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- Sat May 13, 2023 7:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Questions about QuickLoad
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1420
Re: Questions about QuickLoad
Here's how I'd come up with a starting load for CFE 223 in the .257 Roberts AI. I don't have an AI case on hand, but my copy of QuickLoad says the empty, fired case is about 63 gn water to the case mouth. (Published data for the standard Bob is 56 gn.) QL says the 100 gn Hornady SP is .99 long, the ...
- Fri May 12, 2023 11:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Questions about QuickLoad
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1420
Re: Questions about QuickLoad
The idea behind a simulator is to let you compute a starting charge. Guess at the charge and look at the predicted velocity and peak pressure. If the predicted pressure is down around, say 45,000 psi, that would be a reasonable starting load. QuickLoad estimates the empty case capacity as 63 gn wate...
- Fri May 12, 2023 4:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Questions about QuickLoad
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1420
Re: Questions about QuickLoad
I'm considering ordering QuickLoad software. Others here have discussed QuickLoad, which is a good, but not infallible, product. (No existing simulation software is infallible.) You might see if P-max , which is free, might fit your needs. You'll need to make your own measurements of case capacity ...
- Fri May 12, 2023 10:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A Chilling Thought
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1942
Re: A Chilling Thought
The plot line for co2 is to the right of the temp line, it happens AFTER temp trends change. The problem with such a plot is CO2 and temperature are not tied in lock-step, and no climatologist claims it is. When something raises the air temperature around the earth, many feed back mechanisms are tr...
- Thu May 11, 2023 12:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A Chilling Thought
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1942
Re: A Chilling Thought
One friend had minor side impact damage and the quote to repair it was for a $22,000 battery pack replacement which the insurance company claimed was more than the value of the EV so they totaled his EV and he lost a ton of money on a replacement. That's probably an extreme example (my battery pack...
- Thu May 11, 2023 11:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A Chilling Thought
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1942
Re: A Chilling Thought
How much does it cost to run Your car? How would electric cars do in a very cold winter environment ? The fall off in cold (I'm in central Illinois) is impressive. Watching the meter, I reckon I average over the course of the year a little under 5 miles per kWh stored, certainly at least 4.5 mi/kWh...
- Thu May 11, 2023 9:40 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A Chilling Thought
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1942
Re: A Chilling Thought
One fellow mentioned his electric car. Is it just me hearing tom hank's voice in character as forrest gump... Oh, that must be me. I have an electric car. It's our second car and perfect for suburban use. Other than tires, there's no routine maintenance, and I never take time at the gas station. Wh...
- Sat May 06, 2023 9:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: This New Engine Could Destroy The Entire EV Industry!
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1706
Re: This New Engine Could Destroy The Entire EV Industry!
... and at 39mpg (which I think is what some hatches get) is 10.25c per mile... Using $4/gal, our hybrid sedan costs 7 c/mi on average. Our little electric runabout (town use only) costs about 4.5 c/mi in electricity, and that's with the more expensive juice from the wind turbines. With coal juice,...
- Mon May 01, 2023 10:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: On the Other Climate Foot . . .
- Replies: 8
- Views: 570
Re: On the Other Climate Foot . . .
There is no question the debate is twisted. I've read from climate scientists that the models have so many levers and knobs that you can get any result you want out of them. Knowledge of the heat transfer to the oceans is indeed one area lacking. However, the basic physics are undeniable and have be...
- Mon May 01, 2023 8:35 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: On the Other Climate Foot . . .
- Replies: 8
- Views: 570
Re: On the Other Climate Foot . . .
... (trillions) of ungulates... flora and algae belches and bubbles greenhouse gases many times more... Volcanoes and their inestimatible volumes While I don't believe there are trillions of ungulates, I admit I don't understand the fuss over cattle, for here in North America they basically replace...
- Sun Apr 30, 2023 1:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: On the Other Climate Foot . . .
- Replies: 8
- Views: 570
Re: On the Other Climate Foot . . .
No, but I did read that early claims over what was being seen proved to be wrong.... didja see the evidence from the new telescope that concludes that there was no "big-bang" ??
- Sat Apr 29, 2023 7:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: On the Other Climate Foot . . .
- Replies: 8
- Views: 570
Re: On the Other Climate Foot . . .
Again why are we quantifying co2 and not WV? Because water vapor is considered a function of the heating, not the other way around. The warmer the air, the more water it can hold. The theory that CO2 can drive atmospheric heating goes back to when Winchester was a new company and Victoria was queen...
