New Guy . . .

[glassparman]

OK, been hanging around that "other" casting site and recently found this one. I think I like this place better!

Intro:

Located in Mojave, Kommiefornia but looking to retire to Tennessee in a couple years.

US Army Vet 1981-1993 - Armorer, Armor Crewman on an M60A3 (yeah, shooting really big bullets!)

Long time shooter, collector of old Milsurp stuff.
Member of the IAA ammo collectors group.
Big time reloader for about 10 years.
Very active on Calguns.com

Just scratching the surface of casting now.

Looking forward to sharing information and learning from you guys to be much better at casting than I am now!

Got a few Lee aluminum molds in my stash and recently picked up a couple older Lyman steel molds.

Casting: 458 for 45-70, 452 for 45 Auto, 356 for 9mm, 360 for 38 S&W, 311 for 7.62x25 Tok, 325 for 8mm Mauser

 

[glassparman]

Forgot to mention . . .

I'm a HUGE fan of Black Powder Cartridge Rifles.

Loading BP for 1884 Trapdoor, 1871 Swiss Vetterli converted to centerfire, 1886 Portuguese Kropatschek

 

[S Mac]

Welcome from SWMO, grab a coffee and make yourself at home.

 

[BBerguson]

Welcome and thank you for your service! I think you’ll like it here, probably the most knowledgeable and friendliest bunch of guys I’ve ever had the pleasure of being on a message board with.

 

[462]

Welcome.

Life is calm and relaxing, here, unlike that other place.
I'm up on the Central Coast, and was stationed at the old George Air Force Base, in Victorville, for almost two years.

 

[waco]

Welcome from Western Oregon!

 

[JonB]

Greetings from MN.

Decades ago, before I was into reloading/casting, I had a unconverted 1871 Swiss Vetterli. It was in primo-mint condition. I liked the "square" checkering, never seen that on any other rifle. I wanted to shoot the rifle so bad, that I started buying up cartridges (one at a time) from collector dealers at the gunshows. Most were $1 or $2 each (this was the 1990s, LOL). When I got 8 of them, I took the Rifle to the range. Most didn't fire, two of them did...Guess what, that last one was kind of squib-ish and the bullet got stuck in the bore

 

[glassparman]

I remember George AFB. When I got out of the Army I went in the Army NG and would drive-by there going to the gaurd unit in Apple Valley. You should see the place now.

 

[462]

I was stationed at George after returning from Viet Nam in June '69 and got discharged from there in April '71. Victorville survived off the base, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans lived in Apple Valley and I used to see his (pink) Cadillac with longhorn steer horns hood ornament and Colt 73s (replicas?) for door handles. I lived off-base across the highway from where the new prison is now located, and frequented (Roy's?) one of the two Adelanto beer joints.

WOW!!, just realized that was 50 years ago. Where does the time go?

 

[Cherokee]

Welcome, join right in. Thank you for your service.

 

[glassparman]

I know the Central coast as well. My first duty station in the Army was Ft Ord. Sad to see most of the old WWII wooden buildings gone or dilapidated. I was there from 1982 to 1984 and spent a bunch of my time off surfing Santa Cruz and Capitola.

I'm sure that when they were going to put Ft Ord in its location, they must have studied the weather for a year. "Clear in Seaside, clear in Marina but foggy right here in the middle. Yep, they will hate it. Put it right on this spot."

Last time I drove through it was sad to see that the old Stilwell Hall was gone. I really like the Monterey bay area.

 

[Spindrift]

Welcome from Norway!

 

[RBHarter]

Welcome .
I married the AF spent a couple of years at Edwards .
I spent much of my youth just outside China Lake .
Humped ammo 20 yr in a different desert .


Glad to have you here .

 

[MW65]

Welcome from Oregon!!!

 

[MW65]

Forgot to mention . . .

I'm a HUGE fan of Black Powder Cartridge Rifles.

Loading BP for 1884 Trapdoor, 1871 Swiss Vetterli converted to centerfire, 1886 Portuguese Kropatschek

I'm cleaning up & figuring out how to make food for a 1879 Berdan II... looks like paper patching is in my future!

 

[glassparman]

I'm gonna learn paper patch one day . . . seeing as how I don't know any other use for paper . . .

 

[RBHarter]

It's way , way , way easier to do , than to read , digest , and figure out how to apply .

 

[Cadillac Jeff]

Welcome to this place
from N.W. Michigan
& thank you for your service

Jeff

 

[462]

Stilwell Hall was ready to fall over the cliff and into the bay.

Hook up with Joshua, he was a Capitola surfer.

 

[Joshua]

Welcome. I spent my first thirty years living in South Santa Clara and Santa Cruz County. I know the area well.

When I was little I watched my dad and his friend dismantle an old barracks at Fort Ord. It was all old growth red wood, with oak flooring. We cut up the scrap for firewood. That stuff must have been covered in lead paint. We burned all that scrap.