I save all brass primers and sell them to the scrap yard along with .22 cases. It helps pay for my reloading.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
I save all brass primers and sell them to the scrap yard along with .22 cases. It helps pay for my reloading.
Forum: Our Town
I have a Fisher CZ-6 - bought it in 1993. It still works great and has more than paid for itself. I have found many gold rings, silver coins and piles of modern coins.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I just retired after working as a biologist for 43 years; the last 26 in British Columbia. My first center fire was a Remington 700 in 30-06 and I have decided that I will keep it to the end. The...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I have sold a few buckets of copper jackets from melting range scrap. The local scrap yard gave me the price for dirty copper which I was happy with.
Forum: AirGuns
I received a double barrelled cork gun one Christmas (1961?). The barrels were metal and the stock wood - quite a sturdy toy. The mechanism was cocked by breaking open the action. If I remember...
I have used synthetic felt for shotgun wads many times. When my rubber boots get too many holes to bother repairing, I remove the liners and punch out shotgun wads. They work fine.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I save spent primers and .22 shells, and sell them for scrap to help fund the hobby. When I go to the gun range I mine the backstop for lead for casting and sweep up the spent .22 brass for selling.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I caste with range lead, if there is any problem with fill-out I add a small piece of pewter. Usually just a small bit of pewter does the job. I don't bother weighing the pewter.
Forum: Cast Boolits
In one year my lead blood level went from 10.14 to 5.18. I think most of the decrease was from using a proper face mask when mining the backstop for lead and melting lead. I wasn't concerned at...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I use the clear plastic jars that nuts come in. Just by looking, I can see what bullets or brass is stored in the jar. They are surprisingly strong.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I started casting fish sinkers in 1973 with an antique .55 round ball mould and an original Winchester .32 WCF mould picked up in an auction sale junk box for next to nothing. Started reloading my...
Forum: AirGuns
http://www.grandviewoutdoors.com/guns/gun-rights/maryland-law-would-ban-bb-guns-and-toy-replicas/?utm_source=newsletter_030416&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter
Not even the crazy...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Do you have a metal detector? I use one to find lost arrows - works good.
I use SR 4756 for 3 inch 12 gauge buckshot loads. It works great for this. I haven't seen it for sale for a few years.
Forum: AirGuns
The Daisy Avanti 717 is amazingly accurate for an inexpensive air pistol. I bought one used 10 years ago and fired thousands of pellets through it. It is easy to maintain.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I use Ballistol rather than WD40 around the shop. It is good at removing rust, preventing rust, and does a descent job cleaning gun barrels.
Forum: Cast Boolits
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2015/12/02/3d-printing-9mm-bullets-subsonic-and-supersonic-loads/
Interesting, but I will keep casting with lead.
Forum: AirGuns
I use Ballistol and go over the metal lightly with very fine steel.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Smelted one-half the range lead I mined during my last trip to the handgun range - ended up with 46 pounds of ingots. Had a nap. Then ate a great dinner of fresh salmon and potatoes from the garden....
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have given up trying to find wheel weights. My primary lead source is from the local handgun range. I go there about an hour before closing and if no one is there I mine the backstop. In an hour I...
Forum: Cast Boolits
http://www.outdoorhub.com/news/2015/09/02/video-dangerous-trick-shooting-with-the-1936-la-sheriffs-department/
Forum: Cast Boolits
I just got my blood lead test results and it is 10.14 ug/dL. I am 59 years old so am not too concerned. I have been shooting for 50 years and spent many hours in poorly ventilated indoor ranges while...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Love this type of info! Please keep it coming.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Almost 20 years ago - 53.5 grains of IMR 4350 into a 30-06 with a 180 grain Sierra Grand Slam. It is still good moose medicine.
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
I once accidentally caught a porcupine in a snare about 30 years ago when I lived in Quebec. I skinned it and slowly roasted it in a roasting pan. It was fatty, but had a good flavour - somewhat...
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 |