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Type: Posts; User: West Creek
Forum: Leverguns
Gotta love them old marlins. Mine was born in 1901 and still shoots the lights off a firefly at distance. Mine is chambered in 32-40 with new rifling as well. Golf balls are easy at 80 paces. 12”...
Forum: Completed Deals
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Forum: Completed Deals
I will take the bianchi #10 for sw k frame and the sw #22 for n frame revolver.
Pm to follow
Forum: Cast Boolits
Friend of mine was walking the woods with his kids. The kid shot at a frozen oak tree 40 yards out and the bullet came back and hit him in the zipper. They picked the bullet up off the crusted snow...
Forum: Leverguns
I've got an 1893 in 32-40 with a relined barrel that just flat out shoots. 14gr of 4227 under an LBT 170 lfn lubed with Felix lube gets me about 1375 fps and with original buckhorn and newer Lyman...
Forum: Our Town
In my 49 years I've been to a few funerals with military send offs. Most times taps was played by a recording or one of those player bugles. The couple of times it was played live brought with it an...
Forum: Our Town
Used to load them into a pickup. Got it down to a science before bottom fell outta the market. Remember many freezing evenings standing there manning the gates while pop run'em in. A chute system and...
Getting started with 9mm. I've been loading 44,45lc,45acp,3&7 for years. Getting a new guy with 9mm started on my equipment. What should I be looking for at crimp and cartridge length?So far well...
Forum: Our Town
It is a slide action made by Burgess. The grip is the slide. Similar to a pump but works from the other end of the action frame. Mike did an article on it.
Forum: Our Town
It has been an honar sir, Your words of wisdom and contributions to our hobby are and forever will be a corner stone in our foundation.
Rest easy and godspeed
Forum: Our Town
Stop in at the MC Sporting goods in Michigan City. It is a new store with guns. The store manager is an old friend and he is excited about his gun store. Ask for Dean and tell him Charlie Sent you....
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
My Dad has an old fox sterlingworth that is in need of a new butt stock. I beleive this stock to have been a replacement. had an AYA on the butt plate and the side of the stock where the sideplates...
Forum: Our Town
I got an email yesturday from USFA. They were announcing the future in firearms and their new product. A plastic thingamabob what will clamp onto one of them ar types. Thought that was wierd so I...
You did good Love
I have a 3rd gen with new cylinder from Jim Stroh and a USFA both on 45 colt. Got the new cylinder due to 456 throats. The the usfa is my goto gun. Shot 1-1/4" groups off the bench...
Veral uses a pattern tracing lathe to make his molds. He does not cut them with a cherry. This allows him to accurately and easily create mold cavities of different sizes. You may buy a 44 cal bullet...
SOLD Forrest
PM Sent with contact info. PM me your address and I will send Funds
THankyou guys very much.
Larry
I sent a PM to Forrest. I understand you have sight blade that is the higher one which would function. If Forrest does not have one in correct size for sale I will gladly accept your offer....
Well - I have measured my dad's pistol and the anchor screw to elevation screw does measure right at 1.75". The sight base groove is .28". Larry and Forrest - Any help you guys can provide will be...
Thanks - guys.
I'll get over to dad's house tonight and do some measuring and get back to you Larry
West Creek
My dad has a mod 53 S&W - I think it is a K frame - 22 jet pistol. It needs a rear site assembly. Can I get a rear sight assembly from about any K frame or were they specific to that model? Numrich...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I am gearing up to load for 8mm mauser and 33 brit. I figure on reloading lead boolits mostly although I do have some of those other kind but I figure on loading lead.
I'll be loading on a...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Jim
your kiliing me!!! - your story reminds me of a project my dad started about 30 years ago.
Carpenter by trade - tinkerer at heart and frugal to a point he can;t help himself. I think 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 |