Excellent advice. And if you look up those powders and charges make damn sure they are for Garand loads. As already mentioned, you can find all this info at the CMP website.
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Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Excellent advice. And if you look up those powders and charges make damn sure they are for Garand loads. As already mentioned, you can find all this info at the CMP website.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
DoctorBill, are you referring to "modern" now or "modern" back in the late 30's and early 40's when this rod was made? Springfield Armory back then was the premier military gun manufacturer (nothing...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
FYI, you have an uncut operating rod and they command a premium price. Some will not shoot with them as they are a bit more brittle and that is why later on they started cutting a notch on them to...
Forum: Deep Theological Discussion
"I personally think the current Hebrew calendar is garbage as well for the fact that it's based on the moon." Well, not quite right. It's called a lunisolar calendar. Simply the months are based on...
Forum: Rimfire Area
Well Jednorris, that's another story. Again, you'll get all different opinions on what's the best cleaning solvent. I have no idea. I have used the Bore Tech products now for some 4 years, I'm in...
Forum: Rimfire Area
RFB is a cleaning product from Bore Tech. Stands for Rimfire Blend. You also get the C4 from them.
Forum: Rimfire Area
Lots of answers for this one. In the custom made RFBR rifles, unlimited class, we clean after ever ARA card. I do a "light" cleaning meaning I run a wet patch through the bore with RFB followed by...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Agree with Hannibal. Way too much lead to determine much of anything about that bore. I shot some cast bullets through my 1903A3 and it was way leaded up in a short time. Took a long time to get it...
Forum: Our Town
I don't have a Liberty Safe but any safe company can be subject to this. My safe came with a digital lock that started failing. I replaced it with a dial lock, not from the safe company. It's an...
Forum: Military Rifles
Go here and join. https://b34da70920f9-006155.vbulletin.net/ Fellow by the name of John Beard is an expert and likes to post comments about 1903's and A3's in the Bolt Action forums. I believe he...
Forum: Military Rifles
I know a lot of folks have had problems with it. For some reason I didn't. I did have to sign off and open the new site and log back in and it's been ok. I'd love for John Beard to comment on that...
Forum: Military Rifles
There are a couple of good posts here from knowledgeable folks. for further info I'd suggest registering on the CMP website and posting what you have there in the Garand and Bolt Action sections...
Forum: Cast Boolits
7000 grains to a pound. 200 grain bullet would be .028 pounds or 0.45 ounces. That would be 0.41 troy ounces. Silver at $24.50 today would mean the bullet would cost $10.05. But it would be fun...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I learned this the hard way too. I always leave a lead bullet in the die but when I left a 40 cal PC coated one that mother was totally stuck. Finally got it out after heating it up and beating on...
Forum: Our Town
I've been through these so many times it's comical. Same comments all the time. My first "crash" was Oct 87. Panic. Some time later there was another one, too old to remember the year, and sold...
Forum: Our Town
Midway to me for many years has been like doing your grocery shopping at the 7/11. I can always find things elsewhere cheaper delivered with little effort than Midway.
Forum: Our Town
Never liked baseball caps and switched over to wide brim hats for golf. Out east cowboy hats aren't popular at all especially for general wear. Finally got a couple of nice felt Stetson fedoras. ...
Forum: Cast Boolits
After sizing the bullet is perfectly round. PC doesn't prevent the bullet from being sized to shape.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I guess if you size before you PC then an undersized mold would make sense. I size after I PC so this does nothing. I get the exact same diameter after I PC and size as I get with a normal sized...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I only started PC'ing in my 40's. No matter what I did I couldn't stop them from leading. Those are the only ones I PC. No need to spend more time than needed, I still needed to size them and PC...
Forum: Our Town
Local sellers around NC and SC are asking from $75 to $125. Glad I bought a bunch years ago at $125 per case plus shipping and hazmat. Ah the good old days.
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
My mother told me when I was a kid that Spam was one of the main food groups.
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
I get them often from the Hatch Store and pre-order them to be shipped. Get them in 2 days by air. Last batch I was a bit disappointed in them because there were too many small chilis with not much...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I only PC my 40 cal bullets as nothing I have tried will stop the leading. and I've tried it all. Other than that I lube all my other pistol bullets as I see no good reason to spend more time than...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I don't PC rifle bullets but only some pistol ones. I tried standing them up and it was too time consuming so tried dumping them. much faster. I spread them out a bit so none are on top of...
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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 |