Yes, onelight - the .44 is .019” bigger...... nah, I’ve had .44 magnums but I just like the .41 better. Oddball that I am lol. My .44 is a .44 WCF!
I ran out of the Blue Angel, blue stick boolit lube!
Emptied out the "old" hunting ammo. Took my boys out and shot 112 - 243 win, 70 some 270 WCF, 84 - 300 WSM, 28 - 338 Win Mag, 47 - 300 PRC, and a pile of 35 WCF and 405 WCF. All in the tumbler for repeat business. Reloading room will be a little busy this week.
Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk
Last edited by 44Blam; 05-16-2020 at 10:10 PM.
WWG1WGA
I didn't close the door right behind me and 2 Quail followed me into the reloading room. I heard them, turned around and they freaked. The male went behind the milling machine and I was able to scoot him out the door. The female got between the reloading bench and window trying to go through the glass. She got behind the brass tumbler so I finally put on gloves, caught her and got her outside. Quail have to be one of the dumbest birds. There are still feathers all over the reloading bench. LOL
Mal
Mal Paso means Bad Pass, just so you know.
Iloaded 50 each of these 3 boolit styles for the .41 magnum. Left to right, MP 41-265 TS(261gr), Lee 410TLswc, and the MP41-258hp(215gr).
I hope you get a hog with all you send one after, and then some.
I've toted my 41 RH through the thick brush and bottoms at a friend's place along the Trinity and it has never let me down when I did my part. Its plenty accurate and hits with enough authority that I was never worried about getting got.
My friend was so impressed he now has 2 of them. Good luck and enjoy.
Later,
Mike / TX
Mal Paso;
You may have missed a great opportunity. Roast Quail can be quite tasty, my friend! In fact, if you have so many quail in your area that they are entering your shop, maybe you ought to train them with a trail of shelled corn to walk right in to the shop on a regular basis.
FWIW
Dale53
Just finished resizing a medium flat rate box of 40 S&W's. I cleaned the sizing die, emptied the primer catcher and wiped the ram off with an oily rag. I'm planning to have a lazy day today but if I get restless I may start tumbling.
The pair were too small to make a good appetizer but I was thinking about it. One of the oldtimers (look whose talking) here that I used to hang with kept a sack of grain in the barn and would throw the Quail a hand full regularly. His Quail were twice as big as the ones at my place. Been thinking about getting a sack of grain.
I hope you are well. I'm still enjoying that #503 mold you had a hand in. I've probably cast 50,000 of them by now.
Mal
Mal Paso means Bad Pass, just so you know.
Was smelting sheet lead yesterday, and my crucible Handel gave out dumping 30# of molten lead on the ground at my feet as I was about to pour ingots. Splashed my lower pant legs and my shoes good but no harm to me. dose this count as a visit from the tinsel fairy?
NOT !! without pictures and a greater review of the handle
Pleased you were not harmed, but did you have to change your underwear??
Mike
NRA Benefactor 2004 USAF RET 1971-95
I sat at the computer, across the room from my reloading area, fondling the .32LC brass I got from Buffalo Arms, and stroking the poor little Stevens Favorite I just got, and decided I need to go work on my workshop some more. Looks like I need to make my own dies for .32LC & .32SC, and fix my wife's kitchen. Maybe later this week.
Loaded some 22 TCM with a new MiHec 35g HP. These guys are gonna BARK !
Cogno, Ergo, Boom
If you're gonna be stupid, don't pull up short. Saddle up and ride it all the way in.
Had some ugly in a good way Colt brass to play with.
I might have finally found a use for the expertly modified Lyman 45 round ball mould. some crafty bastard turned it into a ball-ette. It's supposed to be .457" but they drop way small. Sized to .453" and loaded over some Clays.
I made a hand full to try out someday when I get back to the range. This has king of been the norm. Make up a hand full of something g weird to test at a later date. It’s cool to get some experiments lined up.
Well that’s the mess I managed to clean sum up will have to Do more later re melted and cleaned the spill got about 20# or so back my crucible was just an old walk someone left at a rental I had and the Handel was in tuff shape I should have know better but I figured I get one more go at it the third pour is when it happened I have fairly quick reactions so I was jumping back before it hit the ground
And the shoes that’s not coming off
Now to build a real one as my source tells me there are 3 55gallon drums of ww with my name on them
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 |