I got a set of Lyman 45/70 dies in like new condition for $15 because no one in the area apparently loaded 45/70. I also got a medium-sized 2-burner Coleman multifuel stove in very good condition...
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Forum: Our Town
I got a set of Lyman 45/70 dies in like new condition for $15 because no one in the area apparently loaded 45/70. I also got a medium-sized 2-burner Coleman multifuel stove in very good condition...
Forum: Cast Boolits
The SAAMI spec. for the mouth of a 9mm round is .3800 so you're awful close, probably within tolerance.
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I cleaned out a Lyman 45 several years ago that I bought at an estate sale. I put it in a coffee can of water on the Coleman stove and it didn't have to reach boiling. The lube, which appeared to...
Forum: Our Town
You might check prices on bundling all of your insurance with one company. It may not save you a lot of money but it makes dealing with your insurance carrier a lot easier.
Forum: Cast Boolits
A range acquaintance had an article published in the CBA magazine years ago about cast bullets in the 1903 family of rifles in original military configuration. All had excellent to new condition...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I only cast a couple of times a year with my Lee Production Pot - spring and fall. Some years I don't cast at all, and since I cast a lot of bullets when I do I like to empty the pot when I'm done...
Before you write off the Beretta 92 as too bulky look at the compact version. When I saw one I thought the Italians had a different definition of what a compact is, but the one I tried was just...
Forum: Cast Boolits
You can get the rust out of the powder with a magnet but then you have to get it off of the magnet which is tedious. An electromagnet would be great for that chore.
Large contract orders can probably stipulate a special headstamp with the information they want. I believe 23 would be the year. I've come across Federal (FC) .223 or 5.56 that had a different...
Forum: Cast Boolits
If you slug the bore of your 9mm you may find that that the groove diameter is over the nominal .355. Many 9mms have .357-.358 grooves. I use the Lee 358-124-2R unsized with LLA. They drop from my...
Forum: Our Town
I sold a rifle on a website a few years ago and called the nearest ATF office to make sure I was handling it properly, even though their FAQ answered my questions. I suppose I was getting a second...
Forum: Our Town
In my experience Bradford Pears are notorious for sprouting from the lower trunk and surface roots. To get glyphosate into the roots, cut the tree within a few inches of the ground and immediately...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I got a Teslong borescope a couple of years ago, and it was a real eye opener. All of the following are with jacketed bullets. A .243 that I would not have thought had any pits did have a few small...
Forum: Our Town
We seem to miss getting mail a couple or three days a week, then get a big stack. Just today I received a check that was in the mail for almost three weeks getting here from an adjoining state.
I've used 311291 in 30/30, and 311041 in .308 Win. and .30/06 (2-groove 03A3), all with good results.
Forum: Rimfire Area
I've got some Remington Target SV in the form of white box government SV made for military training that the CMP sold years ago. It's still surefire and accurate in my rifles.
I had one of those early .45 convertibles that had .45 Colt throats that slugged about .456. It shot pretty well with .454 cast bullets. Maybe I just got lucky; the gun did not have any faults...
The above open letter to Starline reminded me that I sent an email to Aquilla a few years ago asking them to consider loading a run of .32 long rimfire. Figured there might be as much demand for .32...
Forum: Military Rifles
This site has about anything you want to know about 7.62x54R military ammo. My quick perusal didn't reveal any Finnish military ammo, but it may be there and I just missed it. There is information...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I wouldn't hesitate to use any brand-name European primer. Since I got into milsurp rifles years ago I've shot a metric ton of 7.62x54R from all over the former soviet union, 8mm Mauser, and .303...
I've never worried much about wind at 25 yds. unless it's very strong. Where I shoot now the pistol ranges are bermed so wind is even less of a factor.
Forum: Our Town
with all the logs, trees, railroad ties, etc that a tug has to run over I'll bet the prop protectors/cages get checked and/or repaired every time it comes out of the water.
Forum: Shot Guns
Winchester loads 2.5" shotshells. I'm familiar with the AA hulls, which are reloadable with plenty of data available, but I don't know if the Super-X field loads use the same hull. You would think...
Forum: Cast Boolits
After wrestling with corroded batteries over the years I only recently discovered that there is a snap ring behind the head assembly that can be removed and give a clear path to drive out the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Your sizing die should size the case down enough to provide enough bullet tension to keep the bullet from being pushed deeper into the case during the feeding cycle with a moderate taper crimp. ...
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 |