Came across this article from the NRA's American Rifleman, thought it may be of interest here:
https://www.americanrifleman.org/art..._campaign=0119
Came across this article from the NRA's American Rifleman, thought it may be of interest here:
https://www.americanrifleman.org/art..._campaign=0119
"Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it."
~Pericles~
The exhibit was not active when I visited that part. I got to see the tooling but it would have been a lot better to see it in action!
My mother got interested in chasing our family's genealogy and that search took us to colonial Jamestown and Williamsburg. While we were there I got to visit the gunsmith shop several times. For me this was the most fantastic site of the entire property. Sad to hear the shop is not operating now, hope this is only a temporary or seasonal shut-down. Or, perhaps, they may be having a hard time finding skilled craftsmen to staff that role. That would be more logical.
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 |