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Post by jsh on Jun 17, 2018 18:19:29 GMT -5
After having been bit by the small bore rifle bug, I would suggest a 1-11 twist for the 20's. I got lucky with both of my 1-12 twist shooting the 40 grain Vmax very well. I had anticipated issues and bought up a fair supply of 39 grain sierras. Still have not loaded one of those.
AR platform, if it were me I would go with the 20 practical. No muss no fuss and less issue on losing brass. It gives up very little to the 204 Ruger.
My next 20 will be the practical. Same goes for the 17 Remington, I will go with 17-223 or the 17 Predator. Jeff
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Post by jsh on Jun 17, 2018 18:08:09 GMT -5
I am just fixing on cutting down some more 410 cases for my 45 colt critter ridder loads. The blasted wood bees are pretty thick around the county this year.
I had loaded up some earlier with 8 shot for snake loads for this years prairie dog hunt. Didn't see any snakes, even when we went poking around looking for some. I did get to put the whammy onto a charging ground squirrel though.
I full intended to have some full cylinder length cases made up for my 480 Ruger. Found a use for those short Hornady 45-70 cases! Have to turn down and thin the rims though. The will hold a big pay load, right at a half ounce. Preliminary loads, I will have to drill flash holes as it was locking up the cylinder with a high primer on occasion. Jeff
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Post by jsh on Jun 15, 2018 7:03:15 GMT -5
Stan, that butter knife bolt handle will still take you but not as bad. IHMSA matches here at home, a Wichita shooter was always adjusting things under their shirt. I have seen everything from magazines to hunks of mudflap or carpet between ones ribs and bolt handle.
David, is Nolan still with us? It seems like just a couple of years ago I chased down some bases and sight parts.
Had our state match the past weekend. A line that used to be waiting three deep in years past was real thin. Still a good time was had by all. One friend from the opposite side of the state came over, 6 hour drive. We had not seen or spoke to each other in close to twenty years, till last fall. Now we have seen each other twice in less than six months. We all laughed as to the folks on the line. Most a lot of grey and a bit rounder. A fair amount of standing shooters as it was to hard to get up and down,lol. Jeff
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Post by jsh on Jun 10, 2018 14:30:18 GMT -5
From times past, have left bolt rake your ribs with a heavy recoiling cartridge. Hurts worse than a lot of other "bites" I have received over the years. A non issue for the most part anymore. I never had an issue reaching over the top of the XP, flicking the bolt open and back, plopping a load round back in and closing the bolt all with my left hand while holding said rig with my right.
Discussion arose on a prairie dog hunt this year. A left bolt,left port single shot rifle would be handy for a righty using a single shot platform. When one actually looks, a right hand bolt is actually for a left hand shooter! Look at all the lefty's hollering all the time about not having a proper action. All along it has been the wrong stock for the action. Jeff
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Post by jsh on Jun 3, 2018 6:26:41 GMT -5
Steel vs Carbide Used carbide for the longest time. Actually it was all I used, as far as pistol goes. Why? Because that is what the masses and folks around me said to use. Carbide, I find them easy to use, no muss no fuss. They will make ammo that fits everything. Generic so to speak. In some what defense of carbide, the early RCBS dies tend to size in a more normal manner, closer to steel. And not over size/work brass.
Steel, never owned any until I came here some years back I search of the elusive 375 maximum. I was directed or herded towards the 41 magnum as a substitute. I got on the wagon fairly quick, but had zero dies. Bought a 41SW from a gent and he threw in a set of dies, steel RCBS. Gathered a set of carbide later on but the steel set for some reason makes more accurate ammo.
After that finding I then went on and picked up close to a dozen sets of various 357 dies, can be had cheap to boot. I did a fair bit of testing and finally got a set put together for my FA 353. An already good shooting rig, and made it better. Seems to have gotten rid of flyers and shrank groups.
I have since chased steel dies around for all my wheel guns.
I won't say all carbide dies size to a minimum size. It does seem they size more than necessary to me. I don't load generic loads. Meaning a coffee can full of ammo for various guns. They may fit various but are taylored to each intended subject.
