My WAG says it was meant for the .44 Special.
Robert
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My WAG says it was meant for the .44 Special.
Robert
Forum: Cast Boolits
My only experience with moon clips was thirty or so years ago with a S&W Model 25-2 in .45 ACP. Based on that and your not needing to meet any power factor, I will recommend trying various RN and...
Forum: Leverguns
Sorry, I can't help. Mine a 1950 made .35 Remington, came with a Lyman 56 receiver sight and an open dovetail (since filled).
Robert
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
If the scope lines up with your eye when the rifle is shouldered, I wouldn't hesitate to gently modify the hammer.
If you have to hunt for the full field of view, try different rings.
I don't...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Yes you can. I have not done it, but it is feasible. For loads, check your loading manual.
I know the Lyman load manuals list a few different powders for the .357/WC combination.
Robert
Gloat much?
The only way you could have done better is if it comes with the wooden box, at least in my opinion.
I cannot remember the last time I saw a K-38 for $350.
Robert
The Bianchi Askins Avenger is one of the most comfortable holsters to wear. You can lock it in position on your belt by threading your belt into the slot, then through the belt loop on your pants...
Forum: Military Rifles
Thanks Wilco for finding that, unfortunately it is not the article I was thinking of. The one I remember explained how the cartridges were supposed to stack in a perfect triangle in the magazine...
Forum: Military Rifles
I have absolutely no idea if it is still on the internet or not, but more than twenty years ago there was an article by Darcy Echols IIRC on Mauser magazine geometry. Very informative on how...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I for one am not surprised that a Savage 110 series rifle shoots well, I'm more surprised when someone reports one that won't group under 1½".
Forty plus years ago a buddy and I just about wore...
Forum: Shot Guns
I made the original post because I too like the sixteen gauge and I never thought I would see another one.
If Remington and Browning couldn't bring the sixteen back to marketability twenty plus...
Forum: Shot Guns
I was in Walmart today and saw something I never though I would see again, a brand new 16 gauge shotgun.
It was a fairly good looking double, with what looked to be 28" barrels. No idea if it had...
Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
The most rats I have ever seen was on the pier at St Thomas, US Virgin Islands. They weren't real big, about like the one pictured in this thread, but there were thousands of them.
The Love Boat...
Forum: Our Town
No idea as to cost, but I much prefer cooking on a gas stove.
My in progress cabin is going to have the best of both worlds in my opinion, gas stove top and an electric oven. I have both already,...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Dad taught me to use 7 1/2 for dove and quail (Bobwhite), some times #9 if they were close. He did not like #8 for some reason. #6 for rabbits and squirrels, #4 for ducks.
I found out that #5...
Yeah cost creep is a thing.
The only reason I built that rifle is I bought the barrel at an estate auction for $30. It fit a Savage and they used to be cheap. Of course when I went looking for a...
Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
I was expecting a large rat, not a juvenile. Still, it is a good rat now.
Two places came to mind when thinking of large rats: 1. Nabasan Wharf when I was stationed at NAVMAG Subic, they weren't...
If the 308 length cartridges are more recoil than you want to enjoy on a regular basis, you could go with one of the BR series. Basically a small primer pocket .308 case that is ~1.5" long.
I have...
Whittle your own? This may or may not take more than one try.
I have to say that I have never been 100% satisfied with my own home made grips. Maybe because I knw where the oopsies are.
Robert
Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
#12 shot is in my opinion, the best size for snake loads of any caliber. It gives the most pattern density of any commonly available shot size, and by the time (range) it is no longer effective, a...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Savage/Stevens made a lot of those. The basic model was the Savage 340, also marketed as the Models 325, 840 and I just learned from this thread 6400. Probably a bunch of store branded rifles too.
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Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Unless you can still focus your eyes from six inches to infinity, get an optivisor. The magnifier that you wear like a face shield.
Then start practicing. I don't think cutting diamonds on a flat...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I've never been around a Model 58; but going by the engraving, that one is not a low grade field gun. I would put some effort into making it work again.
Is it as good as a Model 11 or Model 1100?...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I know you said you don't want a SWC, but I'm going to recommend one anyway. The RCBS 32-98-SWC looks a lot more like a RF than a typical SWC at least to me.
Both of mine (somehow I ended up with...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I'd shoot them.
If they perform to your expectations, great. If not, try again with perfect bases.
Robert
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 |