I just tried the belted mag brass the other day and it worked surprisingly well in my 1871. I set the sholder back to far the first time but after fire forming they worked great....
Type: Posts; User: Russ303
Forum: Military Rifles
I just tried the belted mag brass the other day and it worked surprisingly well in my 1871. I set the sholder back to far the first time but after fire forming they worked great....
Forum: Casting Equipment
I just got my order in and i love it. the best thing about its is that all 10 or so dies and the body only take up about the same space as 2 or 3 lee dies. There cost less then lee and ill save on...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I tryed some gator checks on my cm but they won't even fit on the bullet what is everyone using for checks?
Forum: Castpic of the Month
172419My first powder coated Lee 30-30's
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
172418There's just something about a mat black .314-185 with a sage 303 check that my #3's and mosin get enough of.
Forum: Gas Checks
ive tryed them all and heres what ive found out.
Brass and Copper checks work well in all sizers as long as they fit the bullet.
lube-a-sizers will use al checks just as good as any other check....
Forum: Gas Checks
six i think your problem is the mold not the gas check. i have a lee 30-30 mold that is the same way. i have to use sage 303 checks on it and i still have to tap them on. its a pain in the *** so i...
I use some old al cleaning rods with a cleaning tip cut off to give it a plastic tip like the tip of a pool stick.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I had the carcano out the other day it shot a .688 4 shot group at 50m with open sights so that answers that. Now I just need to try some longer shots
Forum: Special Projects
This sounds like something I would do but if your goal is to use 30-30 brass and cast bullets why not turn the barrel back and braze in an adaptor then run a finishing reamer in it. You could run 314...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
i checked the other posts but cant find anything on the carcano. has any one used hi tek or pc in the carcano im wondering if the gain rifling is going to be trible?
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 |