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Post by jsh on May 24, 2018 11:09:36 GMT -5
I sent you a PM with some info from a mentor of mine. He is a hands on IHMSA shooter, also a retired professor. Jeff
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Post by jsh on May 17, 2018 19:02:31 GMT -5
I had one gifted to me some time back that exhibited such as described above. This one had never been mounted on a gun. I didn't want to get carried away with solvents. I had some plain old rubbing alcohol and an old t shirt. Took a bit of work but it all came off and the scope works fine. No stick stuff left on it. Jeff
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Post by jsh on Apr 23, 2018 19:59:24 GMT -5
...........never owned or fooled with one, had it in my mind the savage was a true .303?
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Post by jsh on Apr 16, 2018 18:55:21 GMT -5
Bob, I just wipe out the worst of the oil and crispys off the bottom. Put in some water, bring to a boil or hard simmer and it will wipe right out. Put it back on the burner to dry.
I dug out my griddle last night, was going to make some French toast for supper. Well the dang thing had sticky gunk built up on it for some reason. Time to start over. I think it came from the oil used. I am almost to the point of using nothing but lard any more.
FYI a dash of nutmeg in the dip for the French toast will bring them running. Fresh grated is even better.
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Post by jsh on Apr 15, 2018 16:23:46 GMT -5
You can always tell when you have a good meal, when you feel your arteries slam shut.
I can eat breakfast three times a day myself. Just think gents, another couple of months and it will be BLT time. Another week or two and I will have some fresh leaf lettuce wilted with bacon drippings.
I think I gained five pounds since this thread was started. ;-) Jeff
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Post by jsh on Apr 15, 2018 10:01:57 GMT -5
H335 was always my go to powder in 6TCU and 6-223.
I was reading on H322 vs H335 just this past week. Working on 17Remington and 204 loads along with 223. I saw comments from some squirrel shooters on H335 chasing "nodes". Stay with the upper mid range accuracy load in order to keep pressure up, H335 burned exceptionally clean. One gent said 500 rounds with no issue and no carbon, as long as pressures are kept up. And, staying at upper mid range caused no pressure issues during warmer weather. H322 was said to carbon up way worse.
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Post by jsh on Apr 15, 2018 9:42:25 GMT -5
Dick, I preheat the skillet in the oven. Melt butter flavor shortening in the skillet to use in the mix. I will also put a little baking powder in just a pinch. That hot skillet with the shortening swished around will make a heck of a good crust!
I got enough Yankee in me I will fix cornbread various ways. Put a handful of sugar in it and I have desert or snack cornbread.
I am tempted to get one of the porcelain lined pots for acidic cooking.
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Post by jsh on Apr 13, 2018 16:50:53 GMT -5
32-20, 38SW,41 mag
Any of the TCU's.
35 Whelan.
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Post by jsh on Apr 13, 2018 16:46:28 GMT -5
The one that has an odor, put some water in it and boil it, add some more water if necessary. I loaned out a Dutch oven some years back. Got it back and it was all cleaned up,outside, I never took the lid off. Fast forward a few weeks, I swore I had a dead critter of some type in the basement. I moved a lot of gear around and did some vacuuming, no dead critter. Odor was still around but not as bad. Maybe it's in the pantry, cleaned that out and nothing. Looked in more gear thinking I may have left some kind of fish bait out. Nothing. Got a call from a buddy that wanted to camp overnight and do some cooking on an open fire. Grabbed the Dutch oven and up stairs I go. I often put things inside the pots to cook with, seasonings, flour, lard etc. Opened that Dutch oven up and OMG! Make a fly eat a salad. I have no idea what it was originally but it was for sure a science project now.
Cleaned it out and boiled it on the stove. Still no luck. Wire wheel on the grinder and put a new season on it, still stunk. Boiled soapy water in it over an open fire, rinsed, boiled with clean water. Stank was gone and fried bacon in it the next AM.
I don't loan my dog, cast iron ware nor my meat grinder. Jeff
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Post by jsh on Apr 6, 2018 8:00:08 GMT -5
A heavy mulch of rotted straw,clover,alfalfa,etc makes a good mulch. Just get a few bales and let them set for a while. It will be some wet slimy stuff but makes good mulch along with organic matter. This easy for small raised beds.
For those of you with a shop. Dad made a bunch of weeding hoes from sickle sections. He started off with used ones and soon found new ones were quicker to do up. Be VERY careful as these are extremely sharp.
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