Squirrel is real good and so is possum.
Type: Posts; User: Silvertip 44
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Squirrel is real good and so is possum.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
When I wake up to heavy rain, I turn over and go back to sleep. When it quits, though, that is one of the best times to still hunt.
At 65 yo and being retired, I have learned there will be days...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Very nice. I will try myself Friday not far from where you are, but I'll be in Putnum Co. Then Sat morning I will switch back to my M1A.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
For good hard cast I'd go with .30-06 or .308 for general hunting, but for more dangerous beasts I'd want my .444 or .45-70.
Forum: Factory Rifles
My first was a Stevens Model 15 .22 single shot rifle. It drilled hundreds of squirrels down on the farm.
Forum: Military Rifles
In a survival situation such as end world, I believe I would want a rifle with superior stopping power such as the Garand or M1A. The M1A is within a gray cats hair as powerful with its .308 as the...
Forum: Military Rifles
I now notice you are in Missouri. That's where I first met the M14, a fine hunk of Winchester, at an out of the way place called Fort Leonard Wood near the little town of Rolla.
I fired expert with...
Forum: Military Rifles
Order a Schuster variable gas plug and a sled (Fulton Armory). Make sure the plug is adjusted just open enough to keep the rifle from cycling. You can then operate it as a bolt action.
Do not...
Forum: Military Rifles
From what i see every time I go to the range the big craze these days is for the black rifle. Nearly every newcomer (pay by the day) will be running bunches of ammo through their new...
Forum: Military Rifles
Has anyone used the B Square or the SK scopemount on a Springfield 03. I have I guess the A1 type with the sight on the barrel. i have read about the mounts which claim to need no gunsmithing or...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I took you guys advice and cleaned my mold with carb cleaner and then boiled it with Dawn dishwashing detergent. The wrinkles disappeared. I cast a whole batch of excellent 30 ca. boolits today and...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I haven't miked the actual cast which is listed as .309, but I do put it through the Lee .309 sizing die to seat the gas checks and all of the bullets give good resistance in the die. I did...
Forum: Cast Boolits
My new Lee mold for 180 gr. 30 cal g/c boolits came today so I rushed down cleaned it with coleman lantern fuel and smoked the cavities.
I used my usual wheelweight metal but i ran into a problem I...
Forum: Classics & Stickies
Should I thin my LLA with mineral spirits and then tumble them with a thin coat before sizing? How much mineral spirits should I use or is that just trial and error? I've been thinking about the...
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 |