I have aluminum checks for .45 and .22 caliber. I’ve noticed no difference from copper.
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Forum: Gas Checks
I have aluminum checks for .45 and .22 caliber. I’ve noticed no difference from copper.
Forum: Gas Checks
I use Sage checks on that exact bullet. They are good to go.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Some muzzleloader and pistol molds are made this way, the skirt expands to engage the rifling when fired.
Forum: Our Town
Yes, you are correct. That’s OSOK’s obituary. I met Charlie years ago, he hired me to work on his home remodel and we became friends. He taught me how to cast and reload, he was a brilliant man with...
Forum: Our Town
I remember when watermelon had seeds, you had to eat it outside to spit the seeds.
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
Oh man, what are you waiting for! Start your bologna journey with a fried egg and bologna sammich.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
What alternative is there to Johnson paste wax? It’s over $150 a can on Amazon. I used renaissance wax on my last Acraglas bedding. It worked, just wondering what other less expensive wax would...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I have many chisels I have purchased, but the ones I use most are the ones I have made. Two in particular are 1/4” wide made from a dull wood spade bit and an 1/8” wide I made from an old HSS drill...
Forum: Our Town
Here in Northern California the acorns have been falling for weeks, and they are very large. That is supposed to be a sign of early winter. It’s 58 degrees and it’s rained a little over a 1/2”. What...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I prefer the Duco Cement vs 700x. The compound stays in the caps while bouncing around in a cap tin.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Look up Pat Marlin. Pat has been sending me prototypes and I am adding the compound and testing them for him. We have been testing different materials. He is waiting on tooling now so we can continue...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I buy the primer compound from sharpshooter 22 reloader website.
Forum: Our Town
That was great! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Forum: Our Town
I’m sitting here appreciating my Bon Air swamp cooler! House is 69 degrees, my bride is sitting next to me under a blanket.
Forum: Our Town
If it’s new how can it already be a legend?
Forum: Muzzleloading.
When are you starting the pistol build with that 10” of barrel?
Forum: Reloading Equipment
His and hers riding lawnmowers! Smart man
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I pulled mine out to compare to your photo. Mine is very thin at the pin hole also, but uniform on the interior radius. I can send you a picture of mine if you PM me phone# or email. I can’t post...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I have a 219 in 22 hornet that I purchased a couple years ago, great shooter. What’s yours doing?
Forum: Our Town
I tow a lot between two trucks and 6 different trailers. Utility to 15000lb dump trailer. I think air bags help as much as anything else you can do to tow better/safer.
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 |