I sure hope they gave you a good deal. Gonna take a while to cast all of them molds.
Type: Posts; User: RayinNH
Forum: Cast Boolits
I sure hope they gave you a good deal. Gonna take a while to cast all of them molds.
Forum: Our Town
Thirty four years ago I caught a snapping turtle on my fishing pole. It was Father's Day weekend and my boys had given me a new lure as a gift. The boys were 6 and 4 at the time. So the four of us...
Forum: Vintage Reloading Manuals
Larry, Ken Waters tome "Pet Loads" complete volume, lists 18 grains with Lyman bullet 375248, approximately 249 grains. He used Remington 9 1/2 primers, velocity 1340 fps. This load is for weaker...
Forum: Our Town
Here 'ya go. https://www.biancaamor.com/bbd
Forum: Our Town
Good for you Wolf. The kid will always remember this and you. Kids that get involved in the outdoors, camping, fishing, hunting etc. are not the ones that knock over 7 Elevens.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I'd be kind of leery of "Red Dot powder with no red dots.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Me and a friend bought an 8 pound canister of Red Dot in 1973 in one of those paperboard containers.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Donald, I'm sure I've recycled some of your bullets that you made from those wheelweights :-P.
Forum: Our Town
I'm kinda mixed up too. I'm left handed. I shoot a bow left handed, a rifle left handed, but I shoot a handgun right handed. I also bat and use a golf club right handed. 323342
Forum: Our Town
It's a shame the arrow rest is on the wrong side :kidding:
Forum: Cast Boolits
I forgot to address case mouth bevel. 405grain mentioned a Lyman M die or Lee case bevel tool. For now you can get away with a pair of needle nose pliers to flare the case a bit.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Shooter error I don't think so. You posted 2 targets and you seem to be a fair enough shooter.
- Dirty rifle Possibly. Give it a good cleaning.
- Damaged crown Forget that for now. Go...
Forum: Military Rifles
I have a couple with the 1902 sight , but you need the eyesight of a teenager to see through that aperture hole.
Forum: Our Town
Donald, if you ever need to, I can let you cast in a nice warm shop this winter :smile: You're not far away.
Forum: Cast Boolits
This isn't a boattail design, but it's a great .308 bullet. I'm not sure you'll find a boattail style mold unless you have one special made. ...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
You would be correct. The lead between the bits of glass.
Forum: Our Town
Cornell Publications has Savage reference material. Be aware these are copies of materials that are hard to come by. They do a good job although people piss and moan about the fact they are copies,...
Forum: Military Rifles
https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?143855-Converting-Berdan-primer-pockets-to-Boxer
This one is Larry Gibson's method. If you go to the search bar and type in "berdan to boxer...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Any chance it might be this one? It's a good one for sure. I'm not shilling for Midway, it's just the first thing that popped up in the search....
Forum: Our Town
https://www.diyspareparts.com/parts/stihl/diagrams/009/dc963b61-4882-4aea-85d8/
Scroll through the parts list to find your specific bolt.
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 |