I would never kill a bumblebee but I sure would a carpenter bee.
Type: Posts; User: Baltimoreed
Forum: AirGuns
I would never kill a bumblebee but I sure would a carpenter bee.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
And i thought that i had too many presses at 10. I’m a slacker fer sure. But an old rcbs rock chucker is currently not in use
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
One of the reasons to use a caseguard plastic box [or something similar] to keep your loaded rounds in. Makes it very easy to check primers. I’ve seen cas shooters who carry loose ammo try shooting a...
Forum: AirGuns
I would never waste a primer on those damn things but have used a badminton racket to whack them. Tried a tennis racket but it is too heavy and slow. Killed over 600 one summer a few years ago but...
Forum: Leverguns
I’ve had issues with that Cimarron/Uberti 1873, a Thunder ranch .45 smith and a Colt detective spcl. But they were repaired with no drama.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Like your light in a box. Very clever. I built a aluminum base that connects my two sizers to the heater. The whole thing is on an oak board that I clamp to my bench.
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Forum: Leverguns
Uberti will build whatever the retailer wants. I had a Cimarron branded 1873 30 inch 45colt with a bogus barrel but I sent it to Texas and after a year’s wait I got it back with a new barrel.
Forum: Cast Boolits
After Irene put 8 inches in my house [just enough to wreck most everything] everything had to be emptied to rip out the floors, 4 ft of Sheetrock on the walls, wiring, kitchen cabinets etc. Most...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
The lightest I ever loaded for my .45-70s and 45-60 was the 292 gr lead, mold #457191.
Forum: Our Town
Called the sheriff’s office the other day. Hadn’t come back. They’ll call me when it does.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Always resize new brass. Irons out any dents and makes them all uniform. Plus it gives you a chance to inspect them for damage or missing flash holes. Quality control isn’t what it once was.
Forum: Leverguns
Sorry to hear about your 1873 rifle. They are pretty neat. I bought a used Uberti Cimarron 30 inch 45 colt 1873 that had a bad barrel. Sent it to them and it took almost a year before another barrel...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Tumble every reload except if I’m working on a handgun load. Reload a handful of them, check for function, shoot them off my deck and reload again until I'm satisfied with them. I also don’t pick up...
Heaviest boolit that Ive ever loaded in a .45 colt was a 292 gr RNFP 45-70 boolit that was resized down to .454, the gun would not group .452 boolits. Did it for bowling pin shoots way back when that...
Forum: Shot Guns
I tried reloading some pretty Fiocchi 12 ga hulls that I found after a cas match and got terrible crimps. May have worked better with a role crimp. They had very thin walls, little compression and...
Forum: Our Town
Anything that uses crypto as a way to pay is a scam.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Never messed with lee stuff other than their old Auto Prime, a few die sets and push through sizer dies. I have a couple nice RCBS measures that I use for load development but run Dillon 450 and 550...
Forum: Our Town
My ccw runs out this month along with my DL. I filled out my application last month and paid so I’m waiting for a call to come by the sheriffs office to pick it up. Probably do my drivers license...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
My first Cadet was in 357 and sporterized. My second was still a correct Cadet on the outside but chambered in 32-20. Sold the 357 after I bought the other. Used 32-20 brass and 30 carbine dies and...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I use old broken candles to flux my pot and smoke up my molds. I have a small lee pot and just keep adding wheel weights and range lead when I cast. Never messed with ingots. A waste of time and...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Nice rebuild. Always good when you can repurpose a good tool and get more use out of it.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Might want to keep an eye out for a Martini Cadet. I once had a sporter in .357 mag. Good shooter.325379
Forum: Cast Boolits
Ive cast those .457s before also. I wouldn’t be concerned. As long as the rest of the bullet is filled out you should be good.
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 |