30 years back I was always on the hunt for this action to make into sporters. I am envious of your having them.Robert
Type: Posts; User: Hardcast416taylor
Forum: Military Rifles
30 years back I was always on the hunt for this action to make into sporters. I am envious of your having them.Robert
Forum: Military Rifles
Back in my better days I would look for `Bubba` worked over Enfields like this to make into some very nice looking and shooting sporters. My favorite caliber for my rework job was the .338/06. I...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Most of my long guns and most of my pistols due to health reasons.Robert
Forum: Casting Equipment
As a plumber I helped scrap out many things. Among these things was a high pressure steam boiler. I salvaged a temp gauge that read up to 2000 degrees with an 8" stem don`t know the maker of it...
Alright, the big question is what does this `pistol` list for?Robert
Forum: Casting Equipment
Contact LEE about your broken mold lever, I`ve heard they will replace them free.Robert
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I guess that it really `boils down to` do you want it or not?Robert
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I used to get the weight collection bucket for free from my buddy`s car dealership when I stopped for an oil change. I finally stopped accepting the weight pail when my sorting starting to be mostly...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I loaded for 2 different 7 Rem. Mags. at 1 time. Both favored Nosler partition bullets of different weights. Both favored Federal LR Mag. primers in Federal brass. Both really liked H-4831 at...
Forum: Rimfire Area
Just saw one of these go on an auction site for $257 in very nice condition.Robert
Likewise with Wolff springs and Blaze Orange model paint.Robert
Forum: Rimfire Area
A friend got 1 back in the early `60`s. He regularly shot about a `brick` of Remington Golden .22`s at a session of about a week apart. It was accurate and reliable till it got old and worn. ...
Forum: Camping Gear
As a young boy growing up on a farm I recall the cast iron match box holder hanging on the wall near the propane gas stove. Dad would get a few of the white headed matches and put them in a pants...
Forum: Factory Rifles
If it already has a scope and mounts on then I would get it, other wise I would try to `haggle` the price down a bit.Robert
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Years ago I got a 7 1/2" Ruger Blackhawk in .45 LC. I really liked shooting the RCBS 255 gr. boolet thru it pushed by 6 1/2 gr. of Red Dot. It equaled about 900 +/- fps which was the old original...
I`ve always heard that Lugers functioned best with hotter than normal loads so as to work the toggle. I recall shooting the Luger that my Brother brought back from the war. I had a factory box of...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Have you given any thought to a .416/06 wildcat chambering?Robert
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
That is indeed a `Pretty Puppy`! Mine was a very plain Jane compared to yours.Robert
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Now that would definately make up into an interesting woodchuck rifle!Robert
Forum: Rimfire Area
Probably was in the 1980`s when I last used ANY Remington rimfire ammo!Robert
Forum: Vintage Ammo
Back in the `60`s I met and chatted with Elwood and some members of his shop at a William`s Gunsight dealer days function. He had about 6, as I recall, of his modified .303 rifles there, a very...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Just imagine that weight coming loose off a rim at about 65 MPH and whizzing across the 4 lane at other traffic?Robert
Forum: Our Town
Sounds like my loading room. I haven`t got around to selling them yet, but I`m getting close!Robert
Forum: Military Rifles
Some years back when I was healthy I would look for `BUBBAED` P-14 and 1917 Enfields to make the proverbial `silk purse from a sow`s ear` rifles. My favorite rebarrel was to a .338/06 on the 1917...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Walks and I have struck a deal for 2 sets of handles. Thank you all for offers of help.Robert
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 |