Springfield Trapdoor 45-70 that I bought mailorder in 1970 at age 15. Lived in Hawaii at the time and had an after school job at a motorcycle shop. It took a long time to earn the money ($125 as I...
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Forum: Our Town
Springfield Trapdoor 45-70 that I bought mailorder in 1970 at age 15. Lived in Hawaii at the time and had an after school job at a motorcycle shop. It took a long time to earn the money ($125 as I...
IMHO nothing wrong with a Lee mold if they make the one that you need. On new Lee molds I always debur the underside and edges of the sprue plate where it contacts the top of the mold block to...
Forum: Our Town
When I bought my new Honda CRV the dealer had it Ziebarted which I did not request and I made it clear that I wasn’t paying for this. The salesman had a fit and insisted that aftermarket...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
The buttstock should not be loose; careful tightening of the throughbolt might solve the problem but I would pull the stock and consider placing a dab of Acraglass on the stock tennon before...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I am not an expert, but many dies are very hard and in my opinion not suitable for cutting with a grinder blade tool. I just shortened a sizing die that was nearly glass hard by heating it to...
Forum: Black Powder Paper Patching
You need real black powder for your flintlock pistols, but you do not need 4f priming powder. The same 3f that you use for the main charge is just fine for priming the pan. Scientific studies have...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Tom at Accuate lists Vetterli mould and he can make any diameter that you want; he made my Vetterli mould and it’s beautiful but not cheap (around $150 a while back as I recall so this is probably...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
My 1878 Vetterli has a .435” bore. I cast and size to .435 and it shoots great. It shoots equally well with .432 PB boolit because just like your rifle the bore has huge lands which displace lead...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Larry Gibson’s link has a ton of helpful info; get a copy of Spence Wolf’s book if you can. Many years ago I bought an 1884 Trapdoor that was in unfired condition...literally right out of the armory...
Forum: Our Town
Just got my S&W M36 cylinder back from DougGuy and he did a fantastic job! All throats are exactly uniform and a perfect fit for boolits. Turnaround time was very fast and the job is perfect! I am...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I remember when I called RCBS years ago to ask if I could purchase a few die lock rings to replace the old-style lock rings on many older RCBS die sets that I owned (the new style lock rings were a...
I never cast without safety glasses and welding gloves. One item that I consider essential for safety is the 1/4x28 bolt that secures the base of my Pro-Melt to my workbench...I don’t want to...
My first choice is the H&G 68 with no lube grooves as I use Hi-TEK coating. I had previously used the Mihec H&G 68 clone mould but found that the no lube groove boolits were easier to cast and the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
All of the .223/5.56 brass that I reload gets a trip thru my Dillon Super Swage which makes the primer pockets of any boxer primed case suitably uniform. I used to sort the brass and try to identify...
Forum: Leverguns
Original Winchester 1892 rifle in 25-20 and another original 1892 carbine in 44 WCF. Both well-used but like new inside with mint bores and almost all of the original finish. Great shooters and...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
A while back I purchased a Pedersoli 1805 HF flintlock pistol new in the box. The lock was unreliable and a flint "basher" which would pound a sharp english flint to pieces in short order. Misfires...
Forum: Our Town
Great suggestion. I'm having the barrel done with Ceracote instead of bluing; it's a short riot length barrel that's going to be used on a home-defense shotgun and Ceracote is just perfect. Thanks...
Forum: Our Town
I have a pump-action shotgun that I would like to have the barrel reblued. The rest of the gun is in good shape; a hot dip blue with a standard finish would be fine (don’t need a high...
Forum: Our Town
No misfires with many thousands of CCI and Winchester primers properly seated and fired in a firearm in good mechanical condition. A friend of mine who was new to reloading was complaining that many...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Good advice to stock up on primers. As far as powders go, IMHO stock up on what you actually use if you can find it. Example: I happen to like N320 for most of my handgun loads, for rifles with...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
The Harbor Freight saw has been great for trimming a lot of brass from cases that I am forming to other calibers. I love to use my 41 Swiss Vetterli for plinking/informal target practice...and that...
Forum: Our Town
We just got our 2400 Visa card yesterday and I almost threw it out as junk mail. Instructions suggest keeping the card and keeping it “open” since any future stimulus money will be sent to this...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Old thread but since I reload .455 Webley mk2 cartridges for a Webley MKVI I want to share a few opinions that may be helpful. My gun is in unaltered original condition and the chamber throats are...
Forum: Our Town
After seating tons of primers my old Lee hand primer (round tray) just wore out. Bought a new one (square tray) and it was clumsy and hard to use so I ditched it. I searched ebay for a new old...
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 |