I have 223 in a bolt but never thought it would bring them down at 100 yrd without tracking them long ways. I shot many rifles with cast and my favorite is 35 rem I hunt thick woods next my mauser...
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Forum: Hunting with CB's
I have 223 in a bolt but never thought it would bring them down at 100 yrd without tracking them long ways. I shot many rifles with cast and my favorite is 35 rem I hunt thick woods next my mauser...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I have 223 in a bolt but never thought it would bring them down at 100 yrd without tracking them long ways. I shot many rifles with cast and my favorite is 35 rem I hunt thick woods next my mauser...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
hello
just wanted to say I shoot mostly cast in lot of my rifles I am going to try to post a pic here of a deer I shot today with 35 rem 200gr with 16 gr. 2400
it was about 100 yards90448...
Forum: Gas Checks
well I just got my 30 cal check maker from free chex and like it lot better then pat marlin's check maker the checks come out very well crisp walls next I will be ordering about 3-4 more checker...
Forum: Gas Checks
I have 3 from pat and got 1 coming from free chex I hope to swap out some checks for some I need.
Don
Forum: Gas Checks
hello
anyone want to trade some bees wax for some gas checks need about 200 =8mm
and 200 =30 cal
Don
e mail me=beekeeper4u2@gmail.com
I wish I could find a old lyman mold they used to make for 30/40 craige I like real pointed style for 30 cal. can I use a lee mold and a dermal tool to point one out?
Don
Forum: Cast Boolits
I wish I belong to a shooting club but the dues are way too high for a man on fixed income.any you fellas go that wont reload send them here. I like to collect old mil rifles mostly bolt actions. so...
Forum: Leverguns
I load lot for 35 with 150 gr up to 250 gr. if your using lead gc you need the lee expander die you can just flare the necks so lead fits in just above the gc then it wont shave the lead. I always...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I own a 22 mag don't shoot it much got 223 can load light loads for half price,I cast 55gr with gc works fine.
Don
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
thanks will try that only got 5 -6 pieces to do there about 10 inches long by 6 wide. there too hard to do gas checks so I thought make them softer will help the punch go thru trying to make 30 cal...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
anyone can explain easy way to anneal aluminum for make gas checks. can it be done in a oven? I tried to use a torch but it just melted. any help ?
Don
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
thanks will try to seat it deeper. will shoot light loads for awhile.
Don
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I loaded some 8mm karabiner 225gr for my k98 and seated the bullet to top grove and when I chambered it it stuck in the lands showing the rifleing marks.will this lee mold work for the k98? if I just...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I shoot and hunt 35 rem with 200 gr gc at around 1850 to 2000 fps seems to hold good groups and have taken 6 deer this yr with it I use 2400 and 3031 don't find hotter is any better.but I take most...
Forum: Military Rifles
pirate 69
I got several boxes of 6.5x 55 new hunting ammo soft point would part with.its boxer primers
Don
Forum: Military Rifles
I have 2 Spanish rifles I have shoot 7.62 nato rounds thru both but I mostly shoot reduced cast reloads. I also got 1 in 7mm never shot that one,no cases to reload yet. love all my mausers. some time...
any one tried the 22 bater to see how it does?
I have been working on 55 gr dropped from the lyman molds. I am shooting in 223 bolt seems good.
Don
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I like shooting the k98 I shoot 200 gr lead hard cast gc I use red dot and blue dot with poly fill 1/2 to 1gr with real heavy crimp no leading
Don
why not just buy a lee 309 there only less then 20.00 the buy a 311 lee don't size lube and shoot
my 7.7 and 303 works fine
Don
Forum: Factory Rifles
Jack I got a savage 223 and its a tack driver at 100 yds. its a bolt action using
55gr cast gc
Don
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 |