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  1. Mad Professor

    Sizing conicals

    Whoops! Should this be in general forum? If so can a Mod. move it?
  2. Mad Professor

    Sizing conicals

    I have a few fast twist barrels and was wondering about sizing conical bullets. I've never tried this and have no one with hands on experience to ask. What sort of equipment will I need to get? I have a RCBS press and most things for loading cartridges. Can this be used with the proper dies...
  3. Mad Professor

    Need load assistance.

    A 50 PRB will drop deer fine if you hit the boilerworks. If you sight in at 75yds, you'll be a bit low at 100 and high at 50. Will depend on the gun/load. A good load will have shots touching at 50yds. When you get an accurate load, try different distances to see where the groups end up...
  4. Mad Professor

    Stock blanks

    Hi Folks not soliciting things here just asking about the market. I have nice hardwood woods and a small mill. Would it be worth my while, to select premium logs and mill out some blanks. Mostly hard maple and cherry, some ash. Could pick out nice natural curves for the wrists, and air dry...
  5. Mad Professor

    How old is your hunting gun?

    Which one? First Lyman Plains (not great plains) in .58 1-48 /.62 smooth both 15/16", early 1970s. The rifle does good with PRB or hornady GP conicals. The .62 is a straight bore, good with shot to ~ 30 yds, and decent with a ball at 50. Next a Renegade stock, davis trigger and GM 1-28...
  6. Mad Professor

    Lyman Great Plains Barrel Swap

    Curious as Investarm/Lyman/Cabelas made a crap load of trade rifles/hawkens/plains rifles in .58 w/15/16" barrels. Even a few .62 shotguns. My .62 is a smoothie. My .58 Lyman has done a bunch (100s) of hornady great plains 525gr at 90gr FFg it's still solid, but owch, like shooting a 3 or 3...
  7. Mad Professor

    Antique T/C Maxi-Ball Couple questions

    Not maxis, but hornady GP in same shape. They will load/shoot fine. But I worry hunting with dry lube the conical coming off the charge. It has done this in my 54 w/425 gr GP bullets. Check the load or use lube that is solid at your hunting temperatures (e.g. frozen lube won't move, deer fat...
  8. Mad Professor

    Need load assistance.

    If I remember correctly the lyman manual had 90gr of FFg as a max load for that weight bullet out of a 50 cal. 100gr of FFFg is too much IMHO. I shoot a similar 385 gr buffalo bullet out of one of my 50 cal renegades w/1-28 GM barrel. It seems to be happy with anything from 70-90gr FFg and a...
  9. Mad Professor

    Leaving some for seed......

    I leave a big doe if it has 1 or 2 healthy young ones. Can't eat horns.
  10. Mad Professor

    primer carry

    I use speed loader when deer hunting ( not PC). Holds 1 ball or conical/patch or wad/powder/2 caps. 2 caps, for the one that falls in the snow, or the misfire. They still fall in the snow, but no misfires since I've read things here.......... They are like the CVA ones, but hold two caps. I...
  11. Mad Professor

    Look at this mess

    What is the gun? I'd check TOTW for sights. lyman 57 is great for TC/Investarms. Super glue will p!$$ you off when the sight falls off and the buck is "in sight"
  12. Mad Professor

    Investarms barrel size.

    What Be, a model "B"? Sure it's not 15/16"?
  13. Mad Professor

    Cleaning With Urine

    Could OP, post some pictures, of how this is done? :eek:
  14. Mad Professor

    Black powder

    powder inc
  15. Mad Professor

    "Urban" Deer Hunt Freak Out

    We were hunting a swamp in a wildlife management area (WMA) and jumped a few deer into a nearby field and they fled into the woods on the other side. There was good tracking snow so we got on the tracks. Near the edge of the field/WMA this woman comes out in her nightgown on her deck yelling...
  16. Mad Professor

    To shoot or not to shoot? Unethical?

    That's the sign of a careful stalk. What I think is unethical is sitting in a tree fort over a feeder.
  17. Mad Professor

    Patch's won't come clean

    Anybody still use a bronze brush to get the hard to remove stuff out once in a while?
  18. Mad Professor

    "Urban" Deer Hunt Freak Out

    I hope your wife does not have too much genetic material in common with her dad's cousin.
  19. Mad Professor

    Urban deer hunting

    Those two deer came back out of the woods after dark, walked in my tracks, right past the house, across the street, back again , before light.......
  20. Mad Professor

    .58 Caliber PRB Load

    I have a Lyman Plains Rifle in 58 cal 1-48 about the same thing. It likes 90gr FFg w/PRB and a tight patch. Brown Bear, I respect your experience but with the above barrel I have put through many Hornady GP bullets 525gr with a max load of also 90gr, kicks like a mule. I found that overkill...
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