Shoot Sporting Clays a couple times a week, mostly sub gauge, 20,28, 410, Quail and doves in FL, AL, TX, OK, SD , ND, Argentina a dozen times, Chile, Paraguay, 10 day trips, South Africa pigeon...
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Forum: Hunting with CB's
Shoot Sporting Clays a couple times a week, mostly sub gauge, 20,28, 410, Quail and doves in FL, AL, TX, OK, SD , ND, Argentina a dozen times, Chile, Paraguay, 10 day trips, South Africa pigeon...
Forum: Our Town
When I moved back to FL in 71, long boring story of a military brat, I got a job as a foreman/estimator for a renovation/repair contractor.
A fixer upper structure especially a house is like an...
Forum: AirGuns
Simple DIY carpenter bee trap. If you drill an 1/8" hole through the side edge of the bottom plate a #8 finish nail will hang the plastic water bottle by the threads. Just hang the traps by...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Yep, did the first 120 grit rough sanding, so now would be a good place to try the stain and/or ink, if no joy, it can be cut off with the 120 pretty quick. When doing such, a shade darker than you...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
What I do is what I learned the hard way, to do, prepare every component, every time, for every reloading session, exactly the same.
When you run low on ammo and need more ammo, you are going to...
Forum: Our Town
Snow is a four letter word. Military family, move around, Dad was in USAF Intelligence. In 62 we arrived in NH. Went to HS in NH, enlisted to go through SF Selection, was a mountain climber, cliffs,...
Forum: Our Town
The Great Blue Herons around here do a fair job of keeping the snapping turtle population down to a medium roar in our two ponds. Every once in a while I catch a big one that got through the Heron...
Forum: Our Chapel
There but for fortune. Usually it is a thin edge of divine intervention. At times you get a very distinct feeling that, as the events start to stack up, there is an unfulfilled purpose to your life,...
Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
Wharf Rats in the tropics get very big, large enough that the cats will not take them on. I used to shoot them on the ranch, in the everglades, durng the 50s with 22 shorts out of a Rem 510 with a...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Sounds like buying the PP 6.5 Jap brass would be a very good place to start. Wish it was around in 62 when I started fooling with Japanese surplus rifles and making ammo for them. My experience with...
Forum: Our Chapel
Prayers sent for the best outcome for Brian's retina repair.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
The white spacers and line were not to be on that stock. Was ordered without. I will just fix that myself. Not major surgery with a power miter box. I have Packmeyer grind to fit, black pads and a...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
There are numerous targets that outline the heart area of a deer, hog, etc. Your effective range is the distance you can keep all bullets from that gun in that circle, unsupported off hand and...
Forum: Our Town
Great time to shoot spring chucks, early grass, before grass gets too high. Reason I traded for my first 6.5x06 in 1967 when I was in college. Had some wide and long valley pastures in NH. The 6.5...
Forum: Rimfire Area
Clean my guns after every outing, practice or match, shoot five rounds set the sights to zero at 25 yards and am ready for the next outing.
Forum: Our Town
FL no longer requires a CWP, with its new universal carry business, but is a catch 28, you will get a waiting period and no reciprocity across state lnes, without having a written CWP. So now no...
Forum: Our Town
Yep, 11EE, big and wide. My old Granny said it was fig feet for a big foundation. But I rarely find a shoe or boot that fits, regardless of the label.
Forum: Rimfire Area
The 512 is a fine 22 Rifle, just clean it up real well, in and out, and shoot it. CCI Mini Mag or Federal Classic, both 40 grain HV solids is what I use in mine, My 510 16" gun with a can, gets PMC...
Forum: In Remembrance
Cris sorry to hear about Gary, tough to loos a friend or FIL that is a friend. Prayers for the family and Gary. We casters are few enough as it is.
Best
Forum: Our Town
In the not to distant future, if you want to shoot, or hunt, you will need your own private land. I was told that 40 years ago, and it is coming to pass.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
The allen head threaded adjustment through the pistol grip retention screw, to the trigger, is probably worth it's weight in gold. At $10 it is a no brainer.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
In my experience Cadet parts avability in the US today are, at best, problematic. I have rebuilt a few Cadets and found, at one time, buying a whole Martini Cadet 310 from an Australian dealer and...
Forum: Our Town
Our cutters showed up last week, to cut 160 acres, 80 clear and 80 thinned. Had to pull off was too wet. Burn crew showed up today, have a prescription for two days, are supposed to control burn 80....
Forum: Our Town
Clemson and FSU announced today they, have come to an agreement with the ACC and the Big Ten and they are leaving the ACC in 2025 and moving to the Big Ten. This on going battle apparently is coming...
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 |