I don’t know but I can put a small ring on my cast bullets with a seater die.
Always ended in the reject bin, but now I could’ve ruled the world if I actually tested them.
Ha
Have to figure out...
Type: Posts; User: barrabruce
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I don’t know but I can put a small ring on my cast bullets with a seater die.
Always ended in the reject bin, but now I could’ve ruled the world if I actually tested them.
Ha
Have to figure out...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Got to test some golden powder loads in the 30-30. 60/40 mix
I loaded these about a month ago.
Been raining and flooding and tropical humid.
29 grains with 150 pp bullet.Just to bullet base. Lots...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
If you go to the adi website you will find with a small mag primer and 11 grns of 2207 should get you around what you want.they start at 220 grns jacketed and 11.2 grns but the pressure is low....
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Good stuff there Sandro.
It looks like time will tell. The more mature stuff looks more finely ground.
SSSteve good video. Thanks.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Nobade how have you stored your GP over the 3 mths?
Open to air in humid conditions?
I’m finding this interesting
I think I’ll knock up another batch.
You using 60/40 or 65/35?
I used to put...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
And moly grease they say.
But it stays on everything as well as the bullet.
One little drop or smear and it spreads for ever
From the load bench to all around the house and garage and the boss...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Don’t worry poppy I had only 2 rounds.
I usually only load up what I will need at any time.
The cci lrp work well in my h&r 30-30 break open rifle.
I may have some other product name ones as...
Forum: Cast Boolits
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G’day MikeH thanks for the feed and warmth again.
Looks like I have my foot in my mouth.
Mike was right.
A new factory case does sit on the chamber mouth when inserted.
Agghhh hum. So...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Mustang
Should I recook my powder more then I wonder.
You have at least obtained military accuracy std.
Forum: Cast Boolits
Thanks murf let us know.
After I had cleaned out the bolt on this old husky 1898? Action it felt and worked smoother.
Spring tension was wound up to max and the protrusion adjusted.
It has a flat...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Hmmm[smilie=f:
Well having a think about it I thought I’d better go and check out the firing system.
I re-found one of the smaller to shoulder length cases, which should give me the worst...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have a batch of cci large rifle primers.
The gun I’m using them in I’m getting 2 fail to fire in every 20 rnds.
The primers show a little shallow dent. The next firing and the dent is very little...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I just remembered today.
I had a couple of rounds that,through the white plume of smoke was a "whizzer" or two.
I believe they could have been bigger and harder golden powder chunks that maybe were...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Well I did get plumes of smoke and it was very difficult to see any signs of the patch in flight.
Dry wrapped and lubeless seemed to be a bummer. Even with wiping between shots.
There was a bit...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Haven’t you all seen Alfred Hitchcock’s "The Birds"
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Where are the crows?
Always just out of range, no matter what you brang out to have a poke at them.
http://www.adiworldclass.com.au/data-rifle/300-aac-blackout
Adi 2207 only goes to 230 grners with 10.8 grns
Take a bit of stopping that one.
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Hey Don thank-you for speaking up saving my skin if it is right /wrong.
I know 5/8ths of **** all about black powder.
The people I mostly know who have used it I wouldn’t take their advice....
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I pulled the compacted fine G.P. powder out of my 30-30 cases.
Scraped them out.
Since I never clean my cases there are remainders of many firings left.
I mixed the lot up in a little water to...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I thought I would take apart a couple of 30-30 cases I loaded with GP.
I had filled to top then tapped on bench top 10x then filled to the top again and seated a pp’Ed bullet.
The powder is...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Try seating your bullet out touching the lands.
No need for crimping.
Try and fill the throat.0.432" maybe
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I batched 500 grains to give me about a 14 or 15 30 grain 30-30 loads.
My first batch of GP loaded with equivalent of measure of @30 grns smokeless 20+? Gp.
The load fell apart with tipping and...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
They do,
But only in Europe and New Zealand
I put a 2 moa vortex on a small carbine clamped to the barrel to see if I could shoot with it.
Worked up a load and was shooting 1" at 50 yrds.
I had to learn to use both eyes open and look through...
Forum: Rimfire Area
Being "old std velocity " are they around 1150fps
Or closer to modern std velocity of 1070 fps
Some how I think when I was younger std velocity rounds seemed to zip and crack every now and again.
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