Interesting,I have a Rossi 92 44 special/44 magnum 16 inch barrel carbine and it functions fine with both of those cartridges and it would be nice to be able to use the 44 russian as well but from...
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Interesting,I have a Rossi 92 44 special/44 magnum 16 inch barrel carbine and it functions fine with both of those cartridges and it would be nice to be able to use the 44 russian as well but from...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
Look on computer and or the phonebook.
Look under the titles Beekeeper or Honey in your area.
There is an old saying that all you need on a farm is WD-40 and Gray Tape.
If it wont move and you want it to move use the WD-40 and it moves and you dont want it to move and it does use the Gray...
From Elmer Keith
https://gundigest.com/more/classic-guns/the-44-magnum-one-year-later
Generic 44 Magnum Pistol velocities with different ammo
http://ballistics101.com/44_magnum.php
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Forum: Boolit Lube !
What I do and works for me with both of My Pietta Remington New Army Pistols,One a 5.5 inch Barrel and the other a 8 inch Barrel
I Keep Bullet Lube Made of Beeswax and Olive Oil swabbed in Barrel...
https://www.emf-company.com/store/pc/1873-Great-Western-II-Revolvers-c64.htm
https://i.imgur.com/5SYPYZTm.jpg https://i.imgur.com/biTqCR0m.jpg
pictures of mine ,not bought at EMF,I cant remember...
Yes it was,I sold it to get something else ,cant even remember what else I needed the money for.
Wish I had it back .
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
No not the drawer with sock's but a different drawer with a belt that wont fit any more,and about 15 pocket knives and a couple of old billfold's.
I thought I had some somewhere and turned the...
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
Thanks to all
I fIgure some of those are probably over 40 years old.
Sure wish I had bought a bunch more at that Price !
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
https://i.imgur.com/1eO2TgAm.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/Dp5GU2Fm.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/3T1yP4dm.mp4https://i.imgur.com/PoDOvNTm.jpg
Between the Large Primers which ones would be the best to load with...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Wonder if the Hollowpoints were not big enough to promote expansion at the Velocity they were shot at,or not big enough for the Brinell hardness of the lead ? Or a combination of both ?
Forum: Cast Boolits
I am sure that your way of doing this is a Great way of doing this.
And I am sure that you do great work.
I am also sure that doing it the Way Veral Smith describes has worked for ME on 3...
I have a Stainless Rossi 92 44 special/mag that functions well with 44 special and holds 10 round's of HSM 240 semi-wadcutter Ammo.
Going to be Loading it with the Starline brass from the HSM...
Forum: Our Town
Cat house's are a good idea ,shed etc
Mother nature is cruel and lots of animals freeze to death every year.
Just because they have fur does not mean that they are immune to freezing to death ....
Forum: Cast Boolits
You can size the cylinder throats to the size of bullets that you want to shoot after slugging the barrel.
What you really need to check for is the the throat where the Barrel is screwed into the...
I had a Ruger Blackhawk Stainless Steel 4-5/8 barrel that I smoothed up and firelapped the barrel ,and reamed the cylinder holes for shooting .432 bullets,also Roundbutted the grip frame.
The round...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
What is it that you wanted from it ,that you did not feel like it gave ?
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I dont think that there will be much carbon in the chamber as I have not shot it over 10 times or so with HSM 240 grain semi-wadcutter's but will check it for sure.
I have not shot it at all with...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Yes,I would say that you have a Bit of experience with it !
Lots of interesting information that you have provided here.
I would be using it for a Rossi 92 44special/44Magnum Carbine with a 16...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Anyone got a lot of experience with the Forster Hollow Pointer?
Pros ,Cons
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I experimented a little last night.
First I dropped a round with a chamfered case with the bullet seated by hand to the crimp groove and if I eased the round into the chamber there was no movement...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
No Shaving of the bullet when using the Noe 434-430
Tad less than .431 Bore ,Land to Land
Using 20/1 10 Brinell Hardness
About 14,000 Pressure Using Hp-38
Dont know if that will Obturate?
I will...
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 |