Transferable SWD M11/9. Still going to be quite some time before I get to take it out for a test drive…
Type: Posts; User: TyGuy
Forum: Factory Rifles
Transferable SWD M11/9. Still going to be quite some time before I get to take it out for a test drive…
Forum: Cast Boolits
Ah, the old Eargensplittenloudenboomer! Good choice!
Forum: Swaging
I have been using BT’s set up for 55gr and have been swaging every .22 case I can find. I just finished my 2,500th bullet yesterday. I have found even with mixed headstamps the bullets are consistent...
To be fair, there was a Geo Metro local to me that the owner stuffed a 454 into. I can’t exactly say he put it under the hood because it simply didn’t all fit under the hood. My understanding is he...
Forum: Our Town
Congratulations! That is quite the achievement.
Forum: Leverguns
Haha! That was just a picture I found online but to each his own, right? I have seen some real abominations with plastic or even skeletal aluminum stocks. Those are not my cup of tea either but I do...
Forum: Leverguns
Typically the magazine tube is shortened (if necessary) and the front sight moved back. Works best with side gate rifles as you have to remove the suppressor to load a tube-loaded one. They can be...
Forum: Leverguns
I’m surprised no one has mentioned (perhaps I skimmed over it) the rise in suppressor usage. People are realizing lever guns make great suppressor hosts.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I like them for my soft lead, used for round balls and .224 bullet cores.
Forum: Our Town
I don’t consider my guns to be a legitimate retirement investment but they are my primary hobby. I have so many friends who spend all their extra money (and then some…) on cars that lose their...
Forum: Swaging
As with all purchases, price will have an impact on interest but I’d definitely like to know more. What sizes and weights are you thinking of making?
I’ll second this. I had an aftermarket Glock 17 barrel that refused to plunk most cast bullets without seating deeper than I was comfortable with. Doug recently worked his magic on it and now that...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I’ve been casting and powder coating from a Lyman 356637DV. They come out around 150gr once coated. Accurate No. 7 is the powder I’ve been using. So far I’ve been pleased with the results in a...
Forum: Our Town
Had my first 10/22 and an old single shot .22 stolen out of my closet. Came home to a kicked open back door and a ransacked house. It was a turning point in my life.
I believe it’s a twist rate issue. The twist is likely optimized for standard .22lr and too fast for the magnums.
My Heritage RR was the first handgun I bought after my 21’s birthday. I’m now 34 and have put untold boxes of every type of ammo though it and with no more failures to fire than any other .22 and I...
I’ve burned through 1k or so of them with no performance issues. They can be a bit tight is some primer pockets though.
Forum: Our Town
Personally, I find the entire process to be therapeutic. It’s nice to sit down at my bench and shut off the world and focus on a simple task that results in my ability to shoot when many of my...
Forum: Our Town
If you have the time you could part it out and scrap the shell. Made about $3,000 profit on an older Acura TL with a wasted engine a few years back. It was fun but was a lot of work and not without...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I have played this game and ended up with usable cases. Like others have said, it’s a lot of work and the cases are not perfect. The case heads are a bit small (though not enough to cause extraction...
Forum: Our Town
I’ll second this. Fluid film is the go-to as far as I’m concerned. I have seen Ziebart treated cars that were as rusty as untreated ones. I have also seen them rust at the spots they drill into to do...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I have been collecting the jackets from my own recovered range scrap. So far I have only hammered it all flat to take up less space. I’ll eventually melt it down and cast something out of it. I...
Forum: Our Town
The new HR-V is a massive improvement over the previous iteration. I hate that you’re out a car but I think you’ll be pleased with the new ride. I see a LOT of problems with Kias and Hyundais.
Forum: Our Town
The only problem with this idea is that when I’m home on days off is when I spend the most time in my gun safe!
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 |