+1 for the PT1911....I have had mine for several years now. Picked her up, for just a tish past $500. No complaints, shot every thing I've ran through her. Cast, hollows, SWC, hardball and so on. I...
Type: Posts; User: Lonerider
Forum: Cast Boolits
+1 for the PT1911....I have had mine for several years now. Picked her up, for just a tish past $500. No complaints, shot every thing I've ran through her. Cast, hollows, SWC, hardball and so on. I...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Yep, Clodhopper turned me on to the single coleman burner for smelting/casting....it works great.
I do small batches at a time and I really enjoy the slower pace...kinda takes the days stress...
Forum: Leverguns
It was up and running again for me, about and hour ago 5:30 pm mountain time.
Lonerider
Forum: Special Projects
OOOOOOUCH! I hurt just looking at it!:holysheep
Forum: Boolit Lube !
'Monkey boogers'....now thats good!:mrgreen:
Lonerider
Thanks for posting it, ....it was a good read. I like Ruger's .45 Bisleys.
Lonerider
Forum: Smokeless Paper Patching
What keeps the dish soap from leeching into the powder, after the patched boolits has been loaded into case?
Bag Balm? wonder about that...always keep a can around on the ranch.
Been thinking...
Forum: Our Town
It would seem that we all can come up with stories of simliar and well meaning hearts. I too go along with a couple of post. I can't even count how many vehicles I have given away to help someone...
Forum: Smokeless Paper Patching
Thanks pdawg and barra. Bruces boolits does taper towards the metplate some, much likes RD boolits. I think if I run the patch almost half way between the crimp groove and metplate I should be...
Forum: Smokeless Paper Patching
AS mentioned in another thread, I am just now inching my way down the 'roll you own' trail. This has be a good thread for me to read also.
For me, I will be shooting bullets cast from Bruce's...
Forum: Smokeless Paper Patching
Been wondering about the same question.....I am ever so slowly, inching my way to roll my own. I will be using bullets from Bruce's 462-465 GC mold in my Guide GUN. I know I will need to size her...
OK....'The rainbow is going to smile on you soon'! :-P
Lonerider
Forum: Leverguns
Way to go Dad! I plurchased a Henery H001...it has the smoothest action I have ever expeirence....even better then marlin. My is pretty accurate also....gophers with in 50 yds (for me) where...
....and.....sometimes we get a gun that was built on Wednesday! :bigsmyl2:
Lonerider
I have to admit, if I was going to be buying my first 1911 as an entry level gun, I sure would consider the ruger 1911....about the same price as my PT1911....but made in the USofA. At the time I...
I have the Taurus PT 1911 and for my applications, its just fine. I purposely did not want a "tight' gun. Though my PT 1911 is pretty tight for me, barely any movement on slide/frame at all. I...
Hey there, plus one on th Taurus PT1911. Mine cost right at $500, and I very please with her performance and reliability. I know that Taurus gets a bum rap at times, but my PT1911 has been a solid...
Forum: Leverguns
I now have Skinner's Tatatical rear sight on my Guide Gun and I am very satisfied with it. Prior to that one, I had the standard Skinner's peep for the 1895 in brass. Worked well. The design is...
Forum: Casting Equipment
You guys and gals are so GREAT!!!! 8-):-):wink::D
Forum: Cast Boolits
I think my boolits have been sneaking snacks on the side....when no one is looking.
Their girth looks a little larger then when I put them to bed.:-?
Lonerider
Forum: Cast Boolits
Gosh....I just want to copy and paste all of you guy's and gal's responses....:grin:
So....am I a redneck caster, if I use bacon fat from breakfast, for my groove lube?
and....could the bear...
Forum: Cast Boolits
OMG....your're responses have been great! Not quite the direction I was heading in. Wasn't really thinking of the paralells to us older casters.
But.....if castboolits are like their...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Thanks Jim, don't mean to ruffle any feathers. I admire you and all on CB that have the talent and abilities to create 'stuff'. Sadly, I am not wired that way. I sure do enjoy tearing things...
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 |