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by Rimfire McNutjob
Sat May 13, 2023 11:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Vein procedure
Replies: 20
Views: 678

Re: Vein procedure

Yeah, to me that darned Lidocaine is like a wasp sting. It's the worst part of the thing. Pretty silly for a numbing agent to be the source of most of the pain.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Sat May 13, 2023 11:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Questions about QuickLoad
Replies: 40
Views: 1179

Re: Questions about QuickLoad

It looks to me like CFE223 works. I don't know your COAL, bullet used, barrel length, case capacity, etc, etc. TAC also looks good in that .257 AI. Reloder-26 looks really good in that cartridge. I'm looking for some of that stuff myself for the .270 Win. Seems to he pretty unobtainable at the moment.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Fri May 12, 2023 10:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Vein procedure
Replies: 20
Views: 678

Re: Vein procedure

Be prepared for the next morning. My soreness factor went up after I slept on it. Mine was laser ablation though so yours may behave differently.

Are you going to have to wear compression wraps?
by Rimfire McNutjob
Fri May 12, 2023 2:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 330 gr WFN GC over a jigger full of Lil Gun
Replies: 45
Views: 1507

Re: 330 gr WFN GC over a jigger full of Lil Gun

Scott Tschirhart wrote: Fri May 12, 2023 2:23 pm I may be right where I need to be. Plenty without being too much.
I would agree. But ... if you send me a PM with your address, I'm going to send you my unused backup Chrono. Then you'll know exactly where you're at.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Fri May 12, 2023 2:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Chiappa Wildlands .44 Mag
Replies: 5
Views: 386

Re: Chiappa Wildlands .44 Mag

It seems like just about everything comes with a threaded barrel these days. I wonder how long before suppressors are removed from the NFA and eliminated from the tax stamp / background check routine. I've had my head stuck in the sand for the last 10 years so I must have missed this whole transitio...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Fri May 12, 2023 2:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Vein procedure
Replies: 20
Views: 678

Re: Vein procedure

I hope they gave you some oral blood thinners for the time being ... just to be safe.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Fri May 12, 2023 8:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 330 gr WFN GC over a jigger full of Lil Gun
Replies: 45
Views: 1507

Re: 330 gr WFN GC over a jigger full of Lil Gun

Yeah, I think you're in a good zone already with that 1.3cc dipper. But now I'm curious about the Lee bulk density chart. I'm going to go grab a 1.3cc Lee dipper and a jar of Lil'Gun and see what my scale says. Update: My Lee 1.3cc dipper doled out 20.2 grains of Lil'Gun twice in a row. Mind you, I ...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Thu May 11, 2023 8:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 330 gr WFN GC over a jigger full of Lil Gun
Replies: 45
Views: 1507

Re: 330 gr WFN GC over a jigger full of Lil Gun

I think you're close to 20 grains now with a 1.3cc dipper. The math from the Lee chart says 19.2 but I assumed you might have left it a bit proud of the top of the dipper. I got the overall length and nose to crimp length from Montana BW and built a bullet model for your 330 grain WFN-GC in QL. But ...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Thu May 11, 2023 8:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why Handload?
Replies: 36
Views: 1326

Re: Why Handload?

I went to the Dillon site and checked it out. What a cool little trimmer. Might even adapt to my RCBS press. It seems like it needs some very specific dies. Plus I'd have to paint the little vacuum collector green.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Thu May 11, 2023 3:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: North Fork on Youtube
Replies: 4
Views: 247

North Fork on Youtube

So in another thread, @FLINT had mentioned a channel "LEVERGUNS 50" shooting an 1886 in 50-110 driving 6000+ ft-lbs of energy. It was a bit much for me but I'm sure it's enticing to some of the younger viewers. However, in other videos, he's testing various bullets in the 50-110, 45-90, an...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Thu May 11, 2023 12:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why Handload?
Replies: 36
Views: 1326

Re: Why Handload?

