Congratulations on your 40th wedding anniversary! Today is my 30th wedding anniversary. When I had been married for 25 years I had some guy tell me that he didn't think anybody had been married for...
Type: Posts; User: bushwack
Forum: Our Town
Congratulations on your 40th wedding anniversary! Today is my 30th wedding anniversary. When I had been married for 25 years I had some guy tell me that he didn't think anybody had been married for...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
thanks for your help. I will have to give the ball bearing test a try tomorrow. thanks, bushwack
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
A friend of mine asked me if I knew anything about this lead, I can't find any information on the internet so I was hoping somebody might know what it is. It has a ring to it when it is dropped also...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
A little tin will also help in fill out, 1 or 2 %. Keep at it. Bushwack
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Ive been shooting it at different yards, at 200 yards its dropping about 7 or 8in. At 100 yards I sighted it in at about an inch high. So I'm thinking I should keep my shots under 200.
Bushwack.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Wow, thats a nice buck that you shot. I wish I could find a buck that big and tell your daughter good job for me. This year Josh shot a spike but that was the only buck we had even seen and even the...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I had some of my soft lead tested today with a blt tester and it was comming out 7 or 8. I always thought stick on wheel weights were about a 6. Could somebody else test they're stick on wheel...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Grade 2 babbit is silver in color(tin base) grade 7 is grey in color(lead base).
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Thanks Randy ,I think I will buy just 1 lb to try.
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I know where I can get some bees wax for 3$ a pound, the lady I was talking to said they bought it from a candle company that was going out of business. So it has a wick in it, is a bees wax candle...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Captain Kirk thanks for the offer, but I have some of the Lee Real in the 320gr to try.
Thanks, bushwack
Forum: Muzzleloading.
mooman76,
A friend of mine gave me some of the real lee bullets to try, but if you have any different ones i would really like to take you up on your offer.
I have been reading a lot of good...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I'm still new to casting and I have been shooting Power belts in my CVA Accura. But after spending a dollar a shot, I'm wondering why. :killingpc. I have heard that a sabot can be hard to load, but I...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I have 1lb of spartan solder. It said solid wire on the box but it does not give the tin content. Does anyone know how much tin this would have in it? It has to be old because the box does not have a...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I just picked up a three gallon bucket full of melted candles. I could tell that one or two candles melted a lot quicker than the others. Does anyone know if these candles can be used in lubes...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I just picked up some tin tubing,more than I should need. Does any one know the tin percentage of tubing? I think it is pretty high. But after I figure out how much to keep I will sell the rest. 38...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Sundog, you was right I checked the wall thickness,nickel plated is .011, brass is .008. Reloaded some brass it looks good, thanks for everyones help. Bushwack
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I'm having a hard time with my reloaded 357's. The case measures 374 but where the bullet is seated it is measuring 379 a factory load is 374 from top to bottom as far as I can tell. This bulge is...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Beekeeper: Thanks for that link, it had a lot of good info in it. In fact I was up until 2:00 am reading it and still only got half way through.
Thanks everyone else for your input, I think I...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I've been doing some research on finnishing stocks but I need more in put from those who have acually done it. I just got rossi lever action and want to refinnish the stock with tru oil. Is it best...
Forum: Leverguns
Looseprojectile: I bought the rossi 357 rifle with 24" barrel, case hardened. I was just planning on having fun with it, If I win great but if not thats ok too. As far as lead I was planning on 75-25...
Forum: Leverguns
How fast are you loading the 180 bullet, with what powder?
Jack O.357: How fast are you loading your 180 bullet and what powder?
Am I understanding this right, with the 1 in 30 twist a heavier...
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 |