I buy Rolls of Forever Stamps for $55 at the pawn shop saving $13 per roll.
Type: Posts; User: pete501
Forum: Our Town
I buy Rolls of Forever Stamps for $55 at the pawn shop saving $13 per roll.
Forum: Our Town
Two turkeys used to fly into the chicken yard. You could walk in to the enclosure and you could get pretty close to them. I had a picture of me holding the female after pinning her against the fence....
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
When lead was selling for fifty cents at the scrap yard, the raw clip on wheel weights were ten cents a pound
Forum: Vintage Powder Cans / Tins
Here’s more
I think the one on the right was when the powder was available in bulk.
Forum: All about knives
The one knife that I couldn't live without is a 24 cm Eskilstuna Swedish Slicer used in food prep which happens everyday.
I have awesome hunting, skinning and tactical knives that get used one or...
S&W Model 10 "Airweight"? Model 12 was an airweight version of the model 10.
A S&W 337pd in an ankle rig works for me. I would choose comfort over 6 shots of magnum power.
What about a larger...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Years ago I was RO at a public range, while heading home, I notice a truck parked at a range that was closed and under construction. I stopped to let them know that the range was closed to shooting....
Forum: Rimfire Area
I had some Remington Kleanbore in the older Dog-Bone boxes with the same oxidation on the lead. So much that the bullets would not chamber.
Way back when the shipping was free, I would get a flyer every month with deals on the front and back cover. It was a rare month when I didn't buy something. Then there was a change, they started...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Don't do FB I do have these listed on CL but no bites. They are worth more as frogs than as an unknown alloy. I may give these to a friend who does sell on ebay.
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Floral Pin Frogs! The bases are lead. I have collected these for years. I have over a hundred. Some of the cage frogs are lead too.
I used to make ikebana floral vases out of slate with a hole...
Forum: Our Chapel
Denise passed away today. She had a hospice worker bathe her, changed her bedding this afternoon. 45 minutes later she was with her maker.
Lots of tears and sadness. Calls to her family were...
Forum: Testing Area
First of all the photo shows the ingot how it sits (upside down).
The way I always posted pictures before was with a Desk Top Computer and a digital camera. When posting, I click "Go Advanced"...
Forum: Testing Area
Just trying to post photo
I think I got it but boy is the screen tiny
Forum: Our Chapel
Denise has been in the hospital for a week with breathing problems. Suffering with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and liver disease. The body is filling with fluids, hence the breathing problems. Now being...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I have the same scuba weights that came on a belt with other traditional shaped scuba weights.
Forum: Vintage Powder Cans / Tins
I opened it because I was out of all other, more modern cans of bullseye. And it just happens to be raining today.
I have 2 more cans of Bullseye like this one and another in Unique. All with the...
Forum: Vintage Powder Cans / Tins
But for $2.50 you only got 11 ounces.
Then there is a china marker 1.85 on the side so I guess it was on discount.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I had some problems with previous ammo for an XD compact. It would not go into battery without a rap on the back of the slide. Same ammo works fine in S&W 4006 and glock.
Started yesterday...
Forum: Fishing Spots
Check with the regulations, I know in our State you will need a license to fish weather you catch and release or not.
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
Family always had macaroni noodles in the chili. Jalapenos were a favorite topping even at a very young age.
A fella at the range was shooting 40sw out of a Glock 20 10mm with no malfunctions. He said the extractor was strong enough to hold the cartridge in place. It seemed to work so I tried it with my...
Forum: Our Town
You're lucky to have access to natural gas. Communities are passing laws to outlaw natural gas for New Construction. The thinking is that electricity will produce less greenhouse gasses. Not sure...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
29 pounds of wheel weights at a yard sale, of that only a half dozen steel or Zn. All this for $2.
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 |