- Mon Apr 24, 2023 3:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Norma Powders
- Replies: 14
- Views: 667
Re: Norma Powders
N105, N32C and N530 as I understand it need significant changes to plant set up vs Viht's other powders so that's why there is still some stock. I had looked at VV's site and saw N105 still listed, but it appears I've assumed too much from that. Further searching found a UK site with an exchange fr...
- Sun Apr 23, 2023 4:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Norma Powders
- Replies: 14
- Views: 667
Re: Norma Powders
Those VV powders appear to remain in production but are simply not being exported to the US. I quite like N110 for full power 357 rifle loads and wanted to try N105 for medium loads. Oh well.
- Sun Apr 23, 2023 1:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Norma Powders
- Replies: 14
- Views: 667
Re: Norma Powders
I read that N105 has been dropped from the US market.Rimfire McNutjob wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2023 12:00 pm ... well maybe N105 and 300-MP are in the ballpark now.
I hadn't heard anything about Norma. I don't think I've ever seen a jar of the stuff around here, VV and Vectan sometimes, though.
- Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 2 Bore Boomer! (pic heavy)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2252
Re: 2 Bore Boomer! (pic heavy)
I've seen a few old British 2 bore guns, both singles and doubles, at an auction house. I never picked one up to inspect it. I knew just looking at the muzzle I would dislike firing the thing.
- Wed Apr 19, 2023 6:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Henry 1860, .45 Colt
- Replies: 13
- Views: 791
Re: Henry 1860, .45 Colt
I've just taken the carrier out and using 150 grit sandpaper taken about .005-.010 thousandths off each side... That space between the sides of the carrier and the mortise will hold fouling, usually just about 1/8"-1/4" back from the breech. I can see that working well enough. After annea...
- Mon Apr 17, 2023 8:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: SAA Engraving
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1077
Re: SAA Engraving
Yuck. I'm no prude, but that's just crude.
- Mon Apr 17, 2023 8:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Henry 1860, .45 Colt
- Replies: 13
- Views: 791
Re: Henry 1860, .45 Colt
You might ask the guys over at CAScity. If you plan to shoot BP, guys there will tell you to first anneal 45 brass, which is a step not needed with the thinner 44 brass. I've only handled the HRA and Uberti Henrys. The HRA are more heavily buffed than the Uberti. The magazine sleeve bound on both th...
- Mon Apr 17, 2023 11:20 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: can't find the link
- Replies: 5
- Views: 332
Re: can't find the link
You might be able to have your browser save a copy to your computer. No, that won't work. The Web Archive adds stuff to each page to allow one to navigate between archived versions. I hadn't done any programming in a while, so I copied the code from the Archive's page and made a page on my web site...
- Sat Apr 15, 2023 4:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: can't find the link
- Replies: 5
- Views: 332
Re: can't find the link
I have used that calculator. The web site on which it was kept is gone, but the Web Archive has a copy you can still use, for it was coded to run as part of the web page instead of as a separate program on the web server. The screen formatting is a little rough, but I just tested it with the inputs ...
- Mon Apr 10, 2023 8:54 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bird's Head SAA's
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1134
Re: Bird's Head SAA's
My son tried one with the conventional grip. It was a disaster. The ejector doesn't line up with the loading gate and binds on the empties.Rimfire McNutjob wrote: ↑Sat Apr 08, 2023 10:00 pm ... Taylor's also carried something called the Stallion... Seems they are mostly in .38 Special...
- Fri Mar 31, 2023 10:00 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: JOHN LINEBAUGH
- Replies: 47
- Views: 1953
Re: JOHN LINEBAUGH
He came to the conclusion that 13 gr of HS 6 under a 255-300 grain bullet in the .45 Colt was all that was needed. That would be what, something under 1100 fps? Did he still advocate 260 gn at 900 fps for hunting deer? I wrote down his comments on that revolver load many years ago, and it still sti...
- Sun Mar 26, 2023 6:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Video Tribute to John Linebaugh
- Replies: 4
- Views: 271
Re: Video Tribute to John Linebaugh
I am sorry to hear he is gone. His writings on the effectiveness of revolvers for hunting lead me to turn away from conventional rifle cartridges.
- Tue Mar 07, 2023 9:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Making a Lever Action Rifle....
- Replies: 4
- Views: 408
Re: Making a Lever Action Rifle....
Does that video imply Uberti is using cut rifling? I see they bevel the mouth of the chamber. It was amusing to watch them stamp the proof markings into the "color case hardened" metal. Is it good practice to wrench the action onto the barrel via the side plates? The CNC does leave a nicer...
