I reamed a 300 BO Handi rifle to 30-223. It worked fine with full-power loads. With reduced loads the shoulder moved back and I was getting misfires by the third loading.
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Forum: Our Town
I reamed a 300 BO Handi rifle to 30-223. It worked fine with full-power loads. With reduced loads the shoulder moved back and I was getting misfires by the third loading.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I like this idea. Looking at mine, I think it could be done by:
Drilling a hole in the ram and insert a bolt to serve as a stop.
Cut the top of the indexing rod off an amount equal to the...
Forum: Our Town
I joined three butcher block countertops for the top and used oak for the frame. The legs were made from tier rails from a tobacco barn and are about 4" square. I attached the top to the rails with...
Forum: Our Town
There are loops on each pole and a rope runs through the loops and down the posts where it's wound around a couple of pegs. I unwind the rope and lower the bines to picking height.
Forum: Our Town
Nice!
I started this year with five different varieties. My posts are only 18' tall. The cascade made it to about 12'.
I ended up with enough hops to brew one small batch. ...
Forum: Our Town
Dang, that one looks healthy. How are you going to harvest it?
Forum: Factory Rifles
Well, thanks for the info. I wrote that tongue-in-cheek, but now I'm seriously mulling it over at those prices. My Mini could pass for NIB, so it would bring a good price.
Since you mentioned an...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I bought a new Ranch Rifle back in the 80's. Despite all I did, I couldn't guarantee a hit on a pie plate at 100 yards. I did everything I could including trigger work, bedding, swapping numerous...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Very nice! I'm looking forward to the range report.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Except for the handle, my APP experience is exactly the same as the OP's. Both 223 and 308 have alignment issues. And the misalignment is not in the direction of the slider so it is entirely...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I cut the release lever so that it barely sticks out. Then rounded the sharp edges. It solves the problem for me.
Forum: Military Rifles
Speer Gold Dots 120 grain are around 25 cents each and work great on whitetail deer.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
AR15 with jacketed soft points. 55-65 grains. This isn't the time to worry about cast bullets. Shoot it enough to get confident.
Forum: Our Town
I was looking for a string trimmer so after a lot of research I listened to the "buy once, cry once" advice and bought a professional quality Stihl.
In less than a year of light usage it wouldn't...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
They sent me a check for my powder. They didn't even give me an option to swap for another powder.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I have a CVA Hunter in 45-70 and had one in 35 Remington. My dad also has one in 35 Remington. All have great triggers and are accurate.
The 45-70 is great fun with light loads. I'd recommend it.
Forum: Factory Rifles
Howa Mini. Mine is a 20" 6.5 Grendel. It weights slightly under 5 lbs as you see it here. I built the stock with the goal of making it as light as possible.
They also come in .223 and 300 BO. ...
Forum: AirGuns
How about de-tuning it to a lower power level? It will be a lot easier to cock at 10 fpe.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Thanks for the input, guys. I also have a couple of these:
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-899RVvZ/0/31bc5414/XL/i-899RVvZ-XL.jpg
It sounds like they may be worth more to a...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I was given some lead from an old retired dentist. I have a few dental impressions and a couple of bars of ingots. Both bars weight one pound. The babbit bar is about twice the volume of the counter...
Forum: Our Town
Thanks. I bought some Oxpho blue and ammo boxes.
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 |