I use .323 sized boolits, I have an RCBS 32-170 Flat Nose Gas Check mold. I am currently shooting a 185 grain .323 Flat Nose(FN) Gas Check(GC) from Matts's Bullets. I also have used 200 grain LBT...
Type: Posts; User: MostlyLeverGuns
Forum: Leverguns
I use .323 sized boolits, I have an RCBS 32-170 Flat Nose Gas Check mold. I am currently shooting a 185 grain .323 Flat Nose(FN) Gas Check(GC) from Matts's Bullets. I also have used 200 grain LBT...
Forum: Military Rifles
Yeah, I am NOT an owner of an 8x56R M95 straight-pull, not really even a great interest, casually interest in all firearms, but that was a poorly written, poorly presented piece of work about the...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Reference to valve GRINDING compound for fire lapping always bothers me. Fire lapping 'kits' from NECO and Wheeler/Midwayusa start with a 220 grit. Wheeler goes to 320 and 600, NECO starts at 220,...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Might consider fire-polishing, filling in with lead does NOT work. More lead just sticks to the lead already there. A really good bullet lube helps a little, something like White Label's Carnauba...
Forum: Cast Boolits
You might check for 8mm Rem Mag brass along with your .375 H&H. Matt's Bullets has a 338 gas check that should work. Some Universal, Unique, TiteGroup, 5744 should work for mild loads that are fun...
Forum: Leverguns
My 32 Special's are Marlin's but but If I liked the rifle, to me, being a 32 Special would be a plus. One of the best cast boolit shooter's. You only lose money in the stock market if you get...
Forum: Shot Guns
Makes a difference in velocity when black powder is used, most modern shotshells gain little velocity beyond 18" barrel length. Internal barrel diameter, chamber forcing cone,taper of forcing cone,...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I use the 311413, sized .310, in a few 300 and 308 Savage 99's. I use with a gas check, running 17 grs 4227, 18 grs 5744, 20 grs Reloder 7 with excellent accuracy to 200 yards. I have not had very...
Forum: Leverguns
The 32 Special was developed to have more power than the 30-30 along with taking advantage of the familiarity and availability of the 32 barrels. It still is more powerful than the 30-30. You can...
Forum: Shot Guns
dverna has it right, gun weight can be a consideration and MOST 20 ga shotshells are loaded with less shot than MOST 12 ga. A light twenty can actually kick harder than a heavy twelve depending on...
Forum: Leverguns
I have heard stories that Marlin considered the 250-3000 as a viable caliber for the 336, they may have even made a couple but backed away due to problems with the pointed bullets available, probably...
Forum: Leverguns
Your loads look fairly stout, bringing up scope performance and recoil fatigue. My 1895 Marlin 45-70 has broken a few scopes and they were 'the good ones'. I also installed a recoil pad and use a...
Forum: Our Town
trails4u has it right, Roundup/glyphosate is absorbed by leaves when the plant grows. It has little effect on dormant plants, but can be absorbed by the roots of growing trees when applied too close...
Making sure the rings are aligned properly and using the proper torque can eliminate ring marks. To properly align rings, shimming and/or bedding of the scope mount bases may need to be done. Care,...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Long ago I had very high success with a single cavity Lyman 225415 (no Lee molds back then) in a Savage 219 22 Hornet. Well under 2" at 100 Yards.
Forum: Leverguns
There are usually assembly numbers under the buttplate, on the forearm and stamped on the lower tang under the stock that should match for original stock and forearm. Stock carving does usually...
Forum: Rimfire Area
Most folks think of Henry's as the light, inexpensive, and very common H001 model that has a very different feel than the Octagon barreled models. Few have experienced the Frontier model with the...
Forum: Rimfire Area
I have both, a Marlin 39A and a Henry octagon barreled Frontier with 24" barrel. Henry has a better trigger, is just a tad smoother working, Marlin works better when laid on its side. I find no...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
A neoprene o-ring or a couple nylon washers should work. Drill a hole, small hole, through threads, use piece of heavy mono filament like a nyloc screw.
Forum: Swappin & Sellin
I will take the Marble's Savage 99 tang sight. PM follows.
Before You jump, you might handle some of the 1858 Remington's, the Remington's have a completely different feel than the Colt copies. I cannot easily cock and fire the Remington's with one hand, I...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Bullet fit probably, Lee makes a C312-185-1R that might work also. I started casting with a Coleman Stove a 10lb cast iron pot and a Lyman lead dipper(14 years old,1964), so a fancy set-up is not...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I normally 'remove the flare' for ease of feeding in rotary and box magazines, and a very light crimp for cartridges used in tube feed rifles. Some/many rifles have chambers that lack enough...
Forum: Special Projects
I believe there is a new edition of the W Ellis Brown book on " Building Double Rifles on Shotgun Actions ". I think it is self-published and available from the author. Saw an ad in Handloader,...
Forum: Our Town
From about May through September, I keep a container of cold coffee in the refrigerator. Usually brew a fresh pot in the morning, then in warmer weather another for frig.
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 |