Sorry for not commenting for awhile got busy on projects.
Here is what I've learned. This is just from my limited experience.
You may have different experience. I tried the lead pot and yes it does...
Type: Posts; User: Buckbrush
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Sorry for not commenting for awhile got busy on projects.
Here is what I've learned. This is just from my limited experience.
You may have different experience. I tried the lead pot and yes it does...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Wow that's a beautifully done rifle. Thanks for
The tip. If I'd known that I could have just used lead
That would have saved me a sauce pan and 20 bucks.
Not mention the smell of cooking stump...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Well thank you for your reply. I'm not really looking to copy
A pre 64 . I wanted to have the trigger, firing pin rear cap, safety selector,
And bolt release be a bright blue to contrast with the...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I'm currently working on trying to get a bright blue
Color on some parts of a post m 70. I at this point I'm getting a
Nice blue black color using stump remover and 500
Degrees on a propane stove....
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Once again much appreciated every one's experience. Theirs always more
Than one way to skin a cat. Just like in machining no wrong
Way. But some ways are faster and some ways are better.
Thanks...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Thanks guys. Best place I know to get information .
I have a old 7mm mag seater die. I think I'll cut that down
And try that. If that doesn't work then I'll look at the 7-30
Die. Buffalo arms is...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I just purchased an old win94 in 25-35. Looking to form 30-30
Into 25-35. I have some Lee dies on the way. If I just run the 30-30
Brass thru the 25-35 die will I need a reamer for neck thickness?...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
It's defiantly stainless. Why kimber went and made 1 part out of stainless is beyond me.
I heated it up and darkened it using motor oil. That's as good as I'm going to get unless I do a hot blue.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Are their any steels that won't rust. It is very magnetic. I can't figure out why it won't rust blue.
It had the same type of coating as the rest of the parts. The gun did seem to have 2 different...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Need a little help with a kimber 8400.
I had a new barrel put on and wanted to rust blue the whole gun.
I have completed the bolt, trigger gaurd , and the back of the reciver.
So far every thing...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Thanka for your input. The Ramshot powders are the only thing I have been able to get with out paying Gunbroker prices. I have found the same thing with Ramshot hunter in the 270win you can really go...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Has anybody been using Ramshot Big game powder in 30.06 with 165gr btsp boolits?
Hornady list 58.3 gr as max and hogdon lists 54.0 gr as max. I did some latter tests with it
And I'm up around...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Well that was fun. It kinda acted like a bottle rocket. Only made it a foot and blew the primer out of the case. Childish I know but I never grew up so ya know. Drink more coffee do stupid stuff...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Thank you Indian joe. I'll write that # down I can't find any bullet molds that I want right now. I kind of guess I screwd the powder height up when my lube was oosing out. Oh well live and learn....
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
This forum freaking rocks. Thanks for this just what I was looking for. Was thinking about casting for my m1a.
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
I haven't been paper patching that long but my process mirrors that of distant thunder.
Any thing to reducing time. I wrap by hand put thru sizing die it seems to iron on the paper. Seat by hand and...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Yeah okay That makes more sense to me. My black powder isn't all that dense started with 43 gr by weight and stopped at 48gr. At 48gr it was almost to the top of my 2.125" bass case. I compressed it...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Okay thank you. I need to use the grease cookie because I'm loading paper patched
Boolits. Still don't understand the purpose of the drop tube if I'm compressing and adding
More powder and...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Merry Christmas and happy new year to all.
Okay I'm trying to load home made black powder in a marlin 38-55.
I have multiple questions but I want to ask the 3 that I'm dealing
With right now. My...
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 |