COSteve wrote: Thu May 11, 2023 10:07 am I just dump them in the casefeeder and they come out decapped, resized and trimmed.
Trimmed as well? What dark magic is this? What sort of Dillon "thing" does this during the process.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Thu May 11, 2023 8:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 330 gr WFN GC over a jigger full of Lil Gun
Replies: 45
Views: 1507

Re: 330 gr WFN GC over a jigger full of Lil Gun

That may be correct. Recoil is mild. But I don’t know if it matters. It’s pretty powerful as is. If you had filled to the level of the bottom of the seated bullet (about 27 grains), it would likely be right where @piller estimated ... 1700fps. And still well under max pressure. As @piller noted, Li...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Wed May 10, 2023 5:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 330 gr WFN GC over a jigger full of Lil Gun
Replies: 45
Views: 1507

Re: 325 gr WFN over a jigger full of Lil Gun

Wish I could guess at the velocity but it probably doesn’t matter. If it was a "jigger" / 1.3cc's with a slight heap to it, I'm going to call it 20 grains using Lee's bulk density for Lil'Gun. I'll use the Lee 325 grain mold for your bullet and those look like 18" tubes. I'll go 12Kp...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Wed May 10, 2023 12:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why Handload?
Replies: 36
Views: 1326

Re: Why Handload?

I like to experiment with the borderline obsolete and some obscure stuff. That got me going. I don't cast ... yet. Oddly, I have some moulds ... just in case.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Tue May 09, 2023 9:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ahhh, the Smell of BP
Replies: 9
Views: 448

Re: Ahhh, the Smell of BP

I wonder how reliable the originals were and if maybe that led to Colt's original business problems.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Mon May 08, 2023 11:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Minimum Fill
Replies: 24
Views: 809

Re: Minimum Fill

I've never considered minimum fill with smokeless powders. It's different for every powder, and not something to contemplate. More important is minimum charge, not based on fill, but based on sealing the chamber from blowback. Ah, at least enough to expand the brass to seal the chamber. That defini...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Mon May 08, 2023 11:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Minimum Fill
Replies: 24
Views: 809

Re: Minimum Fill

My favorite 45 Colt load is 6.0 grains of RedDot behind a .452" 200 LRFN with a WLP primer in just about any case ... I'm going to look for 675 to 725 with a 280 grain WFN from a 3-1/2" barrel. But now I wish I had a bottle of Red Dot lying about. Alliant has really locked up tight in the...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Mon May 08, 2023 11:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Questions about QuickLoad
Replies: 40
Views: 1179

Re: Questions about QuickLoad

Those of you with Quickload, I have a question. I've heard that it doesn't deal well with straight walled cartridges like .357 & .44 mag. What is your experience with those type of calibers? What other limitations does it have? The only thing in that category that I have is .38 Special and my l...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Mon May 08, 2023 2:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Minimum Fill
Replies: 24
Views: 809

Re: Minimum Fill

FWIW, I load .45 Colt using Unique, both 200grn and 250grn bullets and Alliant shows 7.8grns of Unique with a 250grn Speer DCHP ( Do Not Reduce ). That leaves the case pretty empty looking. Even their 250grn Speer LSWC at a max of 9.5grns of Unique isn't a case filler. Yeah, so I think that's what ...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Mon May 08, 2023 2:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Questions about QuickLoad
Replies: 40
Views: 1179

Re: Questions about QuickLoad

Just to help you understand the need to have an accurate case capacity in grains of water ... the base data in QL show 63 grains for a 257 AI. If I lower that by 3% to 61 grains, those loads I listed in the prior post move from 41kpsi to 44kpsi. All from a 3% case volume change. I learned of the imp...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Mon May 08, 2023 9:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Questions about QuickLoad
Replies: 40
Views: 1179

Re: Questions about QuickLoad

There are a lot of Ack Imp cartridges listed and 257 AI is one of them. There's a cartridge drawing of the 257 AI when you select it to make sure yours matches. 257AckImp.PNG I just did the recent update so I have the newest files but I can tell you that not all powders from all makers are in there....
by Rimfire McNutjob
Mon May 08, 2023 9:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Minimum Fill
Replies: 24
Views: 809

Re: Minimum Fill

Though I've loaded pistol rounds such as .380 ACP, .38 Special, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP ... I've never loaded .45 Colt. When I look down in that case, it's downright cavernous compared to the space in the other's once the bullet is seated. It just seemed prudent to ask since it's a new cartridge fo...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Sun May 07, 2023 9:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Minimum Fill
Replies: 24
Views: 809

Re: Minimum Fill

Yeah, I know, it'll still go bang. I guess I've just read too much about a loss of consistency with really low fills. I've read of the worry of detonations but I think that mostly with low fills in something like a 45-70 with slow burning powders and not necessarily applicable in the pistol cartridg...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Sun May 07, 2023 8:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Minimum Fill
Replies: 24
Views: 809

Minimum Fill

What are the opinions on the minimum case fill one should feel comfortable with? Specifically, I'm looking at the .45 Colt but I think this is generally applicable to most straight walled pistol cartridges. Is it 60%, 45%, or what is generally acceptable. I'm looking at lower velocity loads and with...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Sat May 06, 2023 7:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The 218 Bee is such a common cartridge.....
Replies: 7
Views: 514

Re: The 218 Bee is such a common cartridge.....

