Hogue rubber. It's not wood, but it feels good on a cold day. I have some hard polypro hogue on a 686; that starts off cold but warms quickly. Not gross on a hot day warm, but comfortable. But no...
Type: Posts; User: Elmer Fudd
Hogue rubber. It's not wood, but it feels good on a cold day. I have some hard polypro hogue on a 686; that starts off cold but warms quickly. Not gross on a hot day warm, but comfortable. But no...
I started my love with the 41 with a 4-5/8" blued blackhawk. Then got a stainless bisley 5-1/2". That did feel way better but didn't shoot any better. Then I got a 57 in 6" form. The rugers are...
Forum: Leverguns
Well, it's been a hot minute since the OP posted and I'm dying to know what has become of this errant Marlin. As a fellow Wyomingite, I have personal interest in this matter.
I am at the other...
I use the noe 310 171 RD in an AAC Handirifle with 7 twist. Haven't finished load development. Still trying mid-range burn rate powders with both HP and FN iterations. I do seat them shallower...
Forum: Our Town
Sorry if this is a duplicate response. I read through post 20 is all.
Try using golf balls under the safe on a hard surface. Use garden hose or 2x4s to corral the balls as you go. Obviously have...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Maybe this:
Decide how you like your bullet to perform: penetrate deep and not deform a lot OR sacrifice a bit or a lot of penetration and expect expansion. That can guide you/us to a clearer...
Forum: Completed Deals
There is one on ebay currently. .512 400 SWC Appears to have a short nose.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I prefer 35 caliber for cast for both hunting and just shooting. I have more guns, cartridges and moulds in 35 than any other caliber. I sometimes shoot silly heavy rifle bullets in a 357, with 38...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
This starts off about jacketed but ends up at cast. Read at your own peril.
I have always tried for double lung shots through my 37 years of hunting big game. Except, a couple years ago my...
Forum: Completed Deals
You could try Bowen, or one of the Linebaughs, or any other custom revolver maker.
Forum: Leverguns
LBT/Veral's shop burned down and he isn't rebuilding. Sad.
You will slow your bullet down going heavier, if that's what you want. If you cast soft enough for expansion, don't sweat the 20 grains...
I talked to Veral and his wife on the phone on Tuesday night. Their shop burned down and they don't intend to rebuild much, just the lube maker and press. Don't expect any new moulds from LBT, nor...
Why custom?
Bullet shape/design choices
Both GC and PB in one mould, all other design parameters being the same
Mix of designs, even diameters, in one mould
Maybe a dozen other esoteric matters...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have had several experiences to share.
A mid-weight 35 and less caliber cast soft will expand, or rivet. That can be good because it makes a larger wound channel.
A soft HP, same mid-weight...
Forum: Completed Deals
I will take the LBT pair, pending pics. PM inbound.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I have done around a hundred brass to Whelen. Some were 270 and most were GI 40/50s vintage. One split neck on an apparently reloaded GI. All the 270 survived.
Just had a batch of 5 or 6 of 10...
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 |