Just swap it with me and I'll send along a savage 24 in 223/20ga. It's all setup with a scope mount. ;)
But the serious answer is that varmint rifle in 22 mag or 17hmr or 17bmag can be found for...
Type: Posts; User: Dimner
Forum: Factory Rifles
Just swap it with me and I'll send along a savage 24 in 223/20ga. It's all setup with a scope mount. ;)
But the serious answer is that varmint rifle in 22 mag or 17hmr or 17bmag can be found for...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Earlier this year my scrap yard gave me $3/lb for my jackets. I was a very happy shooter.
A Swiss army knife. Farmer pattern. It's all you need for splitting pelvis and sternum. Also I have done it with an opinel no 8 garden knife. It sounds counter intuitive, but splitting the pelvis is...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Mp NATO 73gr is pretty much built for this purpose. I've had good luck with it powder coated and shot from a 1:9 mid length. I had to remove the buffer weights and open the gas port a few thousands ...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Pickup live trap. Put trap in 5 gallon bucket full of water. Enjoy the primers you have saved
Forum: Military Rifles
At the range, he sits at the shooting bench the furthest away from people. So he wont get injured and can keep an eye on other people. So he can live longer. He doesn't walk on water, he makes...
For my 2 MP Brass molds...
I first cleaned with warm-hot water and dawn dish soap. Towel dried.
Then I heat cycled them on my hot plate. The first heat cycle will also dry your mold from your...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
The sizing package came with a base first sizing ram. If you have a top punch for the bullet you want to size, insert it into the ram and proceed to size bullets base first
I know this isn't...
Forum: Our Town
I got a refund on mine. I heard through the grapevine that he has switched to UPS. So I think based on that and RKJ... things are back up and running.
MaryB....
What did you do/who did you...
Forum: Factory Rifles
One man's trash is another's....
I have the same sav 24 as the OP. Its my favorite rifle. There isn't anything huntable in michigan that it wouldn't work on. Mine uses irons most of the time but...
My first tests are going to be with the rcbs 77gr RN powder coated. Two sizes for the first test, .310 and .312. Just as soon as I can figure out how to accurately and repeatedly measure out 1.8...
Very much appreciated. I like the look of that 31-84H.
Mr outpost75,
Looks like those images have expired, would you mind letting me know what accurate mold numbers/profiles they were?
Thanks
Forum: Casting Equipment
What is an SV? Do you mean SP? (Set Point)
I understand that PV is the process variable (ie the current temp of the alloy as measured by the thermocouple)
Forum: Casting Equipment
I have a question I have always wondered about my Hatch pid.
I have autotuned and everything is working just fine, but I'm curious... what is the SET button for? If I just arrow up or down the...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I have two shelves full of ebay Stanley planes. 3 of which were a learning experience for me on what to look for on the ebay.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have resized more than 4000 556 cases with the APP. The key is having your brass clean and having it lubed up. I have gone over 1000 cases since my last stuck case.
I use hornady one shot, but I...
Forum: Our Town
Mine said "aluminum mold and Handles" (which is exactly what I purchased)
Last year, the 2 that made it through perfectly were "Brass Mold" (bought 2 brass ones last year) I don't think there is...
Forum: Our Town
On the topic of deer calibers... I have a strong feeling that us up here in michigan do not see deer as a pest or something to cull. When we hunt we hunt for 100% success as some of us only get 1 or...
Forum: Our Town
You see zero percent of deer wounded by 22cal and not found
Forum: Cast Boolits
I weight sort.
I use a franklin armory digital scale and it has about a 0.1-0.2 grain drift. More drift than I would like, but it allows me to weight sort decently.
Depending on the size of...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I should also add. That i have shaved pc when going from .228 to .225 after PC. I always keep my post PC sizing the same as pre pc sizing. I'd never try more than 0.002 if I were forced to
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I have noticed that one of my bushings was a little harder than the others but it eased up a bit after use. Also, there were some bullets that I thought were very difficult to size but then I...
I have learned, don't buy a brass mold in small calibers. Personally I wouldn't buy one below 30 cal. Possibly 7mm. But I have not used a NOE brass mold. His might be different.
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 |