Perhaps it was a gift to someone that was hated. The milled area is just in front of the touch hole and directly on the bottom of the barrel. If someone had tried to fire it the explosion would...
Type: Posts; User: hornady308
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Perhaps it was a gift to someone that was hated. The milled area is just in front of the touch hole and directly on the bottom of the barrel. If someone had tried to fire it the explosion would...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
A couple of weeks ago I picked up a standard CVA .45 flintlock Kentucky rifle for $100. Looking the gun over it was evident that it had never been fired but was obviously 30 or 40 years old. It had...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I'm not positive about the twist rate, but I assumed it is 1:48 since it is clearly not a round ball twist. The maxis are loose enough that they will slide out of the barrel all by themselves.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I recently picked up an absolutely lovely .45 Lyman "Plains Rifle" that was made in 1974. I cast maxis using a Lyman 2-cav 454616 that drop at 225 grains and work great in a TC Hawken and a H&A...
Forum: Military Rifles
If you need a bunch of different parts it might be cheaper to buy an ugly, sporterized rifle at auction.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I have a typical Handi in 357 with a long chamber. One of my hunting loads uses a Lee 200gr (RCBS clone) over 16.5gr Lil Gun with a col=1.873. I would love to do some more experimenting, but the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have an early Rem rolling block action with a modern 30-40 barrel. My hunting load is a Ranch Dog 170 gr bullet over 29gr of IMR3031. This produces approx. 1900 fps and very nice 100 yard groups....
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I would use data for the Lyman 429215. Unique, Red Dot, Promo and Power Pistol might do well.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
That's a good sized buck. Congrats. How much Leverevolution are you using?
Forum: Hunting with CB's
It is really hard to beat a 250'ish grain cast bullet in a 44 mag for deer. In case you ever get a chance, I read an article several years ago by Brian Pearce where he recommended 9.5 grains of...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I really appreciate the great responses from everyone. I removed the breech block to get a better look at the stud extractor and it seems to be a piece of rod driven or screwed into a hole in the...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
A while back I picked up a custom built Remington rolling block in 30-40 Krag. I assume the action is a No. 1, so I am keeping pressures low. I have no idea who built it or when. The problem has...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I have a .45 half-stock percussion rifle that was made by Bob Tingle. It is very accurate and is a blast to shoot, but the coil spring in the lock has reached the end of the road. I might be able...
I've had a 6.5" Raging Bull for several years now, but never gotten the kind of accuracy from it that I always expected. It was impossible for bullets sized .454" to fit into the cylinder when using...
Forum: Military Rifles
I wish you luck. I have two of the fakes and have never gotten them to work well. They weren't expensive, so I beat one of them with a hammer since I figured it would not hurt. I think it helped,...
Forum: Cast Boolits
"I wouldn’t worry about the case differences so much as forgetting and slipping one of those short magnums into a .38 Special revolver."
Just to be clear, when I talk about loading 357 loads using...
Forum: Leverguns
I'd like to nominate Power Pistol for consideration. I use it in revolvers and lever actions for 357, 44 mag and 45 Colt. It meters better than flake powders, comes close to completely burning in...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Mr. Skrimps,
Like you, I have a 357 chambered Rossi 92 that cannot handle cartridges much longer than 1.600". In order to use the Ranch Dog 359-190-rf, I load them in 38 Spl brass, but at magnum...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I have a GP-100 with a 6" barrel. My hunting load is a NOE 359-190-rf hollow point that weighs 173 grains, over 13gr 2400, a WSP, col=1.657". This load averages 1213fps, sd=23, es=66.
The Ranch Dog bullets are designed for tumble lubing, but I just lube it in a Lyman at .359" and cast from air-cooled wheel weights. Load with 35-36 gr IMR 3031 and a standard rifle primer. My...
I use the Ranch Dog bullet that was designed for the Marlin, the noe 359-190-rf, about 188gr, wcww, 35gr Benchmark and Fed LR primer. This bullet and load works well in my Marlin and a Model 14...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
It looks like Goofy has come up with some reasonably accurate loads. That's great if you're interested in accuracy, but some of us specialize in groups of two to three inches at 100 yds.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I have one in the original chambering. I get very good accuracy using the 429421 at .425", cast of pure lead, with 12gr Unique and a standard rifle primer. Average velocity from that really long...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I started reloading in the early 80's as a teenager because factory loaded 44 Mag ammo was too expensive. I started casting 20 years ago because I thought it would be fun (and I was right). When I...
Forum: Military Rifles
That's too pretty to use! I'd be afraid to scratch it.
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 |