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< 16ga. General Discussion ~ 4th of July - Happy Independence Day |
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Wed Jul 04, 2018 8:29 am
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Joined: 15 Apr 2007
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Location: Amarillo, Texas
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Hello All
We are blessed beyond measure
Got up and put the flag out front.
To celebrate I went to the range this morning.
Shot a new to me S&W 1000 in 20 gauge, was free to me as it was NOT working. I cleaned it and re-aligned the gas tube and all is well.
Also shot a Rem 700 VT Special in 308 W with cast bullets,
Rem 40-x in 22-250
Rem 40-X in 22 LR
and Ruger AR-15 in 5.56
Now home will clean up and cook BRATS on the grill, YUM!!
What joy, what joy
Mike |
Last edited by skeettx on Tue Jul 10, 2018 5:16 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Wed Jul 04, 2018 10:29 am
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Joined: 08 Aug 2011
Posts: 1946
Location: Central CT
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Happy July 4th to everyone on the 16 Gauge Society!! |
_________________ Mark |
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Wed Jul 04, 2018 11:10 am
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Joined: 24 Jun 2013
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Location: canandaigua - western n.y. (formerly deerhunter)
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what DC said , and another thanks to vets who keep this happening happening !! (past and present ) |
_________________ Molly sez AArrrooooooah ! |
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Wed Jul 04, 2018 4:31 pm
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Joined: 21 Sep 2013
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Location: Fort Worth, TX
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Happy 4th to everyone on this board. Today would have been my Dad's 97th birthday. Although he has been gone 20 years, I think of him often especially when I am hunting or shooting with my nephew. He taught both us us to shoot and his influence even extends to our gun club where he served 2 years as president. |
_________________ A government that is big enough to give you anything you want is big enough to take everything you have.
Thomas Jefferson |
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Tue Jul 10, 2018 1:29 pm
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Joined: 08 Feb 2009
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Location: Western WA
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Also shot a Rem 700 VT Special in 308 W with cast bullets,
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You had me right there. I went and looked it up, seems awesome! But CAST bullets?
B. |
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Tue Jul 10, 2018 5:16 pm
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Location: Amarillo, Texas
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He he he
I am a closet preparationist.
Not a gloom and doomer, but I wanted to be
able to make my own bullets.
So I shoot my homemade cast bullets in some
of my larger caliber guns, 308, 38-55, 45-70, 375 H&H, etc.
What fun, what fun
My goal is to get them to group inside 1 inch for 5 shot group at 100 yards
Mike |
Last edited by skeettx on Tue Jul 10, 2018 5:51 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Tue Jul 10, 2018 5:23 pm
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Tue Jul 10, 2018 5:54 pm
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Location: Amarillo, Texas
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GREAT Brats, my wife boils them and then I put them on the grill
till the plump and pee in the grill and provide great smoke for themselves
and the hamburgers also.
German mustard, and sauerkraut, and special buns, YEEEE HAWWW
Yum, makes my mouth water !!
Mike |
Last edited by skeettx on Tue Jul 10, 2018 6:46 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Tue Jul 10, 2018 6:37 pm
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Joined: 09 Aug 2004
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Location: Tennessee
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BOILING brats??? Sacrilege! That reduces the flavor factor to just barely north of nothing! Try just grilling them, low and slow, until the casings crisp nicely. Much better flavor. |
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Tue Jul 10, 2018 6:41 pm
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Boil 'em in beer! Old Wisconsin tradition. |
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Posted:
Tue Jul 10, 2018 6:46 pm
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Location: Amarillo, Texas
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YES!! I grew up in Whitewater, Wisconsin, what a wonderful place!! |
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Tue Jul 10, 2018 7:45 pm
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Joined: 12 Feb 2018
Posts: 258
Location: West-central Missouri
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Skeetx,
Which bullet(s) do you use in 308?
Been using cast boolits for 40+ years in my ryfels.
Current favorite experiment is subsonic 230 gr Lee with Trail Boss...
I don't care if you boil your brats or not.
--D |
_________________ An ounce of fives, the smell of nitro in paper hulls, wet gundog, and Hoppe's #9... |
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Posted:
Tue Jul 10, 2018 8:13 pm
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Posts: 9463
Location: Amarillo, Texas
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Lyman 311465, 311466, or 311467
Wheelweights
Hornady crimp on gas checks
Javilina ALOX lube, sized to .311
4227, from 20 to 24 grains, very specific, ladder it up
by half of grain for best groups.
Case mouths prepared with Lyman "M" die
Bullets seated out pretty long.
Now here is the odd part, best groups with powder oriented
towards the bullet and NOT the base.
Mike |
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Wed Jul 11, 2018 5:18 am
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Long time rifle reloader here, but I've never delved into cast bullets. I'm curious to know how they perform on game, or is it purely for economical shooting at the range? |
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Wed Jul 11, 2018 6:14 am
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