I don't know much on the prices but I would be interested in buying the p38.
Type: Posts; User: JDFuchs
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I don't know much on the prices but I would be interested in buying the p38.
I was at the range with a groupe of friends. First time out with a few of them, one guy brought out his famleys 32 S&W long with a few box's of ammo for it. One box was 32acp! a few rounds of that...
Out of fear of just that I turned my 450 into a devoted 30cal station using Carnauba Red and heater. And all other calibers that I change out and experimental home made lubes in a Lyman 45 that uses...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Made up a small batch about 4 lube sticks worth of something loosely based off of ben's blue. Its about 50% beeswax 25% the grease and 25% paraffin (have about 15lb of it in the garage). It looks...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I recently got a bottle of Lubriplate's FGL-1 food machinery lubricant that was about to be thrown out at work. Its a full tube ready for a grease gun that I want to turn into bullet lube. I can...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
The scrap dealer near me has two 55gal drums full of the lead mouth inserts! just taken out of the plastic covers and sitting there for sale.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I use the only good vice in the house, a kurt 4in machining vice.
I've only ever tried it in my 45acp. But I like it enough that Its the only powder my Dillon square deal will ever see.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I have had two amazing scores form craigslist. Back when I only had a lee single stage kit. I came across a large setup with 3 presses and well it set me back $400 but there was over $400 in powder...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Taming recoil is one of the resins I love reloading and bullet casting. When I bought my 45-70 I was so eager to shoot it I garbed some factory ammo and the kick was so bad I almost sold the rifle....
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Wow its been over a week and there is only one suggestion as to someone to send it to. It should be a simple matter of handing it off to a good machine shop.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I've also learned the hard way that with even dry lead pipes you want to melt them only starting form a cold pot. Putting a pipe into the melt allows air to get trapped in part of the pipe and it...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
What about getting my FFL and starting part time while still working my day job?
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I must thank everyone who has replied. It has been rather enlightening. I'm still rather torn on this. And I expect I will be for quite some time.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I'm a machinist in northern Colorado where at 26 I seem to have nearly maxed out the "corporate ladder" for what I do with out starting my own shop or going into management. I've been to the week...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I work at a machine shop. We were never given training on how to sharpen a drill bit but they keep highering random people who know nothing about machining. Our boss finally broke down after...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Well... The only person in my immediate family who hunted was my grandfather. And he passed away when I was 2. Nether of my parents ever fired a gun. Now im 26. Began target shooting when I was...
I have only ever used the lee 311-93-1R in my single six. It shoots well with any powder I've tried.
Forum: Factory Rifles
I've noticed how some bore sights can be a magnet attached to the crown of the barrel, even if its not a magnet it may (head space, for lack of a better term) on the crown. So if the crown is warn...
I load 45acp for two Kimber 1911's. I have found its nearly impossible to seat and crimp in one operation and have the round chamber well. I know depending on the press but if you seat the bullet...
Oh wow. I might have ended my casting career right there after seeing how it was to hot to handle.
But I've had my fair share of lacking of common knowledge moments. Most were with reloading in...
Forum: Our Town
well when you go to sell silver or gold sell it on ebay. you can often find things that are sniped up at higher then spot price.
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I'm making a base plate for my Lyman 450. I already have a 3/8th plate of aluminum ready to go. I want to buy the Lyman heating element for the 4500 and use it in my base plate. But I need to know...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Recently I started using my lee pot with a dipper. I gave up on it not dripping and found a steel tube placed between the spout and base will fill up with drippings but not spatter. So when im done...
I will throw out my suggestions. I want to say open you mind to a marlin 30-30 It can do quite well for your requirements very easily available for both brass and a great rifle can be had for less...
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 |