Albroswift

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I like the 3x magnifier combos on AR's Like peas and carrots...

In the larger calibers, huge volume swing between brands. Amounting to 80-90 FPS in the 300 Weatherby between Weatherby brass and R-P Brass with identical charges. With my 338, I've had it so long that my brass is all over the place. Trying to keep batches together, have a Redding die that controls length and have a Dillon trimmer for the 650 when they get way out of control.

Flash hole deburring tool is one of the best "Bang for the Buck" reloading tools out there. Rifle I like to see 10 or less, 5 or less is outstanding. Your last line is looking good. There are arguments on whether (and how) a low SD relates to a tight group, but the way I see it it can't hurt and is good feedback on the quality of the handload. Next step is neck turning. 338 WinMag 185 Barns 405 WCF 300gr Hornady Interlock

Yea, didn't last long, a guy just posted a nice shooter over on waguns...

The Uberti Cattleman 44 showed up. Beautiful sixshooter. 1873 cap n ball, replica of a gun that didn't exist. One more in the mail, a 1851 Engraved Navy, no more bids out after that.

The one in the middle is a F.Lli Pietta, steel frame, a lot stronger then the brass frame models which in my case are Armi San Marcos but everyone made both types, ASM, Pietta, Uberti, etc. The Piettas are metric threads and the cylinders are a few thousands longer, and so far seems like the Uberti's and the ASM's are all US threading and pretty much interchangeable although Uberti's are a higher quality and the cylinder, although interchangeable with the ASM, are a couple thousands smaller diameter. Supposedly brass frames became popular because both sides were running out of steel, south in the worse shape. Looking closely at the brass frame models when they start to stretch a gap will open up here. Like this one

Like to get a shoulder stock for the buffalo. Seeing how there are no regulations on BPSBR's

1858's, Armi San Marco, brass frame (top right) Pietta steel frame target sights, (top left) and a ASM Buffalo brass frame w/ target sights (bottom) Armi San Marco

Good morning all. Going to have to start posting revolver photos over here! Al

Had the Hawken setting around for a couple years after my dad gave it to me, took it down to the muzzleloader shop and the old boy set me up with everything I needed, including a lot of instruction. Then took the 1858 down there, ditto. Great resource.

Hey, guys Going the other way. Bidding on and winning a few cap and ball revolvers to go with the 50 cal Hawken my dad gave me a while back. 1858's and an 1873. 1873 is kind of funny, a Uberti reproduction of a gun that never existed. The 1873 in 45 colt is the Peacemaker, and the 44-40 was simply referred to as the 1873 I believe. Metallic cartridge sixguns from day 1. Still in the mail: the 1858's are Italian copies of the Remington 1858, top strap frame to increase strength and make cylinder swapping a lot easier. Been shooting this one, a couple more in the mail.

Little guy's day went from bad to worse.

I like the fly swatter target!

I prefer the older 3 screw models, but have to admit to having a 357 blackhawk new model. The new model lends itself to a reverse spin pawl easily, old model not so much.

Serial says '78 357 Mag. Great caliber for a blackhawk.

Pretty cool

The Noreen 80% forged lowers were plug and play with "DPMS pattern" uppers. Seemed like really nice quality. Have not tried their "Billet" or "100%" lowers.

Brother built a 308, Toolcraft NiB BCG, BA barrel?, Nightforce glass. Pretty fair build. Hadn't shot it yet and was having feeding issues when manually cycled, I told him to soak the BCG in Mobile 1. He showed up at the range today, with a quart of mobile one and a piece of wire, fishes out the BCG, thing ran sweet brass was getting dinged a little so we opened up the AGB a little more, shot like a champ. When we were done he pulled the BCG and dropped it back in the quart of oil. I was going to tell him after he hits 100 rounds h probably doesn't need to do that any more. Maye next time. Flip side found out my new glasses prescription I can't see open sights on my AKs or my 45-70 Down Under. AT ALL! Kinda sucked. More tears.

200 45-70, some for the brother's Pedersoli 1874, some for my Down Under 1874, and some for the Guide Gun.

Looks like a nice place to shoot. Envy you guys! (and gals)

After getting done with the 1000+ 308 disassembled the reloading benches and moved everything out of the way, replaced all the rusty iron and PVC water pipe in the most of the house with pex, put in recirculating hot water, put the reloading room back together. Back to cranking the handle Friday/ Saturday/ Sunday 1000 40S&W w/ 180 gr X-Treme bullets, 250 Nickle case 40S&W w/ 155gr XTP, 200 357 Sig w/ 115gr HAP, and started on 250 10mm w/ 155gr XTP.

Merry Christmas Eve everyone

What the last video is showing is the top couple lifts of a shotcrete wall on the way back up. Procedure is the lagging wall that collapsed is constructed from the top down as the hole is dug with tiebacks, then the structural component of the wall (part with all the rebar) is placed on the way back up integral to a large footing and each of the floor system. Apparently, the lagging part of the shotcrete wall was not engineered to withstand the forces (Duh..). The tiebacks look like they held and the lagging let go. Not unusual no rebar in the lagging portion of the wall, just mats around the tieback heads. There should have been no loose fill behind the wall, it is just excavated and the shotcrete lagging is placed right on the dirt in 4-6 foot lifts going down as the hole is dug. All that fill pouring out makes me think there was another (Poorly constructed!) project unknown to the project engineer like a road backfill or backfill around some utilities or whatever and that is where all the loose material came from. When there is fill behind a lagging wall, you will see soldier piles (I-Beams) and wood lagging like 4X12s. All the ground water control is placed between the lagging wall and the structural wall.