New 30/30 loading block

Dusty Bannister

Well-Known Member
When I last needed some loading blocks, I just stacked a couple of 1 by that were longer than needed and used a couple of screws to hold them together and used a twist bit of the selected diameter to drill through and make two at a time. Then lightly belt sand the top and bottom and glue on the masonite base when dry, clean up the ends and edges. Flat bottomed holes in the necessary sizes. For some pistol cases you do need to use a depth stop, or thin stock though.
 

oscarflytyer

Well-Known Member
I have a local supplier of quality fancy hardwoods. And woodshop/tools. I need to start making some of these, and in odd calibers that I have/reload/shoot!
 

Todd M

Craftsman of metals...always learning.
I've made several over the years. The latest ones are 3/4" Hickory, bored all the way through and a piece of 1/4 plywood glued to the bottom. The other ones were made with 2 pieces of 3/8" Mahogany, too shallow except for 45 ACP.
I really like this idea, saves the cost of fancy bits to create a flat bottom!
 

Pistolero

Well-Known Member
I always said pee-kan....but like to eat pee-cons, too. Never have been around the wood, no idea
about it. I sure do like my wife's pee-kan pie, too.

Bill
 

Pistolero

Well-Known Member
I have been thinking about making an aluminum one for .22 Hornet. I have the scrap plate and a mill...
just need to design it and then sit down and make holes, and holes, and holes, and holes.

Bill
 

jaysouth

New Member
An old guy used to sell pecans on the roadside where I grew up in Arkansas. There was just a sign that said "pecans for sale".

If you asked for pa-cons, the price was six bits a pound

If you asked for pee-cans, the price was a buck fifty.
 

Paden

Active Member
Is that pa-con or pee-can?
A pee-can is what the bailer can becomes when you gotta go in the boat. :)

If I had even a basic wood shop I'd enjoy making my own, but for now I just go to Buffalo Arms...
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Uncle Grinch

Active Member
I don’t have any pics available, but I made some blocks for my 45-70 using oak planks from an old pallet. Stacked a couple together and glued them so it would be deep enough, drill the holes with a brad point bit and glued a piece of luan veneer on the bottom.
 

Walter Laich

New Member
I use Forstner bits which give you a flat bottom other than a some hole in the center

nice and flat with brass either up or down

tried varnish but after a number of years and coming in contact with the odd grain of powder it turned gummy. Probably some kind of poly-finish would be better

right now mine don't have a finish and are doing well
 

Kevin Stenberg

Well-Known Member
Cherokee
You can't just jump into a job like that. There are decisions to make. A High-Gloss, Low-Gloss B Grit size for sanding C Type of application of finish Hand rubbed, Paint pad, Foam brush, Paint brush D Are you going to have felt pads under each corner ( so you don't scratch the loading bench)
See you can't just jump into these things!! Kevin
 

Eutectic

Active Member
One of the fun things of a career of working in many different places is learning their language! (Not to mention Nigeria..) Or even what things are called!
Bonanza, Utah and a Chevron Gilsonite mine. My crew had to weld at a mining site. We needed prep work to get a fire permit. So the welder says to me. "Pete, can you go to the storehouse and get us a roll of Bradish cloth?" "Sure! Be right back!" Not knowing what the heck he was talking about! My shootin' buddy Roger worked in stores, and luckily he waited on me.. "You got a roll of Bradish cloth??" ""Sure!" Roger came back with a big roll of Burlap material. "I thought this was burlap?" "Not around here..... it's Bradish cloth."

Now Texas was a unique experience! Now please don't take offensive because I was a "Damn Yankee" when I got there because I was from up-north!
I didn't know them yet or know any better either!..... But I'm proud to say I was just a "Yankee" when I left for the mountains and even more of a compliment they wanted me to stay! Being a 'plain' Yankee was not an easy achievement for a northerner and a huge compliment when you learn how they think! Luckily, I have a slight southern accent... From what I don't know other than heritage from southern Norway! So Pah-cons was my pronunciation! It tickled me when a Texan talked to me with no others around and say something like "Y'all seen them new bullets Hornady brought out?" A millwright was telling me a story about a house fire his neighbor had. "Ah didn't even know it was burnin'! I saw ah firetruck go by not very fast an he wasn't even blowin his "Cy-reeen" I said siren? (Cy-run) "Yup no Cy-reeen even blowin'!" I teased them; they teased me on how we talked........

There language is efficient! They save words.!! Take the expression "Oh!" Rickie was talking and told Bill he 'changed oh in his truck over the weekend.
"What else y'all do?" "OH.........that was oh." We were hunting over by Rock Springs, Texas. Eating some great southern cooking outside watching the firefly's show. It was quiet and peaceful. An owl up in a pine a couple hundred yards away broke the silence.... "Whoo-whooo" My boss Frank pointed his finger towards the owl.... "Y'all hear that Oh?"

And don't think the teasin' didn't go both ways! John told me once...... "Ah don't care how y'all say words Pete! Jus don't start talkin' through y'all's nose!"

I miss them....... and miss hunting with them.

Pete