None of the yards around here will touch jackets. Check around before you put work into them.
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Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
None of the yards around here will touch jackets. Check around before you put work into them.
Nothing wrong with buying a gimmick gun like the Judge for a toy as long as you understand what it is.
Forum: Leverguns
I would be concerned that wear around the loading gate would have it looking ratty way before it’s time.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Cartridges are basically small bombs you intend to detonate inches from your only pair of eyes. Wary is called for.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Is the gas port in the block aligned with the barrel? Gas key tight?
Forum: Our Town
My sincere condolences. I know it doesn’t seem like it now, but the pain will fade while the memories remain.
Forum: Our Town
We first hired an accountant when we started renting my wife’s ancestral home. He charges us a fee per form every year and then "discounts” it. Last year’s filing was a touch over $300. In the 15 or...
Forum: Our Town
My back yard is full of the dogs and cats we’ve had over the years. I long ago learned to dig before we go to the vet. It is easier without the tears. My condolences to you.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
2 ounces of pewter into 20 pounds of lead would be near enough a 1% plus up.
Forum: Our Town
My Father made his peace with God and knew he was headed to a better place. He did not welcome death, but he didn’t fear it either. That’s pretty much the way I’m living my life too. My girl is...
Range bags are generally over priced and they have the sort of configuration issues you mention. I use a 36 inch hockey equipment bag that I’ve had at least 30 years. Search for sports equipment...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I’m glad. I have used it a couple times now and it has been everything I hoped for.
It would be a lot cheaper too, unfortunately the availability of hickory nut ammunition is very dependent on location. [smilie=l:
Marbles would shatter on a box car. Made a satisfying thump.
Forum: Factory Rifles
At first glance I did too. Around here it would be a better choice. During the “summer of love” there were marches only a couple blocks from my house. My 9mm AR replaced the 12 bore bedside until the...
Forum: Factory Rifles
6851 is 7.62x39, not 9mm.
For home defense… not around here, but not everyone lives in the squalid suburbs with 20 yards between houses. I wouldn’t choose FMJ regardless.
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
At 5 bucks a pound, cut them into stew meat!
I would go with the Lancers. The magazine is a pretty important piece of a semi auto. I have zero confidence in Duramag or Promag quality. Also, try to find physical dimensions in the advertising....
Forum: Casting Equipment
Oh, and for the drip… I have a bent paper clip lashed to a piece of dowel. Place an ingot mold under the valve, open it, run the wire in and wiggle, remove, let the lead run for 2 or 3 seconds, done....
Forum: Casting Equipment
I had a very similar problem. The thermostat had gone bad. Check yours by bypassing the thermostat (easy to do, just have to move one wire on a spade connector) and see if the pot gets hotter. If it...
Forum: Hunting Accessories
Had both the Jon-e and charcoal stick warmers back when I was doing winter camping. Still have a couple of the Jon-e warmers and replaced the deteriorated lighting wicks with cotton string years ago....
Seems like an easy fix. Bring your own frames and a 1/4 sheet of plywood.
If you don’t want to bring your own frames, buy 6 pack of rubber door stops and throw them in your range bag.
Forum: Factory Rifles
I use .38 Long Colt brass to make my ICORE and USPSA Revolver loads. They are a .38 Special +P load in brass .120 shorter and a boolit that seats very deep. As I have gotten on in years I grew...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
How much Blackout brass do you lose? Trade your range brass 2 for 1 for headstamps that work.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I’m of a different opinion. Linotype is 12% antimony with 4% tin and it casts as sharp and detailed as printing type requires it. There is no way your range scrap has 12% antimony. So adding 2% by...
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 |