Please post some pics of the restored truck.when you get time.
Type: Posts; User: Thumbcocker
Forum: Our Town
Please post some pics of the restored truck.when you get time.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Love the story of that rifle. Good shooting.
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No experience with red dots. Glad you found something that helps you shoot better. Congratulations.
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Forum: Our Town
To be fair, it is a big restaurant, there weren't many people in it at the time, and the whole thing was over pretty quickly. Still....
Forum: Our Town
Mrs.Thumbcocker and I were eating at a restaurant. She had a flank steak sandwich. I noticed she had stopped talking. I looked over and she was in distress clearly choking. She could not speak or...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Molds for button nose .44 wadcutters are available. They work fine.
More than respectable for a 2" belly gun at 25. Mrs.Thumbcocker is interested in a 632uc.
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I have an sp 101 and a single 7 in .327. I got them because of the "shoot all thec.32's " aspect. Thec101 pierces primers but only withe .327 brass. The single 7 won't chamber all the loads the 101...
Go to O'Reilly's and get can of Berryman's. Soak a cotton ball in it and push it into the chamber. Leave it overnight. Brush in the morning. Repeat if needed.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I'm still in mourning over the loss of 4759.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Acww at 1400 worked for me on Impala, Gemsbuck, and Kudu. Full disclosure the Kudu was finished by the PH with a .375 neck shot due to me not factoring in the angle. Ruger hunter model .44 magnum. No...
I paid more than twice that for a k38 and have no complaints. May be time to put a little extra in the collection plate next Sunday.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Iirc the 311284 was designed by John Barlow specifically for .30-40 Krag
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Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
There was an article in Gun Digest many years ago by Jim Floral called "My .30-40 Krag Plinker" that was a good read with load data.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
The .30-40 is a great cartridge for boolits.
Forum: Our Town
I heard the excitement in 2 voices on that video. Another great story. You are doing good work.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I can see where it would be viable for someone just getting into casting on a limited budget. If I was just getting started I would look real hard at it.
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I like 4.5 grains of red dot/promo 7nder a 190 grain button nose solid base wadcutter.
Forum: Our Town
Alvin York and his neighbors were using front loaders when the U.S. entered WW1. They thought the war was against the British at first.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Be sure to give us a range report. Maybe in a new thread.
Should cut down on the number of salesmen or people handling out religious literature showing up unannounced.
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 |