Thanks to some helpful folks here I have been able to obtain a number of .357 Maximum cartridges and an appropriately sized boolit. I have made a washer to fit over the rim and the cases feed and...
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Forum: Single Shot Guns
Thanks to some helpful folks here I have been able to obtain a number of .357 Maximum cartridges and an appropriately sized boolit. I have made a washer to fit over the rim and the cases feed and...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I shoot both SASS and NCOWS using genuine black in 44 special. 44WCF 44/40 is even betters or this because he thin neck seals the case mouth to the chamber better than straight wall cases such as my...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
These barrels are completely unmarked. They are certainly for the 73 model as there is the large gap for the huge heads.
I think mine is a 35-30 or 35-40
Forum: Single Shot Guns
On new years eve a buddy brought over his great grandfather's 1873 Maynard rifle. It has two barrels one for a shotgun and one for a rifle. He wants me to get him set up to shoot it. My first...
I continue to purchase from his honest man. I love his lead. I just got two more boxed today and have bought hundreds of pounds from him over the last year or so.
Forum: Leverguns
You are a lucky man. Grab some rounds and lets shoot it Sunday.
I have bought hundreds of pounds of lead off him and it is all excellent. He is great to deal with.
Our deal was smooth and seamless. The item was better than described. A+ all around.
Forum: Our Town
I am in the same Medieval reenactment group though I am based out of Chicago.
I did the combat there for 25 years until I blew out my knee. Multiple times under the knife to fix it and my...
Forum: Group Buy Archives
I also have to bow out of this one. I was given the perfect mold to meet my needs. Thanks anyway.
Forum: Group Buy Archives
Nevermind
I can read and have found the answers to my questions. I will send payment tomorrow.
Forum: Group Buy Archives
Great,
How shall I pay?
What is the estimate for this project running?
Forum: Group Buy Archives
is it too late for me to add at 5 cavity plain based one? I can pay today if that helps.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Can anyone tell me the rough idea about each primer's characteristics? I know that small is small and large is large but what is the difference between rifle vs pistol and regular vs magnum.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I just finished loading 500 rounds of 9mm with cast boolits. As I put things away I found I that I had used magnum primers. What would the effect be? am I screwed?
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
2400 is new new favorite powder. About 15 grains seems to work well in everything I throw at it.
That is a really useful piece of info. I do not have a Krag (yet) but I am in the hunt for one
150 rounds loaded. no problems. Thanks for the help!
462. That seems to work. Thanks for the help guys.
I have been successfully reloading for the .303 British since last summer. Everything has been going well and a buddy of mine gave me a free set of Collet dies for neck sizing. I had hoped that this...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I made mine out of a piece of scrap steel. It took about 15 minutes and I can shoot at 100 yards using a 6 o'clock hold all day long.
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 |