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Type: Posts; User: Cactus Farmer
Forum: Swaging
I saved a pair of presses that say Corbin on the toggle arms and SAS on the handle and are an odd lime green color. The top is bushed to 7/8-14. They are missing the rams. Are they any good? Should I...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I found a sad 11-48 in my favorite gauge,28, plain barrel. It is missing the friction ring and mag spring retainer plus is is WELL used. It came with a Cutts and a modified tube. Now I got excited...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
I found an online pamphlet that was a reprint of a talk given by the man who built the powder works in Augusta, Georgia. Well, There is a BIG book with pictures available. About $50.00 shipped. WOW,...
Forum: Our Town
I'm fond of Blue Dot, about 10.5grns with the Speer 200 grn bucket hollow point. Blows jack rabbits into giblets. They just seem to loose all their togetherness.
Forum: Our Town
I'm from Texas and we know chilli ain't got no beans! You can add some after cooking but not before.
Forum: Our Town
The closest town to me is Odessa, Texas. #69 if I remember right. The danger here is the drivers from other states who came to work the oil fields. A fatality almost every day. I live in the county...
Forum: Our Town
Gel batteries
use a different charger than the old trickle type. And , yes, they cost more money than the old ones. I just got mine............
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Why is "cold blue" called that? It works soooo much better warm. Warm blue doesn't sound good I guess. For me, it sometimes seems the type of steel or the heat treat can make the finish change. More...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I shoot "old" model SxS guns all the time. And yes, I have all my fingers. Two issues to deal with, 1. Chambers are short,ie, they are for old style rolled crimps and the modern ammo is much longer...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I shoot the 225415 with 8 grns of 2400 and it fairly destroys jackrabbits. I've tried some lighter loads of Unique and Blue Dot and they just make a clean hole. The 8 grns and 225415 is akin to a...
The Keith Psalm
Elmer Keith is my master.
I shall not flinch.
He leadeth me to larger calibers.
He suggesteth hotter hand loads.
Yea, thought I load with 2400, I fear not failure
For my S&W is...
Forum: Our Town
Our local place is Elva's Tacos , nee, Mario's. It's been there for 30+ years and is not typical fast food. They ladies are nice too........excellent hot sauce too. $2.25 shredded brisket tacos,...
Forum: Our Town
I've read that the Starr revolver was a big favorite of the "bad" guys too. I have an original Starr double action and it is powerful and 6 rounds fired DA is awesome firepower. A pair of them would...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
A second vote for the CH/4D folks. Great service and lots of odd dies and such at good prices........sometimes half of what others want to charge.
I have several of their die sets and they are A-1...
Forum: Our Town
I found several bricks of babbit at a sale run by some teenagers, two bits a bar........I helped them out and took it all. Pinched myself all the way home. Thankfully it wasn't very far.
Forum: Our Town
First,thank you for your service,second, I wish I could have lived in that neighborhood. We could have had them moving out in droves.;>)
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I found a nice looking #2 roller in 32 RF. Extractor is missing the lower tang and the bore is less that pristine but it looks good on the outside. Time to order a liner and prepare to convert it to...
Forum: Our Town
I have a bead blaster and use very fine sand as the abrasive. It cleans files rather well and restored some sibilance of usefulness. Not to new specs but better than before the cleaning.
Forum: Our Town
They did this to me also. NOT happy. I told my customers that I would have their stuff fixed on Friday. Then got the news that it was dropped off at the PO. What? Why? I went to the PO Monday AM and...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Bullseye is not the answer. I use 2400 for heavier loads and Unique for plinking. Around 18 grns of 2400 and 12grns of Unique is my recollection. Check with loading manuals to be sure. They both...
Forum: Our Town
If they put tracking gear in them they might just go "POOF" before they get home. Na, wait until they are back with their dirt bag buddies and take out the whole crew at once.
Forum: Our Town
We bought this place and the owners were "askeered" of gas, although the old heater was gas. They took out all the piping.......I abhor electric stoves and wanted a new water heater so I was a...
Forum: Our Town
"Protect the person and others from further bites." quoted from range rules above......
So, shoot 'em? I like the nonpoisonous ones , rattlers are dead. The Bull snakes are good with rodents too.
Forum: Our Town
Yep, that withdrawal is a tough thing to suffer thru........I was going for the meds at noon.
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 |