I didn't know that anyone ate snappers or they were now no longer fair game. but back when we had the fish farm in palatka and cooter turtlers were fair game, many years ago. we would set trot lines...
Type: Posts; User: farmbif
Forum: Our Town
I didn't know that anyone ate snappers or they were now no longer fair game. but back when we had the fish farm in palatka and cooter turtlers were fair game, many years ago. we would set trot lines...
Forum: Rimfire Area
ive been thoroughly impressed with the vortex diamondback 2-7 35 and the warranty cant be beat
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
its a world wide economy. do a little bit of looking into where machines are made these days. only a few lathes and mills are made in USA and ones coming out of tiawan and other countries are used in...
Forum: Our Town
them eels is some good eating. one of our ponds had eels in it. we would smoke em till the bones picked out easy
Forum: Our Town
my neighbor got a gas stove just a couple years ago delivered free from amazon that requires no electricity for less than $500
Forum: Our Town
ive had LP gas for at least 30 years. started out with cloths dryer and had gas place put in big tank and line running into garage for dryer. it was good for about 5 years then called to get fill up...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
this place ive done business before. they are no nonsense and the price is very fair for small quantity and in past do what they can to keep shipping cost low as possible. I guess lessons of past...
Forum: Cast Boolits
big Penske rental truck with lift gate and car dolly could be your saving grace. even if you might have to hire a couple helpers from your local labor pool to help load and unload.
I remember when I...
Forum: Our Town
I would be happier than a pig in mud with all the corn and turnips I could eat if I had a $1.25/hour raise. back when I was working for the man I was lucky to see a $0.25 hour raise and maybe a ham...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Just a few years ago it was no problem finding potassium nitrate in local stores sold as stump remover. But this week it's not so easy.
The big orange home building supply store no longer has it,...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
yesterday in a trip through the local Lowes while walking down the plumbing aisle my eyes caught glimpse of rolls of solder. when I looked at the shelf they had 1/2 pound rolls of no lead solder...
Forum: Our Town
DONNIE LAW, a local historian of sorts, has recorded dozens if not hundreds of stories from our area around Appalachia and posted them up on YouTube. this is the kind of stuff that needs to be...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
when I was doing a lot of outboard rebuilding and block boring and honing I went though every major brand of snap gauges to get an accurate one that would not change a bit when turning the knurled...
Forum: Our Town
oh yeah, I ought to mention if you like pawn/gun shops there are lots of great ones loaded with lots of all kinds of stuff. for me a must visit every time I go to middlesboro is shylocks plus there...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
isn't slick 50 the stuff they would demonstrate a fairs and racing events where they had a briggs and Stratton motor with a clear plastic back and mopar slant 6 engine they would run them with no oil...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I didn't read all suggestions but you might get a cast iron pot and some saw dust and slotted and regular old spoons to get the dross and crud out when cleaning your lead alloy and any sturdy stove...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
what kind of "washing soda" do you use? ive looked in a whole bunch of stores looking for it and it seems to be coming of days gone by.
I would like to try this on some old tools, dies and other...
Forum: Our Town
maybe I'm old fashioned or something but those ghost guns seem to me they just might be a whole bundle of trouble just waiting to happen. ive seen ghosts they are in this haunted old house where I...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
when I was a helping hand in gunsmith shop. when one of the Remington auto shotguns came in the first thing Marvin would do is remove the stock, forend and barrel and trigger group then soak and...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
the motor and belt are no problem ive probably got a dozen 1//3 to 1 hp motors and a couple totes of switches, motor starters and reversing switches and lots of belting and lacing stuff. now wiring a...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I got a bunch of brass tube brushes from justman brush company they have lots of perfect sizes for dies and several different options as far as handle and thickness of bristles. some have loop at end...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
hope pictures show up one is the atlas 618 with missing compound parts and the other is a south end 9c that I'm starting to work on putting back to work with a new motor and belt and lots of elbow...
Forum: Our Town
lot of good people in Harlan but they have consistently been getting shafted by the mine owners time and time again. see they declare bankruptcy so they can get out of paying pensions, medical and...
Forum: Our Town
the stinger/wellding lead and ground leads are nothing special. just heavy gauge wire like good jumper cables with fine threads of wire inside. the ends attach seperately with set screws. those old...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
it the top tool slide/cross slide. it was missing when I got the lathe years ago so even if I did make one I'm missing the hardware. the only reason I bought it is along with the lathe there was...
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 |