone for the insight and ideas. Ill try to get my daughter to get me some pictures of her 7.62x39. She got a 10 point with this year. I will be turning the bolt body so that it will have a...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
That sounds like mad science!! Muhahahaha
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I just picked up a 1913 Oviedo that may get to be a 44 mag humm...44 automag ??? And no bolt face work. I love it.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Hello everyone. I'm new to the site but not to guns. My winter project this year is a Mauser converted to .45 acp. I'm going to try and shorten the action an inch or so and use 1911 magazines. I...
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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 |