I have a couple of jugs of powder that has come down with the Red Dust Virus.
I've used the unknown or accidentally mixed powder as fertilizer before but can the nasty smelling stuff be used to...
Type: Posts; User: warpspeed
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I have a couple of jugs of powder that has come down with the Red Dust Virus.
I've used the unknown or accidentally mixed powder as fertilizer before but can the nasty smelling stuff be used to...
Forum: Our Town
I'm lucky. Well, sort of. I was diagnosed with T1D about 10 years ago at age 43 and found a wonderful endocrinologist who has helped me make sense of this horrible disease.
I have asked him...
Forum: Our Town
I was thinking the same myself a couple of weeks ago.
Forum: Casting Equipment
I used a Bass Pro Aluminum Fish Fryer ; https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/bass-pro-shops-aluminum-fish-fryer
with an old enameled 5 qt dutch oven that the enamel had started to chip off. I...
Forum: Our Town
WD40 seems to excel at this task. Spray and let it soak a couple of seconds and then wipe away.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I can tell you what it would have done - it would have popped and sent lead flying! The pot I use is a cast iron dutch oven with a lid and have heard several go off.
Forum: Cast Boolits
When I shoot j-words, they are 0.355" and shoot great. For cast, I like 0.356" and have not had any issues.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I like mine. Another tool to do a specific job.
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Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Please tell me where you are getting new shot for $22 a bag.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
In the past, I've poured muffins about 1# each and packed them into the SFRB about 16 pounds each. Then, put 4 of those SFRBs into a MFRB and added extra cardboard to fill out the box. I like OS OKs...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
cast into muffin tins, stored in 5 gal plastic buckets
Forum: Reloading Equipment
My go to for weighing charges is a Scott Parker tuned Redding. It is amazing but time consuming. Especially if I'm just tuning a powder drop for shotgun or pistol on the progressive.
So I use a...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have owned every Dillon press they make from the 1050 to the square deal.
If all I was going to reload was a single pistol caliber, I'd buy a Square Deal in a heartbeat. They are a great press...
Forum: Cast Boolits
What are you using to measure the indent? If the indent measure 0.200" you'd be right at 4.5. Tape measure or comparator ?
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I've owned every press Dillon sells. Each has its advantages over the others.
When I ran a 650, I didn't want to change out the primer system so I used a Square Deal for 45 ACP. It is a great...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I've used brake cleaner on blued guns without issue so I can't see acetone being any different.
Forum: Factory Rifles
H-S Precision makes some nice moderately priced stocks.
Remington uses some on their rifles. Look for someone selling a take-off where they are upgrading to a McMillan or a chassis.
I've used hog ring pliers from Cornwell to load them and a modified golf club to remove them
Forum: Special Projects
This might just work for the OP ; check out the Parts List PDF for the G4000 and see if that looks like your tail stock.
http://cdn2.grizzly.com/partslists/g4000_pl.pdf
Forum: Factory Rifles
I'd lighten the trigger pull as much as I could and still keep it safe. The manual for the 738 shows how. If that is not within your comfort level, have a gunsmith do it for you.
Forum: Cast Boolits
BTW - the melting point for 9 ct is going to be in the 1600 -1700 F range.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Between 9 grams & 10.5 grams depending on the actual composition of the gold.
The sg given for 9 ct gold is a range and not an number like it is for pure. I assume that's to account for the...
Forum: Helping Hands
Very nice gesture - my coffers are full or I'd snag it!
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 |