Titan ReloadingRotoMetals2WidenersPBcastco
Lee PrecisionReloading EverythingInline FabricationRepackbox
MidSouth Shooters Supply Load Data

Search:

Type: Posts; User: JimB..

Page 1 of 100 1 2 3 4
Results 1 to 25 of 2500

Search: Search took 0.06 seconds.

  1. Replies
    20
    Views
    546

    I’ve done pipe by loading up the pot and melting,...

    I’ve done pipe by loading up the pot and melting, have also use a chisel to cut it open and flatten it, this causes a high percentage of the dried just to just flake off before adding it to the melt.
  2. Replies
    52
    Views
    1,798

    Forum: Our Town

    Was just going to post about these. While I hate...

    Was just going to post about these. While I hate helping the voles and mice, it’s a good way to reduce ticks.
  3. Thread: Making Charcoal

    by JimB..
    Replies
    55
    Views
    1,988

    I find this thread both interesting and...

    I find this thread both interesting and informative.
    Thanks all
  4. Replies
    2
    Views
    301

    Search for “throating” @dougguy may offer this...

    Search for “throating”
    @dougguy may offer this service.
  5. That’s awesome for fumes.

    That’s awesome for fumes.
  6. Replies
    27
    Views
    1,031

    You’re using an oversized bullet, so it makes...

    You’re using an oversized bullet, so it makes sense that the case gauge designed for a smaller bullet isn’t the right tool for testing your reloads.

    I like the RCBS collet puller, but if you have...
  7. Replies
    11
    Views
    537

    I was just about to mention the need for a...

    I was just about to mention the need for a rounded primer punch for the really old ones. If you don’t have one, I wouldn’t try seating them.
  8. Replies
    23
    Views
    776

    And they are here.

    And they are here.
  9. Replies
    23
    Views
    776

    Very nice. Fingers crossed that you have paid...

    Very nice.

    Fingers crossed that you have paid the SOT to do such things, otherwise it looks like you’ve made a pistol from a rifle in violation of ATF regs and maybe federal law. Not saying that I...
  10. Thread: Making Charcoal

    by JimB..
    Replies
    55
    Views
    1,988

    I’ve only made lump charcoal and I always just go...

    I’ve only made lump charcoal and I always just go longer than I think it needs. Without oxygen I believe the carbon is fairly inert, so time doesn’t matter. For my application a little ash doesn’t...
  11. Replies
    43
    Views
    1,416

    Norma has tiny flash holes, at least in 9mm. In...

    Norma has tiny flash holes, at least in 9mm.
    In 223 I find Fiocci flash holes are not consistently centered which also bends pins.
  12. Replies
    13
    Views
    1,163

    Forum: Cast Boolits

    This! If you go to a retail location you’re...

    This!

    If you go to a retail location you’re wasting your time and likely to get bad info. Some folks report that ignorance works for them, the counter person accepts the package, but that’s not...
  13. Replies
    37
    Views
    1,552

    Forum: Leverguns

    I like good old fashion IMR3031. Start at 10-15%...

    I like good old fashion IMR3031. Start at 10-15% below max, plain base is fine, and soften that alloy a bit or size it down another .001.

    This assumes no damage at the muzzle, no extreme...
  14. The user everyone is referring to is BNE, no idea...

    The user everyone is referring to is BNE, no idea if he’s currently accepting samples.

    For lead/tin what you describe would work pretty well, add antimony and it gets complicated, add arsenic and...
  15. Thread: ship a handgun

    by JimB..
    Replies
    19
    Views
    875

    Forum: Our Town

    This is the way.

    This is the way.
  16. Thread: ship a handgun

    by JimB..
    Replies
    19
    Views
    875

    Forum: Our Town

    ATF isn’t the problem, the shipping company rules...

    ATF isn’t the problem, the shipping company rules are.

    If you’re shipping to an FFL you can sometimes get them to send you a shipping label, then you can just drop it off. Technically since it’s...
  17. Thread: ship a handgun

    by JimB..
    Replies
    19
    Views
    875

    Forum: Our Town

    I seem to recall that both Fedex and UPS stopped...

    I seem to recall that both Fedex and UPS stopped accepting handgun shipments from anyone that hadn’t executed an amendum to their commercial shipping agreement. Since you probably don’t have such an...
  18. Replies
    47
    Views
    2,399

    I do not believe that unsuppressed SV or Subsonic...

    I do not believe that unsuppressed SV or Subsonic 22lr is hearing safe even from a 16” barrel. A few shots won’t make your ears ring, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t causing damage. Goal is to get...
  19. Replies
    47
    Views
    2,399

    First rule of suppressors is to get one for 22lr,...

    First rule of suppressors is to get one for 22lr, it’ll put a grin on your face every time.
    I lost interest in a 223 can years ago because they were absolutely not hearing safe, not sure if that has...
  20. Replies
    27
    Views
    1,031

    Sounds like a brass problem, rather than a bullet...

    Sounds like a brass problem, rather than a bullet problem. Try gauging 200 pieces of prepared brass (sized, but not loaded) and remove any that don’t pass. Load the remainder and see how many loaded...
  21. Replies
    19
    Views
    860

    Poll: Love mine. Will say that I don’t use it for...

    Love mine. Will say that I don’t use it for priming, that falls to an RCBS universal bench primer.
  22. Replies
    22
    Views
    40,183

    What are you hinting at? There are as many...

    What are you hinting at? There are as many cleaning products and processes as there are shooters, what’s your Gold Standard?
    Always interested to learn what folks are trying.
  23. Replies
    22
    Views
    40,183

    Yes, even without an ultrasonic cleaner. Love the...

    Yes, even without an ultrasonic cleaner. Love the stuff, but don’t use it on guns.
  24. Replies
    22
    Views
    40,183

    Apparently an applied finish that mimics the look...

    Apparently an applied finish that mimics the look of color case hardening.
  25. Replies
    28
    Views
    1,392

    Look up Electronic Arms. They made an electronic...

    Look up Electronic Arms. They made an electronic 10/22 drop in trigger pack and a bullpup also based on a 10/22 action. I have both around here somewhere, need to SBR the bullpup because it’s really...
Results 1 to 25 of 2500
Page 1 of 100 1 2 3 4
Abbreviations used in Reloading

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