Taking apart a stainless Rossi R92 and properly searching for rough spots, stoning, and polishing every moving surface turned it from a decent but a bit rough working action into one about as slick...
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Forum: Leverguns
Taking apart a stainless Rossi R92 and properly searching for rough spots, stoning, and polishing every moving surface turned it from a decent but a bit rough working action into one about as slick...
Forum: In Remembrance
Thank you all for the kindness and prayers. Thank You Dogmower for that scripture passage, it does give comfort.
Forum: In Remembrance
We lost our 16 year old son a few weeks ago when he passed away unexpectedly in a mysterious way.
We have been so Blessed by our friends and family already in dealing with our loss.
I wanted to...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have the ultrasonic from Harbor freight that is the same model as the Lyman turbo sonic 2500.
I have used this Harbor Freight US cleaner for several years now, doing every thing from carburetor...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Merry Christmas Morning and Thanks for the kind words of advice everyone!
As for safety, I did want to also mention that we did the casting on the back porch on a table in a very light and...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Just thought I would share with the team and ask any tips on things I could do better...
working with molds for a .480 Ruger in a Super Redhawk
I had my first bullet casting experience today,...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I will likely go the route of selling the .270 win FN complete rifle and look into the whitworth route or something in that class.
Thanks for keeping me sane in my thoughts!
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Excellent suggestions and thoughts by many here, and I really appreciate it.
As for caliber - I do agree that a true express rifle needs to be .375+ caliber..... I guess one of my main concerns...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
So, If I get to build this one, I will likely have to sell another to get to it over time, so it will have to be "worth the squeeze"....
My goal is to create a poor-boy "express rifle" of sorts,...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
So, I just received my new CZ550 Magnum extractor from CZ, and installed it. All looks well. It is longer on the back end than the original Interarms Mark X extractor, but this one definitely has...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Thank You all for the help! I am ordering a new extractor from CZ usa tonight!
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Hello All,
I am trying to learn how to tension or modify the extractor on my personal Interarms Mauser Mark X in 7mm Rem. Mag.
The extractor isn't tight on the 7mm mag case rim, and it is a...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Greetings all,
I am going to be casting for .480 Ruger and possibly .38 special....
So far, I have a 275gr Gas Checked Mountain Mold bullet mold, and a Miha 477 640 Cramer mold with pins for...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
So, what BHN should I use with boolits that are intended for 800fps, and what BHN for boolits up to 1300fps, using the Mihec mold and the Lee Liquid Alox and Johnson wax mix?
Forum: Cast Boolits
I am 40 now, and I can’t tell you how much a gift of a nice firearm and reloading components would mean to me if I was so lucky.
I am not a “black gun” aficionado as are most my age. I don’t hate...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Wow, great info here from all!
Sounds like I will do the Bens Brown mix with Johnsons liquid paste wax and use it sparingly....
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Hey Gang,
I have ordered a Mihec 477-640 HP CRAMER mold (non-gas-check) that I plan on ordering a Lee custom bullet sizing kit if these don’t drop at .478 to fit my Ruger SRH chambers.
I...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I bought a brand new, still in the box Lee 50th anniversary kit with the challenger press, scale, powder measure, priming tool, , a brand new set of Lee Ultimate dies for 7mm Mag, a box of 100 Berger...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
My Dad still has a set of crappy plastic calipers, and after seeing that he has a cheapo chinese made set of dial calipers already, I promptly threw away those horrible plastic calipers after I gave...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thank You Greg S, I think I will move forward with a .478 non-gas-check mold.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks all!
Sounds like I will leave the cylinder alone for now and try it out. I am not expecting great accuracy out of the Hornady 325gr. XTP factory loads that I hope to go shoot this...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Greetings all,
I am looking into doing some casting possibly or buying already cast bullets and reloading them to more affordably shoot a very nice Ruger SRH that I just acquired in .480 Ruger....
Forum: Factory Rifles
Another vote for CZ 527 in 7.62x39mm
When I took mine to the range, everyone had to shoot it, it was just too much fun amidst all the booming and bellowing .300 win mags....
I looked for one...
Forum: Leverguns
The Henry Golden series rifles are all great!
the sights can be a little lacking, so I recommend these:
http://www.marblearms.com/improvedPeepTang_info.html
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 |