Cooper has been sold apparently and will be moving to Arkansas. You can tell the article is a bit dated because he assumes you can easily buy factory .218 Bee ammo. I had a Browning 65 in Bee and stupidly sold it years ago.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Thu May 04, 2023 11:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Any Win.Model 88 fans ??
Replies: 9
Views: 600

Re: Any Win.Model 88 fans ??

I have that book specific to the 88 lying around here somewhere. I've never made it into that model. I wanted a 284 or 358 ... pre-64 of course, but my money went elsewhere. I think there are a few here with 88's. I think Blaine actually has one in 284. I see them on the racks down here at one of th...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Wed May 03, 2023 9:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .480 Ruger
Replies: 27
Views: 1266

Re: .480 Ruger

Those people at Montana Bullet Works make it hard to want to learn to cast when it's so easy to punch the button on the internet.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Mon May 01, 2023 9:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Garage/Basement practice.....
Replies: 11
Views: 608

Re: Garage/Basement practice.....

JimT wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 9:47 am ... The wax bullet punched a nice clean hole through the oak but left no marks at all on the fireplace brick behind it.
Ouch. That's a bit more dangerous than one would have assumed.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Mon May 01, 2023 8:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: High Grade firearms auction
Replies: 2
Views: 221

Re: High Grade firearms auction

<sarcasm>Oh man, somebody call the ATF. There's a pistol brace on that single-action revolver.</sarcasm>
by Rimfire McNutjob
Mon May 01, 2023 9:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Garage/Basement practice.....
Replies: 11
Views: 608

Re: Garage/Basement practice.....

I'm not sure that is viable as designed. It would seem to me that maybe having to stick a pencil (toothpick, Allen wrench, etc.) down the case to pop out a spent 209 primer when building up a set of loads is not really burdensome.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Sun Apr 30, 2023 3:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .480 Ruger
Replies: 27
Views: 1266

Re: .480 Ruger

Wow ... that stuff is hard to come by. There's one box here in the nosebleed section at $6.25 a round.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Sat Apr 29, 2023 5:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Case Cleaning
Replies: 29
Views: 1183

Re: Case Cleaning

AJMD429 wrote: Sat Apr 29, 2023 5:00 pm .
I run it in the barn overnight so my vibratory cleaner taking time and making noise isn’t an issue…
Ah ... mine is on the counter top in my office. Which, since the pandemic, I'm in 10 - 12 hours a day working from home.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Sat Apr 29, 2023 3:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Case Cleaning
Replies: 29
Views: 1183

Re: Case Cleaning

marlinman93 wrote: Sat Apr 29, 2023 8:48 am I have no experience with ultrasonic cleaning of cases, but most of them I've seen appear to not have as much capacity to fit my needs anyway.
I'm giving the ultrasonic a try since I never need to clean more than 150 pistol cases or 40 or so rifle cases at a time. I'm pretty low volume.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rare Pair of Winchester 1886 SRC
Replies: 15
Views: 730

Re: Rare Pair of Winchester 1886 SRC

Really cool. I'm often afraid to go into your posts because they are always drool inducing.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Norma Powders
Replies: 14
Views: 572

Re: Norma Powders

N105 was close in performance to R123 I think. There seems to be a bit of a hole in the market in this slot ... small capacity, small caliber rifle. I know, they're magnum pistol powders but they were good in small rifle.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Fri Apr 28, 2023 1:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Case Cleaning
Replies: 29
Views: 1183

Re: Case Cleaning

I have an old RCBS vibrating cleaner that I bought in the 1990's. I have used it since then and continue to use it, with corn cob or ground walnut hulls or plain white rice. I have the same from the 1990's. I suspect mine has seen far less mileage than yours ... just a guess. :) I think I'm going t...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Thu Apr 27, 2023 10:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Case Cleaning
Replies: 29
Views: 1183

Case Cleaning

So I have and kind of hate the traditional vibratory case cleaner. They take forever and really don't seem to get the job done to the level I'd prefer. So the alternatives that seem to be mainstream are the ultrasonics and the tumblers. I'm leaning toward getting an ultrasonic for the simple reason ...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Thu Apr 27, 2023 6:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 45 Long Colt Brass
Replies: 14
Views: 737

