Welcome to ham radio, I hope that you enjoy this new hobby as I have for the last 60+ years.
I started ham radio as I entered high school and have stayed with it for all these years. Started
ham...
Type: Posts; User: Roy Acuffff
Forum: Our Town
Welcome to ham radio, I hope that you enjoy this new hobby as I have for the last 60+ years.
I started ham radio as I entered high school and have stayed with it for all these years. Started
ham...
Forum: Our Town
Downtown Texas, been here all my 76 years except when I was some place else.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I have been drying washed cases for over 30 years. Have tries all the methods mentioned already and have settled on the food dehydrator as the absolute BEST way to dry the cases. Best of luck, you...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I get my pine sawdust from Tractor Supply. If I recall correctly it was less than $5.00 a pack. About 5 years ago. Still have over half of the pack.
Roy
Forum: Our Town
I could sit here and tell my tales of the back, but no need to repeat what the other members have said. The BEST advice you are going to get is "Go the the Doctor". He is the only one who can help...
Forum: Our Town
Rehab, rehab, rehab can't get to much. Follow the doctors orders. First one I was smarter that everyone, turned out fine but it could have been better. Second knee went a lot better, I followed...
Forum: Our Town
107 in Burnet, TX right now. Burnet is about 40 miles n/w of Austin. Country side is lighting up, brush fires. But do you expect "it's Texas".
73 de Roy
Forum: Our Town
I retired in November 1998, had been drinking coffee since I was 19. But in 11/98 I decided to quite coffee. I have probably had 10 (ten) cups of coffee since that time, haven't missed it at all. ...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Reference "Cartridges of the World", 7th Edition, by Frank C. Barnes. On page 442 it is noted that 50 grs. of IMR4895 was used for the M1919A4/A6 machine guns and the Rifle, U.S. Cal. 30 M1. I know...
Forum: Our Town
K5WSC, have been licensed since 1959. Same call sign and still active. Rig is a IC-756PROlll, TL-922A and Cushcraft A4, also inverted V's and VHF beam. Been doing this 58 years in July.
Been...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
After 50+ years of laying cases on a towel to dry, last year I started using a food dehydrator to dry my cases. Asoluty love the dehydrator, usually takes about 1 hour to dry my cases. Very quick...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
30-06 in 1964. My first center fire rifle, an 03-A3 purchased at Sears in Odessa, Texas. Paid $24.95 for the rifle.
Roy
Forum: Cast Boolits
73 here and knocking on the door of 74. Cast my first boolits in 1964 when I was 21. Yea! it's been a day or two, and still enjoy casting.
Roy
Forum: Casting Equipment
I purchased my RCBS pot over 30 years ago and it's still going great. Many hundreds of thousands of cast bollits from this baby. I am 73 years old and fully expect this machine to out live me and...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Be careful, I found a large amount of tooth paste tubes 20 + years ago. Long story short, they were ZINC, messed up a lot of wheel weights. Be careful and good luck
Roy.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I got mine at Tractor Supply, Pine at $5+ in 25 pound package.
roy
Forum: Cast Boolits
I am 72 years old. Cast my first bollits is 1963. Don't remember the bullet mold # but it was 220 gr. 30 cal. It was for the SM what I purchased at Sears in Odessa Texas for $24.95. Was paying 25...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I cast my first bollits in 1964. Cast for a 30-06 that I purchased from Sears for $24.95. This rifle was in a trash barrel along with a couple of dozen or more, just take your choice. Also paid .25...
Forum: Our Town
Interesting reading, but then again Charles Askins writing have always been eye openers!
Roy
Forum: Our Town
Yea, It's Dog day. This is the day my best friend goes to the vet. My dog Buttons...........................
Roy
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I picked up some Unique and HS-6 today. First time I have found Unique in over a year. Ordered mine about 2:00 Pm and here it is midnight and all the Unique is gone. Seem that things haven't...
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 |