I believe the original post answered that question. As does your own post.
Type: Posts; User: waksupi
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I believe the original post answered that question. As does your own post.
Forum: Our Town
At our military and sporting rifle matches, heavy angle iron is put over the hangers. Saves them pretty well.
Forum: Our Town
I worked in an industrial radiator factory in the early '70's. Aluminum was the rule of the day for the big heavy equipment radiators. Some weighed over 400#, so weight was an issue.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
They make a lovely companion piece for their Taurus.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
This board is famous for hijacking! Now, what was it you wanted to know about mouse traps?
As long as we keep the thread alive, a Lemat owner might find it!
Forum: Our Town
Many of those will interchange with other rifles if you are just looking to strip some rounds in while plinking.
Forum: Our Town
Two mills shut down here in Montana this week, wood is going to go up!
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I've done that in the past. After that lesson, punches got chucked up in the drill press, and polished to remove all machining evidence, and remove a couple thousandths of material.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I'm with you. To me that indicates their only experience is with commercial cast bullets.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Don't get into a rush sizing those. Drop one in a cylinder, and see how tight it is. You want them to fit the cylinder so you can push them through with a little pressure with a pencil. I suspect you...
Forum: Cast Boolits
No need for the flux. Stir your melt with a dry stick, and save your money.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Rifle or hand gun? Rifles are more forgiving, in my experience.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I would stick with round balls to ease the learning curve. Check Osbourne punch measurements, find one the right size and punch out your own wads.
Forum: Our Town
Too many wear points on a tent trailer. I would personally pass. Another consideration, in bear country, they are the equivalent of a soft shell taco.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
It shouldn't make a difference, but the metal should actually be sand blasted before spraying, rendering the question moot.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Zinc wheel weights have been around for at least 50 years. At least, that's when I first ruined a pot of alloy because of it.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
If you think the hammer fall is slow, look for wood to metal contact inside the lock mortise.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Save the bullets, scrap the rest. There could well be serious copper precipitation inside you can't see.
Forum: Our Town
I hate to think of what kind of a person I may have become, had dad not started me in fishing, trapping, and hunting as soon as I was big enough to tag along. Keep on being that "bad influence"!
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In Montana, we always get six months of winter. You just never know which six months it will be. I've seen it snow every month of the year here.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I've used them dry to load for hunting. For cold weather, try windshield washer fluid rather than water.
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 |