My suggestion:
358 Win, 35 Whelen with heavy slugs.
444 Marlin - 250 or 300 grn saeco @ about 2K to 2.1K (killed several elk with this load and always complete pass through in shoulder/broadside...
Type: Posts; User: ejjuls
Forum: Hunting with CB's
My suggestion:
358 Win, 35 Whelen with heavy slugs.
444 Marlin - 250 or 300 grn saeco @ about 2K to 2.1K (killed several elk with this load and always complete pass through in shoulder/broadside...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I read somewhere where someone put a side mount scope mount on the M95 straight pull carbine. My eyes are such this sounds like a lovely idea. Problem - which mount would fit the weapon and still...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Well,
Been awhile but finally got some results to share....
I enlarged the Lee 0.312 mold with valve grinding compound and a shank of a cast bullet.
This process took awhile BTW!!!
The mold...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Thank you for that info!
That means I am not totally off my rocker! So far I have only been able to get to 0.315" so I have a bit further to go.
Man this is slow going!!
I hope to get this done...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Nope I thought about beagling the mold but decided to go this other route -
Take a cast slug - from softer alloy (#2) file off the nose to the driving band.
Drill thru the slug length wise and...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
After talking with a CB shooter today who shoots competively - not associate with this forum - he thought that enlarging the Lee aluminum block mold might be the ticket if I trim the necks a bit to...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Wouldn't a chucking reamer - spiral flute of the appropriate size work?
Assuming your set-up on the lathe was sound and true of course.
I can see where a small mistake in setup with a chucking...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
BTW - Who makes a good reamer to enlarge the neck of this chamber?
Is there a universal reamer out there for .30cal bbls - or due to the dimensions am I going to have to have one custom made or...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Hey everyone,
My first test consisted of the Lee .312" 185 grain GC slug paper patched with 0.002" bond typewriter paper - Eaton's Berkshire Bond. Bullets cast from #2 Lyman Equiv and unsized with...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Smokemjoe,
Any experience with their molds?
I like the looks of the 0.316-238GC RN for the style as well as the size (0.317 grooves for me).
Only issue I have is my neck - I may have to re-cut...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Frieghtman,
How do you suggest to size only the nose? Partial push through die - bullet upside down in a Lyman die?
If my tests don't work I might consider trying a few slugs from you???? Hint...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Thanks everyone for the help!
Last night I went a head and finished up 5 rnds to see how they look at if they would chamber "ok". Unfortunately, I miss calculated on the throat dimensions and...
55 grn Lyman RNFP GC - cast 0.225" from WW then oven heat treated - lubed with FWFBL
IMR 3031 @ 18.0 grns
CCI SM Rifle Mag primer
Lee Factory Crimp
Shoots "Nickel" sized 5 shot groups from my...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I agree - the diam must be right!
I have PP'd the 45/70 with excellent results as well as my Italian 54 flinter.
If These 0.312 slugs wont work I am going to try some 0.309 slugs I have (170...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Hey everyone,
Been a long time since I posted and am now back on the forum with a new CB shooter I need some help with. I picked up a well used No4 MkI that has a generous chamber and bbl. I...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Correction to my last post - I am talking about the Lee 405 grain HB RNFP not a BB style bullet.
Enjoy!
Eric
Forum: Cast Boolits
Try this load!
Cast from WW metal and sized to 0.459 with FWFBL
Load is through PMC cases and Starline cases - IMR 4198 @ 31.5 grains
CCI lg Rifle Primer and a 1/2" square of Dacron under the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
A friend of mine used to use this stuff to clean cases by hand. After he had cleaned a group of cases several times he noticed an inclease quote unquote of pressure signs and a pronounced increase in...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Just got an email back from NEI as I sat down at the computer.
According to NEI their 9.3 molds are set up to use the .35 cal gas check.
This makes it easy!!
Time to order me a mold and see what...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Hey guys -
Quick question:
What GC size does the typical 9.3 or 0.366 mold take?
Been looking at picking up a #174 and #175 mold from NEI (email them the same question..) for a 9.3x74R Ruger...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I ended up trying to remove the plug and that didn't work. I soaked it in transmission oil, Ed's Red and PB_Paster at different times. Most of the rust is now gone. The drum came out with vise grips...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Everyone,
Thank you for the load ideas.
Rather than take the loads in the Lyman manual and start reducing I was hoping someone had already done that and had a good range of powder charge to start...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
This may have already been asked - but here goes?
I am looking for a load recomendation for the .223 Rem.
I want to use a cast 54/55grn RNFP GC (Lyman Mold) sized at 0.225"
NEF Single shot rifle...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Hey guys,
I inherited a repair project from a relative. It is a .54 Cal CVA Bobcat with a totally rusted up drum/ forward part of breech plug - right at the drum and nipple. Upon inspection I...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks guys for the thoughts.
I was hoping to gravitate away from Unique a little bit in this 9mm due to the charge drop varying out of my RCBS dispenser. It's an old one and I haven't got around...
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 |