- Tue Mar 07, 2023 9:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Browning A5
- Replies: 15
- Views: 663
Re: Browning A5
My son acquired a lightweight A5 recently. He's waiting for his double to be restocked and wanted to keep shooting skeet, etc when he came across a nice example at a local gun store. He likes it, other than the trigger kicks back hard and batters his finger, apparently a complaint not uncommon.
- Fri Mar 03, 2023 12:06 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Thompson Center Arms to be sold by S&W: Likely Demise
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3937
Re: Thompson Center Arms to be sold by S&W: Likely Demise
I talked with a gal at S&W last summer after wondering why there were no receivers available. She said T/C has been for sale for a while and that production had ended over a year before, I think it was.
- Fri Feb 10, 2023 1:11 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Update on my wife Genie
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1619
Re: Update on my wife Genie
I'm saddened to read that. I wish you well.
- Mon Jan 02, 2023 12:28 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ron Spomer on Lead Bullets and Merry Christmas!
- Replies: 46
- Views: 1926
Re: Ron Spomer on Lead Bullets and Merry Christmas!
Ross Seyfried has paper patched jacketed bullets to increase their diameter. I suspect, but can't demonstrate, that doing so would allow a monolithic to be used in older barrels.
- Sun Jan 01, 2023 12:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ron Spomer on Lead Bullets and Merry Christmas!
- Replies: 46
- Views: 1926
Re: Ron Spomer on Lead Bullets and Merry Christmas!
I agree Spomer has a valid point, but I'm not so sure the "plumbophobic" balls for muzzleloaders are. Certainly a high speed bullet with its relatively hard lead core will fragment badly. That fragmentation is part of the reason the high speed rounds are so effective. How about, though, th...
- Thu Dec 29, 2022 7:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: One can again hunt in Illinois with a levergun...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 730
Re: One can again hunt in Illinois with a levergun...
Reason? What does reason have to do with anything in a state run by Democrats! Illinois long limited firearm hunting to shotguns firing slugs or to muzzleloaders using BP or similar propellents. The idea was to keep high velocity ammunition out of the hunting fields. I guess they figured bullets cou...
- Wed Dec 28, 2022 9:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: One can again hunt in Illinois with a levergun...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 730
One can again hunt in Illinois with a levergun...
... so long as you remove the magazine spring and follower.
I think I'll leave my '73 be.
The funny thing is a '73 can function as a repeater without the spring and follower, although that would certainly violate the "spirit" of the new law.
I think I'll leave my '73 be.
The funny thing is a '73 can function as a repeater without the spring and follower, although that would certainly violate the "spirit" of the new law.
- Thu Nov 17, 2022 9:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mcpherson on Leverguns
- Replies: 46
- Views: 2028
Re: Mcpherson on Leverguns
That works?! I probably won't load any more BP until spring, but I'll give it a try. To the good doctor: The swirl charging loads a case through a funnel, but the powder is poured in to the funnel tangentially so that it spirals down the funnel and in. There are a couple more details in the little e...
- Thu Nov 17, 2022 7:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mcpherson on Leverguns
- Replies: 46
- Views: 2028
Re: Mcpherson on Leverguns
I've only recently begun loading black powder, so pardon my ignorance, but what is swirl-charging? I'm interested.Simply swirl-charge the case, you will get a denser charge and better ballistic uniformity.
- Sun Nov 13, 2022 12:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Airplane collision at air show
- Replies: 26
- Views: 840
Re: Airplane collision at air show
I think JimT has it correct. One video clip from behind and below shows the approach and impact. I doubt the P-63 had the B-17 in sight almost up to the instant of impact.
It's possible he blacked out if he had been pulling in too hard.
Sad.
It's possible he blacked out if he had been pulling in too hard.
Sad.
- Sat Nov 05, 2022 6:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Marlin Model 1888 38-40
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1832
Re: Marlin Model 1888 38-40
On the other hand Hepburn's designs seemed to always be simple, and designed to be easily manufactured. I believe that's why when HRA wanted to make new short and medium lever action designs, they turned to Hepburn's patent, as did Rossi when they wanted to make a 30-30. Other than nostalgic replic...
