Thanks Fellas ! While you were kind enough to post your replies, I found a sticky (above) that provided a list of different molds that Lee 6 cav handles will fit .
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Thanks Fellas ! While you were kind enough to post your replies, I found a sticky (above) that provided a list of different molds that Lee 6 cav handles will fit .
Do I need to use MP’s handles (4 cav ) or will lyman , saeco , lee or some other homegrown handle fit and function ?
rkrcpa , would you mind telling where you got the mount for your Ruger mk4 ?
Longfellow , I cant answer your question about accuracy at 50yds with the .38 GCNM 1911 in a Ransom rest but when I was shooting bullseye in the mid 70’s a cast button nosed 148gr WC over 2.7gr of...
Keith 452424 50/50 WW-pb +a bit of tin over 4.8 Universal Clays is a great round imho . Feeds flawlessly in all of my .45autos . Make sure that the big fat nose doesn’t engage the slide release nub...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
40 some years ago I had a FN commercial 98 mauser chambered in 30-06 re chambered for the 35 Whelan Ackley Improved . I liked the original barrel weight/contour and had it sent out to be rebored ....
3.7 gr Red Dot under a 358429 173 gr SWC for many years in all of my old 5 screw K frames . Very accurate and it seems to me mild load . I would never purposely abuse my old Smith & Wessons . I...
If any of you gents run onto a Lipsey’s .44sp Bisley for sale that you don’t want for yourself, please let me know .
Forum: Military Rifles
I must have lucked out on this lot . No slow ignition or misfires & accurate in my 03’s .
Have had 100% reliability when inserted into gen3 window P mags .
Have had near 100% UNreliability when inserted into gen2 nonwindowed P mags .
Have not had the time to figgure out why/ what the...
Forum: Military Rifles
OK Ed , thank You .
Bought 700 rds of this stuff 25 yrs ago for use in a BAR that I never got . Figgured it was about time I shot it up .
Looks like hot soapy ( simple green ) water wash and rinse...
Forum: Military Rifles
Would any of you know when FN switched from corrosive priming to non corrosive in the manufacture of their .30 Ball ammo ? Appreciate any help .
Thanks
Bob
Don , can you point us to the Gibson article/post that you are referring to ?
Thanks !
Forum: Our Town
Thanks & Happy Birthday MARINES .
God Bless You Chesty Puller , Where Ever You Are !
Forum: Our Town
My sawbones says that the Ankle replacements are not durable enough for active outdoor use and recommends fuzing as the gold standard for pain relief . I said “ hell , if you fuze it , will I be...
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
Canned venison sammich !
Years ago , we didnt have electricity at our rural mountain home which also means we did not have use of a freezer (we did have propane refrigeration with little bitty...
Forum: Vintage Ammo
Looks like 1967 then .
Thank You jrmartin !
Forum: Vintage Ammo
In the process of loading a few hundred WRA headstamped 44spec cases that I got back in the 70‘s
from an old cowboy . These are not balloon head . Got to wondering when Win quit the WRA headstamp...
Forum: Our Town
If you just want to “preserve “ it , flesh as much fat off as you can and then stretch it and rub 20 mule team Borax into it and leave a heavy layer in the fattier areas .
Make sure the pelt is fur...
Do you Gents know if there is any difference between WC 540 and WC 540 MS ?
Forum: Leverguns
Can I get JES’s contact info from one of you Gents ?
Forum: Leverguns
Just starting to cast for the 30-30 and 30 Rem .
I probably need to buy a few more H&I size dies for .30 but would like to narrow the field a bit first .
Were winchester bbls fairly consistent as...
FN 98 Commercial Mauser that was originally a 30/06 .
Had it rebored and rechambered to 35 whelen ackley improved in 1981.
59.0gr IMR 4064 under a Speer 250gr Spitzer .
Nickname - “Old Bull...
Seating depth is 3/32 deeper with the wadcutter than the Lyman 429421 250gr SWC .
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 |