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I just finished the filing of this front strap. My eyesight is starting to make this work difficult. I still need to parkerize the checkering.
Type: Posts; User: SPRINGFIELDM141972
Forum: Special Projects
308625
I just finished the filing of this front strap. My eyesight is starting to make this work difficult. I still need to parkerize the checkering.
Forum: Special Projects
This post has been so long ago that I forgot all about it. But I never added a finished photo of the rifle prior to giving back to my brother. So...297322
This obviously old news but I finally got this issue resolved.
No help from Taurus. No readily available info. But after about 3 hours of internet searching, I found a reference to J-frame S&W...
Forum: Leverguns
I have the 454 Rossi 92 and have not experienced any problems with it feeding 45 Colt rounds.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Like the majority of those who responded here, I too, use it for most of my 45 Colt loads up to Ruger only loads.
Forum: Special Projects
The photos are not showing right now because photo bucket is offline for maintenance. They should so back up sooner or later.
I actually did. This rifle was given to my granddad by my father on a...
Forum: Special Projects
taco650,
Yes I did. I spent two hours steaming out dents of the forearm. Then laid out the pattern. Both pieces will have the finish knocked down with steel wool and a final coat of oil rubbed in...
Forum: Special Projects
http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu86/SPRINGFIELDM141972/FB_IMG_1453605361075_resized.jpg
The checkering is completed. Now, on to the metal work.
Forum: Special Projects
http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu86/SPRINGFIELDM141972/20160123_092402_resized.jpg
The onside checkering on the pistol grip.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Holy Moley. I was proud of my being able buy some Unique after 18 monthes. Nice Score.
Forum: Special Projects
What is your log diameter? That will drive what the width of your stock board should be. You need to be able to align the grain to run along the wrist of the stock. The blank should be quarter sawn...
Forum: Special Projects
I got my bluing tank burners today. [smilie=w:
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Forum: Hunting with CB's
I would take the deer. He is not going to get the shot anyway. I see nothing to question in this situation.
Forum: Special Projects
A couple of pictures of the stock fitted.
http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu86/SPRINGFIELDM141972/2015-11-22%2009.44.04.jpg...
Forum: Special Projects
The butt stock is fitted and glassed. The tang will required some filing to bring it down to the top of the wrist. I couldn't do much about it, as the wrist just didn't have the girth to accommodate...
I like 8.5 gr. of Herco under a 330 gr. Lee 45/70 boolit sized to .452. It shoots as well as I can hold out of my SRH chambered for 454 Casull.
Forum: Special Projects
I don't put anything under my lathe or mill for that matter. A couple of things that happen when you do, 1. The chips from the machines get down in with the tooling and if you haven't had a deep...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I had a mess of these critters. I killed 7 a year before last, and 2 last year.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I will try to post the target picture.
http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu86/SPRINGFIELDM141972/2015-11-10%2020.40.46.jpg
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 |