I hunted with my first #1 (I did it up in 7mm-08) for about 15 years & never found the need for a fast second shot. It was so accurate everything I shot was dead before it hit the ground. I did...
Type: Posts; User: Harnic
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I hunted with my first #1 (I did it up in 7mm-08) for about 15 years & never found the need for a fast second shot. It was so accurate everything I shot was dead before it hit the ground. I did...
Forum: Leverguns
I built a 44 mag on a rusty old, badly pitted 1892 action I found about 30 years ago. I draw-filed all the pitting out, replaced the cartridge guides with new ones from a Browning B92 (all the parts...
I used 10 grs of Unique for years in my S&W 44 mag, but it was too dirty, so I've switched to 18.5 gr of 2400 & a 245 gr Lyman #429667. It's very accurate & super clean burning.
10 grs of Unique has worked very well for me in my BSA Australian Cadet Rifle I rebarreled to 30-30 AI & a 175 gr cast boolet. I used it for a while in my S&W 44 mag as well, but it's a filthy...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I've been thinking of making "nipples" for my Ruger Old Army to use small pistol primers on it. The price of percussion caps in Canada is double that of the more complex primers. I've already...
Try spraying your Lee molds with silicon lube after use once the blocks cool. It dries & make great mold release next time you cast, it also aids in the alignment of the blocks on the guide pins. ...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I have no experience with the 500 S&W, but I put a Hart 1-9" stainless barrel in 7mm-08 on one of my Ruger #1 actions & shot over 5000 rounds through it over 10 years. The 7mm-08 is an amazingly...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
These little Martini actions are fine! I've been shooting my Australian Cadet rifle that I rebarreled & chambered for 30-30 AI for 25 years now & it's still my favourite plinkin' gun! Most of the...
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 |