I cast .311 round ball from a 2 cavity lee rb mold. They stack perfectly in a 12 ga shot cup. 9 balls in 2 3/4" hull. It's real hard on varmints.
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I cast .311 round ball from a 2 cavity lee rb mold. They stack perfectly in a 12 ga shot cup. 9 balls in 2 3/4" hull. It's real hard on varmints.
Forum: Leverguns
I cast this one, ww+sn. Drops .381 for use in 38-55 Cowboy conversion. I took a couple turkeys one year using Alliant 2400. WTD too.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I've got the mold just never used it.
Forum: Our Town
Enjoy the time you have with them. Let them know you love them. My wife of 42 years passed from this life just 10 days ago on 12/22/23. Cancer doesn't care who or how long.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
The old tan DuPont load manuals listed loads with powders we normally wouldn't consider. I have one with data using 4064 in the 44 mag. Velocities stunk but it safely went thru the barrel.
Forum: Our Town
I have enough cameras on my place to find out if someone is coming in. Gates are posted with signs. In Texas, a fence is essentially a "notice" to an intruder, therefore by way of the fence the...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I use the RanchDog C359190 mold. Designed for 35 R, works great in my 357s. Accurate too. Crimp on the ogive. Load with H110.
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
I am a horseradish super fan. I was eating mustard and horseradish long before French's decided to bottle it. A must for seafood. Ham sammich! And the most awesomist.........bacon-egg-cheese...
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
I think while y'all were eating CBH we was eating canned salmon or something. Never had CBH till I was in my 50s. Don't figure on having either for the balance of my days. I'm guessing it really...
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
Cheese onion and eat with tortilla chips a la no spoon.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Haven't tried BE86 but it is adjacent to Unique on the powder burn chart. And it is available.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
What powder are you using? I've used 2400, Unique and Re7, same boolits in a Marlin.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I do enjoy hunting with a handgun. Glad to see others do. Awesome job getting that close.
An audad is a dense, muscular critter. I have shot through hill country wtd with a 300/H110.
45 colt...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I used the cap off a spray paint can, RCBS green on my uniflo.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Post 1 says unable to find
Post 7 says it's a cost issue.
I have the same conundrum with IMR4064. IMR and Alliant are price and availability problematic, causing us to seek viable alternatives. ...
Forum: Leverguns
I have several cowboy models. They all shoot well. No bands. No hooded sights. Finest Marlin rifles produced in the last 100 years.
Forum: Leverguns
Homemade soap boys. Still the same boring line up. Get rid of the barrel bands and the silly front sight. I'll wait till then.
Forum: Rimfire Area
Mid 70s Rossi 22 pump hammer gun , Winchester clone. Used to ride my 10 speed while hip shooting cans and bottles in the ditch.
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
My grinders are from the family of years ago . I grind several pounds each year, coarse, of course. There's only one item in the kitchen that trumps black pepper,.............BUTTER!!!
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I cast COWW+2% , load with Unique. Taken several deer and asst critters with it. The 358125RF is a fine one as well.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Alliant and IMR are way overpriced. I'm trying to decide what will replace them.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Keep them both, get shed of something else.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Tried the Lee 170 but my gun likes the RD311165 more better. Took a TX wtd last year. Neck shot, fairly close
Forum: Our Town
My issue with gold/silver is that we are using paper money to buy g/s which is the insurance against paper money. Sounds like a trick to me . Plus....as an investment, they get 3-10% each time it...
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 |