I used this bullet to win my first state championship match way back un 2005, I just don't have the recipe I used. The Sierra 170 grain with 36 grains of LVR is going about 2350 fps with a SD of 15. ...
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Forum: Cast Boolits
I used this bullet to win my first state championship match way back un 2005, I just don't have the recipe I used. The Sierra 170 grain with 36 grains of LVR is going about 2350 fps with a SD of 15. ...
Forum: Cast Boolits
It has been a few years since I have posted so forgive me for showing up and asking stupid questions.
I shoot cowboy rifle silhouette with a 24” marlin 336 with a Ballard rifling. I’ve been using a...
Forum: Leverguns
The only advice that will do you any good is to slug your bore first. 38-55s have a reputation for having different size bores. I have seen from .375 to .380 and if you don't know what it is you...
Forum: Leverguns
I shoot at the Blacks Creek Range south of Boise. I have used a Win pre 64 30-30, a Puma 92 in 357 and a Win 94 in 38-55, and all with great success. Our rams are a mixture of what could be...
Forum: Our Town
My friend Jay and I got into muzzle loading when we were in about the fourth grade. We found out if you took a bicycle spoke along with the little nut thing that went through the rim and bent the...
Forum: Our Town
I have 3 sons who live in Green River, Wyoming. Every time I go over we take a few hours out to go to the City Park and do a little shooting. This time I took my TC Contender in 30-30 and an old...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I got my first Hornet barrel for my contender to shoot Hunter Pistol Silhouette with. It did that real good. My load for Hunter Pistol is 3.5gr of titegroup with a lyman 225450 bullet with a gas...
I am looking for a top punch for a Lyman 225450 bullet. This is a 48gr spire point bullet. If you have one you want to sell, let me know. If you know the number for the top punch let me know. ...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I have been using LLA on everything for years now. I even tried Lees test with a auto pistol barrel. Weight before starting to use LLA was heavier before shooting a batch of bullets lubed with LLA....
Forum: Cast Boolits
I use LC Bullets in my 38-55 model 94 for Cowboy Rifle Silhouette. They make them in different diameters and I use .380 for my rifle. My load is 10.6 gr of Unique for a velocity of about 1250fps. ...
Forum: Our Town
Have you ever tried a shot to the body of anything living and breathing, with a wadcutter. The best way to discribe it is "splash" They won't penetrate very far into a wall but on flesh they really...
Forum: Leverguns
I used this bullet to win the Idaho State Cowboy Rifle Silhouette Championship in 2005. The rifle was a pre 64 Win 94 with a redfield reciever sight and a 20 inch barrel. The load was 34 grains of...
Forum: Leverguns
I have several friends who own Henrys and use them for Small bore Cowboy rifle silhouette. None of them have done very good with them but it might be the shooter. For the money I would go with the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
My pre-64 model 94 30-30 likes that load also. I use 34 gr of IMR 4831 with the same bullet and the groups are 3 inches at 200 yards with a Williams sight. Who said you need a bolt gun for...
Forum: Our Town
I had a problem with some new Winchester brass and misfires with my Hornet barrel on my Contender. I traced it to the differences in rim thickness and contacted Winchester. Their solution was to...
Forum: Our Town
I had to cut my initial response short because my boss stuck his head in my office and needed me in a meeting. I wanted to expand the answer on how to use the SD but that is already done now. A...
Forum: Our Town
Yes and No to all of the above questions.
Speed does give an indication of excessive pressure, if you are getting a whole bunch more than you should be getting.
Here is what speed will tell...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I shoot cast bullets in my 10 inch Hornet barrel in my contender and they are very accurate. I use the Lyman 225450, which is a pointed, gc, bullet. I shoot alot of these in NRA Hunter pistol...
Forum: Our Town
I have the official word from Brad Compton, Idaho State Big Game Manager.
If you've received e-mails with a photo about a new world record elk taken in Idaho - read on. If not, delete.
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Forum: Cast Boolits
I took my wife's car to a radiater shop to get a new radiater and when I went to pick it up I asked about sodder. I mentioned that I would like to muck out his tank and he said he already had. He...
Forum: Our Town
Its all good advice and it is appreciated. In my family we all get along fine and when my parents died we divided things up and everyone went away happy.
Not so with my wife's family. The two...
Forum: Our Town
The mother-in-law would never swear out a warrent on her son, but the executor a power of attorney. So Does my wife, maybe one of them would do it.
Sixgun
Forum: Our Town
Okay Guys,
I need some help in identifying and approximate worth of a 22 auto rifle that was stolen from my mother-in-law’s house.
I think my father-in-law got this gun in France when he was...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Panty hose... There are lots of good uses for them but I still prefer using them to package the items they were originally made for.
Sixgun
I am seriously thinking of moving to the Rock Springs, Green River area of Wyoming. I shoot NRA Hunter Pistol and NRA Cowboy Rifle Silhouette. Are there any clubs in that area or am I going to have...
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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 |
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