If the plunger doesn't push in, order a new shaft from NAA and dremel the old one off. The spring just holds the pin out, ball fits in detent in pin and barrel. Or try the 4-6 thous feeler gauge -...
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Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
If the plunger doesn't push in, order a new shaft from NAA and dremel the old one off. The spring just holds the pin out, ball fits in detent in pin and barrel. Or try the 4-6 thous feeler gauge -...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Sulfur will harden bullets. Probably not what you want for balls. And it never stops stinking.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Brake cleaner, front and back of cylinder pin. Detent spring may be rusted but everything else is SS.
No, you can't see through the brush with IR. Had a hog come in trough the trees, stopped at the edge of the field then turned into the brush. I wasn't fast enough. I like the AGM Rattler V2 640....
Forum: Casting Equipment
Spray painter's mask should work but what about the eyes? Googles too.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
shimming the barrel extension -- never made any sense to me (assume proper barrel nut - old style timing gas tube). Nor the locketite or 'squaring' the upper.
Forum: Our Town
Might check to see if the motor bearings need some lube first, they usually are just low power shaded pole motors. Yup, replace if needed.
Forum: Our Town
When parents passed my brother was the executor. He got a lawyer as probate had to be filed. Most was in trusts so probate was pretty simple, taxes paid from trust. The 'rule' is, if taxes haven't...
Forum: Our Town
Just cut it down! Then have fun digging out the roots. People plant those and crępe myrtles next to foundations only to find they suck the h2o from under the slab. Then complain when the foundation...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Just start lower and work up for real heavies.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
That's about the same as my BO load. Runs about 1600 fps.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Dive weights and boat ballast are about any metal that will melt and pour.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I size and then turn, looking for a ten thous neck thickness. Normally just takes off the high spots. PPU is normally thick but wall thickness is pretty uniform. I use the RCBS tool and put the case...
Did get a hog couple weeks ago, 100 yds. 300 BO and 135 ftx. Got an armadillo the nite before @ 50 yds.
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
Try a 10# buffalo on a 8 wt flyrod. Not much fun.
I use 10 rnd Lancers but have a single shot mag also. Actually just blocks the mag well and you drop one in the ejection port.
Forum: Factory Rifles
CW's vid is the way I do it, even for newly mounted scope. Then shoot a group to make sure. Then play with the reticle to make sure it returns to where you set it! Yes, I use a front stand and rear...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have a shell holder in each die box. And I adjust/grind the bottom of the die (if needed) to allow proper headspace. I tried grinding a shell holder - nope, too hard.
Lee sizers tend to get cruddy from Sb when sizing and tear the bands when sizing. If they are hard to size they may get base fins, a no no. Use BLL or LLA sparingly will help a lot (BLL is 50/50...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I use a dental pick to clean the spout but paper clip works fine. Never lapped the pin/spout. The spout is interesting, looks to be a 2 piece unit with a volume between the valve and spout. Only...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Bring lead with you. By yourself or movers. Ammo, primers and powder in your vehicle. There is a seller in Houston for LARGE sales of lead. Or Roto metals. Most tire shops have a deal with...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
PC and lubricated with orange magic. Solvent makes PC sticky.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
The normal procedure for sub loads is start a min load and work DOWN. Was reading a post that a guy was getting stuck bullets (jacketed, 30 cal) at 700 fps. Why that low? Yup, he'd pound out the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I just move from hole to hole. Lee pot. Large sprue keeps plate hot. Dropping the mold on a hard surface will force sprue alloy into the cavity - don't slam 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 |