Most likely one from last years brood. They grow slooow.
Best story is my oldest sister commenting that she never sees turtles in SE Michigan. I sent her probably 8 photos in 2 weeks of turtles I...
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Forum: Our Town
Most likely one from last years brood. They grow slooow.
Best story is my oldest sister commenting that she never sees turtles in SE Michigan. I sent her probably 8 photos in 2 weeks of turtles I...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I've got a 24x32 heated work shop with a full compliment of woodworking tools, plus a South Bend lathe and all the casting and reloading stuff needed for 70+ calibers/gauges. Plus a separate 12x36...
Forum: Leverguns
I've got one, it was given to me 3-4 years ago. I haven't had the time to fool with it much. I'll dig out my load data for it. I think I used a NOE 150 grain spire point. Fun little rifle to shoot.
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Forum: Swappin & Sellin
Gonna get my hands slapped for kibbitzing, the Lee trim gages to me are a superior system.
And more available than (and less expensive).
And you can make your own gages for "esoteric"...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Do a "google" search for "Savage bolt disassembly", you'll find a number of videos and text descriptions of how to do it. It's pretty straight forward.
Here's one:
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Forum: Our Town
And me getting the stink eye from my doctor on Monday because my A1C is up to 7.5.
You people are evil.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Thanks for the pointers on where to buy the brass, I don't really need the brass, this was more a "can it be done" question.
I was stopping at a gun shop this afternoon that had a nice 7.5x55...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I've tried multiple searches for information on forming 7.5x55 cases to no avail.
Is my google-fu on the fritz?
Is it the wrong phase of the moon?
Or so simple that any low grade moron could...
Forum: Swappin & Sellin
458 isn't easy to come by, push comes to shove, you can form from other cases, that's what I ended up having to do. I even wrote up what worked for me, it should still be in the case forming section....
Forum: Swappin & Sellin
Not once fired, but I'm pretty sure I can come up with at least 100 Hornady, all fired in the same rifle.
Let me know if you're interested.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Is it in the cool yellow cans? Used some 230P last month. Probably the same vintage, finding data for that was a challenge.
That said my 1976 Winchester freebie powder manual only listed 540, no...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
What is this new brass thing that is being bandied about?:kidding:
Forum: Swappin & Sellin
Brighten my weekend, buy my stuff.
1) RCBS 308 F/L sizer die, $22, shipped. Now $20, shipped. Now $18, shipped. Now $16, shipped.
2) 100 pieces Winchester 270 brass, R-P head stamp, fired...
Forum: Swappin & Sellin
Nobody in SE Michigan or NW Ohio need boomer powder?
Somebody NEEDS this powder.
Forum: Swappin & Sellin
Found the 7 Mag, should ship out today. Still got stuff.
Could consider offers, just no live(or dead) chickens or special deals from Nigerian prince's.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
10 years between posts.
And I thought I resuscitated some old threads.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
A couple of references here:
https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?21204-Win-540-MS-Powder
https://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/winchester-540-vs-540ms.10908/
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Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Did NOT buy the pound of Blue Dot for $84.99.
This was at a gun shop on the west side of Michigan, I was on the way home from looking at the house my daughter is probably going to buy. Usually...
Forum: Our Town
We had one guy at one of my clubs not be able to find the dot on his pistol with a Red Dot sight. You can guess what happened, he stuck his index finger out in front the sight to see if the sight was...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Stumbled on this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HhdkkdsvTM
Forum: Vintage Reloading Gear
I bought an adapter from Sinclair when they were still in business. I needed a smaller orifice for the 204 Ruger. It came with an adapter and an extended clear drop tube with three different...
Forum: Our Town
I belong to 4 gun clubs, each for a different reason. I've made great friends at all of them. Yes, there have been issues at all of them at one point or another, never anything that was...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Settled on 8.3 grains. Cycles the action, brass pops up about a foot above the gun and drops at my feet. I could probably up it a little bit, but it's nice not having to chase brass.
Started with...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Thanks for the data, I've already checked the Lyman #3, no luck there. I think there is a Speer #10 in the 4-1/2' long reloading manual library, have to dig it out. My Winchester freebie manuals that...
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 |