
I'm beside myself.....amazed........well......
as I plan on a lot of blasting with the Model A Uzi, I have to get some moulds cranking today......
GUNNY....Your prize!!!!!

No such luck finding any sheds. It was so crusty and icy out there, it was all I could do to not land on my a--! Tuesday and weds we should get some melting.Sixgun wrote: ↑Sun Mar 07, 2021 11:58 pm Hey JOG....I bet you didn't find any sheds....like you said earlier, we find em with dumb luck......![]()
Captain Griswold has a thing for the "soft stuff" and he don't have to look for it...it comes to him.
Fired up the furnace and it took me 3.5 hours from start to clean up to make near a couple of thousand bullets.....around 750 .357 SWC's and 1150 124 gr. TC for the 9mm. Takes an hour to get everything ready, heated up, moulds decreased, get the fan set up, and a good half hour for clean up.....
The UZI's will love me for it.---006
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Yup. It's supposed to warm way up towards the end of the week. I'd like to go look myself. Sadly, no deer winter on my property. I can't really understand it, as I have some perfect yarding areas. All the deer in our area migrate down to Athens for the winter. Strangely enough, the area they go to had a lot for sale we looked at once.JOG wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 8:18 amNo such luck finding any sheds. It was so crusty and icy out there, it was all I could do to not land on my a--! Tuesday and weds we should get some melting.Sixgun wrote: ↑Sun Mar 07, 2021 11:58 pm Hey JOG....I bet you didn't find any sheds....like you said earlier, we find em with dumb luck......![]()
Captain Griswold has a thing for the "soft stuff" and he don't have to look for it...it comes to him.
Fired up the furnace and it took me 3.5 hours from start to clean up to make near a couple of thousand bullets.....around 750 .357 SWC's and 1150 124 gr. TC for the 9mm. Takes an hour to get everything ready, heated up, moulds decreased, get the fan set up, and a good half hour for clean up.....
The UZI's will love me for it.---006
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Sadly, no deer winter on my property. I can't really understand it, as I have some perfect yarding areas.
It's probably going to be a few weeks till I can pick the 86 up! appreciate all the help all you guys are giving me! I've never reloaded before, so there's lot's to understand and a lot to learn! I('ve had Marlin's and Winchester's since I was a teen. The only oddball caliber I've ever owned was a pre 64 Winchester in 32 spl. There's still plenty of 32spl around. But the 33 wcf hasn't been made commercially since 1940 or so. So I guess you have to roll your own! When I pick up the 86 I'll photograph it then ask all you old school lever action aficionado'sOldWin wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 12:13 pmYup. It's supposed to warm way up towards the end of the week. I'd like to go look myself. Sadly, no deer winter on my property. I can't really understand it, as I have some perfect yarding areas. All the deer in our area migrate down to Athens for the winter. Strangely enough, the area they go to had a lot for sale we looked at once.JOG wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 8:18 amNo such luck finding any sheds. It was so crusty and icy out there, it was all I could do to not land on my a--! Tuesday and weds we should get some melting.Sixgun wrote: ↑Sun Mar 07, 2021 11:58 pm Hey JOG....I bet you didn't find any sheds....like you said earlier, we find em with dumb luck......![]()
Captain Griswold has a thing for the "soft stuff" and he don't have to look for it...it comes to him.
Fired up the furnace and it took me 3.5 hours from start to clean up to make near a couple of thousand bullets.....around 750 .357 SWC's and 1150 124 gr. TC for the 9mm. Takes an hour to get everything ready, heated up, moulds decreased, get the fan set up, and a good half hour for clean up.....
The UZI's will love me for it.---006
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Did you get your 86 yet? Be sure and post pics!
Looks like some of the guys will help you get the old gal running. Great bunch here.
Old Six has done me more than one solid. Pay attention to his advice. He ain't too tightly wrapped, be he sure do know old guns and they're workins'.![]()
Gunny will surprise you too. He is our local shotgun expert and even a smiffin school grad-u-ate. He's got skills.![]()
I'm an idiot. But I'm just up the road.![]()
Fear not!JOG wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 3:36 pmIt's probably going to be a few weeks till I can pick the 86 up! appreciate all the help all you guys are giving me! I've never reloaded before, so there's lot's to understand and a lot to learn! I('ve had Marlin's and Winchester's since I was a teen. The only oddball caliber I've ever owned was a pre 64 Winchester in 32 spl. There's still plenty of 32spl around. But the 33 wcf hasn't been made commercially since 1940 or so. So I guess you have to roll your own! When I pick up the 86 I'll photograph it then ask all you old school lever action aficionado'sOldWin wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 12:13 pmYup. It's supposed to warm way up towards the end of the week. I'd like to go look myself. Sadly, no deer winter on my property. I can't really understand it, as I have some perfect yarding areas. All the deer in our area migrate down to Athens for the winter. Strangely enough, the area they go to had a lot for sale we looked at once.JOG wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 8:18 amNo such luck finding any sheds. It was so crusty and icy out there, it was all I could do to not land on my a--! Tuesday and weds we should get some melting.Sixgun wrote: ↑Sun Mar 07, 2021 11:58 pm Hey JOG....I bet you didn't find any sheds....like you said earlier, we find em with dumb luck......![]()
Captain Griswold has a thing for the "soft stuff" and he don't have to look for it...it comes to him.
Fired up the furnace and it took me 3.5 hours from start to clean up to make near a couple of thousand bullets.....around 750 .357 SWC's and 1150 124 gr. TC for the 9mm. Takes an hour to get everything ready, heated up, moulds decreased, get the fan set up, and a good half hour for clean up.....
The UZI's will love me for it.---006
![]()
Did you get your 86 yet? Be sure and post pics!
