Sounds like a .43 Spanish mold.
And probably haunted from the Spanish Inquisition.
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Forum: Casting Equipment
Sounds like a .43 Spanish mold.
And probably haunted from the Spanish Inquisition.
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
Had my star in my hands last night, I was wrong, the plug appears to be on the high pressure side, I still believe that it can be JB Weld/Located back in place.
You said in 30 years you've never...
Forum: The Star Equipment Corner
My suspicion is it's to bleed air when putting in a new tube of bullet lube as opposed to just going back to lubing boolits under the assumption that the entrained air would eventually fart it's way...
Forum: Our Town
Nice notion if the wallet's thick enough, my daughter is a single woman living on a teacher's salary from one of the smallest school systems in the state of Michigan. Just buying the house is a...
Forum: Rimfire Area
If you want other options, do a "google" for "dovetail mount picatinny rail".
There are a number of them out there, finding something in stock might be a challenge.
Good luck.
Forum: Shot Guns
A buddy tells a story of his dad bringing home a brand new Model 12 in 16 gauge for Mom's birthday present.
When Chris got home his dad told him he needed to retrieve the birthday present from...
Forum: Military Rifles
Loaddata has a listing attributed to MODERN RELOADING Second Edition - Richard Lee, that shows 748 with 150 grain bullets.
I'm not on my laptop where I can retrieve the load data.
Never used...
Forum: Swappin & Sellin
And the last one to the top, getting time to kill these 3 listings and try something else.
And go cut the grass, finish loading that batch of 30 Carbine and 6.5 Creedmoor.
Forum: Swappin & Sellin
There's Cape Buffalo out there just itchin' to get whacked with boomer bullets and powder.
The wife's flowers don't need that much fertilizer.
Forum: Swappin & Sellin
Haven't gotten any nasty grams, I'm assuming all the SPF stuff has arrived safely.
Still got stuff.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
This will explain the 2400, 16 grain load way better than I can:
https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?13425-Cast-Bullet-Loads-for-Military-Rifles-Article
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Didn't check, but I remember the 16 grain military cast load as being recommended for 8mm-30-06 sized cases. I've used it a lot in those sized cases, I'm not sure how they would work in a 45-70.
Forum: Our Town
It appears to work on the water lines, NOT the drain fittings. There have been places that would have been handy. I try and avoid under sink stuff.
Vertigo while laying on my back inside a sink...
Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
Shoot them "on the wing" and you won't have this problem [smilie=l:
Forum: Swappin & Sellin
Need to get a 310 on the way[smilie=w:
Forum: Swappin & Sellin
YES!
I do have 58 pieces, some once fired some I think were just formed and never fired. Make me an offer I can't refuse.
I detailed my steps to form the brass...
Forum: Swappin & Sellin
I may have some, don't think I sold that brass yet.
Did your buddy just get the rifle from a dealer in SE Michigan? If he did the brass I have was fired in that rifle. I don't have the dies...
Forum: Our Town
A friend said she saw a few flurries this morning in SE Michigan. I've seen snow as late as June and as early as September here. Just flurries nothing that ever stuck.
Pretty weird cultivating...
Forum: Our Town
Most likely one from last years brood. They grow slooow.
Best story is my oldest sister commenting that she never sees turtles in SE Michigan. I sent her probably 8 photos in 2 weeks of turtles I...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I've got a 24x32 heated work shop with a full compliment of woodworking tools, plus a South Bend lathe and all the casting and reloading stuff needed for 70+ calibers/gauges. Plus a separate 12x36...
Forum: Leverguns
I've got one, it was given to me 3-4 years ago. I haven't had the time to fool with it much. I'll dig out my load data for it. I think I used a NOE 150 grain spire point. Fun little rifle to shoot.
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Forum: Swappin & Sellin
Gonna get my hands slapped for kibbitzing, the Lee trim gages to me are a superior system.
And more available than (and less expensive).
And you can make your own gages for "esoteric"...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Do a "google" search for "Savage bolt disassembly", you'll find a number of videos and text descriptions of how to do it. It's pretty straight forward.
Here's one:
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Forum: Our Town
And me getting the stink eye from my doctor on Monday because my A1C is up to 7.5.
You people are evil.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Thanks for the pointers on where to buy the brass, I don't really need the brass, this was more a "can it be done" question.
I was stopping at a gun shop this afternoon that had a nice 7.5x55...
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 |