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1/4” ID clear hose from hardware store. Empty clear soda bottle.
Remove master cylinder cap & insure it’s full. Push hose on the farthest bleeder from the master cylinder (usually right rear). Crack...

My son recently bought a Bad Boy mower, 24 HP. I looked at it & the manuals very closely. As a retired hydraulics engineer, I’m impressed at their design. Each wheel has it’s own hydrostatic...

I have always used TSP (trisodium phosphate) to clean oil, grease & crud from stocks. TSP is a alkaline solution, not friendly with some metals. Damp sponge the surface, toothbrush cavities, wear...

There was a article many years ago in the American Rifleman about the best place to bury your dog. I remember the line “The best place to bury your dog is in your heart.” I’ve had to put our dog down...

Is the Merit Corporation still in business? Emails & phone messages are not returned. Many suppliers note sights are discontinued. Thanks.

Safest way to cut a LP tank is - don’t cut it. Get a 1/4 keg beer tank. They’re stainless steel & the cheap. No risk involved in cutting it.

Here’s what I did. Measure the distance from your eye to the front sight of your rifle or pistol. I taped a spare M1 front sight I had to a yard stick at the measured distance. Took this contraption...

Here’s a picture of my turkey fryer. I’m not a high production guy. I only cast for 45-70 with single cavity Lee mold. Works for me. 1/4” steel plate doughnut holds pot off the burner. Gives a place...

I finally got Starline 45-70 brass about a month ago. Checked several and I don’t see a ring inside the cartridge around the flash hole.

I’m following Spencer & Pat Wolfs book to load 45-70 cartridges. 405 grain hollow base boolit from the Lee mold. The lube Spencer used is 50:50 beeswax & olive oil. That’s exactly what I plan on...

Gentlemen, thanks again for the comments. Seems like many don’t like beeswax to lube molds. I can assure you that beeswax migration is not a issue in my case. Lee mold was lubed per their...

Thanks to everyone for the replies. Maybe one good thing during the dearth of obtaining BP reloading components was that I had time to read. Lots of articles on this forum helped greatly, before I...

I spoke with Lee Precision today and all is well with regards to the boolit mold. The core pin that forms the hollow base is loose (radially) by design. I was told that although the core pin may not...

Dusty Bannister thank you for the reply. Mold was lubed with beeswaxed Q-tip. Mold is clean no lead flakes.The Lee mold hollow bottom form of the mold is held with a Phillips screw. The hollow bottom...

It's been a long time getting everything together to load 45-70 BP cartridges. I've read Spencer & Pat Wolf's book several times. Bought a Lee boolit mold, 405 grain, hollow base. Tonight I melted...