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Or just yet another example of the fine Law Enforcement work of the ATF-Troop. Why any one would fall for that is just a case of not knowing how entrapment and their history are... (That and just plain laziness, I mean, come on! It's just a chain link fence post for pitys sake! If you really are that stupid and that lazy, well then you deserve the unwelcome attention of those boys. They love that kind of stuff, no violence involved, they can throw their weight around, and they can get an easy 10 year conviction on some poor smuck with no criminal record, no real danger of violence, but an unhealthy case of having a hobby of firearms instead of golf clubs. Plus they get to kick the guys dog and maybe push his wife around.... )

Harbour Freight has pin punches and mallets at an affordable price. Brownells has them too, although they are priced like they are gold plated or something... A bench block need be no more complicated than a 2x4 scap with a hole drilled in it. Don't try to smash the punch like you were driving 16 penny nails with a 24 ounce framing hammer, gentle taps should do the trick, and if it does not, try it from the other side. Avoid the punches with the long shanks and handles, get ones that allow you to control the point of the punch so you don't go damaging anything. If it was me I'd weld on a new tip and grind to shape, but you should probably order yourself a new one...

I normally use 230 gr RN, but found a really good deal on the 200gr SWC, so I thought I would try them. I am loading 4.7grains for my 230gr RN, and using them in a Savage '28 that seems to eat anything I feed it. I will give it a try w/ 4.5 grains, and if they don't feed properly, I'll pass them to someone who can use them. Thanks! Rob I've never had a problem with 200gr SWC. You can go to 5 grains of Bullseye, or if you want a tad more accuracy go with 6-6.5 grains of Unique. Both are very accurate out of my gun really.... Winchester primers with the Lyman bullet.

I hope Diane Fienstien doesn't make it to 90 like Metzenbaum, but stupid evil people seem to live long, feeding off of their hatred and stupidity, irritating us "unwashed masses" with their horsesh*t... You would think an IQ beyond two digits would be a pre-requisite for public office, but most of the Democrats seem to hover around room temperature IQ levels.... It's a sad state of affairs where I am actually glad when a person dies, but I can't help myself. (Free Whiskey and Ammo for everybody when Fienstien gets planted!) As soon as I heard the news that Metzenbaum had died, a big 'ol smile split my face.

Zombies... don't forget the Zombies. Be aware of too hard a lead bullet. Too hard will lead the barrel from the chamber up a few inches then be clear on out the barrel. Reason is the super hard lead won't form and allow jet hot gases up the sides of the projo melting from the chamber up a bit. Too soft will lead the barrel about halfway down the barrel to the bore. You need a good middle ground casting and then it's a matter of not over loading which will also cause excessive leading. Like Phil says, if done correctly, you can keep leading to an acceptable minimum. I've never had any problems with leading in my Thompson, and cast lead handloads are all I ever shoot in it. I prefer the Lyman 200 grain semi-wadcutter myself, as the velocity and accuracy out of my gun is just a tad better than the 220 grain roundnose, but both function flawlessly thru my gun, and handloading them myself only costs about 2 bucks for a box of 50. (If that...)

Info on that located here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_of_marque

I do believe, if memory serves me correctly, that what you are talking about is "Letters of Marque". (Or something like that...) It is mentioned in the Constitution, but I'd hazard a guess and say that they have not been issued in some time. I'll have to go research this now....

Nothing boogers up the looks of a gun quicker than using the wrong screwdriver on them. Unless you are proficient at grinding your own, I'd recommend the magna-tip set from Brownells. I've had a full set of those for 15 years now, and won't use anything else but on my guns. That set has every size you need. Don't ever use a Craftsman screwdriver on a gun, you'll mess up the screws with 'em...

It's too bad the guy probably does not have enough money for an OJ lawyer. His civil rights are clrearly being violated under Amendment 2. With a good OJ Lawyer he could turn the table around and show who is really violating the law of the land here, provided he was willing to spend some time behind bars fighting it, had enough money and influence to actually pull it off, and didn't mind his name being dragged throught the mud of the media and could bear the thought of losing everything he holds dear. One of these days, I'll have to try and figure out just how the simple phrase "The Right of the People to keep and bear arms Shall Not Be Infringed" could be so badly mauled and loopholed to mean "The Right of the People to be severely taxed, regulated, and imprisoned so that only Government is free to possess arms agianst them." :banghead:

If the moulds are in good condition, they are worth something to somebody. As for the lead and the pot, the only people who would want those are the same as would want your mould... What made you change your mind, if you don't mind me asking?

That new, politically correct substitute is also the replacement in paint- Zinc. If ANY amount of zinc gets into the metal, it will make it absolutley worthless. And I mean every bit that is in your pot. It will turn it into something that looks at acts like oatmeal, and it's pretty hard to pour oatmeal into a mould. Don't worry though, zinc melts at a much higher temperatured than does lead. So if all the other wheelweghts melted, but theres one still floating around on top, take it out quick, it's made of zinc. I have read in old Handloaders that you can cast bullets out of zinc, as long as you keep it away from lead, (they will not alloy together.) and make bullets that are good for penetration. From what I remember, they were real good on African game, although I myself have never been to Africa, only read about it... Stupid law makers, zinc, while not as toxic as lead, is still toxic. You don't want to have a high amount of zinc in your system either. But aint it nice that Big Brother is so concerned for our health and safety?

