I've found that the old cast-iron pans that are used to make corn bread in the shape of a split ear of corn makes an excellent first step in melting down and then casting the wheel weights and/or...
Type: Posts; User: carpintx
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I've found that the old cast-iron pans that are used to make corn bread in the shape of a split ear of corn makes an excellent first step in melting down and then casting the wheel weights and/or...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
Some of these ideas utilizing plstics etc. sound a bit dangerous to the barell of the gun. Plastic melts, as does some of these other ideas - I don't think I would want to shoot any projectile down...
Forum: Leverguns
I have a 454 Casull, Puma rifle. As one contributor stated "It kicks like a mule" .....I can attest to the pain when firing 300 grain jacketed bullets.
I tried shooting 250 grain cast (Lee SWC)...
Forum: Our Town
Buckshot:
Here in Del Rio TX we have three or four raccoons visiting us every evening to eat some dry dog food that my wife puts out for them. We also have a fox (sometimes two) that arrive...
Forum: Our Town
A few years ago I ran a 220 volt line from a junction box that my electric dryer is attached to. I dug a trench as deep as possible (lots of rocks), put another breaker box on the outside shop...
Here's a thought BCB -
I have a Rossi in .44 caliber. It's a 5 shot revolver, stainless steel, with nice adjustable sights. I believe that Taurus merged with Rossi and if that's the case, it may...
If you care to read the factory manuals that come with the Glock and the Kahrs you will see that they specifically state that because of the design of their rifling (it's not cut conventional...
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 |