fyi - i only restated it because it was in retort to fredj338 in post 57 erroneously claiming that i only had limited experience in powder coating - everyone is entitled to personal opinions + on...
Type: Posts; User: schutzen-jager
Forum: Cast Boolits
fyi - i only restated it because it was in retort to fredj338 in post 57 erroneously claiming that i only had limited experience in powder coating - everyone is entitled to personal opinions + on...
Forum: Our Town
many states have a spring + fall season + you are allowed to eat them at any time -
Forum: Cast Boolits
none of the previous comment about sizing apply to me, like i previously stated i only have any need to size my higher velocity rifle cast bullets when attaching gas checks - i have found no...
Forum: Cast Boolits
i have not had to size any of the cast bullets in over 5 decades + lubing them with liquid alox allows me to shoot as cast - i definitely still find it expensive + time consuming + pc has never shown...
Forum: Rimfire Area
gave up on RFC after over a decade + 4,000 plus posts, i no longer will post there - since the site revision a few years back many knowledgeable users have either passed on or stopped posting also...
Forum: Shot Guns
jmho - rather than alter spring tension, you might try polishing + lubricating all contact surfaces of spring + latch mechanism -
i would definitely follow randy, W.R.Buchanan advice on not...
Forum: Shot Guns
[QUOTE=W.R.Buchanan;5716405]Don't mod the stock spring, mod the replacement, then you won't have to look for a new stock spring which will probably be harder to find?
Randy[/QUOTE
A+++ good...
Forum: Shot Guns
jmho - it would depend on locking mechanism design - it might be a part that also helps keeps the breach locked under recoil on some designs -
Forum: Rimfire Area
yes they are quieter, but be very careful with some foreign produced CB's + both colibri rounds, had several cases of them getting stuck + no exiting rifle barrels at my range -
Forum: Cast Boolits
in my experience powder coating is time consuming + expensive + shows not one single advantage in any way over properly applied liquid alox + most conventual lubes -
jmho - before changing recoil spring try a different magazine - most of the time mag spring is not pushing cartridge up before breech block passes it -
Forum: Our Town
town of 126,000 residents 15 miles from NYC + we are over run with them - known to attack kids on walking to school - we had none here till some were imported from Virginia - no hunting allowed at...
Forum: Rimfire Area
published industry twist optimal twist rates are
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.22 short =1 in 24"
.22 long = 1 in 20"
.22 long rifle = 1 in 16"
special rifling for low velocity 60 grain heavy projectiles 1 in 9"
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Forum: Rimfire Area
aside from fouling build up in LR chamber, barrels chambered exclusively for shorts have a different twist rate than the LR barrels , accuracy + sight settings will be different - shorts were...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Kai
New Jersey is only one of several states that have this regulation -
nj2c39 antique definition - state laws can always be stricter than any federal law as long as they do not conflict with...
possible limp wrist hold or soft grip ? - did you try a different magazine ? -
Forum: Our Town
by federal law you can drop it off + have FFL enter into his book - your state laws may differ - check with ffl that will handle the transaction -
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
jmho - unless you are a custom rifle builder or barrel manufacturer, borescopes are a waste of money + cause more problems than they prevent -
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
Nj 2c39-3 - paragraph e
e. Certain weapons. Any person who knowingly has in his possession any gravity knife, switchblade knife, dagger, dirk, stiletto, billy, blackjack, metal knuckle, sandclub,...
Forum: Black Powder Cartridge
fwiw - in the past all bb + air guns were forbidden to possess at all in NJ- pea shooters, blowguns, + slingshots still are !
Forum: Single Shot Guns
on back cover of June 1858 Guns magazines - shows the 3 calibers that Klein's converted them to - 32/20, .32 Win. spec, + .357 magnum -
Forum: Rimfire Area
after every shooting session i pull one dry patch thru barrel - this removes any powder fouling that might attack moisture - i also ush out chamber - only do full cleaning when accuracy falls off or...
Forum: Rimfire Area
hope that you saved the rear sight - hard to find + now selling for big money -
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 |