- Sat Nov 05, 2022 5:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Interesting and oddly attractive modern 1886, no not tacti-cool either
- Replies: 3
- Views: 323
Re: Interesting and oddly attractive modern 1886, no not tacti-cool either
I've found discontinued rifles listed on guns.com, older new stock from some gun shop. I don't see this one listed on Winchester's site. It may have been a special run for a distributor such as CDNN, who seem to list a bunch of odd Miroku Winchester configurations on GunBroker.
- Sat Nov 05, 2022 5:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Book Giveaway
- Replies: 6
- Views: 377
- Thu Nov 03, 2022 7:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Marlin Model 1888 38-40
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1832
Re: Marlin Model 1888 38-40
Hepburn may have contributed much to the firearms industry, but short of John Browning, no one had the inventive genius of Andrew Burgess. I have a good book by Samuel Maxwell Lever Action Magazine Rifles Derived from the Patents of Andrew Burgess which covers that portion of the Burgess firearms. ...
- Wed Nov 02, 2022 10:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Marlin Model 1888 38-40
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1832
Re: Marlin Model 1888 38-40
That explains it, and within a year he had a design for Marlin worth patenting.marlinman93 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 02, 2022 9:45 am... Marlin was booming in 1886 when Remington filed bankruptcy...
- Tue Nov 01, 2022 4:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Marlin Model 1888 38-40
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1832
Re: Marlin Model 1888 38-40
I was thinking Hepburn was still at Remington when the 1888 was designed, but obviously he wasn't. It's possible he was moonlighting with Marlin and made the switch when Marlin decided to go with his repeater. Did Remington ever try a lever action repeater? Maybe Hepburn had this idea which just di...
- Mon Oct 31, 2022 8:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The No.1, .38-55 is a keeper for sure!!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 718
Re: The No.1, .38-55 is a keeper for sure!!
That's the first straight stock No.1 conversion I've seen. I like it. Excellent cartridge, too.
- Mon Oct 31, 2022 5:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Marlin Model 1888 38-40
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1832
Re: Marlin Model 1888 38-40
LL Hepburn had nothing to do with the Model 1888 Marlins. He didn't start designing Marlin lever guns until the next year model the 1889. Hepburn patented the 1888 action in 1887 and assigned it to Marlin. The patent shows the top eject. In the photo Shrapnel gives, compare the trigger guard and lo...
- Sun Oct 30, 2022 8:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Marlin Model 1888 38-40
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1832
Re: Marlin Model 1888 38-40
Oh, that's nice. I think them the best looking of the Hepburn lever actions, just inching out the 1894. How well does it cycle? I once came across a YouTube video of a gent running his. Chambering wasn't reliable, and I've wondered if there was a design problem, or if something was simply worn in hi...
- Mon Sep 19, 2022 7:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: the Metric System
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1147
Re: the Metric System
... i have never seen a sextant sight reduction form that could be solved with the metric system. in fact, there is no way to tell time based on the metric system is there?... nautical miles are based on the circumference of the earth. Actually, as originally proposed and (briefly) implemented, the...
- Tue Aug 02, 2022 11:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Handloads by the Bushel -- the Nonte shuffle
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1003
Re: Handloads by the Bushel -- the Nonte shuffle
I read of it in an article by Dean Grenell circa 1995 and still use it.
- Sun Jul 10, 2022 4:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: mainspring on an original 1873
- Replies: 0
- Views: 774
mainspring on an original 1873
I've recently acquired my first 1873 Winchester, one which had been reworked by Turnbull about 15 years ago. I'm surprised how heavy is the hammer pull, and that in turn makes for an action very stiff to open. Is this a consequence of the huge firing pin on these, or can the mainspring be lightened ...
- Mon Jun 27, 2022 5:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Roe vs Wade: Life gets some support finally!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1319
Re: Roe vs Wade: Life gets some support finally!
You see nothing because it's not there. However, in their craving to have a far more expansive central government, the progressives a century ago twisted the commerce clause into allowing the federal government to regulate business activity within the states. As part of the dissent, the justices not...
- Sun Jun 26, 2022 10:56 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Roe vs Wade: Life gets some support finally!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1319
Re: Roe vs Wade: Life gets some support finally!
While the Supremes made the correct call, the debate is far from over. A majority of Americans support abortion in the first trimester. It takes the petition of only 2/3 of the state legislatures to open a convention to debate the issue (and any others they care to at that time) and then a vote of 3...
- Sun Jun 26, 2022 10:44 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Black Powder vs Smokeless Powder Pressure Curves 44-40
- Replies: 6
- Views: 768
Re: Black Powder vs Smokeless Powder Pressure Curves 44-40
Thank you, Bryan!