This isn't about a handgun story but in the early 80's I bought a new Harrington ad Richardson Ultra 300 bolt action rifle in 30-06, this one differed from the usual Mark X mauser action H&R in that...
Type: Posts; User: tenx
This isn't about a handgun story but in the early 80's I bought a new Harrington ad Richardson Ultra 300 bolt action rifle in 30-06, this one differed from the usual Mark X mauser action H&R in that...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I have a Ruger Blackhawk in 30 carbine,a Weigand scope mount and ultradot 30 mm matchdot, accuracy is amazing, shoots really flat, it never fails to please me, it's almost in a class on it's own. ...
Forum: Helping Hands
problem solved, while i had hooked up the pick up coil backwards (polarity reversed) and had read that would fry the pick up, mine was ok. of all things it was the spark plugs. when i had ordered...
Forum: Helping Hands
$200 is a little steep right now, mitsubishi made one distributor and several other mfgs. distributors were installed so getting the right part is a gamble. that's kinda why i'm looking for a...
Forum: Helping Hands
I know this is a long shot but here goes. My sob story goes like this, Desperate need of a distributor for a 2.0/2.4 sohc (belt drive sohc). have a 88 d50 2wd with an excellent body, came from...
Forum: Swaging
got the 20 ton hf press, lots of pumping involved so ended up getting an air/hydraulic jack, one piece of advice, my compressor went to 140 psig before it shut off, that's enough to make the 20 ton...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I remember reading about altering AR gas blocks to make them adjustable, also there are a number of aftermarket AR gas blocks available but just one that I know of for the mini and it's kinda pricey....
This doesn't have anything to do with slugs but you guys being into shotguns someone here has the answer to my question. What is the difference between a 535 and 835 Mossberg? I think both are...
bar-sto is expensive but they are good, i like kart myself, just as accurate as bar-sto and as good as most other barrels but cheaper than bar-sto. i have several of both and both are good. with...
Forum: Casting Equipment
the ladle will bend and eventually break, most are just rivited on anyway, weld on a good sturdy handle or get a good one to start with. nothing good ever comes out of dropping a ladle full of...
Forum: Leverguns
i have 3 marlins (one a 35 rem) and they all have ultra dots on them. if an ultra dot can survive for years mounted on a 1911 bullseye gun slide with no problems, a ride on a rifle should be a walk...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
many years ago i put a 22 colt conversion on an aftermarket frame and everything bench checked fine but went full auto on the range, i changed the sear and it was ok but i couldn't resist the...
if you have a large quantity of brass to swage the Dillon 600 swager is the only way to go. it is so much faster than anything else that i have tried.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
as much of an effort that goes into getting lead in the first place, what do most of you guys do in trying to recover it? i mean do any of you have a boolit trap of some sorts? i rely on public...
Forum: Cast Boolits
had some larger bars, cut them with a chop saw that happened to have a carbide blade on it, cut like butter. i would go slow anyway, no reason to get hurt.............
is there a difference in quality in molds of recent manufacture and the older molds? i'm asking primarily about lyman molds.
i have several older lymans and a couple of saeco molds and i'm pretty...
Forum: Swaging
there's the cost break even factor but also consider your time involved. Also a big factor for me is I can sit on a quantity of powder and primers and make boolits when needed. Boolits are normally...
Forum: Swaging
thanks, busy at work right now but will try making some as soon as i can. thanks again...............tenx
Forum: Swaging
anyone considered swaging .480 boolits using 45 acp brass as a jacket? appears to be as simple as to anneal, seat core and form. acp brass is .473 from the start, seems made for swaging to .a .476...
the N frame smiths are like the old lays potato chip commercial, once you try them you just can't stop yourself, you gotta have another, and another and....
look at what the bullseye shooters are shooting, in a traditional type pistol the 9mm of all things outshoots the 38 and 45. they can make the m9 beretta consistently shoot 1 inch groups and under...
i have an older sbh (1978-79 vintage) that likes the lyman 429421 sized .432 with a moderate charge of unique. pachmayr grips fill in the space behind the trigger guard and my knuckle is grateful. ...
drilled and tapped my 6 inch stainless for a weigand mount and installed a ultra dot red dot sight and haven't looked back, tired eyesight has plagued me lately but now it's easy to shoot and enjoy. ...
Forum: Swaging
i lucked into a piece of shelby tubing(really thick walled , about 1-1 1/8 inch thick walls) and use a 20 ton harbor freight press with a air/hydraulic press for power, it gets really old pumping...
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 |