Thanks, Lonegun, ALL info is useful. I also have catsneeze etc., loads made up for the little Ruger boltie, LOL. This thread is meant for everybody's use after all.
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Forum: Hunting with CB's
Thanks, Lonegun, ALL info is useful. I also have catsneeze etc., loads made up for the little Ruger boltie, LOL. This thread is meant for everybody's use after all.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Thank y'all, guys!! This is the kind of info I was after. Keep it coming, please.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Thanks for the tip, Brewer.......I've done that.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Thanks for the info, ACC! Fellas, what I asked for was forensic experience from those who have killed feral pigs with cast boolits. Let's stay on track, please. Mods??
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Here in east-central Alberta we don't have them, YET, but Saskatchewan F&G is screaming about them overrunning the SW of that province so it's only a matter of time. What I'd like you guys to chip in...
Forum: Our Town
Qui custodet ipsos custodes? Wisdom of the centuries. Follow the money.
Forum: Our Town
It occurs to me that strangely, at least in the 'Cowboy' states, the revival of the old British art of 'pig sticking' has not been added to the list of rodeo competitions, if not at least practiced...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Tinsnips, this is NOT a flame, and I'm sure the gurus don't mind answering newbie's questions. I sure don't if I have an answer, but I for one wish you'd just 'done it' and reported results. There's...
Forum: Our Town
"My word!" "Land o' Goshen!" "My saints!" "Don't get yer knickers in a knot!" "Kilroy was here!" "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious".
Forum: Our Town
6" of snow accumulated on the ground (pretty dry here), +34*F here now. It WAS down to -21*F a few days ago with strong breezes. It hasn't been down to -40*F/-60*F (!!!) for over a decade, but that's...
contender1.......+1!! My experience exactly.........but then I started shooting handguns in '47. Elmer in his books was my guru.
When I was a lot younger and playing sports, a jockstrap sufficed, LOL. :kidding:YMMV. If this is an 'inappropriate' comment, mods please just remove it.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Was it Kenya? Tanganyika? One of those 'former British colonies' where, upon achieving independence, the army(?) equipped with Ma Deuce jeeps, slaughtered nearly everything that moved having been...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
"Unintended Consequences" Ross?? THANK YOU for that, it spoke to a lot of us! And thank you for this retroactive video and your beginning comments on game management: they're absolutely right on....
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Have had good success with the LEE 113 gr. FP, FYI. Kills very well. I flat-based one mold and keep the other as a GC original.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
As others have said, cut the skull from behind the rack to the eye sockets, then vertically in the center to separate if necessary for shipping.
Forum: Gas Checks
I have two of LEE's custom 6.5mm cruise missile molds from Midsouth. I had a machinist pal cut one down two grooves, resulting in a PB 140gr. cast boolit. For the big guy I got a Lyman .266 sizer die...
Forum: Our Town
Years ago shot an Alberta jack with my 6" .22 S&W #17: holding his hind legs level with my shoulder his ears touched the ground. Fed 6 of us. Them were the (long gone!!) days.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Barrel bushing and slide stop of a 1911, red. Oh well......hehehe.
Bears are a LOT harder to STOP than people, that's 'why'.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
No, we haven't, but you have given us an idea what to look for. TYVM!! Will report.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Kuhnhausen's books on amazon.ca cost over CDN$100: we were hoping someone here was knowledgeable. and would chime in.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
We would very much appreciate it if anyone here can explain in detail for dummies how to re-time a Pietta Colt clone SAA?? The second and third 'clicks' occur right together and bind the cylinder...
Forum: Our Town
Post #5, post #20.......+1!!! Since our Canadian CIL excellent quality brass is no more, replaced by questionable IVI, PPU has become a faithful equivalent. My only gripe with it so far is that those...
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 |