The op rod is a weldment and a long thin tube with a dogleg in it While it may not bend with a few heavy loads they are susceptible to bending with repeated use of heavy loads.
The gas plugs...
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Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
The op rod is a weldment and a long thin tube with a dogleg in it While it may not bend with a few heavy loads they are susceptible to bending with repeated use of heavy loads.
The gas plugs...
Forum: Our Town
This sounds silly but We always had good results using marshmallows. The bigger ones work better but rain will disolve them over time. They will also attrack woodchucks and other animals.
Forum: Our Town
with a metal building the insulation needs to allow the metal to "breathe" or it will sweat and rust. there are some spray ons that work very well here.
Forum: Leverguns
Wondering if the bullet is stripping in the rifling? How does the bore look after shooting a few?
I shoot a 350 grain nasa bullet in my 38-55 at 1200 fps with great accuracy. Your 250 grn should...
Forum: Our Town
Watch the advertisements in your area a small "morning " type wood stove might come available.A pellet stove or used oil stove would work. Another trick is to keep aluminum or your lead pot on it ...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Try a shotgun shell hull with the primer pushed out. 12 gauge just fits over the flash hiders on M1As.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
With Hodgdons reputation I think RCBS will be as good as if not even better. I think its a good "fit" for the 2
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I have that cleaning insert they work well not just with the garand but the M1A/M14 as well. Another way is to clean with the rifle upside down in a cradle. You can make a cradle from a old card...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
When the Military adopted the M14 and went with it the Navy stayed with the garand after a few years to make ammo supply easier these were first converted with a insert pressed in the chamber that...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
The last tool room I worked in was also ISO 9001 certified so our personal measuring tools were certified every year by gauge and layout. This included our standards for them. One thing to get in the...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
With the criterion barrel it sounds more like a CMP/DCM rebarrel than an military one. When the "naveys" were assembled criterion wasnt here yet.Would be interesting to know if its a standard...
Forum: Our Town
My daughter just texted hes coming home sometime today.
My heart fellt thanks for all the prayers and thoughts. It amazes me when people step up to help someone they dont know. Again a big...
Forum: Our Town
No more surgeries yet, Had less pain yesterday more range of motion. They are holding off on amputation for now. But he has a week in the hospital and 5-6 weeks off work.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Pins in the right steps or blocks will not only show if the mics are calibrated but if the faces are square and parallel to each other.You want to check at every 1/2 turn or 1/4 turn. The face wear...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
The proper hold or grip is important to using a mic also.
Roll the little finger inside the frame and press it against the ball of the hand turning the thimble with the thumb and fore finger. with...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I run a little finer tpi on my band saw its also a variable pitched blade. To coarse a blade and you dont have the tooth engagement giving a poor cut and pulling teeth off. You want a minimum of 3...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
A nice addition to the mikes is a set of small hole gauges for measuring IDs.
I can remember when most shops would allow dial calipers for any close dimension
Forum: Cast Boolits
If its working for you and your happy with the results thats all that matters. I ladle cast with a bigger pot (100 lbs) and run in the 730-750 range normally. But my bullets are BPCR from 20-1 and...
Forum: AirGuns
Bet the pythons would be fun on a heavy rod and reel with a heavy snag hook.
Also wondering now if Iguanas are edible?
Maybe a stop at a redneck Zoo where they have the species area and recipe...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Tool Maker and some gauge making for 35 years Started when I was 15 years old.
I can remeber the "side matches at second chance rifle shotgun sub machine guns. Then the auto revolver and team matches.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I like the bimetal hack saw blades keep them in 3 different tpi sizes. Starrett is on maker but there are several US made brands. A good hacksaw blade makes a big difference when cutting fine work....
Forum: Cast Boolits
A gauge to compare the crimp depth wouldnt be to tricky to make a 1" round body with a bullet sized bore and slight taper that matches the crimp from case dia to bullet dia Form you starting crimp...
Forum: Our Town
Need your prayers for my son in law. % weeks or so ago ( just before Easter) He was uncrating some equipment. He stepped on a nail and treated it himself for a day or so then went to the local...
Not sure the restrictions on lead bullets or hollow points. Both make very effective pin loads. I have seen light bullet spin with the pins and come back and or bounce off, that plastic coating is...
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 |