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I cheat and use a 30 mauser die as first step, then follow up in my 256 die with the decap removed and replaced with a gm valve stem turned down to a slip fit in the case neck while in the die, it’s...

I still use them, have a couple factory made ones and a bunch of homemade, they keep my knives, wood chisels, head knives, gravers sharp and smooth. I actually strop my round knife before every use....

As a guy who has spent the last 20 or so years in the meat industry, both as a cutter and butcher then over to the dark side as inspection. I’ve got to say that I’m solidly on the side of processing...

SB 10 should cut 30tpi with a 16t stud gear and a 60t on the gear box with any idler in between and the QC set to 16tpi. My Logan 11 does and the two lead screws should be the same pitch. I know this...

I saw those blanks and avoided them because of my experience with an h&r 44 mag micro groove barrel I had. It was a decent barrel with jackets but I had to get lead slugs up to .431 to get to shoot...

I’ve gotten a subdued blue before due to something I read about the Newton rifle factory. They would include a “ oiled wire wheel” polish to get a lo shine caustic blue. I had some rough actions and...

Fun, black powder field artillery is fun. No getting around that. You do however need friends to play as well, usually a crew of 5 on a full sized field gun like a mountain howitzer, however 4 is...

So I’ve always wondered about head knives, so I watched a couple of videos on them and did some reading. The decision to actually make one came after I did some reading and came to the sudden...

Thank you guys for the kind words, I appreciate it. I definitely got a reminder on leather quality with these, those two tom three persons holsters I cut out of an older chunk of Herman oak 9/10 oz...

I took a week off from work a month ago to keep some sense of sanity after this winter. I had the idea to build a holster to replace a fairly worn bianchi for a six inch k frame, and well one turned...

That’s what I did when mine went out on my China freight saw, just replaced it with a standard ace hardware store toggle switch, I can’t remember if it was double or single pole. I did have to bend...

I’m going for the bisley, Ruger discontinuing the regular grip frame decided it for me.

Two friends of mine have the mid sized FT in 45acp/45colt, that’s in fact one of the things pushed my towards the midsized frame FT. If one comes along in 45 colt it might just get pressed into...

So I sent Ruger an email this week and found out that the standard grip 44 special flat tops have been discontinued but the bisley is still in production a lipseys dealer exclusive.
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It’s definitely stuck with me, i really like the looks of those flat tops. I bought one of the new model 44 special vaqueros on that that midsize frame and that’s what got me looking. I own several...

I’ve been chasing one of these in 44 special with the 4.5 barrel for the last 5 years. As soon as I had extra cash the supply would dry up. Then the end of the world started last year and they really...

I’m going to give your mix a try, I’m a fan of bourbon.
My grandfather was really fond of frozen whiskey sours, basically just a blender full of ice with powdered lemonade mix dumped in and about a...

This got me thinking and I did the fuzzy conservative math in my head and I’m at about 80 give or take a few over the last 20 years. Thats not including my wifes deer. They really are an amazing...

5 lb of manganese dioxide is almost a lifetime supply. The proportions I use are 2-6 oz phosphoric, and 2 oz mang dioxide 1/2 pad steel wool and a gallon of distilled water. I bring the water up to...

The Modern gunsmith by Howe. I know it's dated and he explains things a bit poorly at times, but you said favorite, not most useful. The prints in that set of books are absolutely beautiful I can't...

I ordered some of the same frames from j&g, then parts from numeric with the idea of building some 3 inch pistols. Numeric can't tell the difference between a 38 k frame center pin and a L frame...

Texas by god, every time I see that small ring 30-30 of yours I desperately want to "recycle" a bunch of the loose small ring parts I have laying around into one like it.

I do, it's basically just phosphoric acid, distilled water and zinc or manganese dioxide and a biscuit of degreased steel wool. I'm pretty sure the recipe I use I found by searching this forum. I...

Ok so the way I've done rimless i do all of the above then remove about .02 off of the hump on the bottom of the ejector stem so when it sits flat in the lug the case can slip past it. You've got to...

I shot it in my 1911s and got an occasional stoppage even when I had it seated as deep as I was comfortable, still I shot that bullet for 4-5 years before an Rcbs 45-201 swc found it way home. Found...