tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41484101698980032142024-03-14T02:11:08.571-07:00Mausers, Medicine, & MotorcyclesMauserMedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657229228172032650noreply@blogger.comBlogger1016125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148410169898003214.post-8673601982922042392022-05-21T20:16:00.001-07:002022-05-21T20:16:22.700-07:00The Trial of the Calipers Per my measurements last night, I can stuff up to a .308 bullet in my converted Nagant brass for a .32-20 reload and still make spec for external neck diameter.Which tells me .32-20 brass is probably thinner than your average brass at the neck.Well, we'll find out, after spending an obscene amount for 200 pieces of once-fired .32-20 brass on gun broker.Something about hand-turning necks forMauserMedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657229228172032650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148410169898003214.post-39522802406323584422022-05-20T18:59:00.001-07:002022-05-21T04:21:33.841-07:00I haven't mangled brass like this in decades........... Bought a S&W in .32-20. Wanted one for roughly thirty years now, but never really ran across any at the shows I frequented. Until lately. Now I have a well-used nickeled example.I'm well aware that the days of plentiful ammo, which also equates to less common ammo at least being obtainable via the internet, are gone for the foreseeable future. But as far as I can tell, newly MauserMedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657229228172032650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148410169898003214.post-65161399661690486572018-03-16T20:54:00.004-07:002018-03-16T20:54:22.901-07:00That was.......gayMan, hanging out and saw an MTV offering that was all Headbangers Ball videos from the '80s.
I was in high school and college then. Who knew metal was the leading edge of transgenderism mental illness/style?
MauserMedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657229228172032650noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148410169898003214.post-15968015812252633922014-11-23T07:20:00.000-08:002014-11-23T07:20:37.650-08:00K31: Back to the Drawing Board
Took the K31 out with the correct cartridges recently. 24.0 grains of IMR 4198 with a 130-grain cast plain-base bullet. First three shots at 50 yds within 1.5 inches; then six, eight and ten-inch groups, if I could dignify them with that term at 50 yards.
Plus, the additional new knowledge that the load apparently isn't high pressure enough to prevent blow-back through the bolt. Had a nice MauserMedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657229228172032650noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148410169898003214.post-18341028916292970862014-11-11T17:03:00.000-08:002014-11-11T17:04:05.533-08:00OopsNot only can one chamber 7.5 French in a 7.5 Swiss chamber, but it will shoot reasonable well. Other than a blown-out shoulder on the cartridge. Next time, double check the cartridge box.
MauserMedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657229228172032650noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148410169898003214.post-83127355793222725002014-03-29T19:51:00.001-07:002014-03-29T19:52:56.366-07:00How A Good Day Of Shooting Starts.......
Be the only person on the rifle range;
Have someone discard 70 once-fired 2012 Lake City 7.62 x 51 cases;
have two old Mausers throw some good groups.
The Israeli Mauser k98 in 7.62 x 51:
Date:
Distance
Group Size or
Score (in.)
Shots Fired
Powder
Grains
Bullet
Diameter
Primer
Case
Conditions
OAL
MauserMedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657229228172032650noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148410169898003214.post-8330782065715777882014-03-06T18:32:00.004-08:002014-03-06T18:32:38.061-08:00Did I Order That?
Got around to shooting some handloads through the MAS 49/56 that I loaded five years ago. 7.5 x 54 French made from 6.5 Swedish with 147-grain FMJ bullets. Nothing phenomenal for a group, but just fine for recreational shooting. The 49/56 was very pleasant to shoot, but having only twenty rounds was unsatisfying. Fortunately, Graf & Sons happened to have 7.5 x 54 brass, so a hundred rounds was MauserMedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657229228172032650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148410169898003214.post-26493377706111407142014-02-09T17:43:00.000-08:002014-02-09T17:44:59.090-08:00Now I remember why I don't shoot this one more often.....
With limited time to shoot lately, I more often grab a handgun for some range relaxation. Poking about in the safe today, I noticed a long-ignored Brazilian M1937. As I had a recently made box of 230 grain LRN handy, that was the choice of the day.
Although I'm not a Smith & Wesson collector, I do think highly of their revolvers. And the .45 ACP is my favorite handgun cartridge. That said, MauserMedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657229228172032650noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148410169898003214.post-90294756274341890042014-01-05T15:43:00.001-08:002014-01-05T15:44:57.857-08:00Blowback
Apparently I need to up the pressure in my cast bullet loads for my Type 99. I'm using reformed Remington 8mm Mauser brass, as 7.7 brass was rare when I wanted to load these. There were a number of shots where there was a fair bit of a smokey breeze coming out of the wrong end of the rifle, and a good inch of soot down some of the cartridge case. Think I'll switch the load from IMR 4227 over to MauserMedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657229228172032650noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148410169898003214.post-29878385362789896362014-01-01T19:14:00.000-08:002014-01-01T19:14:46.106-08:00Frustrated
I was given a Dillon 550 frame by The Wife to upgrade my 450. I've managed to strip it down, except for the pins holding the swing arms to the frame. I've actually managed to destroy a steel punch trying to get these out. At this point, I'm seriously considering taking my impact drill and a length of steel rod, and essentially jackhammering the solid pin to see if I can get it to move with MauserMedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657229228172032650noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148410169898003214.post-90964847543941253422013-12-29T17:27:00.000-08:002013-12-29T17:27:40.749-08:00Cast Bullets and Enfields
A Savage No.4 Mk I, being fed 190 grain cast bullets, with gas checks and a diameter of .314. Powder charge was 30.9 grains of Winchester 760.