How did ATF become part of the Justice Department? Were'nt they a Bureau of the Treasury department? And don't we have enough Justice Department agencies already operating? At the very least, please tell me they make them qualify first before they are issued firearms....... (It's my understanding that at one time, they did not.)

This could be a guess, but I think a large majority of people who buy any model of gun would have no idea what parts to an original 21 or 28, m1, m1a1, 1927 WH or Kahr look like, as long as the gun worked. I've read posts here in the past from people, not knowing any better, who removed the pivot plate while the frame was still on the reciever for example. Since I live in Kalifornia, Gunsmiths are practically non-existant here, so I've had friends, and friends of friends, call me in a panic because they took their gun (usually things like 1911s or Ruger .22s. ) apart and now can't figure out how to put it back together again. They are always amazed when I assemble the gun back for them while listening to how they "spent hours trying to figure out where this doohickey goes" for example. Most people just don't know the insides of their guns, just like they don't know how to change the oil on their cars or even how to sharpen a knife. I'm hoping this is strictly a Kalifornia phenomenon, but you never can tell.... I've also heard a few horror stories on how ATF agents have intentionally modified a seized blowback operated gun to fire full auto, just so it looks like they are doing something. Some models of guns can be modified with as little as a toothpick, matchstick, a bit of metal, or even a dime. In front of a Jury full of people who could not even change the oil on their cars, it sounds like the word "modified" might be taken to mean that the person being accussed was caught in a machine shop turning out new recievers or something. In the forum over at ebay, some nitwit commented to me that "full auto sears which can turn any gun into a machine gun were being sold on ebay." I've personally never even seen this wonder part which apparently works in any model of firearm, even single shots, but this person really sounded sure of herself....

Do not even bother with car batteries. The amount of lead you get is not worth the mess. You have to skim all the oxidatation off the plates, which doesn't leave a whole lot of lead. Plus there is the acid, and a bunch of nasty looking purple chemical powder. Also, the lead in car batteries contains arsenic and a few other highly toxic chemicals. If you dump hot lead from batteries into water, it releases a toxic fume that could make you very sick or even kill you in an unventilated room. If you really want to get a lot of lead, try a scrap metal yard. A few years ago, I bought 100 pounds for about 23 bucks, but it not only was all linotype, there was also about 1300 .30 full metal jacket rifle bullets, about 600 .283 rifle bullets, and around 200 .311 full metal jacket rifle bullets. How it ended up there I have no idea, but that was definetly a good score. I still haven't loaded all the .30 caliber ones yet.... You might also check the local tire guy. I stop by a tire shop near work about once a month and he always has about 20 pounds of wheel weights for me for free. I have also found lead at garage sales. People selling off their old fishing gear or diving gear. I've gotten 10 pound diving belt weights for as low as a quarter before, and used deep sea fishing weights are usually cheap at garage sales, and come in weights like 2 pounds and five pounds. Makes exellent bullets. Linotype is the absolute best alloy for bullets, in my opinion, but since we are entereing the computer/digital age that stuff is getting harder and harder to find. You can also try plumbing supply houses, because bars of 50/50 solder can be added to wheel weights to make a somewhat close approximation to what linotype is. If you still can't find any lead, as a last resort try evilbay. The shipping cost is probably more than the lead is worth, but apparently some people do buy it there, because I use to see it all the time. (I recently boycotted ebay, just because of their ignorant "ban" on gun parts, but I still saw gun parts listed when I checked a few days ago hoping a stevens 240 right hammer assembly would be listed. It wasn't listed, but there are other gun parts still being sold there.) Whatever you do, don't put anything wet in molten lead, it'll practically explode when it turns to steam. Another thing to watch for, and I say this only because it happened to me once, is be careful about your scrap lead box. While casting, you will get defects and sprues, and little spatters and bits of lead. I used to put these in a little can, and then dump the can in the melt when it got full. I don't know how, but a live primer got in that can, and I dumped it into the melt. Luckiliy I was wearing goggles and a heavy jacket, because about 5 seconds later that primer blew, spraying the whole area with molten lead! I was not evEn burned at all, but let me tell you, after that happened I had to go change my shorts! I always cast when I know my daughter will not be around. Kids should be kept away from the whole casting bullets thing, until they are older. It is too easy for them to touch something when its hot, and molten lead is pretty hot! No distractions at all is best, just like when you are handloading cartridges...

"...every once in awhile"? You aren't looking very hard. How about this one: I was talking to a guy who thought banning .50 BMG guns was a good idea because someone "might" shoot down a helicopter with it. I handed him the Skill saw and said "Well, you might as well cut my *&^% off, and yours too. We "might" use them to go rape somebody with...... And with logic like his, you really can't go wrong, if you look at it in a certain perspective......