I have the Kirkland 10 series, and the little charger box plugs into any USB power port. I bought one of the cheap battery packs designed to charge an iphone and it works just fine. Also plugs into...
Type: Posts; User: rockshooter
Forum: Our Town
I have the Kirkland 10 series, and the little charger box plugs into any USB power port. I bought one of the cheap battery packs designed to charge an iphone and it works just fine. Also plugs into...
Forum: Our Town
another wide-footer. I find Keen shoes in the wide sizes are very comfortable.
Loren
Forum: Casting Equipment
I have that same mold, and cast the same way you do- 2 molds at a time. Mine wants to run hot. I also found that smoking the mold the first time I used it helped. When it started to stick bullets it...
I'd wander down to the local Ace Hardware and look for a couple of shorter screws- good excuse to see if they have anything else interesting.
Loren
Forum: Our Town
Another option would be a teardrop trailer. We've had one for the past 10 years and have been very happy with it. Hard-sided, lightweight (1350#), easy to tow.
Loren
As others have noted, plunk test in your own barrel is the only test. Stash the case gauge at the back of your drawer somewhere. Looking at the NOE 133gr RN- if that's what you're using, you might...
Forum: Our Town
snowed all day at my place in SW Idaho
Loren
Forum: Cast Boolits
another option is to find one of the Lee "collet-type" crimp dies in .357- you can crimp them anywhere.
Loren
I load 148gr wadcutters in Starline .357 brass- no issues
Loren
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
mostly lever guns summary is good! As long as OAL is the same you're fine- you probably won't notice any case-length difference in everyday use.
Loren
I have been using one for the past couple of weeks- it replaced a Labradar. There is a small learning curve but it works much better than anything I've had in the past. Well worth the money. I bought...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I find that if I make sure there is no lube on the shoulder itself and form the neck in a couple of short steps that I get fewer lube wrinkles. Also, just a small amt of lanolin seems to be the best...
My normal load for .32 mag is 3.6gr of 231 with the 311008 weighing 120gr. Chonographed at 943fps from a 3" SP101. 3.0gr of Bullseye, same bullet, gives 845 fps from a 4 5/8 bbl and 896 fps from a...
H110 and light bullets make me nervous- I'd play with Blue Dot first for flash.
Loren
If using a leather holster, the CZ 75B PCR version fits well in Glock 19 holsters.
Loren
Midway 9mm luger loadmap book has data on 130gr Sierra bullets that get into +p pressures
Loren
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
When I need to take the lube off of rifle brass, I just toss them into corncob/walnut mix in my dry tumbler- you might try that with the PC lubed ones. The mix would prevent the bullets from dinging...
I let the expanding brass seal off the chamber.
Loren
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I periodically get dents like that when making 25-20 from 32-20. As mentioned, the dents mostly shoot out
Loren
Forum: Reloading Equipment
prolly not lee case trimmer parts- on those the center screws into the cutter
Loren
why shoot it?- cheaper and far easier to find. Used to be that .40 brass was lying all over ranges- now not so much but still around. 10mm brass is rare.
Loren
An issue I encountered I think was related to the mass of the Glock 20 slide- the 40 cases kept hitting me in the head!
Loren
and don't think grinder! think file- you are talking tiny amounts here!
Loren
Forum: Our Town
another vote for Costco.
Loren, retired VA audiologist
I have to agree with MostlyLeverGuns- easier than trying to be too scientific about it!
Loren
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 |