45 Long Colt Brass

Just FYI ... Through a quirk of the site, all 45LC brass on MidwayUSA's site appears to be out of stock, no backorder . However, for some reason it's using the nickel plated version for that status. They actually HAVE the unplated regular brass in stock but limited to 2 bags of 100. This is Star-Lin...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Wed Apr 26, 2023 9:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shooting A Marlin 1894 Cowboy Classic 45 Colt
Replies: 15
Views: 550

Re: Shooting A Marlin 1894 Cowboy Classic 45 Colt

A Lyman #16 perhaps? Not sure which height is correct for your rifle. Thanks, I will look into them. I am not sure the height either. Not sure how to determine that other than trial and error. Griff might know. Or Lyman may have a guide for that model. Griff mentioning the barrel taper complicates ...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Wed Apr 26, 2023 9:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shooting A Marlin 1894 Cowboy Classic 45 Colt
Replies: 15
Views: 550

Re: Shooting A Marlin 1894 Cowboy Classic 45 Colt

A Lyman #16 perhaps? Not sure which height is correct for your rifle.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Tue Apr 25, 2023 9:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Any thoughts on the new Marlins?
Replies: 25
Views: 1529

Re: Any thoughts on the new Marlins?

I handled a couple Remlins up in Cody when they first dropped and I'm pretty sure they were made by a Pakistani with a file. I'm still recovering from that sentence ... a visual just popped into my head and I couldn't stop laughing. Is Remington still around? I know they were sucked up by some cong...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Mon Apr 24, 2023 3:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fox News
Replies: 10
Views: 582

Re: Fox News

Maybe Dominion wanted an on-air apology or something. I didn't really follow the whole thing and I can't recall if he was one of the "transgressors" or not. Apparently he drew a line in the sand on something and Fox crossed it. That will probably cost them more in ad revenue via reduced vi...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Mon Apr 24, 2023 11:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Reloading Tips Browning 95 in 30'06
Replies: 7
Views: 339

Re: Reloading Tips Browning 95 in 30'06

Interesting topic. I have to think the modern Japanese steel in the Brownings is top notch stuff. I'm interested to hear what people think on this one.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Mon Apr 24, 2023 10:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Norma Powders
Replies: 14
Views: 572

Re: Norma Powders

R123 ... gone. N105 ... gone.

To paraphrase Josey Wales ... When I get to likin' a powder, it ain't around long.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Sun Apr 23, 2023 9:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shooting A Marlin 1894 Cowboy Classic 45 Colt
Replies: 15
Views: 550

Re: Shooting A Marlin 1894 Cowboy Classic 45 Colt

Nice. You need to find a sight blank for that empty dovetail or or maybe a flip-up leaf and can be used in a pinch.

Come to think of it, that front sight is pretty tall. I'm not sure what model flip-up would fit the bill for that.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Sun Apr 23, 2023 6:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My First SAA
Replies: 7
Views: 408

Re: My First SAA

Sarge wrote: Sun Apr 23, 2023 5:57 pm I like it a bunch, Tutt. One of those in 45 ACP would be the cat's rear end. Please let us know how it shoots.
Apparently, I can order a 45 ACP cylinder for it. I might look into it. I think Ysabel Kid mentioned having one for his.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Sun Apr 23, 2023 4:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Norma Powders
Replies: 14
Views: 572

Re: Norma Powders

I suspect that a lot of the Norma powders are actually Bofors. That's a shame about Viht N105. I think they also killed off N125.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Sun Apr 23, 2023 4:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking at 7.62 SLR/MSRs. Opinions, thoughts, experiences
Replies: 25
Views: 929

Re: Looking at 7.62 SLR/MSRs. Opinions, thoughts, experiences

That SFAR is very attractive for the money. I really like that Ruger and other have downsized to fit the 7.62x51 in the smaller platform. I think we'll see more of that.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Sun Apr 23, 2023 2:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wife wanted it
Replies: 8
Views: 404

Re: Wife wanted it

Wow ... that is super nice.

I bought my wife a Beretta 84F long ago but she never really took to it. I think the recoil from the blow-back action is a bit sharp for her.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Sun Apr 23, 2023 2:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking at 7.62 SLR/MSRs. Opinions, thoughts, experiences
Replies: 25
Views: 929

Re: Looking at 7.62 SLR/MSRs. Opinions, thoughts, experiences

The various AR-10 platforms have poor parts interchangeability ... especially in the magazine catch area. I would stick with the platforms that conform to the SR-25 mag style. I don't know why Armalite did the thing with the M1A mags. It seems like there were plenty of original AR-10 waffle mags fl...