I probably have one or two that would work, how high is the front sight from the bottom to the top.
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Forum: Single Shot Guns
I probably have one or two that would work, how high is the front sight from the bottom to the top.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I use 2 powders I my 4 38/55s, Unique and IMR 4198. 10 gr of Unique and 20-24 gr of 4198, with a Lee 265 gr plain base with my alloy. Shoots lights out, recoil ain't bad, economy is great with both...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Follow up on this post, 2 of the guys at the shoot, are wanting to get into this single shot game big time, are coming over 2 days this week, to look at some rifles and sights to get a idea of what...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Most of you fellers on this site, that know me, know I had a long run of bad health issues from 2017 for 4 years, including 5 hip replacements, 2 MRSA hip infections and 3 strokes in one day. It has...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I have several TC firearms/ML, all accurate as heck. I do not care for Mr. Ritz himself, he was caught here in KY where he leased a bunch of farmland hunting rights, and he proceeded to poach the...
Forum: Leverguns
The lee bullet drops at 265 grs with my alloy of half wheel weights/soft lead, plain base, PC or lube it shoots great out to 600 yds as far as I have shot it.
Forum: Leverguns
I would try between 20-24 grain of IMR 4198, what my 38/55s all love.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I have a Falling blocks works custom rifle, with a tapered octagon barrel in 30/40 Krag AI. It has a crisp safe trigger under #2, beautiful bluing, and nice wood with schnabel forearm, cheek piece on...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I know I have not seen anything posted on them in quite some time. I recently bought my 2nd one, after foolishly selling my first one. The newer model does not have any iron sights, but if you ...
Forum: Leverguns
I have shot one of the carbines, one of the rifles, putting scopes on and lining them up for friends. They do not have walnut stocks, but walnut stained beechwood stocks, they look nice though....
Forum: Factory Rifles
Nice rifle redhawk. Mine will probably do me the rest of my life, took over 25 years to wear the barrel out on the other one. I used to shoot about 125-150 groundhogs a year, for 20 years. Between me...
Forum: Leverguns
I recently bought a 1894 Cimmaron, 26" barrel, case colored receiver. It shoots and works as slick as any pre 64 Winchester 94, which it is a piece for piece copy of. It has ran flawless with factory...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I wore out this new rifles twin a couple of years ago, shot it for nearly 30 years, was no rifling left the first inch of the barrel and it would shoot around 1-1 1/4", after thousands of rounds. I...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I was in a LGS the other day, don't frequent it to often because they focus on Tacticool stuff, but every now and then I can buy a good deal on a regular rifle someone has traded in and they have...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Yep with the second leaf folded up, the 245 gr is spot on at 100yds. The Lee 170 gr is what I use, PC and gas check, unsized it comes out .324 and shoots great with the 2nd leaf sight folded down,...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
The 58 gas system, is practically the same one, that Winchester used when they made the 1400, I have had them both apart for cleaning side by side. Usually a good cleaning of the gas system and the...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I will try to get some pics to TBG to post tomorrow. Thanks for the replies.
Forum: Our Town
I live in Wayne county KY, and it is a beautiful area. Rolling farms, wooded mountains, Lake Cumberland with 1200 miles of shoreline. We have the worlds largest working waterwheel/gristmill, since...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Long story. A LGS knows I love Savage rifles along with Lever actions and single shots. They called me back in the fall and told me to stop in when I got a chance. I did and they had a Savage 340 in...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Is this with that Lee mold you got off me?Congrats on the gobbler, our season here opens in 2 weeks.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I have a buddy who has 2 351 Winchester self loaders and is considering buying a slick rifle in 401 Winchester autoloader and wanted to know what brass he can use to make the .401. He makes the .351...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
With that mold and 21 grs of IMR 4198, it shoots spot on at 100 yds with the fold up leaf sights. Also you can take a 170 gr GC .324 cast and 15 gr of Unique and it will shoot spot on as well.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I finally got around to scratching a itch, to see how this rifle would do with jacketed, modern loads. I loaded up 40 rounds with 29 grs of IMR 3031, behind a J word 170 speer, lower end of jacketed...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I use IMR 4198 with a gas checked 245 slug, from a mold that midsouthshooters supply has the exclusive from Lee, supposed to be 225 but comes out heavy with my alloy.
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 |