Recent content by rodwha

Strange because this is the second best black powder forum I know of, but the best one overall, especially when I start talking about conicals and bullets, or the dreaded Triple 7 powder 😆 Maybe BP has been put on their back burners too. I even quit brewing beer for a good bit, but am waiting...

Yeah, I highly doubt I’ll need it, and if I do once or twice maybe, but who knows? Yes, I’ve been mostly vacant for over 9 years now. We had moved from San Antonio to a little town outside of Austin. There aren’t any outdoor ranges nearby and had to drive over an hour one way to another small...

I do not have a tap and die set. The shorter brass rods I found come in a variety of sizes and would use the largest. I honestly doubt I will need this brass rod much. I intend to work my up slowly, but you just never know. I’ve calculated 1/16” for gas cutting space, 1/16” for an optional...

I found some small diameter brass rods that weren’t over a foot long. Thanks for the replies fellas!

Curious, was there a reason not to shoot them out? I’ve found that method to be efficient, easy, and fun 😆

Fixed! Thanks again!

Very helpful, thanks!

So I googled this and can’t seem to find a video. I believe I follow what needs to be done, but the way in which one would do this. My tool would need to be harder than this, such as what?

This is the pin:

Once I had overloaded my Ruger and had to remove the nipple and use a nail to hammer out the bullet. Not a good thing to use. Does anyone know of a brass rod I could use for this purpose? I’m about to begin working on my Ruger and Remington NMAs universal bullet mold design. I have a more...

In the past 9 or so years I finally went back to the range. What I found was that the little pin that holds the loading lever to the connecting piece for the plunger keeps falling out. Part #27 on EMF’s site. My guess is that this little pin was inserted and then the ends (lack of a better...

I have too many hobbies that are each demanding of the fun money funding so dropping that many coins on a pellet rifle is a bit much for me.

So should I expect the scopes sold with the Hatsan gas piston rifles to degrade rather quickly? I’ve read that these air rifles are much like muzzleloaders that can be much like that. Strange that both of my percussion revolvers shoot everything I’ve fed them equally well once I found their...

I don’t claim to know a whole lot about air rifles, but it seems the consensus is a gas piston is much better and lasts longer. The Hatsans I’ve looked at mostly seem to claim to have some sort of recoil absorbing component. Not sure how well they work with the scopes they provide. I assume...

That’s the one reason I was contemplating a .25, a nice close out deal. I lean more towards the .22 because the pellets are much cheaper and there’s a whole plethora of pellet (lead) options. I like the idea of something powerful enough to handle pests like raccoons and possums but see these...