I've read about this several times and I had the same issue in my 1982 M63. My Dad lapped the cylinderson mine with a small piece of light grit sandpaper wrapped around a mandrel, spun around with a...
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I've read about this several times and I had the same issue in my 1982 M63. My Dad lapped the cylinderson mine with a small piece of light grit sandpaper wrapped around a mandrel, spun around with a...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Some brass is still available on a few websites. Alternatively, there's some options on loaded ammo, though not cheap! I stocked up on brass a few years ago; I saw the writing on the wall...
I've...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have the older Value 4-hole turret model, and it took alot of tweaking and modding to get it to perform satisfactorily. The biggest hassel is the way the Value model handles spent primers. It...
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
I enjoy fajitas (skirt steak) even more than a good T-bone...ok, almost as much as a T-bone. I use the marinated packs from the HEB. The trick is cooking indirectly, low and slow, and I use...
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
I too like SBR's, but prefer Head Country, especially on my pulled pork! This thread is making me hungry...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Follow up: the shield works very well. The 90° fence helps alot. Nice design! Well done, Doug.
Forum: Our Town
I use about 30:1 warm or hot water to CA. The warm water hastens dissolution of the CA. Bubbling should be observed after a few minutes of metal immersion. It may take a few hours for light...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Do you plan to sell these, jdgabbard?
Forum: Our Town
Blue Dot is my go to 10mm powder. 2400, AA#9 and Longshot come in second.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I agree with OFFSHORE, but I use coated hard cast.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Lee dies here and Starline brass. The Lee collet crimp die is outstanding.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I've used mine for brass cleaning for 3 years, and it's been reliable. I did clean a 1911 barrel, but it seemed to change the metal color a bit, but it cleaned it well, but haven't tried gun parts...
Forum: Cast Boolits
A worthy endeavor, sir. Well done. I appreciate your writeup.
Forum: Our Town
The drops work well for our Mittens as well.
Load it, shoot it, and then clean it if you feel you need to.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I'm a the Magnetospeed Sporter camp. I'm well-pleased with it for almost two years now. I would buy it again.
Pros:
No need to setup in front of firing line/don't have to wait for the line to...
It's a fairly utilitarian powder for me. I use it in 9mm, 40S&W, 10mm, and even 460S&W, and I plan to try it in 44RM.
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 |