Couple of shooters back in the 80's thru early 2000 would run a patch of denatured alcohol down the barrel and then a dry patch. (IHMSA match's, XP's in 7br or T/C's in usually 7tcu.) Claimed the gun...
Type: Posts; User: gypsyman
Forum: Our Town
Couple of shooters back in the 80's thru early 2000 would run a patch of denatured alcohol down the barrel and then a dry patch. (IHMSA match's, XP's in 7br or T/C's in usually 7tcu.) Claimed the gun...
Forum: Our Town
Had my left hip done about 12 years ago. Now 68, probably the only joint in my body that doesn't hurt. Pain killer they prescribed, Vicodin, made me feel worse than the pain. Took it for 1 day, and...
Forum: Our Town
Price's around here,(NWOhio) have come down some, not much. Primers run around $85/1000 for rifle or pistol. Not sure what shotgun primers run, don't reload for that. Powder, anywhere from $40 to $50...
Forum: Our Town
John, sure hope the meds and stimulator help with the pain. Haven't talked with you since Ted had his gun shop on Woodville Rd. As far as the meat thickness, one thing that might make the difference...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Sized about 100 .45 Lee TC 230gr. Wondered why it took so much muscle to get some of them to go thru the sizer. Redding-Seaco with a .452 sizing die. Got the mics out, and found out they were coming...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
After reading the posts above, it dawned on me. Company's making powder, are thinking just like the cigarette company's. Here's why! Growing up with my parents having a small convenience store in...
Forum: Rimfire Area
Guess they have to keep coming out with something new to keep the troops happy. I'm happy with what I've got, keeps me busy casting and reloading, don't need another iron in the fire.
Forum: Our Town
Been setting up at gun shows since 1985. Pretty sure the gun show events are on the way out. Use to be, $15-$20 a table. Motel 6 $25-$30 a night. Cheapest show I can set up at now is $25/table, and a...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Use a couple different methods. Straight Kroil, let it sit, muzzle down over night, cast bullets'. Jacketed, Shooters Choice Copper Eliminator, 15-20 minute's, patch it out. Whatever I have handy,...
Maybe they built one in the last year or so, was told they didn't have a commercial row there. At least, not as big as Perry. My thinking, with price's on all components, travel expenses. less people...
Went out there today to walk around. Sad! Nothing like it use to be. Was on commercial row for 25 years or so. Half the buildings are empty, big parking lot on the west end had very few cars. I was...
It was in my early days of casting.(started in the late 80's) After I sold it, several ''old timers'' made some suggestions, but already gone.
Guess I'm old school!! Had a Marlin 1894 in ..44mag.(Sorry I sold it, but couldn't get my cast to shoot good with that micro groove rifling) Henry's got their Big Boy out, might get one of those if I...
Reinventing the wheel. Knocked over quite a few 50+ rams at 200 meters with both a .357mag and a .357sm. Over 20 years of IHMSA. DW's with a 210gr. LBT and .W296 powder. 10'' BF in production class. ...
Depends on the distance. I cast a 55gr for the Hornet, which if punching paper, or NRA hunter pistol silhouette, works just fine. Further out you go, bigger is better. The .22 55gr are a pain to gas...
Absolutely, one of the most accurate revolvers you can shoot. In the heyday of IHMSA, basically only 2 guns were in the top revolver score's, Dan Wesson and Freedom Arms. Built like a tank, and...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Just checked, found my 2020 Redding catalog. They list a custom die set, 30/.223 but no mention of a name Ingram. Might call them and see what they got.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Not sure if this helps, but I hope so. In the 80's thru early 2000's, I shot a lot of IHMSA handgun silhouette. One of the favorite cartridge's was called the 7TCU. .223 case necked to 7mm, knocking...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Put another one down for One Shot. Don't spray much, as I feel if I only get partial number of cases, there's enough left in the die for a couple more.
Forum: Our Town
Talked with the owner of the LGS, went with his advice. 1974, Rock Chucker press, dies, components, Lyman book, and went to town.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Probably from Pat's Reloading supply, use to set up at Camp Perry. Use to have his powder made somewhere down in Florida. The company would match the burn rate. He called it surplus, but was new...
Forum: Our Town
Been using a mig about 30 years. Started with a stick, still have my little buzz box Lincoln, haven't fired it up in decade's. Bought a Miller 211 about 8 years ago after wearing out a Snap On mig....
CZ bought the Dan Wesson line years ago. Doubled the price. If I'm going to pay that much for any revolver I'll buy a Freedom Arms.
Forum: Casting Equipment
Took thousands of bullets for my lube to change. Use to use Tamarack, switched to LBT blue. I do start my sizing procedure with a hair drier on the backside of my Saeco sizer, and I do have a warm up...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Started out with a Rock Chucker in'76, used that many years of silhouette shooting. When Redding bought out the T-7, sold the RCBS, but then I figured that a progressive is the way to go for...
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 |