Because the .30-'06 [& the 270 based off of it] wasn't developed for almost another decade after the .236 Lee cartridge; it's its own beastie...
Type: Posts; User: Surculus
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Because the .30-'06 [& the 270 based off of it] wasn't developed for almost another decade after the .236 Lee cartridge; it's its own beastie...
Forum: Our Town
Sometimes plantar fasciitis presents as heel pain, for others [like me] it is arch pain. It started off as just the first few steps out of bed in the morning were like stepping on hot daggers, but...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Get the Super Companion [BP model built on the 22WMR frame/cylinder size] over the Companion [22lr based BP version.] BP takes up so much more volume than smokeless that you'll want the added powder...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
"Air fryer" is just marketing lingo for a convection oven. Much greater market acceptance under that moniker than they ever had w/ the (proper, but too technical sounding) "convection oven"...
Yeah, Mike is definitely the go to guy for BP content on TheirTube. I like Guns of the West channel and that Hungarian fellow who specializes in shooting the original oldies available in Yurp...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
It's not: the CETME front sight is an entirely different animal to the HK design. The CETME has a fine thread sight screw with an eccentric sight post; turning it 1/2 turn will give you all the right...
Forum: Our Town
Actually, it's been determined quite definitively that the cause of CCD is neonicotinoid (typically, systemic) insecticides. [Like Monsanto & other big seed co.'s use on the seeds they sell to make...
Forum: Our Town
Oddly enough, I just read an article recently about the most painful stinging insects; the exec summary is the title is held in a tie: the tarantula wasp wins for outright immediate pain [the article...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
The power powder dispenser isn't for dispensing a full charge: you throw a charge that's a bit short w/ a standard measure [either Lee measuring spoons or a rotary, or what have you] and then let the...
Forum: Our Town
Her. The male tarantula wasp doesn't do any heavy lifting in that species; only the females hunt the tarantulas and drag them home to lay their eggs on, which then hatch & feed on the (still living)...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
You've probably figured out by now that the brass frame 1851 in .44cal is one of Pietta's "fantasy" guns that never existed historically, but satisfy all the requirements for the U.S. "antique"...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Any chance you're near the PRK? [People's Republik of Kommiefornia...] :-D
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Is there any particular reason you're hot to make your own corrosive-primed caps? Just as an exercise in independence ["I'll be ready if the govt. ever shuts off access"] or because you think you'll...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Uh, the *length* of the powder column is a critical feature in BP loads, since the adiabatic heating & pressure rise can outpace the flame front & lead to detonation [my understanding of the physics...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
For .44wcf? You could probably get away with it in a modern Ruger [ie: strong] revolver, but nothing vintage. If you were loading for something that corresponds to the correct use [.22, .28, .31 C&B...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Thank you, John Boy. Your .rar link in post #13 worked fine for me, unpacked w/ 7Zip to 22 files [2 of which named L&R Smokeless were the same name, but of wildly differing file sizes.] I'm pretty...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Archery forearm guard isn't going to do you much good if you suffer a chain fire and the cylinder sends a spare ball into your wrist. Using the carbine w/ one of the conversion cylinders would avoid...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
At some point, Uberti must have made some Navy [.38nom] caliber ones, because I saw the barrels & cylinders listed as parts at some point [long ago. Numrich maybe?] but they probably never came...
Forum: Deep Theological Discussion
1st off, you have to remember that the Bible is one of the most heavily re-edited pieces of literature the world has ever known. King James was looking for a political screed to calm unruly subjects:...
Well, Mr. Dillon up & died, so maybe there's a leadership crisis going on? He sure had a gift for finding gorgeous gals for the cover of the Blue Press tho'...
Forum: Our Town
The new ATN X-Sight 4k Pro digital NV scope is your best bet in that price range. Advantage is that you can use it as a day scope as well, and it has some nifty gee-whiz capabilities like taking...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Irrelevant: if you've got a Pietta repro, then they all use the same size nipples, regardless of the caliber, until you get into the little .31 colt/remington pocket models.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
No, you need the correct backplate to fit the chuck to the spindle. As a previous poster pointed out, LittleMachineShop [still based in Pasadena CA, the town I grew up in! :)] will have everything...
Forum: Military Rifles
Stripper clips are just sheet metal that's punched out, bent into shape & boxed. Knock the edges off them, they aren't needed. A little deburring goes a long way [as in Springfield Armory invented...
I'm going to be the odd man out & here & say "Walker," just for the heck of it. The BH convertible is a fine revolver, but not particularly accurate IME [typical Ruger wheelgun, you need to ream the...
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 |