I gave away 10 5 gallon buckets of brass when I moved.
243, 270,7mm-08, 223, 556, 762x39, 762x51,7.62x54R, 303,308 and 30-06.
I only moved with 2!:p
Type: Posts; User: John Crusher
Forum: Our Town
I gave away 10 5 gallon buckets of brass when I moved.
243, 270,7mm-08, 223, 556, 762x39, 762x51,7.62x54R, 303,308 and 30-06.
I only moved with 2!:p
Forum: Our Town
I grew up in Nebraska and we had Blizzards and snowdrifts to the roof. Colorado (The Western Slope), New Mexico and Upstate New York all had snow at Xmas .
It's not Xmas without snow.
It hasn't...
Forum: Our Chapel
I say a prayer for them every day.
Having spent far too many important , happy, sad and mundane days away from friends and family makes me feel the need to.
Forum: Cast Boolits
I have not reloaded and yes, I will find the best manual/info. I can before I do. As I stated, I have a friend who is a cast bullet shooter and I will not step off into reloading until I have my...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Well you all sure 'nuff got my head spinning !
Holey moley, maybe I need to find a new barrel for this critter !
I've never done casting , but I've got a buddy who has done it for 35+ years and I...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Well , I asked Lee about slugging the bore and he took it into the back and measured and said it was .460 +.
He's only been a gunsmith and a single shot GURU for 40 some odd years.
If you get a...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I just picked up my Palmetto.Garret rifle at Lee Shavers' after having him put on a Soule sight and I asked him if he could tell me my bore I.D.
Well, it's .460+-.001.
I understand I can shoot .458...
12 gauge, because you can use it for everything from food to defense .
What else do you need ?
I am going out West for a fishing trip next month. Remote spots and I've seen Bears and Mountain Lions there.
I chose a Taurus Raging Hunter 51/4" barrel 44 mag. and have ran a couple of hundred...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Well , I did stock up on Missouri Bullets Buffalo cast so I will be loading cast and maybe go BP for my Garret.
I'll get the RCBS Cowboy dies, got a buddy at Grafs.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I'm looking at getting a set of dies for reloading my 45/70 brass and am wondering what way to go.
I have a 550 Dillon and of course a Rock Chucker.
I've reloaded for 20 some odd years , but never...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
The holes are drilled to the left.
The tang has a natural curvature so the base is not vertical.
If I shim the base to vertical then the base will still be to the left and I will still need to...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I have a Palmetto/Garret 1874 that I recently picked up.
It has a Soule Tang sight and whomever drilled/tapped it did not get it centered.
Is there a base that I can get that will move the base to...
Forum: Our Town
1st post and glad to be here. I've loaded with cast before (9mm , 30-30) and have now embarked into 45/70. I figured it was time to get the straight dope from those who do it best ! I look forward to...
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 |