Recent content by Hoodlum
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Breaking for the barrel to cool.
I bought one of those battery powered air mattress pumps at wally world, hooked a clear hose to it. I made a plastic cone shaped reducer for the end of the hose that will fit in my barrel.. I just stick it in the end of my barrel while I am going to check my target.. It blows a surprisingly...- Hoodlum
- Post #21
- Forum: Practical Marksmanship Questions
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powder trickler that lets go of only one kernel at a time???
I use a piece of 308 brass as a trickler...I can get out 1 at a time with it fairly consistently... Fill it up about 3/4 of the way with powder and roll the brass between your thumb and index finger. After a bit of practice, it becomes very easy and accurate... Hoodlum- Hoodlum
- Post #18
- Forum: Reloading Depot
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Gunsmithing I'm buying a lathe....prepare for lots of stupid questions....let's get started!
One of the most valuable things a person needs to learn is cutter sharpening/shaping... Carbide inserts are great, but are expensive, and the time will come when they don't make a cutter in the shape you need one... Get some high speed steel square cutter stock and learn to make your own...- Hoodlum
- Post #26
- Forum: The Armory
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Rifle Scopes new gun, new scope, new problems
The eye relief on my vortex, as well as all other scopes I have ever owned changes with increased magnification. The image also becomes somewhat distorted, and the eye position as far as being aligned with the scope, also becomes more sensitive. As far as being blurry, I haven't really had that...- Hoodlum
- Post #2
- Forum: Observation & Sighting Devices
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Detachable Magazine for Savage FCP K
I ordered one from Dark eagle 2 weeks ago... He was out then but I put my name on his list... Within 4 days, the mag had shipped and was in my mailbox within 7 days of ordering... Great mag and well worth the cost and the short wait.... Hoodlum- Hoodlum
- Post #8
- Forum: Bolt Action Rifles
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How hot is too hot?
Nothing wrong with those primers... There is still a very pronounced round edge on them.... As long as the bolt wasn't sticky, I would say load em up!!!! Hoodlum- Hoodlum
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- Forum: Reloading Depot
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Neck Turning & Annealing
I turn necks down to .013 as well... I use lake city and it's absolutely crazy how much variation some of those necks have in them... Hoodlum- Hoodlum
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- Forum: Reloading Depot
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Range Report First time to 1000
I need to study up on G1 and G7... Just for grins, I changed my BC on the shooter app to G7 and the mill adjustment for 1000 went from 10.3 mills to 7.9 mills without changing anything else... Not following how that's supposed to work.... Hoodlum- Hoodlum
- Post #6
- Forum: Ballistic Calculators & Field Results
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Range Report First time to 1000
I adjusted the program per temps, elevation, etc. and it came to 2625fps..... I was basing the adjustments off of 1 hit, but I did find impacts in the dirt/mud shy of the target so I know the 10.3 mills was falling short....- Hoodlum
- Post #3
- Forum: Ballistic Calculators & Field Results
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Range Report First time to 1000
Well, I finally gave it a try... Woke up this morning to a sunny day with calm winds, and enough previous dry days to allow the field to dry enough to ride the Polaris back and forth to the target..... Shooting a savage 10 fcp 308. 180gr smk's with 43.5gr varget and lake city brass... By the...- Hoodlum
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- Forum: Ballistic Calculators & Field Results
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New annealing tool/invention
As in wanting some or wanting specs to make your own?- Hoodlum
- Post #21
- Forum: Reloading Depot
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High Quality Poncho?
Not a poncho, but I bought a set of the GI gortex rain suits a while back, and love it.... It's in digital multicam.... It can be worn in warm temps without the sweating you get with other suits.... Excellent option unless you're stuck on a poncho...- Hoodlum
- Post #5
- Forum: The Armory
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New annealing tool/invention
Yea, but mine looks cooler!!!!:cool:- Hoodlum
- Post #8
- Forum: Reloading Depot
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New annealing tool/invention
The first one I made came up to the point where I typically anneal too, which was just below the shoulder/body junction... I held the case in the flame for approximately 30 seconds, and the neck never even began to glow, and the sink became pretty much too hot to hold... I am sure that...- Hoodlum
- Post #6
- Forum: Reloading Depot