Looks like some of the guys will help you get the old gal running. Great bunch here.
Old Six has done me more than one solid. Pay attention to his advice. He ain't too tightly wrapped, be he sure do know old guns and they're workins'.![]()
Gunny will surprise you too. He is our local shotgun expert and even a smiffin school grad-u-ate. He's got skills.![]()
I'm an idiot. But I'm just up the road.![]()
No....never heard it before......maybe I did and stuffed it away.......when Colonel Jay wrote that, the word, "yard" kicked off an alarm in my brain and I started laughing, thinking about the dooryard fiasco.....GunnyMack wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 4:49 pm 66 years old and you have never heard of deer yards- NOT door yards- they do it every winter, especially when there is lots of snow.
Is that mold .412? What weight? Can I have it?
Ugh what a pain in the tukkus! Hanging bifold doors, house framing is terrible, hardware is different than anything we have seen before and the " directions" are a joke- obviously translated from covideese and don't tell ya squat!
Thanks' Sixgun! It looked to be taken care of. I don't know about the headspace on this 1908 model 86. There's no pitting inside and out. Everything functions as it should. The Trading post has a 30 day guarantee on anything they sell. If she's junk the Trading post will give me store credit for some other pre 64 Winchester. I checked out the inside with my flashlight and it looks good. But that don't mean nothing! I'll roll the dice and keep my finger's crossed! I'm defieintly going to need a few round's to try it out within the 30 day. It will be a couple of weeks before I pick it up. Ebay had a box of Remington Kleenbore 200 gr. 33 wcf for $80.00 for the box. It was missing two rounds.Sixgun wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 3:51 pm JOG,
Without a doubt, the 33 Winchester would be one of the WORST cartridges to learn on, next to dash numbered cartridges to be used in guns made before 1900 or so. It's a sloping case and is subjectable to case head separations if not resized to the rifles chamber dimensions.....
A high primer in an '86 and firing it a split second before the action is completely locked can result in the action prematurely opening.....I saw that with my own eyes and it's not pretty.......
Relax, get the gun (if you want to) .....ogle it, fondle it, show it off and go on from there.....another thing ....not meant to be a bummer is someone who knows the old guns should check it out before you buy it....if it has excessive headspace that gun will be a bottomless financial pit.
Gunny, inside the receiver looks a lot better than I though it would! I will see if the gun shop has any head space gauges. My guess is that the headspace is fine. It look's like the receiver was reblued many year's ago. The barrel and magazine have a lot less bluing left on it. I put up photos as soon as I can pick it up.GunnyMack wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 5:43 am What's the parent case of the 33 Win?...I've not spent any time with one... If you are concerned about the headspace just do a little snooping online and get a set of headspace gauges. Might even find a place that rents gauges. However the gun should be stripped down, no extractor on the bolt to get a really good test of headspace. Remember headspace on most cartridges is only .003( GO) -005( NOGO) - .007( FIELD) Field is very excessive! I'd say if the gun is in good shape the headspace is probably just fine. It's the really well used guns that have seen lots of ammo, miles, dust& dirt that would be more prone to excessive headspace. There was a family that lived in CO where I went to skool, all the females in the family had excessive headspace- their eyes were where their temples should be- I'm serious!
Ordered takeout last night, delivery actually. Anyhow the woman that took the order says do you want a personal calzone or the family size? Was never asked that before... Send the family size. Ok this calzone shows up in a large pizza box, weighs about 5 lbs! Guess what I'm eating all week?
JOG wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 8:39 pmThanks' Sixgun! It looked to be well taken care of. I don't know about the headspace on this 1908 model 86. There's no pitting inside and out. Everything functions as it should. The Trading post has a 30 day guarantee on anything they sell. If she's junk the Trading post will give me store credit for some other pre 64 Winchester. I checked out the inside with my flashlight and it looks good. But that don't mean nothing! I'll roll the dice and keep my finger's crossed! I'm defieintly going to need a few round's to try it out within the 30 day. It will be a couple of weeks before I pick it up. Ebay had a box of Remington Kleanbore 200 gr. 33 wcf for $80.00 for the box. It was missing two rounds.Sixgun wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 3:51 pm JOG,
Without a doubt, the 33 Winchester would be one of the WORST cartridges to learn on, next to dash numbered cartridges to be used in guns made before 1900 or so. It's a sloping case and is subjectable to case head separations if not resized to the rifles chamber dimensions.....
A high primer in an '86 and firing it a split second before the action is completely locked can result in the action prematurely opening.....I saw that with my own eyes and it's not pretty.......
Relax, get the gun (if you want to) .....ogle it, fondle it, show it off and go on from there.....another thing ....not meant to be a bummer is someone who knows the old guns should check it out before you buy it....if it has excessive headspace that gun will be a bottomless financial pit.
It's sad. Harry is going to have kids raised up to hate their White counterparts.gamekeeper wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 3:24 pm Well, I'm sure there's more but I haven't "woke" up yet. I see the prince and his other half are taking on the Royal Family with the race card......fools.....the Brits have always put their bloodline before being politically correct. The last thing they want is a "King Jamal"...---006
Well ain't that the truth...that Harry fella married an Obama loving Democrat, no way back from that particular Hell...![]()
My sentiments exactly.gamekeeper wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 12:08 pm Quote.
No offense to our Brit Brothers but I could care less about the royalty! They are no different than our worthless congress as to corruption,lies, stealing.
No worries Gunny I take about as much interest in their lives as they do in mine...plus any guy who gives up shooting just because his wife don't like it ain't worth my time. The Queen is old school and served in WW2 so I respect her but most of the others are just a waste of space.