Controlled burning reduces tick numbers as well. What about the sacks of pesticide powder i see hanging under cattle feeders, in barns, etc? I would think that would be effective as well from a...
Type: Posts; User: akajun
Forum: Our Town
Controlled burning reduces tick numbers as well. What about the sacks of pesticide powder i see hanging under cattle feeders, in barns, etc? I would think that would be effective as well from a...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Yup
Modern high temp bearing grease is best, especially on the line or in the south
When temps rise or the gun warms up, lubriplate and most other grades run and fling
Red high temp bearing...
Forum: Our Town
IIIRC youre in Vicksburg, so those are Miss River Barges. Not often do they take them out of the water for repair, usually most stuff is done in water, unless its really bad like major welding,...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
for that price you can send it out and have it back bored and extrusion honed and keep most of that money in your pocket.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Way back when I got in a group buy for a special run of Lee 5.45 dies, I simply formed brass from 556 nato brass. simply trimmed, it about 10-.20 thou long, sized in a 222 die, then anealed it and...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Ptg unithroater is what you want
No lathe needed, turns by hand and stays concentric to the existing throat
Most throaters need to be used in a lathe to get good results.
Before you do that...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Brownells sells a kit which is a modified brake cylinder hone
Comes with different grit stones .
That’s what I use, but keep in mind, if it’s badly pitted you bay need a backbore reamer to fully...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I’d like to see him also test those same barrels with an xrf gun to determine composition
While hardness is important, steel composition is important as well and annealed 4140 can be similar in...
Forum: "The Barrel Works"
Doubt it was a squib or stuck bullet
If I was a handgun maybe , seem plenty of bulged 38’s, 9mm’s etc but even at low handgun velocities the barrel is sufficiently bulged on the outside to be seen...
Forum: Swappin & Sellin
Old dirty but functional Saeco lube sizer
Has unknown number rn top punch in it with a .356 size die
Also included are a .3575 die
A .429 die
And .450 top punch
$125 shipped OBO
Unable...
Forum: Swappin & Sellin
I have 100 pieces once fired federal
In factory boxes
Make me a fair offer shipped
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
ridgid dark or oaty dark, all I use for stainless and cm barrels.
Forum: Completed Deals
As stated above looking for a used 35 whelen barrel or junk encore barrel I can either have rebored or do a barrel stub job on
Forum: Completed Deals
Bottom one is muzzle 3.5 throat 3
Damaged thread one is muzzle 4 throat 4.5
Top is muzzle 4 throat 5
Forum: Completed Deals
Yes I wrote the throat and muzzle readings on the Barrel in paint marker
Plus I bore scopes all three. The damaged thread one and the top one are frosty but good
Forum: Completed Deals
3 usgi garand stocks, all three are dirty and need refinishing , dents raised, but serviceable and to cracked $75 each OBO plus shipping
3 usgi garand barrels , two are serviceable as is
One is...
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 |