Thanks. I may take you up on that. I guess I need to do some checking.
Type: Posts; User: Mr_Flintstone
Forum: Military Rifles
Thanks. I may take you up on that. I guess I need to do some checking.
Forum: Military Rifles
Thanks guys. I don't have any Cerrosafe, but I may pick up some paraffin on the way home and try with that for the time being. I've had some decent results with that before, but its not nearly as...
Forum: Military Rifles
I have a 1939 Carcano cavalry carbine that I have struggled with primers being partially pushed out of the primer pockets, even with mild cast loads. I wound up neck sizing only, and after a few...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I thought about that, but I’m a little too ham handed to properly patch a .257 or so bullet.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Thanks guys. You’ve all given me something to think about.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I haven't invested in any 6.5 casting equipment yet, and I have been testing a 156 gr Hunters Supply .266" bullet that I ordered unsized because it drops at .269". I have some in plain cast and...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I have a 6.5 Carcano Carbine that I would like to shoot cast bullets in due to its age and the lack of proper .268" jacketed bullets. The problem is that the bore is kind of rough. Looking through...
Forum: Leverguns
I think if it’s questionable, I’ll stay away from it.
Forum: Leverguns
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Just wondering if something like this might be dangerous or if it is OK for a tube magazine.
I didn’t use my Lee expander die this time. Instead I used a Hornady 32 H&R magnum die and only inserted the case enough to expand the case enough to insert the bullet. Not a particularly efficient...
I think I figured out my problem. I used new brass, but when I checked the case lengths, they were all over the place. I suspect that the ones I was having trouble with were the ones that were the...
Thanks for the replies. If I have time after work, I'll try to work up a couple more and take careful note of where I'm having issues.
I have loaded reduced 30-30 loads before using soft point 30 carbine bullets, and the process went flawlessly, but I recently decided to load some cast reduced loads using .32 S&W Long (.312")...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Thanks. This is excellent. At least now I have a starting point for loads.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
I've never shot any powder coated rifle bullets before. How do powder coated bullets hold up in a rifle barrel with a mildly pitted bore? Does the PC come off in the rough spots or stick to the...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
No. I’ve not got everything yet to start casting. These are 155 gr unsized Hunters Supply bullets. They told me that they drop at .267-268 and then they powder coat , so they should be .268-269”. ...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Like the title says, I’m looking for 160 grain cast load data for 6.5 Carcano. I’ve scoured all my manuals, and the largest cast bullet listed is around 140 grains, and the powder selections seem to...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
That’s still on my list of things to look at.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
OK. I finally got the carbon off my lands. They now appear to be a coppery brass color from end to end. The grooves appear to be filled with either nasty copper deposits or they are very pitted. ...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I’m sure it is a dark bore. I would like to get as much crud out of the grooves as I can before I slug it again. I’m not sure how accurate my first slug was because the bore was so rough. It...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I may just do that. I’ve actually been looking at plans over the past few days.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Just using what I have, I’ve continued to use Hoppe’s #9 and Rem 40-X with brass brushes and patches. Today I really scrubbed at it with the 40-X and an undersized brush doing many short strokes all...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I will say that Hoppe’s has had the greatest effect on it so far. At least now the grooves and lands are well defined. Originally it just looked like the smooth inside of a tailpipe. I was worried...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Not tried filling the bore yet, but I’m all out of elbow grease, and close to out of JB Bore paste. I’m guessing that this stuff has been there since the 40s, and probably has a whole war’s worth of...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I have a surplus rifle that has a completely black bore. I can tell that it has strong rifling, but it looks like it has been completely covered in rhino truck bed lining. I’ve thrown all the...
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 |