i looked at a few of the middlsexvillage guns at a show ... im not going to say this for sure but the barrels sure looked like high pressure hydraulic tubing to me . not something i'd want to shoot...
Type: Posts; User: tubb_ooh_lard
Forum: Muzzleloading.
i looked at a few of the middlsexvillage guns at a show ... im not going to say this for sure but the barrels sure looked like high pressure hydraulic tubing to me . not something i'd want to shoot...
rob thats exactly the problem .. i just did a very poor job of describing it .
to be able to reliably chamber this bullet i would have to size it down to .475 i dont have a sizing die for...
jwp , can you explain to me what you mean by the thoats being to short ?
im afraid its going right over my head .
my mind is just telling me that with more of the nose being full dia like...
its hard to tell from the picture , but on the lbt more of the nose is full dia then the lee .
left is the lee bullet , right is the lbt
...
well i screwed up , i bought a lbt .475 400 lfn bullet mold off a fellow member without making sure it would work in my bfr .
as you can see in the pic the nose to fat to chamber .
i am...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
ruger no 1's can sometimes need a bit of tweaking to get them tuned in .
are these groups with iron sights or a scope .
if they are with irons i think you are doing pretty darn good .. i...
Forum: Cast Boolits
collenite insulater wax
with out a doubt the toughest longest lasting wax i ever used , just be sure to get the liquid wax , easy on easy off .
call ruger , explain the problem and be amazed at how many hoops they jump threw to make you happy
i think your going to have to spend some time honing your googlefoo
theres a lot of the 1908 vest pocket colts out there , finding a good barrel may be tough , as a lot of people didnt take real...
well you might have better luck getting help finding what you need by posting a bit more info and maybe a picture .
who made it and what model is is it
howdy there ghost .
i have zero input on the .500
but as to the star .. yea they are the cream of the crop , but for a begining caster you could find better ways to spend your money ...
Forum: Our Town
i feel your pain bearcove
i can mostly look past stuff in the swap n sell section . but things i can actualy pick up and fondle are completely diferant .
i spent your funds on a .44...
Forum: Our Town
drink the beer and spend your money ,.. you cant take it with you
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
i cast with wheel weights and a smidge of tin for better fillout so my bullets are just a little frosty , doesnt hurt a thing if you like pretty boolits wipe them with a rag .
however i think...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
+ one on the cabin tree handles .
not only did i get better boolits , but my hand and wrist feel so much better at the end of a casting session .
it takes a pretty fair amount of time to cast...
Forum: Our Town
i have a public range near me that has been on shaky ground since it opened 3 years ago .
$5 per half hour to use the outdoor uncovered range
as i never got past the outdoor range price i...
that is the first die cast bullet mold i have seen , it sure wasnt very well thought out in design was it
Forum: Cast Boolits
been there done that a few times .. never had any problems
Forum: Muzzleloading.
i got into the same predicament a couple years ago with my nephews rifle .
what i ended up doing was rethreading a grease nipple the same threads as the regular nipple an pumped that sucker...
Forum: Our Town
i have a question for recluse . but please dont take this as me wanting to start an arguement or any such nonsense .
recluse , are you a vender/sponser for cast boolits ?
Forum: Cast Boolits
i took one of the little 8 oz tomato juice cans drilled a hole in the side inserted my handle and filled it with lead and just peeled the can away after cool
Forum: Muzzleloading.
are the barrels rifled or smoothbore , a true dueling pistol should be smoothbore ..
not real sure why that facts stuck in my head , but i suspect i picked it up from one of the so called...
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 |