Recent content by jamesjcarter

found today at the range. 308, plastic with steel base. steel base goes about 1/2" up plastic lettering on headstamp very small and hard to read 7.62 x 51 then ten digits of letters and numbers almost ruined lee decapper and brass hammer trying to get primer out. wouldn't budge...

hornady brass keep your eyes open for hornady brass. it looks like steel but it reloadable brass

rounds should eject at the 2 o'clock position. when they start ejecting over your head (6 o'clock) or forward (noon), its time to clean

shopping for a marlin in 45/70 and want to make sure it has the ballard type rifling for shooting cast bullets. think some earlier rifles were mfg with non-ballard rifling and faster twist for jacketed bullets. any way to identify?

check the safety had same pistol that when dropped it discharged. got rid of it but apparently there is a part behind the hammer that prevents hammer from striking the firing pin check yours out

looking for parts for an Eastern Arms .38 breaktop pistol. other names are E.G. Lamson Co. Sears & Roebuck Meriden Firearms Co. haven't taken apart yet, but probably a spring behind the trigger.

blemished bullets stopped in at sierra factory in sedalia, missouri several years ago and they had really cheap .22 55 grain in large barrel selling as seconds by the pound. accuracy compared to bottle rockets may have been that batch, but have stayed away from seconds ever since on ebay...

opinion of savage purchased model 10 in heavy barrel .223 several years ago for $399 then spent almost as much for a bushnell 6-24x40 elite 4200 scope after little tinkering finding right load, son was consistently picking off prairie dogs at 600 yards (not estimated - we measured) IMHO...

eye domination i was rifle range instructor at st. joseph, mo bsa camp for several years and worked with different age scouts. eye domination wasn't usually established until age 11 to 12 (1st year scouts) and sometimes they hadn't firmly established hand coordination. many younger scouts...