Maybe I am just being paranoid, but 2 mentions of kitty litter buckets kind of suspicious. Just put most of the pewter in kitty litter bucket this afternoon, going to have to point the ring camera at...
Type: Posts; User: lastditch
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Maybe I am just being paranoid, but 2 mentions of kitty litter buckets kind of suspicious. Just put most of the pewter in kitty litter bucket this afternoon, going to have to point the ring camera at...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Jsizemore, here are a couple photos of pan.
Not a true daily bread tray, kind of plain. Not sure on this piece as logo is very worn, can only make out letters WTE that would form a circle if...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I am going to have to sort this find out, many items are unused and still have labels. No idea if any has value beside for us casters. This was the mother in laws collection who had pasts away. Lady...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Did some checking of photos of local garages sale to see if any had other than baby clothes were on the sale.
From a photo 2 shelve at sale were either aluminum or pewter, forgot about the sale till...
Check to see if you have old dry lube around alignment pins base. Look for a burr along mold edge.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I been using the pads for years to clean up bayonets and knives. Does not scratch any metal surface I have used it on,YET!
Forum: Military Rifles
The empty polisher/tumbler sound like it should work, going try that.
Tried air hose got some out but embedded some under tension spring. Thank for the tips.
Ain't going to do that again!
Forum: Military Rifles
Figured this would be the best spot to post a not so great idea!
Recently bought a batch of 1903 stripper clips with some tarnish on them. I had my brass tumbler still out from a batch of brass I...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Copper tubing deburring tool deburrs 3/16” to about 1 ½”. 45-70 bullet in photo for reference size.
This what I use when forming .577 Snider and Martini Henry cases. Works for deburring I.D. and...
Forum: Military Rifles
As suggested do a search it’s out there, but the cheaper surplus ammo is harder to find. And a bit more in price also. Best bet is to reload your own.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Been using the Phase II wedge style on my atlas for about 8 years. Light duty machine but the Phase II holder been working fine. Spend the money saved to buy more tool holder, always short on them....
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Scrap yard in Minnesota can’t sell lead to public, I asked one yard if I could buy them there metal clips attached to the lead. Almost worked but he thought he would get in trouble.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Made a case length jig for cutting 24 gauge brass to length for my 450-577. Reform brass today.
Forum: Vintage Ammo
Not sure if this is the best way, I use 3M window shrink wrap, wrap like a Christmas present double stick tape under end flaps. Use hair dryer to shrink wrapping.
lastditch
Although these aren’t in collectable condition, does anyone know vintage of these Winchester boxes.
Boxes say for 303 bullet mics at 312, so many uses round nose with open base. Bought them to use...
We had our city wide garage sale this weekend, went with the wife looking for treasures.
Found some good vintage tools but the best find was 2 nice lead dippers, a # 4 and other is a nice long...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Thank you for the input so far. Originally I was not planning on keeping the 7mm as my interest is with the larger European calibers, I shoot the 50-70 and 45-70 now.
I have little into the 7mm...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Found this site a while back, been just reading and learning again, got out of casting and reloading a while back. Now I am getting back into it.
I collect WW2 military arms, but lately I am...
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 |