I’ll take #3, the 429 RB. I’ve been looking for one of these for a while. Pm on the way
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Forum: Completed Deals
I’ll take #3, the 429 RB. I’ve been looking for one of these for a while. Pm on the way
Forum: Completed Deals
Ed is this the sharp edge nose version of the 477 or the rounded one?
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I cheat and use a 30 mauser die as first step, then follow up in my 256 die with the decap removed and replaced with a gm valve stem turned down to a slip fit in the case neck while in the die, it’s...
Forum: All about knives
I still use them, have a couple factory made ones and a bunch of homemade, they keep my knives, wood chisels, head knives, gravers sharp and smooth. I actually strop my round knife before every use....
Forum: Hunting with CB's
As a guy who has spent the last 20 or so years in the meat industry, both as a cutter and butcher then over to the dark side as inspection. I’ve got to say that I’m solidly on the side of processing...
Forum: Completed Deals
Winchester bob basically has screws left and homestead has some of the parts but bolts are apparently fairly non-existent. Thanks for the tips however.
Forum: Completed Deals
I’m looking for the internals for a Winchester 92 barreled receiver. I’ve got a barreled receiver in 25-20 with mag tube and lower tang with trigger group. Looking for the rest of the internals. Cash...
SB 10 should cut 30tpi with a 16t stud gear and a 60t on the gear box with any idler in between and the QC set to 16tpi. My Logan 11 does and the two lead screws should be the same pitch. I know this...
Forum: Completed Deals
As per our pm conversation, I’ll take this. Thank you.
Forum: "The Barrel Works"
I saw those blanks and avoided them because of my experience with an h&r 44 mag micro groove barrel I had. It was a decent barrel with jackets but I had to get lead slugs up to .431 to get to shoot...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I’ve gotten a subdued blue before due to something I read about the Newton rifle factory. They would include a “ oiled wire wheel” polish to get a lo shine caustic blue. I had some rough actions and...
Forum: Special Projects
Fun, black powder field artillery is fun. No getting around that. You do however need friends to play as well, usually a crew of 5 on a full sized field gun like a mountain howitzer, however 4 is...
Forum: Completed Deals
I’ll take the Lyman 311284 please. Pm on the way.
Forum: Special Projects
So I’ve always wondered about head knives, so I watched a couple of videos on them and did some reading. The decision to actually make one came after I did some reading and came to the sudden...
Forum: Special Projects
Thank you guys for the kind words, I appreciate it. I definitely got a reminder on leather quality with these, those two tom three persons holsters I cut out of an older chunk of Herman oak 9/10 oz...
Forum: Special Projects
I took a week off from work a month ago to keep some sense of sanity after this winter. I had the idea to build a holster to replace a fairly worn bianchi for a six inch k frame, and well one turned...
Forum: Helping Hands
That’s what I did when mine went out on my China freight saw, just replaced it with a standard ace hardware store toggle switch, I can’t remember if it was double or single pole. I did have to bend...
I’m going for the bisley, Ruger discontinuing the regular grip frame decided it for me.
Two friends of mine have the mid sized FT in 45acp/45colt, that’s in fact one of the things pushed my towards the midsized frame FT. If one comes along in 45 colt it might just get pressed into...
So I sent Ruger an email this week and found out that the standard grip 44 special flat tops have been discontinued but the bisley is still in production a lipseys dealer exclusive.
And I quote...
It’s definitely stuck with me, i really like the looks of those flat tops. I bought one of the new model 44 special vaqueros on that that midsize frame and that’s what got me looking. I own several...
I’ve been chasing one of these in 44 special with the 4.5 barrel for the last 5 years. As soon as I had extra cash the supply would dry up. Then the end of the world started last year and they really...
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
I’m going to give your mix a try, I’m a fan of bourbon.
My grandfather was really fond of frozen whiskey sours, basically just a blender full of ice with powdered lemonade mix dumped in and about a...
Forum: Completed Deals
#3 303 Brit ppu brass. I’ll take it. Pm on the way
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 |