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During the Sandy Hook trials in 1879, the army tested the 500gr 45-70 @1375fps with hits at 3200 yards for penetration tests. The story has always impressed and amazed me. Of course that was black...

Had two floods last year down here and I feel for you. The first one was a complete and utter surprise so it really licked our buts. Six feet of water rushing by at six knots does give you some...

Those popup style blinds with the hub in the center of the roof are great unless you really want to brush it in. I drew back on a deer with my bow and the hub collapsed, sprang down and whacked me in...

Yep, bleach really does a number. In addition to removing a good bit of the bluing, everywhere there was a fingerprint or black powder residue was attacked by the bleach and raised a mottled looking...

I think bleach works too. Cleaned a pietta navy using a bucket of soapy water my wife had been using to clean some stuff with. Turns out it had bleach in it and took most of the bluing off. Oops....

At first glance I thought sacrificial zinc for a propeller shaft.

Thanks for answering that. I thought it was something new. Down here we call that a "cajun microwave" and we use cypress or oak to build them and stuff the cracks with wet spanish moss or sugar cane...

Interesting. Can you shed some light and details on how that works please? I've made wood "pig coffins" that sit on legs above ground before and kept the outsides wet, but they were mostly meant to...

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Found an old Lyman on ebay and going to try it out. Thanks fellers.

The spiritual phallic nature of snakes goes way back well beyond Freud and spans the globe throughout ancient civilizations. I think some things are just in our DNA and derived from generations of...

Maven, is there any way to tell which are older Lyman molds? Any shopping advice? You are correct, there are tons on ebay. The trick looks like it will be finding the better ones. I have been casting...

Thanks, I have one Lyman that casts well. I say I'd like to stay away from aluminum but I notice a lot of you guys use it. What am I missing other than the rust issue? Seems like it would be a lesser...

After Katrina came through down here mine surprised me as well. I volunteer with the Local EOC and spent the entire storm working the shelters while my wife stayed at the house. We ended up losing...

I need to get a single roundball mould that drops a reasonably consistent .490 ball with pure. What are you guys using that you like? Would like to stay away from aluminum.

Where are you guys finding all of these used .45 Kentuckys? I have been looking for a good while now. Must be in the wrong part of the country. Would REALLY like to be lucky enough to find a LH one...

I lucked into about three hundred lbs of rolls a while back. When I saw the purplish color I thought it was some kind of vinyl coating or something then realized it was too hot. Once I found the...

Grits are good. For breakfast it is sort of a replacement for hash browns but they aren't limited to just breakfast. "Grits and Grillades" is a staple comfort food around here, so is shrimp and...

When I was a kid about 10 years old I used to spend summers with my aunt and uncle in Pointe-a-la-hache LA as far south in the bayous as you can pretty much get. My older cousin used to take us water...

Interesting thread and what a project! Look forward to hearing about your progress. Watching that video of the operator reminded me right away of the Wizard of Oz behind his curtain twiddling and...

My Uncle was the pilot of a B17 named "Holy Mackerel" during the early days of daytime bombing missions over Germany. He was shot down on the way back over Holland by 109's. They were straggling...

In the Louisiana swamp here. My Last batch of Crisco and Beeswax I made is going on three years now on the shelf in my barn. I just keep in in a small metal bucket that a citronella candle can in....

Especially this time of year I get a craving flung on me for BBQ from a place called Parkers in N. Carolina. Sweet tea, cole slaw, brunswick stew, pulled pork and homeade buns. A pilot friend and I...

GW gives good advice and knows his leftovers. ;) Always better the next day, same with red beans and white beans. Just make new rice! Have to say though make your own roux with flour and real butter,...