I found 30gn of Varget behind the 311644bv Lyman pill would go Moa most times out in my .308 Schultz & Larsen, 23gns of 4227 (2207) was also an accurate load,no Dacron with Varget but 1/2 gn with the...
Type: Posts; User: Hahndorf1874
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I found 30gn of Varget behind the 311644bv Lyman pill would go Moa most times out in my .308 Schultz & Larsen, 23gns of 4227 (2207) was also an accurate load,no Dacron with Varget but 1/2 gn with the...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I have a reworked Swede action, it’s 40/65, I run 27 gns of 4198 behind a brooks 2 dia 380 gn.If I do every thing right will go sub MOA @ 100, just over with BP.a delight to shoot. Mal in au.
Forum: Casting Equipment
Have 2 50 yr old ProMelts, still as good as new one for 20/1 the other for Lino, have cast thousands of pills over that time!! Cheers Mal in au.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Years ago I rebarreled my GC, wasn’t happy with the groups the factory shot, I used a Bar Sto with a solid bushing hand lapped.Went from a 3” to a solid 2” gun @ 50 mts.sometimes a little better.All...
Forum: AirGuns
Thanks CH, just the info I need . Cheers Mal.
Forum: AirGuns
CH, g,day, more info please what rpm is the shaft the arm is attached to doing?looks about 15-20 rpm,does the pump get very hot?I have seen some rather clever designs using two pumps,Will yours pump...
Forum: AirGuns
Has any one tried the hand pump conversion to power? You see a fair bit on UT design wise,haven’t heard if the are the way to go,much cheaper than compressors,I could easy make a double pumper even...
Forum: AirGuns
My Bad!! Made in chinner,not USA.sold in the US with back up! Will do more investigation! Mal.
Forum: AirGuns
If money is no object! The US made Alpha Carrett2 looks the ducks guts, $ 1999 .I have made inquiries as to importing one to OZ .will have to trim the herd first to pay for it! Mal in au.
Forum: AirGuns
In the 70.s I had a Walther LP3 air pistol,manual cocking .nice upright grip angle for 1911 practice,I was shooting a gold cup .45, and a high standard military.22 at the time.it was perfect for...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
A mate shooting a big barrelled front loader 40 cal, uses a LDP wad on the powder, 40/1 greaser, last time out was shooting sub MOA 100 yds. It one of those under hammer monsters not sure of the...
Forum: Military Rifles
Remember most Enfield rifles prefer flat base J words,I think the ones fitted with ( H ) target barrels might be ok with boat tails,not sure but may have tighter chambers!Both mine have H barrels and...
Forum: AirGuns
I am culling the centerfire herd to fund a PCP .either a 22 FX or a RAW. Cant wait!! Mal in au.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I have had some success with the 140 gn Saeco, a long nose bore rider, H4198(2207) 18 gns shot as cast .269. Lino depleted 20 bn ,GC with a die I made ,tumble alox+mineral turps.Mod 96 1918, will...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Hi 1066, thanks for that,Will donate them to the local school science lab,sure they will find some use for them,I am led to believe that was their intended purpose! Cheers Mal in au.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Hi Paul ,tried to reply to you PM. No luck,thanks for the info on RCBS.Yes we Adelaide are a friendly lot,love our shooting,South Au is a great place to live and shoot. Cheers Mal in au.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Left of field, I bought a RCBS 502 unseen,turns out to be metric, in grams.Just wondering if the beam notches are the same as a grains model and a grains scale can be sourced and replace the gram...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I have a martini in 30/223-222, first made in 1974,I just expand up the neck and fire form to chamber,I full length the body in a carbide .38/357 FLS die, the neck in a self made die.we originally...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I shoot GC projectiles without the gc in my .30/222 martini ,I dip lube them in Emmerts,the lube fills the GC section,Breach seated with 9.5 gns of Unique best group to date is Less than 1” @ 100...
Forum: Military Rifles
My son and I own 3 .303s and 1 Mauser 96 in 6.5X55. All 303s shoot cast very well, no 4 not quite so good, It has a 2 grouve BB.The Mauser is by far the most accurate,( cast and J Word). Components...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I make my ladles out of CO2 canisters, they are very easy to use and are effective. Can Email pics if any one wants to do so. Cant post from my iPad.to the forum .Cheers Mal in au.(Hahndorf1874).
Forum: Cast Boolits
You could be correct re 311644bv, it is an old mould,there is one similar listed as 311644 no bv on the end ,the nose looks a little different mine has a grouve near the front,the 311644 has only a...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I make my dippers out of used CO2 bottles, small ones for single and two cavity,larger ones used for charging home brew small barrels these would have more than enough in them for a 6 cavity...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I use the Lyman 311644BV mold ,sized to .309 ,it is a tapered pill fits most .308 throats ,easy peasy shoots like a dart, sub and Min. MOA in my Schultz and Larsen mod 62. 30 grains of varget,LLA...
Forum: Military Rifles
Have LE1 1902, mine had been shortened to decrease the sight radius to match the NO1 MK3 for range duties,my barrel was toast so I fitted a no1 mk3 (H) target bbl.they time up fine and shoot really...
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 |