Sometimes a raise can be rather insulting, $1.25 No so much .
But at my 1 and only job after 18 months @ $5.25 per hour the boss was so proud to give me a 5 cents per hour raise .
I...
Type: Posts; User: fg-machine
Forum: Our Town
Sometimes a raise can be rather insulting, $1.25 No so much .
But at my 1 and only job after 18 months @ $5.25 per hour the boss was so proud to give me a 5 cents per hour raise .
I...
Forum: Our Town
Yep agree , water intrusion first .
If I was you I'd base a lot of my opinion on what your first impression is on the build quality before you take a deep dive into looking at it .
If you...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
When I bought my dillon tumbler many years ago it said lifetime warranty. .. I spent extra back then to get that warranty.
Then they discontinue it and say sorry Charlie that warranty is no...
Forum: Our Town
This might sound dumb , but it worked for me .
About 5 feet from the compressor I put a drop with a ball valve , it caught a lot of the water . Then a typical water / oil separator.
Then next...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I'm not going to encourage the use of a jig , I do get the idea of a visual aid .
But I still have a piece of granite , i will encourage a little time spent to lay things out beforehand .
I...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Ok I'm not alone in thinking use a good drill and it's good enough , and if I read things right Its gonna need something like a 4" gauge lenght to clear the buffer tower with my tool holders .
...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I'm not worried about what the tools cost , carbide isn't nearly as expensive as it was even 5 years ago .
The reason I asked about drills over reamers is good carbide drills are accurate as...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
My nephew is wanting to build a couple ar's off 80 % receivers while I still have a mill for him to use .
He's been rather helpful as I've been cleaning out the shop so I thought I'd buy the tools...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I'm retired and don't have a dog in this fight but for years I was just as stubborn as every other manual machinist in thinking you can't cnc simple single parts faster then manual what with...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I guess everyone looks at things in a different way , I've always viewed under powered grinders much the same as a dull knife , more apt to cause Injury then a sharp one .
That wheel slowing...
Forum: Our Town
The plated cases are nice to have if they are going in leather , I've ran a lot of plated .357 threw carbide dies with nary a problem .
Forum: Gas Checks
I am firmly in the not worried about wear crowd .
What I have noticed with aluminum checks is they don't seem to stay on the shank quite as well as copper does if your using a harder alloy . I...
Forum: Completed Deals
The bolt and slide bar ... the hand grip goes on the slide bar .
Pm an email address and I'd be happy to send pictures.
Forum: Our Town
I've observed that there's a whole lot of , if your not doing it my way your wrong type of people in the re-loading world .
I've a different view , if your doing things safely and it works for...
Forum: Completed Deals
Wts or wtt
Colt lightning bolt and action slide , medium frame 38/40 44/40 bolt .
Has patina but overall good shape , pictures will be happily provided via email as I cannot get them to...
Forum: The Boolit Exchange
I haven't set up to cast or size at home since I've moved out of my shop.
I'd like to load some plinking rounds for my 32-20 marlin .
I could use 75-100 .312 dia 90-110 grain boolits, my...
Forum: Our Town
Pictures , it's in an enclosure so without taking it apart there isn't much to see except the dip stick radiator cap and air filter .
My unit came out of an Akron fire station and had 600...
Forum: Our Town
I have a 20kw 2/71 Detroit powered genset it's loud , but far enough away from the house that it's not a big deal .
It's also fairly easy on fuel , with a medium size load it will use about 5...
Forum: Our Town
Guess I'll have to take a beating here ...
Last year I broke one of my 15 y/o Anderson Windows with a rock thrown from the mower .
Couldn't get a replacement in what I considered a reasonable...
Forum: Swappin & Sellin
Another side of the coin with higher priced objects to sell is one can very quickly become tired of the cheapskates and low ballers that are in abundance here . Causing a premature de-listing .
Forum: Cast Boolits
If you already have what it takes to make it shoot and are happy with how it shoots it will for sure be more then enough for whitetail.
But if you want to build a sporter martini Henry rifles...
Forum: Our Town
Outside critters don't need a heat source , you aren't really doing them any favors by providing one .
A nice dry snug place out of the wind with some dry bedding providing insulation from the...
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 |