I picked up a .38 Super Colt Commander with an aluminum frame made in 1952. I want to shoot it sparingly and don't want to crack the frame. I remember an article in "Shooting Times" magazine back in...
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I picked up a .38 Super Colt Commander with an aluminum frame made in 1952. I want to shoot it sparingly and don't want to crack the frame. I remember an article in "Shooting Times" magazine back in...
Thanks for the great advice everyone ! I'm going to buy some Kroil and experiment. I've got everything else in the garage. Time to put on my Dr Frankenstein duds!
I bought 10 surface rusted Lyman and H&G molds at a flea market for $250. In the past I have used "Evaporust" and "Metal Rescue" to clean my used rusty molds with varying degrees of success. I...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Buy a 7/8-14 long bolt off of Ebay and cut off the hex, drill, ream and polish. I made several neck sizing dies from bolts when I worked in a machine shop in the 1980's.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I have 3 drill purpose 1903a3 rifles I bought from Dupage Trading Co 4 years ago. i was fortunate to buy NOS barrels and bolts before the gun buying craze hit. I plan on reactivating them into cast...
Forum: Casting Equipment
I buy new Lee molds and "Leement" them. Do a search for the term on this forum. I drill and tap for the sprue cutter set screw and inspect for burrs and other obvious flaws. Lee molds are aluminum...
Forum: Military Rifles
I would steer away from RTI, lots of negative reviews on the guns and poor customer service.
Forum: Military Rifles
I put a new USGI hammer , hammer spring and hammer spring plunger in a 1980's vintage IJ carbine and it went right in.
Forum: Military Rifles
I have used JC Bore cleaning compound to clean out the crud.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I have been experimenting with PC for the last 2 weeks. Some successes, some failures. After 3 days I bought an oven thermometer and copper cooking sheets.Things got better. Lyman 9mm 356402, .38...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Elvis Ammo says to preheat boolits to 125 degrees before shaking in a #5 plastic container.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I tumble a lot of brass and was going thru a 50 lb. bag every 2 months. I wear rubber gloves to avoid heavy metals and use a Walmart big strainer during the rinsing process. This thread is about...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I bought a 50lb. bag of corn cob media from "Best Cob" about 6 years ago. When dirty I wash it in a 5 gallon bucket with a good splash of simple green and very hot water agitated with a paint mixer...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I have read a lot of information on powdercoating bullets for bolt action rifle but not much for semi-autos. I am interested in bullet recommendations and PC techniques for AR-15/Mini-14, M1A, M1...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
BTW I bought the steel grill cloth at True Value Hardware.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I use steel hardware 1/4" grill cloth homemade trays. After I shake in powder I dump the bullets on the grill cloth tray over a plastic bin. The bin catches the excess powder that falls through and...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Sort of related. I charge a .30 cal bore brush with just a bit of powdered graphite and brush the case neck before I size and drag the expander button through the case. This prevents the case from...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I have a couple tubes of alox left but i'm excited to get going powdercoating. The Alox lube seems to get everywhere. I wipe the bullet bases and noses on a Zippo fuel soaked rag but it is time...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I too went to Harbor Freight Monday and found they were out of red PC. They only had black and white so I bought some white and a box of 5mil XL inspection gloves. They only had 3 boxes of gloves...
Forum: Cast Boolits
This question may have been covered in other posts but I couldn't find them. I picked up a mint 1951 .38 Super Colt Commander a couple years ago. I cast revolver and .45 ACP boolits. I wish to...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Thank You, i thought it was an antique. I never had a Lee press. I RCBS, Bonanza, Star and an old Dillon 450 press.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Anyone know what brand of primer punch this is?246677246678
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I should add - the seller had 2 clorox bottles still for sale late Saturday afternoon at the gunshow. 1 jug of carbine powder and 1 jug of .30-06 powder. I first bought a 8lb clorox bottle of River...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I bought a 8 lb. "clorox bottle" of River Valley Ordnance .30 Cal. M1 Carbine gunpowder at a gunshow 2 weeks ago for $45.00. The only info I got with it is "Carbine Powder WC820 - similar to 2400 in...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Back in the 1980's our Hi-Power Club members got our $112.50 M-1 Garands from the DCM. They were in medicore shape- they would shoot 5-6" groups at 100 yds. The NRA suggested swabbing the bore wth a ...
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 |