I appreciate your fast replies. Thanks gents.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
I appreciate your fast replies. Thanks gents.
Forum: Cast Boolits
A scrapper I know sent me this pic asking if I wanted to "buy this lead"..
Is it lead ?
Edit: image removed
Forum: Hunting with CB's
James,
Try here, direct from Remington:
https://www.remington.com/shotshell/accutip-sabot-slug/
There are a lot of ammo scams online now. Be cautious when buying that way from unknown sources.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
As to accuracy, with the previously mentioned AccuTips and scope at 7x, off a bag, my 3 shot groups resulted in all holes touching. They really are pretty surprising guns!
Hope you enjoy yours James...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
James,
I can't recall any other specifics re the Leupold currently on mine, sorry to say.
If I were you I might put a quick call in to Leupold and ask them directly.
BTW the AccuTip slugs are...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I've taken a number of cow elk with a 20ga Savage 220F using Remington 3-in AccuTips. Gun wears a 2-7X Leupold.
Shots so far have been 30 yards, 76 yards, and 93 yards. ...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Very interesting and useful information, gentlemen. Thank you.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Thank you very much. I think I'll pass on these . Certainly appreciate your response
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Apologies for my lack of clarity in the opening post.
A scrap metal guy I buy from says that he has a large number of 'used lead gloves', The type worn by radiologic technicians. I don't have any...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Are they worth messing with?
A scrapper I know told me he has quite a lot of them.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I'd like to send a friend of mine a box of cast bullets for his model 69. He lives in another State and I would rather not mail him my pin gauges.
I seem to recall reading somewhere that this model...
Mine weigh 270gr, with lube and GC installed, when cast of 20:1.
Powders on hand: Unique, 2400, 4227, #9, 296, H110, TiteGroup.
6.5" 29-2.
Deer hunting application, so thinking between 1k and...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Maybe I need to look at a different system of applying the powder?
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Rancher,
I see the edges of the meplat are dinged in as well.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
These are 358-158 KT bullets before and after PC (BHN 12). I shake & bake using Smoke's clear, in this case.
If you zoom in on the first pic you can see nice clear crisp edges. After powder coating,...
Forum: Cast Boolits
The curve of results actually looks exactly as I would have guessed, with one exception: the bulge in ages 31-40.
I'm 62.. but only on the outside.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Currently in the freezer: elk, blacktail, bear, and a little antelope. This year I took two blacktails and a cow elk. Also have a bit of local beef and lamb in the freezer, some steelhead, possibly a...
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 |