Man, that brings back some memories. Wish I would have kept the old can just for memories sake
Thanks for the trip back in my old cranium LOL
Gary
Type: Posts; User: gary0529
Forum: Cast Boolits
Man, that brings back some memories. Wish I would have kept the old can just for memories sake
Thanks for the trip back in my old cranium LOL
Gary
Forum: Cast Boolits
big--no disrespect but HBN DECREASES velocity when powder charge is unchanged over uncoated bullets.
It does allow you to CAREFULLY increase the powder charge and thus gain more fps. I have used HBN...
Forum: Cast Boolits
J--
Glad to see you say you were just punching paper with those--I have been shooting 300 Whisper long before the Blackout was coined-strictly for suppressed use out of a custom made bolt gun with...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Al Bundy,
I have an 1895 GG and though I do not fear recoil, I don't embrace it either. I tried going up from 300 gr. J bullets to 405 and 420 with a mid range load- the bruising on my shoulder said...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Have dis-assembled and re-assembled mine on a couple of occasions - had RCBS send (at no charge) a broken gear that I somehow was able to ham hand and shear- very simple machine. Easy peasy to fix....
Forum: Cast Boolits
AA#7
he had cap lock on and the ampersand is what prints when you hit 7
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Or when you "have to" buy the gun to shoot the reloaded ammunition you reloaded with the brass you scrounged and you don't own that caliber of weapon.
Yup, been there and done it.
The disease is in...
I shoot 50 gr 3031 under a 420 cast in a 1895 GG It thumps my shoulder quite nicely but no problems gun wise.
Gary
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Would like to chime in re: powder and time.
I still shoot off some 30-06 rounds that I reloaded in the late 1950's when I was a young pup. Used the old style pound 'em in with a mallet Lee system....
Forum: Group Buy Archives
Mine arrived today and it is a thing of beauty!
cleaned it and set about to cast 100 penta points-just lovely. My hardball alloy cast out at 200 gr. with none over 202 and none under 200....
Forum: Group Buy Results
I'm in. (with a nod to texinoz for either reading my mind or being a kindred soul)
3 cavity -1 pb, 2 gc,and HP on one of the gas check--
gary0529
Forum: Group Buy Archives
TH,
You probably posted it but with 20+ pages of e mails------
anyway, once Miha gets paid, what is the usual and customary time to arrival?
I understand overseas shipping, customs, etc. Just...
Forum: Group Buy Archives
Just a heads up to others- I did not receive and "invoice" per se, just a request from PayPal that they got a request for payment from Miha (for the correct amount).
I sent off the authorization to...
Forum: Group Buy Archives
put me in for 1
.452 HP all pins
gary0529
gary.banas at gmail.com
Forum: Reloading Equipment
I am pretty much in line with Russ, I wanted to get the presses up and loading.
If-a big if- I re-build the reloading bench, I have lots of ideas and it will probably include routing in the...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Morton,
For what it is worth, I use 165 cast in a suppressed 30 cal. subsonic (running right at 1030-1050) with great accuracy from a 1:8 Lilja barrel and I have found Lil Gun to be my answer. I...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Everyone else stole my thunder but this is what I will add to the conversation.
Try calling RCBS Tech Support - they have been very very helpful to me in the past even if I screwed up with their...
Forum: Classics & Stickies
Molly,
You are wondering why we get postings with outright falsehoods and misconceptions?
52% of the voters went with "Hope and Change"
In the words of the Gene Wilder to Cleavon Little in...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Thanks for the updated information.
Have sent an e mail off to Auber and will probably place order shortly.
Will update my success? as soon as I get the system up and running.
Gary
Forum: Casting Equipment
lw,
in addition to the controller #-I will assume it is the one that cost $44.50 - what thermocouple setup did you go with and how did you attach (if at all) in pot.
I typically use bottom pour...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I'm in for 25# assuming no zinc.
gary0529@wildblue.net
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
In all seriousness, the stuff is really no different than any other lead- it simply was shielding for some form of radioactive agent that was being used medically.
Lead does not "store" the...
Forum: Our Town
Like pdawg, I too, live in country and also keep 1895with Scout scope(old eyes) in -what else would you expect -45-70- for general purpose use.
Will do the number on deer, coyote and other vermin....
Forum: Cast Boolits
As I live in the western reaches of Northern Va. I am forced to say that I have yet to run across a gunshop that is a real reloaders store. As previously noted, GreenTop in Glen Allen Va. has a bit...
Just got delivery of a set from Graf's-check 'em out.
As to fit, all I had to do was grind off a tiny amount from the width and then wire brushed it to remove any rough spots and she fits like a...
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 |