That must have been some exciting recoil.
Type: Posts; User: Rattlesnake Charlie
Forum: Muzzleloading.
That must have been some exciting recoil.
I love MiHec's brass molds and have maybe 10. Artistry. But, as I've gotten older my wrists are sending me a message "Go Aluminum You Old Fart!" Additionally I usually get a couple more bullets per...
Someone previously in this thread mentioned that you loose any hardening from quenching or age hardening when you powder coat.
My question now is "Can you quench right after taking out of oven for...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I shoot an out of production Lee 265 gr SWC in .44 mag at velocities over 1200 fps. Allow is half range scrap and half COWW. Lube is Bull Shop soft. Don't know what that BHN is. No leading.
Forum: Leverguns
Don't immediately discount SWC's. My buddy has a Rossi 92 in .357, and it handles SWC's without a hitch.
Nickle Plated Buckshot
Someone mentioned this as "hardening" the pellets. It is only a coating. I pattered different 00 buckshot loads a decade ago. The plated but not buffered S&B shells were not...
I'm going to be following this thread as I'm always interested in improving patterning of buckshot.
Someone found that it takes something smaller than 00 to fit in a normal shotcup. Single 0 is...
Well, how does it cast in its current condition? If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
I save my excess bacon drippings. I filter it through a paper coffee filter (conical) when things in the skillet get a bit thick. I use it to fry my finely diced potatoes, my eggs, bagels, and lots...
Forum: Our Town
I read that on news a couple of weeks ago. Sad state when lawyers prevent retailers from stopping theft.
Forum: Vintage Rifle & Range Scopes
Seems like the way to go. That barrel shoots good.
While warming the bullets in the oven to where they can still be handled, I put a little wax in a plastic container that I don't mind throwing away. When bullets are warm and wax melted I put some...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I ran a full magazine of factory Winchester .380 ACP RNFP for my KelTek P3AT through washer and then dryer. All went bang just like they were supposed to.
It was a Ranch Dog design. I shoot it a lot in .380 ACP. I don't size them, and lube them only with Johnson's paste wax. They work great in three pistols I have and a friend shoots them in his Colt...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I've had good luck using COWW and range scrap at 50/50, even with plain base bullets. However, my revolver (Ruger SS Super Blackhawk) has a polished barrel bore, 11 deg forcing cone, and the cylinder...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I've loaded hundreds of rifle bullets with Carnuba Red. Like it. As said previously, balancing the pressure and temperature is the trick. About 25 years ago I did buy a rig off Cast Bullets that...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I've shot several deer with a ML and pure lead round balls. If they hit bone the flattened ball was usually found under the skin on the far side. I've also shot some deer with my .45-70 using very...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Good looking sausage. My press is a bit older, maybe 75 years or so. I do love the 10mm.
Forum: Leverguns
I bought a Henry Youth model about a decade ago. My grandson put maybe 500 through it that summer. Works flawlessly. In the safe waiting for the next grandchild wanting to shoot it. BTW, I like to...
Would be more, but one shot at a time of .45-70 from a Sharps replica limits me. Rounds per year that is, not tonnage of projectiles launched.
Forum: Vintage Rifle & Range Scopes
I have a 4x Leupold compact that I got 20 or more years ago. It was used when I got it. Still marching on. Never an issue. I like Leupold.
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 |