Broke down some factory .38 super a buddy bought by mistake. Turned it into 9mm and a box of .38 super brass.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
Broke down some factory .38 super a buddy bought by mistake. Turned it into 9mm and a box of .38 super brass.
Forum: Factory Rifles
They are light and handy. I didn't like the plastic hinge and it felt like it was going to fly apart when shooting it. I thought is was expensive for being a very light cheaply manufactured gun.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I too calculated about 15% loss on wheel weights that were nearly all lead. From three years ago. clips, a couple of zincs and a little trash.
Forum: Rimfire Area
I have a Marlin 981T that is a tack driver. I should have kept looking for one with a wood stock, but this one has been nice all the same. Nicest shooting .22 I have, and it goes forever with the...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I picked up a Taurus G3c at the local gun store for $ 225, used with the original box and three magazines. No name, but found the original receipt in the bottom of the box. Bigger than my pocket gun,...
Forum: Vintage Rifle & Range Scopes
I have a JW Fecker 10x on a Winchester 1885 Hiwall in .22 Lovell. It has screw on caps that seem to seal it pretty well when stored. The glass is still clear and bright, and I have been able to hit a...
Forum: Rimfire Area
I got one for Christmas in 1991, I was very excited about it! Shot it a lot and I still have it! It has the slightly short magazine tube (15 rounds?) instead of the full length 18 round.
My backordered Lee 356-125 -2R 9mm mold arrived today! I used to think I would never reload 9mm....Not the case now.
Forum: Our Town
It concerns me that there's nothing to put in them! But yes, I picked up some magazines the other day because the price was really good.
Forum: Our Town
Prayers sent to ease the suffering in this time of loss.
Forum: Vintage Powder Cans / Tins
I have a theory about stuff that ends up being collectible. If someone doesn't throw away 98 percent of stuff over the years, the other 2 percent will never be valuable.
Forum: Vintage Reloading Gear
This is my grandfather's 22 Lovell R-2 loading setup. This stuff came with a Winchester 1885 Hiwall and 10x Fecker scope he bought after getting out of the Navy after WWII. I am lucky to have the...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Second that - cheap break open shotgun plus an epoxied in liner, modify/build up the extractor. Easiest way to go I think!
Edit - not much umph there, wouldn't make it longer than 16.25"!
Forum: Single Shot Guns
To get a .357 handi with an SB2 frame, I bought an SB2 rifle, sold the barrel, and sent the frame to H&R for refit in .357. I wanted to be able to add rifle barrels later, so it has cost a little...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Wow - been looking for one of these for a long time now, it's a very versatile gun! Greybeard has a .357 max chamber reamer rental program that I would like to take advantage of. I could not find one...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Well, I probably won't shoot this one a whole lot, but it's good to know the brass might be worth saving. A lot of it was not loaded, the stuff that was did exhibit a lot of "season cracking" at the...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I've got a bunch of formed brass for my grandfather's 22 R2 Hiwall. Some is loaded, and it is very old - I don't think he continued reloading after dabbling with it in the 1950's. A lot of the loaded...
Forum: Our Town
Wow - we had a mild earthquake in SC last night! I was on the phone with someone about 20 miles away, which confirmed that things were shaking somewhere else at the same time. I'm in Laurens, the...
Forum: Our Town
Not sure if this is best place to ask, but surely some of y'all must be into this. What's a decent detecting rig to start with? I have access to historic property, with the possibility of artifacts...
Forum: Special Projects
I'm disappointed in the price and selection of .357 carbines out there, and I've been kicking around the idea of an Enfield in .357 magnum. I think it would make the best candidate for an "easy...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I looked into buying one of these, the more reliable models were the 7400 and 750 with solid bolt lugs. The 740 and 742 had sectional lugs - like an interrupted screw. These smaller lugs dig into the...
Bersa Thunder .45 Compact. I had one of these, and I really liked it. It felt like a large PPK, and shot well too. With the aluminum frame, it was light and easy to carry. I like the DA decockers for...
Forum: Cast Boolits
It's .450 groove if my measurement is correct. I want to see how this thing shoots, so I ordered a .452 diameter soft lead hb to try. Thanks for all the information, I'll look into the mold if this...
Forum: Cast Boolits
My bore seems to measure around .448/9", with the grooves at .450". I'm finding hollow base bullets with diameters from .452" to .455". Will the .455" bullets swedge down alright in this thing? I'm a...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Hi all,
I've got an old Webley MkVI, and I slugged the cylinder throat and barrel. The cylinder throat measures .450" and the barrel measures .448" id. I would guess .452" lead bullets would...
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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 |
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