I have a REM580 SS with a BUSHNELL BANNER 8X scope. Had a local gunsmith hone trigger pull rom 9 or 10 about 2 to 2 1\2 lbs. It loves some old Peters Copper Clad HP bullets I have. As I remember it...
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Forum: Rimfire Area
I have a REM580 SS with a BUSHNELL BANNER 8X scope. Had a local gunsmith hone trigger pull rom 9 or 10 about 2 to 2 1\2 lbs. It loves some old Peters Copper Clad HP bullets I have. As I remember it...
Just picked up a Western Field MODEL 326 20GA Full Choke.What's your opinion on using Lyman Foster as cast slugs in it? (Opinions are like elbows, almost everyone has at least one).
Would appreciate for names and addresses of people who rifle shot gun barrels.
Thanks Carl Arndt 24400 W 93rd N, Mt. Hope, KS 67108 Email ka0tqv@juno.com 3rd digit is a ZERO and not an OH. My...
I own a 4in bbled taurus and a Marlin 1894c. I usw 38spl brass for both with a blue lubed 220 GR cas bullet seated and crimped to bottom groove. I know it's a safe loadand dont really care about...
Got a good buy on some sized and lubed 200 GR round nosed bullets made right here in Kansas. I use 38SPL cases, 2.5 GR of Bullseye, crimp into top groove. Works OK in my 4in bbl'd TAURUS and my...
Forum: Rimfire Area
Tried about 6 rifles and the regular Federals seemed to have the edge.
Forum: Leverguns
Anyone had any experience with the FULLY copper plated bullet in the 357 MAGNUM cal? If so would like to know what your loads were and did it reduce leading? Just got a new 1894c, haven't fired it...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I own one one year older than I am. It was mfd in 1930 SN 50XXX. To take down bbl, you must screw magazine cap CW, rotate bbl 1\4 turn and remove bbl. I removed magazine cap pin, cleaned everything...
Forum: Our Town
Read in an older gun book on taking an Enfield and converting it into a 458 AMERICAN. They used a 264 Winchester Magnum for the case. I've always been intrigued by that cartridge. Does anyone know of...
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Does sprinkling gun powder in your garden produce new guns?
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Wife sez "Don't understand why you put catnip in front of your targets."
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In the June 1986 issue of American Hunter, Finn Aagaard wrote an article The Scope Power Dilemma. Basically he stated that the majority of hunters were overscoped. You don't need a 3-9 power scope to...
Forum: Rimfire Area
Went out this AM in the good old Kansas heat and tried my luck at 50 yds again. This time I used American Eagle (Federal) rounds. Got a nice perfectly rounded group 1 in high using the Federals....
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I own a 580, SS 22 cal RF, Seems to be pretty accurate but trigger pull leaves some thing to desire.. Anyone out there had any experience removing one? The trigger spring is long and they've...
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Thanks Leadman I'll keep an eye out for primer prptrusion and mark those cases. CW
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Forum: Our Town
If you shot squib loads and power loads, you are supposed to mark the squib load brass. My question is, what is the cutoff point (pressure and\or velocity) that determines the difference. I...
Bought a single cavity .66 mold from Cabllas recently. Have fired several thru my 20ga Stevens with an open choke. Don't try it in any 20ga that's choked. The mold is made of brass and comes with...
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I've read Capsticks book at least once and he's good at it. Peter was a success on Wall Street, decided to start up his own Safari Outfit, operating out of New York City. He had a lot of well heeled...
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Josh - You really made those American Eagles scream. I'm no expert on target scoring, but by blowing up the pic and looking at it with a magnifying glass, there's no doubt in my mind. It's the bottom...
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An aid to target shooting is a good gunrest. You can build a simple one for practically nothing. Basic dimensions for the lumber is 3\4" x 36" x 6" for the bottom board and the two uprights are are...
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Buckshot - You're right. Stamped on my rifle is Remington 580. I've got an original instruction brochure and it lists a 580 SB (smooth bore). Very rarely seen. Another goof. I called a Monte Carlo...
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On July 17 2010 I got my chance to sight in my 580. Standard practice for the .22 long rifle is dead on at 20 yds, 1"" high at fifty and dead on again at 85 yds. Using CCI Blazer ammo I was more than...
Forum: Rimfire Area
Both are 22 rimfires. The 66 is a German made Colt 45 lookalike or clone.
The 580 is a single shot rifle with a drop comb. It has two cousins, the 581 and 582, clip and magazine fed...
Forum: Our Town
I've quite a bit of input in less than 24 hours! One thing I've learned WEIGH ALL CASES! Tnx CW
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 |