Well done
Type: Posts; User: 244ack
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Nice,a memorable day for both of you
Congrats
Forum: Leverguns
Have a Winchester 94 legacy with a microgroove barrel. Slugs .430” and shoots casts bullets extremely well.
Sized .431” or .432” doesn’t seem to matter
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Love my CVA 45/70; great trigger272033
Shot cast bullets from 330 grain to 550 grain with great accuracy
Picture was 400 grain
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Awesome! Keep the next generation interested
You must be proud. Congrats
Forum: Hunting with CB's
If the animal is more important than the hunt, use a modern scoped rifle
If the hunt is more important than the animal use a lever gun and cast bullets. Way more satisfying no matter how big the...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Nice buck! Might have to slow the bullet down a-little to limit the blood shock meat. Got the job done and thats the main thing.congrats
Forum: Hunting with CB's
271771
Had this guy in the front yard tonight
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Well done and good shooting, congrats
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Beautiful deer! Nice to fill the freezer
Forum: Hunting with CB's
The white stuff is made for tracking, unfortunately we have it on the ground 6-7 months a year
I do prefer hunting in the snow with winter white camo
Only -9 so not a bad day to sit in on the...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
2 holes are always better than one , ill take the extra penetration any day
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Shot this guy with my 45/70 cowboy
400 grain cast pushed by 38 gr of RL-7271727271727
Rattled him in to about 80 yards
Forum: Leverguns
He charged me $75 so i could not complain at all
Forum: Leverguns
This was the cure,
I dropped the rifle off with my gunsmith as I had no time to look at it.
He disassembled the bolt, cleaned all firing pin parts and degreased everything. Works great now, i have...
Forum: Leverguns
Really appreciate everyone's input. Gives me a direction to go
Forum: Leverguns
Get a set of XS sights and 9 grains of Unique is great. I have the same rifle but with the full length mag tube.
21.5 gr of H110 and a 270gr cast is my favorite hunting load
Forum: Leverguns
My 71 is the traditional half -cock version. No rebounding hammer
Forum: Leverguns
Rapidrob- Thanks for the tip. I will try that
Forum: Leverguns
Hammer falls all the way down and seems normal, maybe a little weak but normal. Thats why i replaced the mainspring but made no difference.
Use only Fed 210 primers in my leverguns, too many...
Forum: Leverguns
I recently picked up a Browning model 71 in 348 win and when I went to shoot it , it wont fire. Put in a new mainspring and made no difference. There is no indent on the primer at all. Firing pin...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
26.5 grains of 3031 with a lyman 311041 gives me 1750 fps in my 94 win with a 24" barrel
Forum: Testing Area
What kind of speed do you get with the 550 grain?
Forum: Testing Area
Nice looking boolit! Looks like a great moose medicine
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 |