well I think I should just stay on the safe side and use something lower pressure. 35 rem seem safe, I was also thinking about .357 herrett but I can't seem to find what the pressure limit is online...
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Forum: Special Projects
well I think I should just stay on the safe side and use something lower pressure. 35 rem seem safe, I was also thinking about .357 herrett but I can't seem to find what the pressure limit is online...
Forum: Special Projects
Well it sounds like the .358 plan may be back on, I did read somewhere that a small ring 98 is just as good as a large ring, I'll probably only ever shoot it with cast at around 2000 fps or less and...
Forum: Special Projects
Yes it is indeed a cock on opening model 98 my concern is with the reciever ring having the 1.1" threads there isn't much steel there being a small ring. I would still love to build this in .358 win
Forum: Special Projects
Thanks for all the help everyone! Right now I'm thinking I'll go ahead and build this one with the parts and barrel I have and chamber it in .35 rem, bodean98 I like the idea of clambering it in 9x57...
Forum: Special Projects
Cool factor indeed, what's bore diameter of the 9.3, is it also .358? I'm not opposed to buying another reamer, but I already have all the parts to complete this .358 project barrel included.
Forum: Special Projects
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The first pic of the single reciever is the one in question, yes it is a 98 Mauser but with a small receiver ring and still has the 1.1" barrel threads of a standard m98. The...
Forum: Special Projects
I've built 3 blackouts in the last year, 2 for me on Daytona tactical 80% lowers and an upper for a buddy. One of mine and the one for my friend are 17" barrels turned from green mountain 1-8" blanks...
Forum: Castpic of the Month
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One of of my many home made molds, .359 250 grain
Forum: Special Projects
Soo funny for me to see this at this time of year, I usually make a few of these rockets for New Years eve every year. well , about 5 years ago I was hosting a New Years party and me and a few...
Forum: Special Projects
Soo funny for me to see this at this time of year, I usually make a few of these rockets for New Years eve every year. well , about 5 years ago I was hosting a New Years party and me and a few...
Forum: Special Projects
yeah it does sound like the gremlin, It looks like I'm trying to re invent the wheel.
seems there isn't much that hasn't already been tried when it comes to wildcats, I'm still going forward with...
Forum: Special Projects
I'm so glad I stumbled onto this thread, I have been wanting to do something like this for a while.
Until reading it here I didn't know that a necked up 7.62x39 already existed, my design is based...
I have used kroil to remove stuck on lead from molds before, it works great for that but I always degrease before casting . Well I tried casting with kroil,,,,,,,,,,,Worst thing I have ever done to a...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I recently reclaimed over a thousand pounds of range scrap from my club's indoor range, No fancy equipment or technique, I used a turkey fryer propane burner with a steel 5 gal bucket on top, Run the...
Forum: Gas Checks
Ebay is run by a bunch of morons, I've watched several types of receivers sell on there and some "Barrels" that happened to have a receiver still attached. I have even watched someone sell a complete...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I live near penn bullets and have purchased thousands from them when i was too lazy to cast my own it's been about 8 years since i purchased any from them. The only problem I've had was with their...
There will be a new club to shoot cowboy and hunters pistol silhouette in western PA starting this spring.
Many of you who shot hunters pistol in the 90s may remember Rosedale Sportsmans assn, well...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I have been thinking about building a 300 blk for a while I would like to use a piston driven gas system but until I save a few bucks i'll probably just go with the standard gas system, I generally...
Forum: Our Town
I don't think they are stupid enough to try that, But they will use regulations and taxes to raise the price of ammunition and components to the point nobody can afford them.
Forum: Our Town
On election day before results were in I picked up an antique rifle I purchased on gun broker and while I was at the gunshop I picked up an ar 15 complete lower. A few days after the election I...
Forum: Leverguns
Lever Action Silhouette match this weekend at Ridgway Rifle club Ridgway Pa.
40 shot matches Cowboy lever action , Pistol cartridge and smallbore.
Just Wanted to let everyone know, So come on...
Forum: Gas Checks
I have used soda can metal for my 30 cal plain base gas checks and they work great, Recently I used some beer can metal and it's even better! I suspect it has something to do with the process of...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I live in northern Allegheny county (north of Pittsburgh) And even this area is sort of like Alabama, Everyone hunts owns guns and shoots but there are a few Zombies that escape the city every now...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I have seen enough speculation on why this happened in this thread . All I know is I won't be trying any mystery surplus powder any time soon,,, It's only a few bucks cheaper than new powder, not...
That's basically the same method I use, mainly because I don't have a milling machine. I've made some really great shootin boolits that way, Only difference is I made a holding fixture for the mold...
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 |