CH 4d has all you need to make star crimps, is where I got mine.
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Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
CH 4d has all you need to make star crimps, is where I got mine.
Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
I have loaded up a good deal of the 10mm and 40's, using 10mm magnum brass, around 4/500 total before health went down, enough where all my reloading and casting is now no longer. The 10mm mag brass...
Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
I'm toying around with making 40's & 10mm shot loads, my problem is I no longer have a 40 or 10, have to rely on a friend to 'test' my loads but he lives a fair distant from us. Am using 10mm magnum...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Couple years ago i was asked to make some 300 black out cases, looked at what was to be had in the mini-choppers, bought a Proxxon KGS 80 miter saw, little pricy but wanted something that would...
That would put your box date between Dec 30 1944 to Jan 1952.
There were quite a few corporate name changes between 1931 / 1991.
If you give me the info of the winchester and other division ? Re olin industries we can then give you a date or at least the years of mfg.
Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
Another question, who or how many shot shell loaders of the 45 do NOT use the 410 wad columns, only wad over powder, fill case without the wad column, wad over shot.
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Forum: Special Projects
I've got a star crimp die, i'll see if we have any 223 brass around and see what happens. Other than that I have no idea of powder what you may use. I do make 38spl blanks for relay starters but they...
Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
Right, card over powder, card over shot. Think it would be the same setup as CCI.
Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
Am doing some shot loads using cut down 308 brass, need a little help on powder loads not using the 410 wads, tried AA-2, friend test fired thought they were a little weak @ 5gr, have some Vihtavuori...
Forum: Vintage Ammo
We may have cross paths at one time or another, Show in St Louis has been held for more than 20 years, before that was in your state. Mel Carpenter had me make the commemorative shell show of 2001,...
Forum: Vintage Ammo
You may want to check out "Wards Auction" site, they specialize in old collectable ammo and such.
Pictures you have posted look to be quite crisp, cartridges have fallen off quite a bit in the past...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I have come up with a couple chamber reamers, I know nothing of or about. One is electro scribed (penciled) .315 x .290, other is .281 x 307, anyone possibly fill me in which they are. Thanks
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
That would be Rockwell City, home of Rex Merrill, met him many years ago, late 70's I do believe. Fixed him up with a large number of 25 auto casings. Forget what he called the caliber but it was a...
Forum: Vintage Reloading Gear
This post reminded me of my brother as he told me he had a book authored by Geo Herter, "How to live with a Bitch" Had only been married a short time. As he sat at the table his wife came home from...
Forum: Vintage Gun Books
Looks like I got carried away on the page count on the 'Tony Dunn' reference book. Think at one time or another Richard Rains had all those boxes on display at cartridge shows most likely at the...
Forum: Vintage Gun Books
Hi Gary, Hey if you are really interested in '22' boxes mfg by American companies the book you need is the "Tony Dunn" reference book. I've had mine for around 30 years, it covers around 1500 pages...
In my opening thread I asked if anyone could relate what the two numbers meant, would like to know, also what the Kit Gun meant.
Local family offered us this S&W mod 43 Airweight, bought by them in the mid 60's. Quite hard to believe the condition as its I would say in 95o/o, most likely higher. Was told by family a member did...
Forum: Vintage Ammo
You really don't want to shoot these, if you do you are only looking for trouble, this old copper cased ammo can send a bullet into barrel and get stuck, believe me they are a real issue to free up...
Forum: Our Chapel
Charles, Gus and I think and pray for you and yours daily.
Going to the G-shows in San Jose in the '70s', was the Bill Wacker show, watched (John ??) Martz do his engraving, was a site to behold, also sold him a couple of Lugers which i'm sure got modified,...
Just got this mold several days ago, quite nice, needs a little cleaning, tried looking up more info, seems to be a discountinued mold, really nice though for a early Ideal mold. Will clean up and...
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 |