At 100 yards, with five shot groups I had a frequent pattern of 3 round inside 3 inches, and two round within 3 inches, with a gap of about 6-8 inches between the two.
I have a feeling I'll need to look at the bedding on this rifle. Perhaps a touch ofMauserMedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657229228172032650noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148410169898003214.post-12826289212642216712013-12-21T07:33:00.002-08:002013-12-21T07:33:38.352-08:00Swedish Saturday
Good day to head to the range with a Swedish M96 rifle built in 1900, last fired in the '90s, with ammunition assembled from components purchased and put away about about the same time.
Nice change from living in an area where I'd probably be throwing on a set of Carhartts to stay warm while shooting now.
MauserMedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657229228172032650noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148410169898003214.post-6272520382260372442013-04-07T18:27:00.000-07:002013-04-07T18:30:39.717-07:00Shooting the S**t
Got an invitation from a neighbor to try out his new .44 lever action and reloads, as well as his father's Winchester Model 94 that he'd found when his father passed, and just got around to loading up cast rounds for.
Shooting other people's guns? Hell yes, I'm up for that.
Of course, courtesy demands I bring toys to share, so an AR and S&W Highway Patrolman went into the truckMauserMedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657229228172032650noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148410169898003214.post-7608289895345955992013-04-07T17:45:00.000-07:002013-04-07T17:45:23.131-07:00Ugly Gun SundayMauserMedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657229228172032650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148410169898003214.post-36880400777166282512013-03-31T16:42:00.000-07:002013-03-31T16:42:07.301-07:00Ugly Gun SundayMauserMedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657229228172032650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148410169898003214.post-62731191297361261652013-03-24T03:21:00.000-07:002013-03-25T03:22:25.560-07:00Ugly Gun SundayMauserMedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657229228172032650noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148410169898003214.post-45808185310981076732013-03-23T18:09:00.000-07:002013-03-23T18:09:00.102-07:00Shots From The Road
Always sad to see a great old house allowed to decay like this. This is the style of house I'd have if it were affordable to buy one in livable condition.MauserMedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657229228172032650noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148410169898003214.post-36144123263254857622013-03-22T18:02:00.000-07:002013-03-22T18:02:01.096-07:00Shots From The Road
Something's wrong when your kids entertainment center is the same size as your house.MauserMedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657229228172032650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148410169898003214.post-90197708263249072452013-03-20T17:56:00.000-07:002013-03-20T17:56:00.907-07:00Shots From The Road
Give it a couple more years and it'll just be a big green mound.MauserMedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657229228172032650noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148410169898003214.post-77624372458622569842013-03-17T19:54:00.000-07:002013-03-17T19:54:47.585-07:00Sunday Hunting: A Cultural Difference Discovered
I just inadvertently learned from the Charlotte Television News that there is a bill to allow hunting on Sunday.
I didn't know there were any states that didn't have Sunday hunting. This chance catch of a bit of news probably just saved me from wondering where everybody is right before an unpleasant conversation with the local version of the DNR next year (no time for hunting this year, MauserMedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657229228172032650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148410169898003214.post-44420259732824122272013-03-17T17:40:00.000-07:002013-03-17T17:40:21.557-07:00Ugly Gun SundayMauserMedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657229228172032650noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148410169898003214.post-37405828143658897332013-03-10T06:56:00.002-07:002013-03-10T06:56:58.272-07:00Ugly Gun Sunday
Possibly desert camouflage, although it looks inspired by this:
MauserMedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657229228172032650noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148410169898003214.post-46757887985677497492013-03-01T16:16:00.000-08:002013-03-01T16:16:58.872-08:00DNC Not Paying Debt?
Shocking!
A long time ago, an academic advisor told me that past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior. Given that, no one should be surprised by this.MauserMedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657229228172032650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148410169898003214.post-46922398934390514662013-02-24T18:12:00.002-08:002013-02-24T18:13:18.331-08:00Ugly Gun SundayMauserMedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657229228172032650noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148410169898003214.post-69123764759494172222013-02-23T17:00:00.000-08:002013-02-23T17:03:40.076-08:00Like Winning the Lottery
By chance, I found a single 8 lb jug of Winchester 748 gun powder while stopping in to check out a small town sporting goods shop today. $161, plus tax. A quick check of the smart phone verified that it was cheaper than going through Midway for a single jug of the same size.
If they'd had any.
So I have enough powder to do a good bit of reduced-charge loads with cast bullets in the old MauserMedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657229228172032650noreply@blogger.com1