I have used the RCBS 98SWC since I got my 16-4, 10 years ago or so now. It is an outstanding little bullet, never found a load that wouldn’t shoot with it.
But I like molds and fiddling so I...
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I have used the RCBS 98SWC since I got my 16-4, 10 years ago or so now. It is an outstanding little bullet, never found a load that wouldn’t shoot with it.
But I like molds and fiddling so I...
I once owned a 3” S&W 625-3. It was incredibly accurate and a lot of fun to shoot. For some reason I traded it off and always regretted it.
I redeemed myself about 3 years ago when I bought a 5”...
I think Markell, a bullet company from the 50’s that Elmer Keith endorsed as selling good Keith style slugs for the non caster, offered designs with a copper wash for a little extra. Winchester or...
I just checked and this is correct. I’ve shot up pounds of H&G 50s and I think I prefer the 36.
It is very similar. In fact I believe the old catalog description I read mentioned it being “a button nosed wadcutter similar to the Lyman design”.
You often hear midrange wadcutters being...
I have an H&G wadcutter mold but not the more common #50. I’d have to look at the H&G history site again to be certain but I think it’s a #32. It has a full diameter driving band ahead of a tapered...
I saw yesterday on another board where a fellow claimed that an email to Hodgdon got a response that the Enduron line is suspended as opposed to discontinued. The factory is trying to catch up with...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
It’s been a while since I’ve seen one but if I remember right the shank on the bead is inserted into the hole in the front sight and the top of the sight is crimped down onto it. Look at the top of...
I’d take anything hard enough to not expand but soft enough to not fragment, with a flat nose, and drive it 900-1000 fps and feel reasonably well armed. 200gr wadcutters driven 1000fps will penetrate...
Forum: Special Projects
The sight was silver soldered from the factory. Most likely a poor quality joint that slipped through and a small portion of the joint was actually bonded to the sight allowing it to stay in place...
I shot a 429421 cast a little softer than straight WW diagonally through a 6ft black bear two weekends ago. I was using my Bisley Hunter with a 7.5" barrel and my goto 44 load of 10gr unique in...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Any gunsmith worth the title should be able to re barrel a revolver for you, provided he has a lathe. I have rebarreled my fair share of wheel guns and it is fairly simple and straightforward for a...
I have cut dozens of revolvers for moon clips, mostly Ruger SRH 454s but a bunch of S&Ws as well. It isn't a difficult or expensive operation, I think we charge around 150$ to cut one. That fee...
Forum: Leverguns
Only thing is I doubt my wife would approve! She'll make some fella a happy guy someday though, reminds me a lot of my baby sister.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
NECG may have a blank rear blade that you could file down to size. If your mauser is one of the older continental sporters, odds are that the sight was hand made to no particular size other than to...
Forum: Leverguns
Check out our website, Wildwestguns.com. We make all manner of marlin goodies.
Forum: Leverguns
Take the bbl band screw out. Btw I make those red colored AL followers, thanks for putting food on my table.
Forum: Leverguns
We have a rare Winchester on consignment in the shop I work at. It is the WinTuff version with laminate stocks and electro less nickel finish. Marlin has been making one version or another off and on...
Forum: "The Barrel Works"
Sounds like an easy lathe project too me. You would be wasting your money if you rented a roughing reamer, finish reamer and gauges is all you'll need. If I were to do it I would likely chase the...
Forum: Leverguns
They are too long to function in the Marlin when crimped in the cannalure in full length brass. Some people use them by crimping over the ogive with a compressed load. I load them for my USRAC 1886...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Don't forget that this joker can't even spell "PROCEDURE", you'd think he would have spell check. The Vietnam draftee comment was not warranted.
Core mold for making half jacket bullets would be my guess. Mold the cores, then mash them into big gas checks that come halfway up the bullet.
I held off today to wait and see what more folks thought, that and a shooting buddy of mine has now gotten excited that I have a GC .357 mold, said something about warp speed in his 8 3/8" M27 :). So...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
If you set the barrel back a full turn the ejector rod will be too long. Ain't saying its the best way, but lots of factory rifles have shims between the barrel and receiver face for indexing...
I just opened my mail tonite and unwrapped my new to me mold. It is a Lyman/Ideal SC 358-156GC. I bought it because it was a good deal even though I don't care for gas check pistol bullets. Now I...
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 |