Ask authorities? Brother, I won't even ask them for the time of day. I simply refuse to talk to them beyond invoking my right to remain silent, I want an attorney and am I free to go?
Type: Posts; User: Travisbishop
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Ask authorities? Brother, I won't even ask them for the time of day. I simply refuse to talk to them beyond invoking my right to remain silent, I want an attorney and am I free to go?
Forum: Our Town
I run a hundred hens in four coops with roosters. I bred my own line out of of Rhode Island Red, Plymouth Rock, Red Star sex link, and Brahma's. I get eggs every day. And the roosters dress out fat...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I inherited enough powder from my grandad to break a pack mule's back. In that collection is 15 pounds of W230. I don't know where he got it, but, its in those alumanized paper Crisco can looking...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Coming in late on this one... I bought all my powder, primers, bullets from Pats back in the 90's when it was cheap by the case. God, I miss those days. I still have most of it stacked up in my shop....
Forum: Military Rifles
I'm still reliving the past.Been going through my dad and grandpa's shop. It is a WW2 surplus barracks building they bought, disassembled, moved, reassembled on a concrete pad. My best find yet is a...
Forum: All about knives
I guess my favorite will be a combination. In 1974, I was 12, I bought my first pocket knife. A Case carbon steel bone handle Trapper. Later that year, I bought a Buck 110, followed shortly by a Buck...
Forum: Rimfire Area
What's the deal with the Marlin 94 M? I've got one from my dad, NIB, he bought me back in 1983 for a wedding gift. I've kept it in the safe, only took it out to wipe it down with an Outers silicone...
Forum: Rimfire Area
I bought my stockpile of 22 mag back in the 80's. Not sure exactly how many I have, but I picked them up anywhere they presented themselves. My last buy was at K Mart. They were clearancing all their...
Forum: Rimfire Area
I've bought several of these over the years. My first was a Seneca Green model. I bought it from the Western Auto back when I was 12. That was 1974. It's still sitting in the box. He'd had it in his...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I've been cranking out the following load for my various Garands. I start with an RCBS 165-308 SIL... I'm not sure what the SIL stands for. I powder coat them with a copper colored powder, rammed...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I bought two of these Lee kits from my Ye Olde Gun Shoppe back in the day. I still use one to lube my muzzle-loader stuff. I use toilet gasket wax ring, having used up the stuff they included in the...
Forum: Factory Rifles
A Pre 64 Super Grade Model 70 in 264 Win Mag. Mounted with a 60's Leupold VXII 3-9.
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I was gonna say, that looked a lot like the .405 Win.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
I've never hunted with round balls. My rifle is a custom Hawken/Plains Rifle I built many moons ago. A .58 cal that I load with my homemade 2F and a 560 grain conical out of a mould I bought from...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Nice one. I have my grandfather's .35 I hunt with. An old Remington 81 with a 4x Weaver mounted.
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Years ago, I bought a walk in cooler to hang deer in. I normally tag out here in Texas and up in south east Oklahoma. That amounts to 10 or 11 deer. I quarter them, then hang them to age for a month...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Yep. I carry a .22 pistol while deer hunting just in case something smaller pops up
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I heard they quit making black powder. But smokeless? I don't see that happening short of ATF pulling their license
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
I've got several hundred pounds of it and load just about everything with it. I use BL C2 data as a starting point. I've got a K 98 that I load for that loves it. 48 grains behind 170 gr Hot Cor...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Nothing wrong with it. Load it up and shoot it
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
I've been making and shooting black powder since 1974 and I've yet to have any touch off from static. I'm not saying it can't happen though. I don't plan on trying it out either.
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
I've been working on loads for my Pietta 1858. It's a color cased 5 1/2 inch.I make my own black powder and caps, but wanted to try out some smokeless stuff. I've got 50 pounds of Red Dot I bought...
I've got a derringer in 45/70. Not sure how it shoots since I just can't bring myself to pull the trigger. There's just something seems "off" about the whole git up
Forum: Cookin' Recipe's
Cabbage rolls are simply awesome little critters. I make mine out of deer meat.
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 |