Recent content by JCK

That’s called a “zip” gun…

I'm very fond of my Stainless Single-7. It was bad about stiff or sticking cases at first, but repeated polishing finally cured that. Accuracy with other than nearly impossible to source jacketed bullets either in component or loaded ammunition was BAD when I bought it. It suffered from thread...

In '17, I bought a 1894CL in .218Bee. I had to pay $2.00 a piece for once-fired brass. Found two boxes of 50. Two months later, Starline made a run of .32-20. I bought 200. I had .25-20 dies and .218 dies, so I formed my own 'Bee's. I really enjoy my 'Bee. It's quite accurate, and much handier...

My first 77/22 didn’t have the loose bolt issue. However, it had a barrel from hell. Chamber was cut eccentric and oversized. Never got it to group. Eventually traded it off. (A Number-3 was likewise a stinker. Someone had cut chamber to .22KHornet and botched it). My KBZ (Heavy barrel stainless...

Hmm …! Finally something I would consider trading my 77/22 KBZ for!

A very good way, and not terribly expensive is the Lee sizer dies for a conventional loading press. Also, you can use the Lee Liquid Alox to tumble lube the bullets. Or, you can buy some powder coating powder, and use a toaster oven and some no-stick aluminum foil to bake on the powder...

Which.32mag? I use 10.0gr of #2400 in my .327FederalMag. I use several different bullets ranging from 100 to 122gr. 10.0gr #2400 would be way too hot for the .32H&Rmag. (8.2 is published max).

You can! I started out with a Lee 150gr RFN-GC mold and a sizer lubricator kit, melting lead on an electrical hot plate. I graduated to a Coleman gas stove and the Lee push through sizer dies. My first loads were a Lee dipper using Unique Powder. I was amazed at the decent results. No...

I like everything except the scope! Even the Chairman Mao/Zing approved rubber shoes!

The GB was a civilian version (semi-auto) of the AC-5.56, a selective fire military-police version. I was checked out on one in 1980 while working for a police department. Our swat team had two, along with two M16’s. (Vietnam era pre A2’s). Consensus was that they were more accurate and with...

Powerful stuff! Blew the barrel off that Saturday night special!