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- Mon Aug 28, 2017 12:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: John Kort
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2896
Re: John Kort
John has been on my nightly prayer list since we 1st talked together before the 1st tumor operation. A Get Well Card from his friends on the forum is always a Pick Me Up when one is recovering from this latest treatment to kill the partial tumor that was missed with the 1st operation ... John Kort 4...
- Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Twist rate, bullet size and velocity - Sweet spot?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 5918
Re: Twist rate, bullet size and velocity - Sweet spot?
Fat Jack - Scroll down this thread until you reach the posts related to the Powley Calculators. Upload both and do you calculations http://www.assra.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1331650751/9#9 The starting factor is - you have to know the twist ratio of your firearms Also, the twist ratio and bore/g...
- Thu Mar 15, 2012 9:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Grafs just sent e mail
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3511
Re: Grafs just sent e mail
HUH ? How do you come up with empty 22 rimfire cases ? *** ArmsCor sold the Hunting Shack 10 boxes with 5000 primed empties - there are none left How do you crimp a bullet in em ? *** With a CH4D seating die and then a .225 H&I die with the round inverted Where do you find your bullets ? ? ? I ...
- Sat Mar 10, 2012 9:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 1860 Henry soon?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 6294
Re: 1860 Henry soon?
The only beef I have is the marketing, some call it misleading. I'm not real pc though, to me it's a lie to claim a lineage you have no rights to. If think Henry is misleading check out the wording Hodgdon uses to advertise Goex powder: Our Product Testing Grounds the US map in the background The a...
- Sat Mar 10, 2012 2:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Grafs just sent e mail
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3511
Re: Grafs just sent e mail
Good on everything, including lead ingots and ... hold on now - about 4800 22LR empty primed cases remaining that I've been loading with BP
- Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: modern vs. 1800's black powder
- Replies: 91
- Views: 12175
Re: modern vs. 1800's black powder
Follow up on Meteor Powder ... here's what the 1973 lot cans looks like - http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd220/Meadowmucker/Meteor_FB.jpg Notes ... * C-I-L Ammunition Inc (Canadian Industries Limited) which was a subsidiary of Nobel Industries in Great Britain. * Plattsburg, NY - that was an off...
- Tue Mar 06, 2012 8:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: modern vs. 1800's black powder
- Replies: 91
- Views: 12175
Re: modern vs. 1800's black powder
If I remember right the worst powder was Meteor from the UK and the best was old Curtis and Harvey, KCSO, read these 2 threads that are on the ASSRA forum: http://www.assra.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1312504876/1#1 Background: Austin Powder Co imported Curtis's and Harvey's powder and packaged it...
- Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Being Shipped ...Group Buy for the Ideal 375166 Mold
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2745
Re: Being Shipped ...Group Buy for the Ideal 375166 Mold
Scroll back up and call Lou Sellman. He bought extras for inventory because he is a Lyman Distribution. I just did the Group Buy legworki might be in the market for one, maybe another run sometime?
- Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Opions on Henry Golden Boy .22lr
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3750
Re: Opions on Henry Golden Boy .22lr
An add on to an old thread: Have a new project that w44wcf got me into - reloading 22LR cases with black powder. While testing the rounds in the Henry Yellowboy, the lifter was presenting these longer COL 1.04 rounds up the ramp on the stub in a manner that the bullets were being shaved when they we...
- Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Being Shipped ...Group Buy for the Ideal 375166 Mold
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2745
Re: Being Shipped ...Group Buy for the Ideal 375166 Mold
Folks, know this is an old thread, but you might be interested in the First Range Test results using the 375166 bullet back in 2009 ... http://www.shilohrifle.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13911
- Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Help me date this powder can please
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1963
Re: Help me date this powder can please
New ones are red and stamped threads Marlinman, when you say red caps are new, do you have a ballpark date when they converted over from the black caps? Reason I ask: I have nearly a case of the red caps. The interesting item is the can's address is not Moosic (which they sold to Goex in 1977) but ...
- Thu Nov 04, 2010 8:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 32-20 for whitetail deer
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9777
Re: 32-20 for whitetail deer
Sierra 90 grain Jacketed Hollow Cavity 1.535†OAL 231 3.4 grains 679 FPS 4.5 grains 937 FPS Unique 3.6 grains 639 FPS 4.8 grains 864 FPS AA-5 4.7 grains 697 FPS 5.4 grains 875 FPS SR-7625 3.7 grains 716 FPS 4.5 grains 845 FPS SR-4756 5.2 grains 791 FPS 5.5 grains 928 FPS http://www.thehighroad.org...
- Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: .45-75 WCF brass
- Replies: 5
- Views: 849
Re: .45-75 WCF brass
Buffalo Arms has them cheaper ... http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm/4,5757.html
Note their item number - JAM4575WIN ... JAM as in Jamison
Note their item number - JAM4575WIN ... JAM as in Jamison
- Sat May 02, 2009 8:28 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Anybody use Pistol Primers in rifle cases?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2174
Re: Anybody use Pistol Primers in rifle cases?
