I almost forgot the single six .22 that I bought in the 60's for $47.50 full retail. Also one of the brand new at that time 10-22's for $42.00 (gun store owner said they wouldn't sale long--too...
Type: Posts; User: TNsailorman
Forum: Cast Boolits
I almost forgot the single six .22 that I bought in the 60's for $47.50 full retail. Also one of the brand new at that time 10-22's for $42.00 (gun store owner said they wouldn't sale long--too...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
China is not worried about our farm import for their people. They are buying up U.S. farms at an alarming rate. Also buying land/housing near U.S. military bases. I don't think they are going into...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
Looks like a big old moth to me, james
Forum: Cast Boolits
Yeah, in the good ol days I use to look at the adds in the back of gun magazines with 20mm Lahti anti-tank wheeled guns for sale for $399.00 and up depending on condition. I lusted after one of...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Thanks for the correct designation cwtebay, I thought I had it wrong but was too lazy to look it up. james
Forum: Military Rifles
Great little rifle. Should be fun to shoot. I personally like the round pistol grips better than the traditional square type. I also like the brass trigger guard. Thanks for the eye candy. james
Forum: Factory Rifles
Elmer was a "bigger is better" man and in some cases he was right. But, I never read or heard of him saying that the .375 H&H was the only elk rifle. Elmer was opinionated of course, but his...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I haven't looked at Brownell's in some time but they use to carry all kinds of tools for stock making including the bottom inletting files. james
Forum: Factory Rifles
Don, I worked up a load for a friend to take to Africa. I can tell you this, a .458 Winchester magnum off a bench will get your attention. I weighed 147 lbs at the time and I regretted agreeing to...
Wolfdog, I have had a pair of homemade shooting sticks for many years now but I like the looks of those you made. Mine are the traditional style with only 2 wooden sticks and small spikes on the...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I watched him this one and only time. But everyone has their own likes and dislikes.
Forum: Factory Rifles
Outside of massaging a super ego, I don't see any benefit at all. But if he is having fun belting himself around, more power to him. But I pass. james
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Why not just braze a piece of steel onto the top of the original sight and then file down as needed. That way you can keep the original sight and it looks. If you are wanting to keep the original...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I don't know the scientific mumbo jumbo about the can and can'ts of Black Powder but I do know that the old Battleships of WW II used the holy black and those shells would get up and walk between...
Forum: Special Projects
Thanks for the memory jog Wooldridge, I could not think of the material I used so called it laminate. It was laminate but it was cloth and resin of some sort laminated togather to form the material...
Forum: Special Projects
Depends on how you are going to use the knife. If hunting and fishing, I would put laminated scales on it. I nearly always used laminated because the knives I made were going to be hunted and...
Forum: AirGuns
I have gone over to air guns almost completely right now and will continue to do so as long as this craziness in the reloading components continues. I have 2 BB rifles, 2 .17 pellet rifles, and one...
Forum: AirGuns
I haven't shot a primer fired anything in something like 4 or 5 years. I am not going to pay the price being demanded for primers right now and am hording the primers I have for the future. My...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Loaded and tested 3 16 gauge 1 1/8 oz loads with Blue Dot.
Forum: Vintage Reloading Gear
Yes, I have one also although I have not used it for a few years, it always weighed accurately. james
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I have gotten several emails lately informing me that I need to complete my order or that they need an address to complete delivery. These are the headers on the email. I never open these emails, I...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I have been using the carbide tools from Sinclair since around the late 80's. Still going strong after several thousand rounds. I use them in a small hand drill clamped onto the bench. Run it at...
Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
When I was very young our next door neighbor was an older woman in in 60's. She had lived most of her life on a farm with her husband over on the border close to the Kentucky and Tennessee line. ...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
My Dad had a saying, "Some people have more money than sense". He was right.
Forum: Shot Loads For Pistols
Have you tried running the case into a Lyman M die or NOE's knockoff and then seating the capsule. You could always taper crimp slightly if needed. james
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 |