Mike, lots of them in rimmed cal. 303sav, 22HP. They work just fine, I am getting my 22 HP up and running that I bought last month. If you are lucky you might find one in 38-55, or 32-40, 25-35. They...
Type: Posts; User: singleshot1
Forum: Leverguns
Mike, lots of them in rimmed cal. 303sav, 22HP. They work just fine, I am getting my 22 HP up and running that I bought last month. If you are lucky you might find one in 38-55, or 32-40, 25-35. They...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
:coffee:Excavman, I have one of the older Pact models that I have used for several years, with no problems at all. I am not in a hurry, so I have not upgraded to the faster model. It is very...
Forum: Special Projects
45-70bpcr,
My Liberty safe has sat in our garage for several years now, winter, summer, and everything inbetween. One golden rod which is on 24/7. During the winter months if you remove a...
Forum: Gas Checks
Hi, yes I have used them in a 6.5 Swede. An Old West mold, plain base, with a hard wax check. I got the sheet wax from a fellow in Pa. a number of years ago. It looks like the dental wax mentioned in...
:cbpour:Deep South,
I to have a Hoch pistol mould. In the past Dave kept some of those moulds in stock. That may still be the case, I would check with him. Also the pistol moulds are not...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Six Symphony,
As No Dak Jak said that Hollywood press is missing the7/8X14 bushing. Last I knew they are still in business. I don't have an address handy, but I am sure someone does. If...
Forum: Our Town
Sprue, they are for the Pro-2000 press. They work super, to reload get the small press that is made for that. Other wise it would PITA to try to reload. You could trade for some that are not in the...
Flash, not sure, but you might check with Shiloh Sharps. Back when they were located in NY they made some moulds for the percussion models. Dave
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Hi, your two die set was probably made that way. Back in the 50's I bought a set of 44sp dies that was just two dies. They worked ok, the only set that ever did that I had. What you are doing,...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Littlejack, check out the 14th edition of the Speer manual. Bret Olin has a very good chapter on some testing they did on black powder loading. He is a R & D engineer with Speer and shoots black...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
JCW1970, go to e-bay under reloading equipment, presses. The newer type rams for the interchangable shellholders are listed from time to time. You might also check gunbroker and auctionarms....
Forum: Single Shot Guns
:coffee:Yes they are having some problems. I would hope that they can straighten things out. You can still get answers to your questions though. Dave:Fire:
Forum: Single Shot Guns
8-)StrawHat, check out the ASSRA site. Lots of info there. Just type in ASSRA and it will get you there. Vail [Marlinguy] if he is still there, should provide all the information you want. ...
Forum: Our Town
:drinks:Since 54 for 53 years. Getting old!! Dave
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Mikenbarb, latest catalog I have is for 2005-2006. E-mail is cadqueenell11@aol.com. Snail mail is 10642 Arminta St. Sun Valley, Ca 91352 or phone number is818-842-8376. The owners are Joe and...
Forum: Our Town
Bullshot, Can't say as I blame you. I would have to buy it also. Very, very nice wood. Dave
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Waksupi, I don't remember the process Steve used, but it has held up well for some years now. He is using the bone charcoal on the hi-walls now. I know that isn't what he used on my action. The...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Waksupi, it is case hardened. The pictures blow up so much it distorts them. The stocks were just blanks that Steve got from Richard Hoch when he bought the rights to manufacture the action. I sent...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
With any luck this will show two pictures of my rifle.
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I have one of the later Meacham actions, it is a 45-70, weighs just over 17 lbs with no sights. It made up into a nice bench or long range prone rifle. Has a good trigger and fast lock time. You...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
John,
It is rather costly, but that isn't out of line. If you remember back in the 50's and 60's they were the Rolls Royce of reloading presses. I still think they are, super workmenship,...
Forum: Casting Equipment
:) omgb, got the tool today. It is just as they said, new in the box. Not much to it, one side holds lube the other the die. There is a long spring above the sizer die, which will expell the bullet...
Forum: Casting Equipment
ombg, I talked to the people at Hornady today and they didn't know if they had any info on the luber-sizer. But he said he would look and get back to me. Not any chance at all that there would be any...
Forum: Casting Equipment
:coffee: Yes, that is the one I got. Spent last night trying to find some mention of it in back issues of Gun Digest and Handloaders Digest. In the 1953 Gun Digest is the first catalog reference to...
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 |