Just curious.
Why are duplicating military loads EXACTLY of such importance ?
Given how coarse military sights are, any load that uses essentially the same bullet design at the same velocity should...
Type: Posts; User: Ronald
Forum: Cast Boolits
Just curious.
Why are duplicating military loads EXACTLY of such importance ?
Given how coarse military sights are, any load that uses essentially the same bullet design at the same velocity should...
Forum: Military Rifles
Many .318 military rifles had the grooves deepened so they could use the .323 ammo. The 8x60 Mauser has a .318 bore but uses .323 bullets with deep grooves.
I would slug the bore to see what you...
Forum: Factory Rifles
For Yotes you have a point (sorta) but a 6mm CM is a far better Yote gun.
Tikkas are not all long bolt throw actions. Their 308 family has just as short a bolt throw as a 700 SA by use of a bolt...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Try Alliant Black: smoke, smells good and way, way less fouling.
Forum: Factory Rifles
Bought one in 223 --- shoots bugholes.
Wish they would make it in 300 blackout.
Forum: Factory Rifles
I don't get the facination with shooting heavy bullets in 223s and 22-250s. A 55 grain bullet will kill anything you should be shooting with a 22 caliber rifle. Why in the heck would anyone hunt big...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Heck, that little ? Just put it in with JB Weld and you'll be all set.
Forum: Factory Rifles
Have a machinist turn you out a sleeve - threaded small shank on inside, large shank on outside. Red locktite it in and you're set.
I'm waiting on the new Bond 9mm semi. Nothing smaller and has great reviews. Not cheap but very concealable.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Another trick that does not require a second step, it to cast hot so they frost. The PC sticks better in shake & bake. As Harrison pointed out, 50 years ago, frosting has no effect on boolit...
Nope, own it, has no details just very inaccurate prices.
Yard sale find was an almost new Stith scope mount complete. From some web crawling, it's designed to be mounted on top, not like some using the peep sight holes in the receiver side.
The front part...
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 |