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hello , got a question about the flash gap between the forcingcone and the cilinder. i got a real nice smith&wesson revolver mod 686-3 , with a four inch barrel. i cast my bullets soft , they are properly sized and lubed and loaded with 4.3 gr of bullseye powder , the bullet is the lyman...

hello, i recently bought me an old husqvarna , double barrel black powder centerfire shotgun. i cleaned the gun and its in really good shape , so now im trying to get some info for a good load for this gun. its going to be used for a occasional clay bird shooting , and the cartridge of choice...

hello, after reading some great posts about the lewis lead remover tool i went out to search for one of those kits. i live in holland and the dutch gunstores havent got these , so i searched the ebay site with no results. maby one of you guys couldt buy me one and have it shipped to me ...

hello since my uberti rolling block . 357 mag always seems to be in the repairshop , i decided to buy me a real rifle . today i bought me a cg 63 swedisch mauser rifle in 6.5x55 mm. i did some homework before purchase , and it seems to be that it orginally had been a m96 rifle , that was...

hello i came across some very old techniques of surface treatments , some are really interesting . mind you , this writing i found is written in 1892. its written in old style german , and i had a heck of a time translating this into something understandable to us. here is the org. technique of...

hello ive been making my own bulletlube for some time now , since i find that the lubes you buy are to hard for my intended use , hard to get and way to expencive. my bulletlube is made of 1 part beeswax and 1 part molycote br 2 grease. i have a small amount in a stainless theapot , with a...

hello to all, is there anyone on this great forum who has any experience with the sharps percussion rifles , i mean the replicas of them ? i find this very interesting rifles and i would be interested to know if they could be loaded with loose powder instead of the paper cartridges . could...

hello i made me a gunrest at home , tell me what you think of it . its made of stainless steel for most parts , steelparts are painted black . i used scrap metal , laying around here and there , so i only had to buy the beanbag and the knobs for the post. the frontpost is a long nut wich i...

hi to all.. ive been searching this forum for an answer to this question. it appears to be that brass is nickelplated for the use in leather holsters. that would explain some calibers , but who carrys .223 rem in a holster ? many more calibers out there that are plated but not suited for...

hi ive got a question about a cast bullet from the lyman compagnie. its the 170 gr semi wad cutter "elmer keith style ". im kind of wondering about the top groove , is it a crimp groove or am i wrong and is it a grease groove ? if its a grease groove , where do i crimp the bullet then? am...

hello after some shooting with a marlin leveraction carbine at the gun range i went out looking for a carbine of my own , i found an ad at a gunstore and was immediatly struck by the gun , i called the seller and had it reserved. after some paperwork etc i could pick it up today , its a uberti...

before today ive never seen or heard about an uberti made open top navy revolver in .38 spec caliber , i believe they called it converted model 1871. held it in my hands when i was at the gunshop to pick up some reloadstuff . must say its an impressive revolver , i believe it has a 7.5 inch...

hi to all yet another question about the .357 magnum cartridge. now and then i got the chance to fire a marlin lever gun at the range and i buy the ammo at the range. now the thing that puzzles me is that i can also shoot my smith revolver with the same ammo as they only have one brand. so...

so now i am shooting for some 2 years now... started of with a 22 rimfire match weapon at 100 yards.. caught the revolver bug and go to the range at least one time a week. handeld some fine revolvers of other shooters , but always was attracted to smith. got my own distinguesed combat...

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hi , today i went ahead to try to copperplate some bullets. as i shoot .38 spec wadcutters that i cast myself there is no special need for copperplating , but it looked like a nice experiment to me . firts i took a plastic sealable waterdrum... little one , about 3 liters or so. put in a...

hello got an idea spinning round for the more obsolite calibers as in blackpowder cartridges , ive done some reading about fireforming a cartridge to the correct size . if i read correctly one has to find a cartridge in about the same size , do a little altering and then the correct shape...

hello.. i am thinking of a rifle for some targetshooting , and the rolling blocks seem to be like a magnet to me.. i have had one , but ive sold it some years back.:banghead: done a little reading and comparing , and one thing caught my attention. reading in my lyman reloadbook ive found a...

hi after casting my own bullets i thought i might try to also make my own bulletlube yes i know that it is for sale in a stick form , but i like the independance to make my own. i melted some purified beeswax , 200 grams , and added 200 grams of molycote 2 br grease. i heated it to the...

hello little update , finally got my bulletmould . its a lyman 150 gr wadcutter bevelbase , couldnt wait to try it ! i melted some scraplead and mixed it with some tin in a 40 to 1 mix. i scraped down a candle for fluxing the melt , parrafine does a great job , but beware of the flames that...