Wolfdog, I grew up not far from you but now live in Waco, Tx. I have had difficulty contacting you on PM. Please ping me on PM, and I will reply.
Type: Posts; User: lightload
Forum: Our Town
Wolfdog, I grew up not far from you but now live in Waco, Tx. I have had difficulty contacting you on PM. Please ping me on PM, and I will reply.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Stay with buckshot since the ball shoots high. This way you can relax and not fret about correcting aim if you did fire the ball load. Ask the guides if they know how to remove the back strap which...
Can anyone provide velocity figure for the 34 and 36 grain loads?
38 grains of IMR 3031 and a 405 grain cast boolit is a most often recommended factory duplication load giving slightly over 1300 fps. Can a member with Quick Load estimate velocity with this bullet...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
The 380ACP is a straight wall case. The 9mm case is tapered. External dimensions are different.
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Good points all. Bullets passed smash test. I was surprised that I could scratch surface. I have necessary tools to do it right.
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Rifle is a Handi Rifle. I don't use this technique except when loading a few rounds to experiment. I have correct tools including NOE expanders. I wondered why the coating would scratch. I have not...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Can't scratch with a finger nail. Alloy is hard. I have correct expanders and will use one and test fire. I'm giving the Handi Rifle and reloads to a young relative in another state and wish to avoid...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I bought coated 405 gr .460 45-70 bullets which can be seated by hand without tools. This light friction against the case is scratching the bullet at the base. Removing to inspect scratches other...
Forum: Our Town
Running the hook's shaft through pvc pipe and greasing the pipe would make climbing more difficult.
Forum: Our Town
My health has failed. I've sold many guns and have given a few to others. Likewise, I have given some reloading items to young folks,
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Recently MidSouth offered a no harzard shipping charge if you ordered at least $99 of powder or primers. I ordered 2 lbs of Bullseye for $99 and paid actual shipping fee. Yes, that's still high, but...
Forum: Shot Guns
Many of the older pump shotguns wore adjustable chokes or a Cutts. These devices reduced value of Model 12's, and I found a couple good deals on 12's for this reason.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I don't know either. Back scratcher maybe?
Once the op expressed interest in gun smithing. I pm'ed him and offered a desirable general manual. I still ain't heard from him.
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
My post office is always short on cash. I will take a check from old heads here. Sometimes I send cash in the mail at my own risk. I learned that if a letter with a money order gets lost or stolen, I...
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
Use ice water. Insert thermometer stem. After a couple minutes, it should read 32. Move indicator there. Close enough.
Forum: Our Town
It can be reused. Oil or grease on metal to be treated slows down its action. It will remove gun blue. Harbor Freight sells it.
Forum: AirGuns
Hey Randy. Please post a picture of you grabbing a big python by the neck.
Forum: Leverguns
My guess is that some of the same factors that made some of the older Marlins shoot larger groups might apply here. An example is fore end pressure on the barrel.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I've decided to fill the stock paver's sand and not use the mercury recoil reducer.
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 |