I shoot my Baikal IZH 46m ahead of all other guns.
If there is no time for other shooting an hour with this
gun is great for your aim, trigger - target, everything!
No scope on mine!
I feed it...
Type: Posts; User: coopieclan
Forum: AirGuns
I shoot my Baikal IZH 46m ahead of all other guns.
If there is no time for other shooting an hour with this
gun is great for your aim, trigger - target, everything!
No scope on mine!
I feed it...
Forum: All about knives
I tried Oxpho Blue on one of my Forgecraft knives
http://i61.tinypic.com/10yq9zt.jpg
I had used it before with some success
http://i61.tinypic.com/14ea0pv.jpg
Forum: All about knives
Yes, I saw the "Old Hickory" knives on line.
They are carbon steel and made in USA.
Also the Ontario knife company is a good source
for "Old Hickory" and other made in USA knives.
I bought...
Forum: Fishing Reels
Penn Jigmaster is my favorite.
Off the coast of Coney Island... Blackfish, bluefish or any fish.
Forum: All about knives
I also just bought a few vintage FORGECRAFT kitchen knives.
Various conditions and variants.
I want to clean them up to be used.
Most have lateral grooves thst are blackened. I especialy don't...
Forum: All about knives
Just dirt & darker oxide. This one still has the original blade shape.
It has not been sharpened so
much that the shape is gone.
I am keeping it with my 1930s glass knives.
Forum: All about knives
I found a gem in my search for vintage carbon steel knives.
This WWI mess kit knife was at the flea market.
http://i59.tinypic.com/65bcdd.jpg
I gently used some steel wool....
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Yes they are sensitive to having each chamber loaded exactly the same.
I gave up on the flask because I keep getting inconsistent loads.
I am using the adjustable measure that is clear plastic.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I took the NAA to the range today.
The Pyrodex fffg powder that I put through a sieve to make 4f was not any better than the 3f that I have been using.
Using Remington caps gave me %100 ignition,...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
That was at ten yards.
When I shoot from 5 yards the group is tight.
I use a Hornandy .454 round ball.
I shot a few rounds and then the others at the range came over to say "What kind of gun...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I shot up this target today with the '58
30 gr Pyrodex and some CCI caps.
Shot indoors @ 10 yards,
not too bad after not shooting for months.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I loaded up the NAA Mini today.
I made some 4f by pushing some 3f through a plastic sieve.
I'll probably go shoot Thursday or Friday.
Range report to follow.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I have a Pietta .44 Remington (all steel). It works so well, I wish my car was as consistent.
There are more choices than just .36 cal (Navy)
The Pocket Revolver and the Wells Fargo (1849) are...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I never saw that forum before, good reading!
The Remington caps test fire %100
I have 2 cylinder types...the nipples are different allen key size too.
When I bought the gun (used) it only came...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
During the summer months I don't shoot... I fish.
But I am getting warmed up for muzzle loading fun in the fall.
I find nobody selling #11 Remington percussion caps retail anywhere near me....
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Well ... I shoot twice a month (sometimes more) for an hour every time. I shoot air guns too.
I have a 1858 Remington Revolver and a North American Arms .22 black powder revolver .
Also I put...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I have had the same pound of PYRODEX for over a year.
Since I have started with black powder I have gone through 100 .454 round balls... about 20 .35 cal balls and 40 of my .22s .My container of...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I have read (here on the forum) that Pietta sends out the cylinders a little small.
That they are afraid to make it to the original Remmington spec.
Also someone here wrote that it is ok to ream...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
25 meters W0W.
Thats some tight shootin' Cowboy!
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Delay...
I'm talking a quarter of a second, is that bad?
Could it be my powder/cap combination?
I use Pyrodex, not because I love it. It was easy to buy.
I plan to get some 777 or real B.P. some...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I had to buy a new box of balls for my 1858 Reminigton (Pietta)
So I have loaded & shot over 100 rounds.
Some things I have learned:
#11 caps CCI or Remington always go off for me.
The...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
When I shoot my '58 with the R&D conversion there is a big difference between the store-bought rounds that I shoot.
1. Remington .45 LC is the strongest. I think it is going to blow up my gun.
2....
Forum: Muzzleloading.
O.K. Ok - ok,
So Buck & Ball is a loading for colonial era - smoothbore - probably flintlock.
I was curious... I had just heard of it for the first time.
I can do the job nicely @ 10 yards...
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 |