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Funny you mention that. My grandmother grew up on a farm and kept a big garden hoe with an adze eye that she could wield like a battle ax. Snakes, rats, possums, etc. - didn’t make any...

Now that you have posted a pic, I tend to agree with the bad brass diagnosis, especially since no obvious swelling seems apparent.

You may have to experiment with a semi-auto for best functioning rimfire ammo, and testing for accuracy should also be a priority for any rifle or pistol, not just autos.

I bought some Armscor .22...

I used to be an exclusive Super-X consumer but also found Winchester lacking in performance, so I shoot Federal .22LR Premium exclusively now. I have an older Ruger Mk II with the long tapered...

Sometimes the larger shot helps when they are flying high on the first norther of the year. #6 also usually punches through so you’re not chewing on lead pellets.

I have always tended to have more accurate results with harder alloys, so long as the bullet fit in the bore is correct. Of course, the good old scientific method sez to only change one variable at...

You mentioned "older 30-30". How old?

It's possible the chamber has expanded or worn - I had an 1889 Marlin in 32-20 that appeared to be in very good shape for its age, but every case split when...

Nothing beats picking up the phone and calling, unless you can do it face to face. Just saying…

Call Cimarron and give them a piece of your mind. Make sure they understand the problem, get the name of whoever you talk to, and make them cover the freight. The alternative for them is a bunch of...

In the immortal words of Farmer Hoggett, "That'll do, Pig. That'll do."

I still have several red CCI boxes from the late 70’s. Not sure I’ve ever seen a green box.

Good to see you are still around, Alex_4x4...hope all is well in your world.

With regard to scamming, it is at historic levels in the USA and increasing in frequency. Most of it originates in a...

I load both #9 and #12, depending on what I happen to have. The larger shot carries a bit better but either one generally does the job - not many small animals survive when it's close up and...

Yeah, they will light up a snake or a rat.

BBQ in Texas is like pizza joints in Chicago - there are good ones everywhere. The competition is such that bad ones go out of business quickly - same as taco shops.

We like Harmon’s in Cibolo. ...

An .023 drill won’t be found at Lowes but they can be bought at machine tool dealers. You’ll also need about 6,000 rpm on the spindle.

A 2” faceplate will need to be covered in holes because the...

A fly or screw press might work, because you could load the piston and follow it down pretty easily.

It’s possible with a 40” barrel in .45 using a PRB. My old rifle would hit and exceed 2000 on 90 grs. of FFFg, but just barely. I don’t recall ever getting close to 2100.

DB,

The extruder idea is interesting. I think the extruder die would need A LOT of holes across the entire surface, and would conceptually look like the plates used on meat grinders. Rotary...

Spot on with regard to darkness - most diurnal insects are blind at night.

We had a bunch of hornets build a huge nest in a stack of lumber when I was in high school. My grandfather noticed them...

Do y'all have otters there?

I would like the Peters 44-40 shot cartridge item 6. PM coming.

I killed a jackrabbit around 110 steps with a 4" M57. I did have a rest on the window of the truck and luck was with me but still fun to see him do a flip and start kicking. The old 41 mag is no...

I get about 20-25% fines by weight on first grind, but I just re-puck and grind again. After three cycles, there isn’t much dust left, so I keep in a small plastic container and toss the remainder...

They might also have parasites. Did you cut open the carcasses and/or look around the gills?