Hi All
Just thought I would update this post .
I did manage to get a deer with the 44-40 last day of the season .
It was a small doe, but on the last day you can't be too fussy .
I didn't...
Type: Posts; User: Joe C
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Hi All
Just thought I would update this post .
I did manage to get a deer with the 44-40 last day of the season .
It was a small doe, but on the last day you can't be too fussy .
I didn't...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Hi folks .
First off I would like to thank everyone for their replies
Secondly , I would like to apologize for taking so long to get back to this thread. I haven't had much of a chance in the...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Hi
I'm going to spend a little of my whitetail hunting time this year with an original (1884 mfg ) 1873 .
Using a 30-1 cast 220 gr roundnose/flatpoint bullet Black powder...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Randy
Can you tell me what sights you have on your rifle , I have an order in (backorder) with MVA for one of the 130 series sights , would like to now which you have, and also which...
Jason
Thanks , that is the most logical reason i have heard for the holes being around the barrel .
Makes sense that you would need an easy way to align the holes in the barrel with...
tradbear5
The 6.5 inch bbl revolver , with the integral comp/magnaport style porting is the one i was asking about .
Wonder if anyone here has experience with this particular ...
For the last few days now I have been searching for some info on using cast bullets in the 6 1/2 " model Smith with the integral compensator on it .
From what I read , (I haven't had a...
I had my order placed back in Feb also.
Back them I had asked the guy from Labradar about Midway showing them on the website (out of stock at that time)
He said back then that Midway had...
Well, someone who was going to have to wait for the June shipment should be happy because there will be one more unit available for the April shipment .
I am scheduled to get one end of this...
Hey guys , sorry to be so late getting back to this thread, I was kind of , computer-less, for a few days
Unfortunately my "deal " fell through . ........
I should have know better ,...
HI all .
I don't know if this is the right place to post this question, or not.
I wanted to start playing around with a dedicated cast bullet rifle , and am trying to decide what i want to...
First off , I want to thank all for the replies .
I decided to try the Trailboss powder since the hodgdon manual showed a load that had the lowest velocity of any other data I could find, and...
Not sure if this the right place to post this or not but thought I would ask anyway .
Anybody have a fire lap load for the 500 SW ?
I have been doing searches on this forum and a ...
Thanks for all the replies.
To answer a couple questions / comments.
The lube i am using is LBT blue, soft lube .
When i slugged the bore , did it several times with different...
I actually have a couple molds that cast a .502+ bullet, so that shouldn't be a problem .
I'm curious why the leading starts about 2" down the barrel ? ???
The gun has a 5" bbl . 1/10...
44man .
Smith went with 6 lands/grooves in the 500 , so i am pretty confident in the measurements i got when i slugged the bore .
I have done it several times , just to make sure i...
Hi all,
I'm looking for some response from those of you that have some experience in shooting cast bullets in your Smith
500's .
I have measured the throats, (.4997" ) and bbl groove...
I have been trying the search function , but not having any luck .
I have a 500 SW , and I think I need to try to open up the throats on the cylinder a bit .
I'm getting some leading ,...
Well, I finally got my mould and had a chance to cast a little bit with it .
My first attempt with the bottom pour didn't work real well , probably didn't get the mould hot enough .
I had...
Thanks for the replies.
The .501 diameter ,made the most sense to me .
I didn't even expect to see a .500 size die . .
This made me wonder if maybe the S&W cylinders were ...
Wondering what diameter cast bullet most of you that shoot the Smith & Wesson 500 are using ?
I know that i will have to check the diameters on the cylinder throats when i actually get...
Thanks for the replies.
I didn't get the moulds yet ,, hope they are here tomorrow, but at least i know some of the things i need to do before using them .
Gunslinger , good to get your ...
I did some searching , but didn't find what I "think" I might need to know for using a mould like this
Most of my casting in the last few years has been for my 45-90 and 45-110, grease...
Trying to buy some new brass for the 500 SW , normally i would just buy Starline , but it's not to easy to find right now.
I did find some new Hornady brass, and would like to hear from those...
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 |