I shoot a lot of 45-70 BPCR reloads and use pistol primers all the time, usually Federal 150 Match. Reason is to decrease the brisance on ignition of the powder. Even add a 0.010 construction paper wad over the primer hole to decrease the brisance
- Wed Apr 22, 2009 2:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Being Shipped ...Group Buy for the Ideal 375166 Mold
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2745
Re: Being Shipped ...Group Buy for the Ideal 375166 Mold
Update on the Ideal 375166 Mold Order:
Those who paid by check or money order, your mold order was shipped yesterday. Those who paid by credit card, your order will be going out tomorrow
Those who paid by check or money order, your mold order was shipped yesterday. Those who paid by credit card, your order will be going out tomorrow
- Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:34 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Being Shipped ...Group Buy for the Ideal 375166 Mold
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2745
The Molds Are Being Shipped - Group Buy for Ideal 375166 Mol
The remake of the Ideal 375166 will be delivered by Lyman by Friday, April 11th Ordering Instructions: Order By Mail, Check or Money Order … Price of the Mold - $75 Shipping - $10.00 plus $1.70 Insurance ($11.70) Price of Top Punch - $8.50 (Optional) Price of the Sizing Die - $19.95 (Optional Send ...
- Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT Happy Birthday okdee
- Replies: 5
- Views: 824
Re: OT Happy Birthday okdee
Dee - Happy Birthday, Pardner. And wishing you many - many more to come!
- Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Please join the NRA....Updated 2/19/2009!
- Replies: 42
- Views: 11988
Re: Please join the NRA....Updated 2/19/2009!
how to get an NRA life membership cheap -- if you act really fast With the upcoming elections, it's a good time to join the NRA if you've been thinking about it. And if you're like me, and you've been thinking of joining as a life member, they're giving you an unadvertised chance to do it really che...
- Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: uberti henry rifle in 45colt
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2337
Re: uberti henry rifle in 45colt
... use the Lee Factory Carbide Crimp Die with a good bite on the 45 Colt and you will be amazed how little blowback there will be ... even with black powder
- Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Being Shipped ...Group Buy for the Ideal 375166 Mold
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2745
Re: IT'S A GO ...Group Buy for the Ideal 375166 Mold
I hope y'all don't mind, but I let some other folks know about the mold availability. Lyman might end up needing to make another run of them. Doc, I am sure that there will be enough molds for everyone. If demand exceeds the initial run - Not a Problem. Lou Sellman is a Lyman Distributor and HE own...
- Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Being Shipped ...Group Buy for the Ideal 375166 Mold
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2745
Re: IT'S A GO ...Group Buy for the Ideal 375166 Mold
Update: Ideal 375166 remake ... Order for 100 molds has been made to Lyman. Should be available soon depending on Lyman's production backlog
- Sat Jan 24, 2009 9:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: modern vs. 1800's black powder
- Replies: 91
- Views: 12175
Re: modern vs. 1800's black powder
Isn't Swiss smaller grains more similar to what we call 3f here? Don - close your eyes ... OK, now look because you'll be surprised! U.S. Swiss ......... Screen openings in mm ......... Rough conversion to U.S. screen sizes. 4 Fg #1................. 0.226 0.508 mm ........... 32 mesh 60 mesh 3 Fg #...
- Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gun Lubes, Storage vs. Use?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2867
Re: Gun Lubes, Storage vs. Use?
Eezox ... http://www.theopenrange.net/forum/index ... pic=5457.0
The best lube - cleaner and rust preventative I've found to date
Griff, the ideal conditions to store firearms is: 50 Relative Humidity and 70 degrees F
The best lube - cleaner and rust preventative I've found to date
Griff, the ideal conditions to store firearms is: 50 Relative Humidity and 70 degrees F
- Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What is going on with Chaparral Arms?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8820
Re: What is going on with Chaparral Arms?
My 45-75 was a 'work in process' until I got the innards squared away. But from day one - It Shoots 100yd Target http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd220/Meadowmucker/Targets/PDRM2893.jpg?t=1232663638 Same Recipe ...200yds- Patches is no X (nasty winds) Winds calmed down ... 300yd group (Patches wit...
- Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: modern vs. 1800's black powder
- Replies: 91
- Views: 12175
Re: modern vs. 1800's black powder
The quality of the components used, including the quality of the water has everything to do with the quality of the powder. I'll side with w30wcf's statement because it's fact. ... Purity of the sulphur and saltpeter ... Quality of the charcoal: Alder Blackthorn branches gathered in the early Sprin...
- Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:10 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Being Shipped ...Group Buy for the Ideal 375166 Mold
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2745
Re: IT'S A GO ...Group Buy for the Ideal 375166 Mold
Rusty - Thanks. This will be the 3rd Ideal Mold ... Resurrected From the Dead that Lou Sellman has done for us with Lyman Products. Can't reason why Lyman never kept many of the Ideal Molds in their product line. The 375166 goes back to the 1800's and was the original 38 cal bullet for 38-55 factory...
- Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Being Shipped ...Group Buy for the Ideal 375166 Mold
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2745
Being Shipped ...Group Buy for the Ideal 375166 Mold
Gentlemen, good news! A Special Mold Order for the old Ideal 375166 (38-55) (330gr) ... the original factory standard bullet used for decades ... IS A GO! Received from Lou Sellman, Lyman Distributor today ... I ORDERED THE CHERRIES. I GUESS IT WILL TAKE ABOUT A MONTH FOR THE CHERRIES - LOU So, if t...
- Sun Nov 02, 2008 9:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Opions on Henry Golden Boy .22lr
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3750
Re: Opions on Henry Golden Boy .22lr
Here's my view of the world about the Henry 22LR Yellowboy ... * One of the smoothest actions on a lever rifle * Fit to finish is above average * The bore is excellent. I can knock over Rams at 100 meters (109.4yds) with ease and ... it took me 11 hits but I managed to knock a Chicken off the rail a...
- Sun May 04, 2008 9:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Heavy bullets in 38-55?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2501
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd220/Meadowmucker/38-55/18Jun06-100y.jpg ... That's the Lyman 378674 - 330gr - 40gr FFFg Sifted @ 100yd http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd220/Meadowmucker/38-55/27Jun06-200y.jpg ... same recipe @ 200yds - holes marked with a D in the 10 ring is final group aft...
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:54 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Update on Problem with Cimarron Firearms
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2100
- Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT-Problem with Cimarron Firearms Co.
- Replies: 81
- Views: 11429
Long thread and many experiences - Right? One item stands out - Cimarron employee posted to the thread and appears that customer satisfaction wants to be made and mistakes acknowledged. How many other firearms companies can you quote that they have posted a response to a negative forum thread? Now, ...
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Finally pulled the trigger - 1860 Henry Iron (steel) Framed
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4206
- Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Straight lead for black powder in the .38-55?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2580
couldn't I use pure lead for BP use in the .38-55? No, unless you plan to shoot paper patch reloads. 1:20 alloy is what you want to use for velocities up to 1200 fps Which lube would be best? Per each seller - theirs is the best. Pick one from here. They all work and some for over a hundred years ....
- Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tallow for Lube?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4267
The finest BPCR lube I've made is a modification of a HM Pope lube that he made and shot with black and smokeless powder reloads. Ingredients Pure Mutton Tallow http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=3686 Bayberry Wax - was used in early smokeless loads Beeswax - still used in smo...
- Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:00 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: BP Cartridge Frustration!
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3758
- Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: .45 Colt
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1679
- Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Classic Article - Winchester Toggle Link 101
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1623
The Classic Article - Winchester Toggle Link 101
Winchester Toggle Link 101 by Larsen E. Pettifogger
A MUST read for every owner/shooter of Winchester toggle link rifles
- Tue Jan 01, 2008 1:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Back Yard Gun Muffler
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6533
- Tue Jan 01, 2008 1:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I have an old Winchester...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2538
- Sun Dec 23, 2007 5:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Chapparal .45-75WCF Ammo and Brass
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2423
Anyone heard any more about it including availability/price, etc.? Nitro, very few folks know about Chaparrel, Italy supposing to be send 45-75 brass ONLY made in Germany to the US. So, I suppose that was a post that I made. Status? I wouldn't hold your breath that they will be in the US soon. Best...
- Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 45-70 load help
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2339
- Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:53 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 45-75 brass ?????
- Replies: 69
- Views: 18548
Hobie, if I may ... from the looks of the splits, the fps and using copper clad bullets - my suggestion would be to load up some annealed brass with 55-60gr of either Fg or FFg powder and a 300gr cast bullet. The pressure curve will not be a long duration curve and the psi will be less than the smok...
- Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 45-75 brass ?????
- Replies: 69
- Views: 18548
Mike, here's the only information I have on Jamison/TenX cases: Rim Thickness Original cases - 056 Jamison - TenX - 057 Buffalo Arms - 057 348 Resized - 062 Base Diameters Original cases - 621 Jamison - TenX - 613 Buffalo Arms - 605 348 Resized - 602 But, IMHO, I don't believe you want to use any Ja...
- Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Will 1 in 10" rifling work for a 25-35?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3366
Mike, for a 25-35 - 1:10 twist is the correct rate for Winchester 94 levers and works great for single shots too. Here's one of the several tables available for reference: http://www.exteriorballistics.com/reference/pdf/Twist%20Tables_Rifle.pdf If it were me, I would order a 25-35 liner (1:10) from ...
- Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 45-75 brass ?????
- Replies: 69
- Views: 18548
- Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 45-75 brass ?????
- Replies: 69
- Views: 18548
- Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:39 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Brazil-made or Italy-made Model 92 Lever Action?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5059
- Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: looks like my Chaparral 1876 is a keeper!!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3821
Here's some groups that got with mine ...
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- Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Poll make your choice of iron sights
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5020
- Sat Sep 22, 2007 4:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Got my Rossi 92 / 357 back from Steve Young!!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2949