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Greatgrandad replied to the thread Your most dependable thread locker.Loctite Red 271 - It takes a lot of heat to remove, 500+ F. Often, I use a wood burning pencil or soldering iron to apply very local... -
Greatgrandad replied to the thread How often is your scope off after hunt?.Sounds like a great topic for another thread: Worst tumbles/accidents while hunting......or some such. Most of us have had at least one...
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Greatgrandad reacted to memtb's post in the thread How often is your scope off after hunt? with
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It was quite the party! I was on a DIY Sheep hunt, met up with a guy doing the same. He had help from a friend, for a few days……his... -
Greatgrandad replied to the thread Hot glue lapping plug?.We never use dead soft lead for lapping. Often, I use the same mix I use for hard cast bullets. Bh 18-22 vs BH5-6 I think hot glue will...
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I have not, however, I would say that Hot glue, from a mechanical stand point would be a poor choice. Epoxy is rigid when cured as is...
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Greatgrandad replied to the thread How often is your scope off after hunt?.That sounds like a great commercial for someone.
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Longtime lurker here. Finally getting around to joining the site. Although I'm not really a "long range" hunter or shooter, per se, the...
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Greatgrandad replied to the thread Long Range?.Not much if any. I still have a few old rifle loads that I duplicate from their originals from late 1960's and 1970's using Sierra...
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Greatgrandad replied to the thread How often is your scope off after hunt?.Rarely ever, but even when, only a couple of clicks or so. I have a rifle from the early 1970's still wearing its original scope and...
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Greatgrandad reacted to pondskipper's post in the thread Most Consistent 30-30 Winchester brass. with Like.
Yep, last weekend it was around 1.5" at 100 which is probably about as bad as it could potentially get. The group I shot at 50 testing...
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Greatgrandad reacted to pondskipper's post in the thread Most Consistent 30-30 Winchester brass. with Like.
Yep, funny enough getting it to do that was a two part ordeal because it’s not a modern rifle design by any means and the barrel being...
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Greatgrandad reacted to K.E.C. Darkside's post in the thread When Did You Start: Handloading and Shooting LR with Like.
Started helping my dad and granddad in the mid seventies loading shotgun shells for a Trap Shooting club, they supplied most of the...
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Greatgrandad reacted to oldfortyfiveauto's post in the thread When Did You Start: Handloading and Shooting LR with Like.
Early 70's while still in grade school. Now loading over 20 calibers including 5.7x28.
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Greatgrandad replied to the thread When Did You Start: Handloading and Shooting LR.I know the feeling. Let me just say that currently I handload for well over 50 cartridges, and it could be close to 60 by now. Usually...
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Greatgrandad reacted to ARlife4me's post in the thread When Did You Start: Handloading and Shooting LR with Like.
plenty of shooters in my family, but no reloaders to learn from. wasn't until my dad started a horse breeding business that a vet...