Y'all won't be disappointed! ;)
Ed
Type: Posts; User: APDDSN864
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Sounds like a ton of fun! I will be there, one of these days. :-o
Ed
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Glad to see the project is still alive. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Ed
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
You ought to try pistachio hulls if you like the smell of the sunflower shells.:p
Ed
They are the same bullet. It is a Parker Hale bullet, thus the "PH". While it is listed in Lyman's Minie bullet section, it is an amazingly accurate bullet in my .45-70 and my .458WM.
Ed
Forum: Cast Boolits
I'm another one that got here as quick as I could. Welcome, from another newbie. I'm over on East Texas, hiding in the Piney Woods of Upshur County. :-)
Ed
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Mine was a Crackshot 26, which as my Grandfather's first rifle and my Dad's first rifle.
My Great-Granddad paid $2.65 and six quarts of Great Grandma's green beans for it. It has a bulged barrel...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I am just about the rawest rookie possible about casting bullets, alloys, etc. With that out of the way, I have a puzzle that I hope you folks can help me solve.
I was given three buckets of...
Forum: Cast Boolits
And loving it. I followed another gun junkie over here, in search of cast boolit know-how so I could, one day, own and shoot a BPCR with paper-patched boolits.
Long time handloader, shooter, and...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Dale,
You just brought up another noob question, will the RCBS Lube a Matic NOT seat crimp-on gas checks?
Thanks,
Ed
Forum: Casting Equipment
Don,
Thank you, it DOES help!
The itch needs scratching even more now!:bigsmyl2:
Ed
Forum: Cast Boolits
462,
Thanks for replying. It may have been my noob post in search of this answer. I just followed the link mentioned above and got my answer regarding the SAECO & NEI moulds.
Thanks again,
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Forum: Our Town
My dad passed away suddenly two years ago. That made me acutely aware how much I will miss my Mom when she passes.
So, first thing tomorrrow morning I will be calling her, then calling my MIL,...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Thank you, Cat!
I've been lurking a bit since a "friend" of mine from another forum has gotten me interested in BPCR and I happen to have some big bore rifles that need constant feeding ...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Let me start by saying that I HAVE used the search function but cannot find the answers to my questions.
I have recently come into several moulds, two custom DC NEI, one custom DC SAECO, and one...
Forum: Casting Equipment
That's cool! I can see where it would really take the strain off of your forearms after casting for a while!
Thanks for posting that!
Ed
Wiljen,
As a long-time reloader, beginner cast bullet fanatic, and functionally computer illiterate old guy, I must congratulate you on a great piece of work! It took a few minutes of going...
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 |