Hi BAW, I just recently bought an Alexander Henry Navy model in 577-450 - is it likely to be "overbore" like the Martini-Henrys? It has fairly reasonlable looking henry rifling after a bit of...
Type: Posts; User: Texinoz
Forum: Military Rifles
Hi BAW, I just recently bought an Alexander Henry Navy model in 577-450 - is it likely to be "overbore" like the Martini-Henrys? It has fairly reasonlable looking henry rifling after a bit of...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Have used standard .22 pellets with Small Rifle primers and from 0.5 to 0.7gn of bullseye to thin out the sparrow population and head shoot young rabbits out to around 15 yards or a little more....
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I have an original .310 [Francotte] in really good nick that will remain original, one in 222 Rimmed (my fox gun), one in 2LR, and a project gun that will be chambered in the old 32 Ideal (also...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
One thing about the Argentine contract 43 Spanish rifles (bottleneck case not the straight tapered Reformado...) is that they are apparently the only RBs with a "knoxform" (octagonal) chamber area...
Forum: Group Buy Archives
Hoo boy - hope this makes it to the production schedule "soon".
Please put me down for 1 mold Gas check plus flat pins.
hallms at bigpond dot com
Thankyou, Mark
Forum: Group Buy Archives
Hmm,
.380, .460-.462, .690 depending on cost....
Mark
Forum: Group Buy Archives
I have to say I am confused by the diagram for the first pellet design? Airweaver, you say it is a SWC - but it looks like a hollow point? Can you please clear this up? Thankyou, Mark
Forum: Group Buy Archives
Roger, do yo have any of #3 left - and what would it cost to send a "few" to me in Australia please? (If possible...)
Regards, Mark
Forum: Factory Rifles
357 Max yes 357 mag no - in a bolt action. But I need a Left bolt too!
Might have to settle for a H&R or similar break action rechambered to 357 max.
Forum: Swappin & Sellin
Guys, just a little balance here, others have correctly listed non-permitted exports such as loaded ammo, some brass, major firearms components - actions and barrels esp - but there are several...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Greencountypete, it is almost shall issue - must pass a knowledge and practical test in most states and they do check rigorously for no criminal history. Satisfy the above and you get your license....
Forum: Our Town
Lol - here in OZ (with very few actual freedoms), we have metal detectors for everyone leaving a gunshow. Cuts the temptation to steal quite a bit! You shouldn't be tempting people with the idea that...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
As per an earlier post, I buy stuff that might seem expensive to US residents - but many suppliers in USA do not ship overseas post 9/11 and you simply would not believe how expensive and hard to get...
Forum: Group Buy Archives
Hi,
Please put me down for a .382 RG2 with one Plain Base and one Gas Check shank.
Hopefully this will get this buy firmly on the production list. I shoulda never joined this group it's taking all...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Anyone have a Lyman 446187 mold 470gn heavy version that they want to sell?
I am desperate for one. Apologies if this is not the right place for posting this.
Mark
Forum: Group Buy Archives
If it is not too late, please put me down for one mold with Hp pins and a set of flat point pins (and the lube die guide that Miha usually ships with molds please)
Arthur Hall (in Australia)
hallms...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
If the rifle is the 71/84 with tube mag it should be true .446 groove diameter and boolits that size should work well. The original single shot model 71's had deeper grooves more like .452 and the...
Taurus thunder pump action 45 colt (Lightning lookalike.) Jams or flips cartridges over any time you try and rapid fire it...
Forum: Group Buy Results
I'm in.
3 cavity (1pb, 2gc - with a hollow point on one of the gcs please).
Mark
Forum: Group Buy Archives
I would like one (prefer 2 cav though).
I also know 2 maybe 3 other people in this neck of Oz that I am pretty sure would be quite interested in a copy of the original PGT boolit... I can canvass...
Forum: Group Buy Archives
I would be interested in a boolit like the RCBS (Sharps) 44-370 - but in a heavier weight.
I am looking for something in the 450 to 480gn weight to use as a BPCR Silhouette load
(and it needs to be...
Forum: Group Buy Archives
Ok, I quit being lazy and looked-up the original thread for specs etc.
I am in for a 3 cavity - 1pb 2gc with a hollow point on one of the gcs please.
Love it! Mark
Forum: Group Buy Archives
I also am interested. Can you remind me of the boolit dimensions? I wish to use it in a 303 barrel - so I would like it at .311 to .313 rather than .308... (2 or 3 cav mold.)
Mark
Forum: Group Buy Archives
Hoo boy I might get into trouble but please put me down for one mold with flat and HP pins.
hallms AT bigpond DOT com
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 |