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Type: Posts; User: John in WYO
Forum: Casting Equipment
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Forum: Our Town
You’d have to give us your Grandmother’s name to have anyone recognize her as a famous Country Music singer…..grin:kidding:
Me, too.
I don’t play the game, but is Cowboy Action Shooting a dead Sport?
I’m looking for a 36” Bianchi B7 .44/.45 cartridge belt, but I can’t find one for sale.
Safariland no longer makes...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I didn’t read all the responses but Fort Cobb, OK was known as a roost with millions of crows in the 1980 time frame.
Lots of peanut farmers there.
I’ve shot there a few times.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I seem to remember Lyman (maybe?) had a two part system for pistol bullets ( Devastator maybe? .45 ACP?) .
Nose was cast of softer lead and inserted (glued maybe?) into a harder cast base…
I have...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I used a Chiefs Special against a grizzly.
ONCE!
Never again!
Took jonp’s advice and stuck it deep in its ear and pulled the trigger.
The exposed hammer was so deep in the ear canal it got hung...
Forum: Factory Rifles
So what would you pay for a Marlin 1895 no cross-bolt safety with a stock cut to 12.5 or 13” LOP?
Found one for $1000.00 asking price.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I was city issued 2 D-Cell Ray-O-Vac flashlight in 1977 with a S&W M-15 and a Winchester Model 1897 .12 Gauge pump shotgun, oh and a 1976 Plymouth 440 Interceptor 4 bbl.
I made lots of traffic ...
Forum: Cast Boolits
OP,
You are SO taking me down memory lane with this post.
Hired on a PD in 1977. S&W Model 15 4” and a 12 round cartridge belt slide loaded with personally purchased (or handloaded as it was not...
Forum: Leverguns
Not knowing you or your shooting and reloading background is, I’d have to see your loaded rounds to better understand what may be going on. I’m not sure I comprehend what the issue is. Maybe a short...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Absolutely a great .223 Remington and .308 Winchester powder.
Count yourself lucky.
Forum: Cast Boolits
WHY DIDN’T YOU CALL ME AT HOME OR TEXT ME INSTEAD OF POSTING THIS ON A FORUM?
What, oh, never mind….we don’t know each other……sorry.
You’re forgiven.
Which bullet/weight did you fire that group with?
Still the Hornady 259 XTP?
Thanks
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Needing hearing protection for shotguns?
https://www.metrogun.com/
Forum: Leverguns
https://shooterscalculator.com/recoil-calculator.php
This link helps in load development and explains what is happening when your 7.5 pound Ruger #1 in .45-70 Gov’t kicks the **** out you on the...
Hi, Bill,
Great post on explaining +P effects on non +P firearms.
Auto-correct may have got to your statement.
“Turned out that brazed head had stretched out, and the breach wasn't locking...
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Does shaking in a container to to PC the bullets damage the bases and affect (not effect) accuracy?
Forum: Our Town
farmbif,
22 degrees and snowing off and on today.
Winter is here until middle of May.
Starts mid October.�:shock:
John :mrgreen:
Forum: Our Town
farmbif,
If you’re wearing the “standard farmer uniform” of bib-overalls, shirt and ball cap you likely won’t have a belt on.
You might consider pocket carry (concealed), and bibs front...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I found this:
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/gunsmithing/12-ga-hell-126971/index2.html?
Forum: Cast Boolits
1240 grains/.735” diameter
Edit: 1216.6 grains
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450 grain .458
410 grain .512
I shot some 6.0 Trailboss/250 RNFP .455” cast today and some 10.0 Unique/ RCBS 270 SAA .452” today.
Didn’t crimp heavy enough and the last round (#5/5 270 SAA)
jumped crimp and tied up the gun.
...
I shoot a a 5 Shot Bisley Conversion by John L. for heavy loads when I really want to stand on the .45 Colt. And a .500 Linebaugh by John L. for even heavier loads.
Picked up a 3rd Gen Colt New...
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 |