I just ripped through a couple boxes of Lee 358-125-RFs over 3.2gr and 3.7gr of E3, sized .357, and with the bullet seated just above the crimp groove. This time they were powder coated instead of...
Type: Posts; User: Angus
I just ripped through a couple boxes of Lee 358-125-RFs over 3.2gr and 3.7gr of E3, sized .357, and with the bullet seated just above the crimp groove. This time they were powder coated instead of...
The 358-125-rf is my go-to boolit in my SR9. I tried coming up with a reason to buy a TC 9mm mold but the 125rf just shoots too well for me to bother.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
You're overthinking this. The size doesn't matter. Look at the size of however many boolits you're shaking and account for a little room for BBs and some empty space to shake. That's how big of a...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I bought a couple Sterilite containers at Wally World with the lid that snaps down over a gasket. I think they were $3 each but they are a lot more stout than most of the other tupperware. They were...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I think I'm going all in on powder coating. I'm going to be buying a HP mold from NOE next week and am up in the air with which one to buy. They have a 135 with no grooves made for HiTek coating and...
HeavyMetal, the budget is definitely not there for a new barrel. As for the body count it was last fired before television let alone ballistics so I'm sure I don't have any real worries. I would just...
I have an SR9 and really like it. I've got about 1000 down the pipe and haven't had a hiccup. The adjustable sights are a nice touch and they don't add any extra size or surfaces to snag either.
Forum: Factory Rifles
I changed over an 80s era 110 from 30-06 to 243. I ended up splitting the nut on the rifle. I got a take-off 243 barrel from another forum and he sent the nut along for the ride, including pipe...
Thin Man, I'm pretty sure I'd like to keep it's day-to-day history a mystery. The likelihood of a prohibition-era body count is pretty high.
country gent, it's being sold to me for the express...
It's going to get the softest loads I can put through it. I don't have a need for speed in any of my handguns.
I was really liking the looks of Lee's 230gr TC. I think that will be where I start...
Hehe, I bet that was the problem. I didn't realize that the safety only worked with the hammer cocked.
So after an ugly split between some family there is a 1911 carried by my former uncle's bootlegger grandfather back and forth to Canada during "business" trips that is looking for a home. I got the...
I acquired a full size SR9 a couple months ago and decided to start carrying it as an EDC, but was having some issues with concealing it with such a long grip. I was seriously considering a...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Grafs has a bunch of various Hodgdon, Win, and VV powders... I'm sure some of you are still floundering a bit, figured I'd give a heads up.
TheDoctor, I've never overseated a primer and I always squeeze them to the bottom with my Lee primer tool... The older round one, not the new square variety.
Moisture is the reason I won't wet tumble. Into the Harbor Freight vibratory tumble they go along with 2/3 rice to 1/3 Lyman walnut media. They come out shiny with no worries about a trace of...
Oh yea... The primers were still nice and round and there was very little leading. The bore of the barrel looks like a coral reef with all the tool marks. I have a firelapping kit coming from BTB to...
So with the powder shortage being what it is, I decided to scarf up one of Grafs' last 4 pounders of e3 with hopes of using it in 9mm. I did some mining through Google and found a post on Brian Enos'...
MtGun44, DD has a working protoype AR lower that lasted through several (500+) rounds, and only failed due to an empty ammo box.
The first in a long line of technological advancements to completely circumvent anything but an all-out gun grab. It's only a single shot, but I'm sure a repeater is already in the works.
So I just got an invoice from Miha for one of his 358-180-rf HP molds that he had in inventory. I have a fresh yummy jug of 296 and was wondering where people are seeing best accuracy with this...
I carried a 7.5 inch SRH in a drop holster with a thigh strap for a whole deer season. I probably walked 15-20 miles over the course of the season, half in the holster and half out. It was always...
I think the jumpiness is just me settling back into an auto. It's been a couple year since I've shot one, having been in wheelgun land for a while.
So 250 rounds down the pipe so far with nary a hiccup. The gun is a bit jumpy but comes back down for the follow up very fast. Anyone considering getting an SR9, or any of the series most likely,...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Why do you keep posting these things in the WRONG forum??? This is general, maybe load related, but there is nothing being swapped or sold. Can you please pay a little attention to what you're doing?...
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 |