Reverend Recoil

Imagine a smilely face with three eyes. "Discourage inbreeding, ban country music."

Happy Mardi Gras everybody. Every day is All Saint's Day in New Orleans right now.

The Lee universal expander may work well for most cartridges but it is too short for the 9.3x74R. The Lyman 9.3mm M-die works great.

Brenden, I forgot to mention the paper is rolled on soaking wet with water. When the paper dries it shrinks on the bullet for a tight cling fit. Some shooter lubricate them before loading. I shoot them dry with good results. I like the idea of keeping them as simple as posible. I can imagine buffalo hunters patching their bullets by a camp fire on the prairie with nothing more than a pocket knife and sheets torn from a Sear Robuck catalog. Sometime simple is best. The ghosts of a million dead buffalo would agree. Paper patched bullets are not that hard to do but a complete tutorial may take a while. I got started with Paul Matthews book, The Paper Jacket Bullet. Most of his information is for 45 caliber but it worked for my 9.3mm. http://www.amazon.com/Paper-Jacket-Paul-Matthews/dp/1879356023/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260039300&sr=1-1 I also watched a couple of videos on You Tube. The latest and most complete information can be found on Cast Boolets web site's Paper Patching forum. There are contributors from Europe, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and North America. Most every rifle caliber is being paper patched somewhere. http://castboolits.gunloads.com/ Paper patched bullets are no longer a lost art. Everthing you need to know can be found in Matthews' book and on the Cast Boolet Forum.

Brenden, I expand the case mouth with a Lyman 9.3mm M-die and seat the bullet the same way lead pistol bullets are loaded. Being a single shot rifle, no crimp is needed. Shredded paper leaves the bullet at the barel muzzle. My next project may be to paper patch 303 cast bullets for a 8x57 Mauser. It should work as well.

I have been working on a cast bullet load for my Ruger No.1 9.3x74R. I did not want to invest in custom bullets molds, sizing dies, and gas checks. Paper patched .358 cast bullets seem to satisfy everything. With a Saeco #352 mold and wheel weight alloy I cast a .358 bullet. With two wraps of vellum tracing the diameter is 0.367-0.368. Finished weight is 250 gr. No bullet lubricant is used. Cases are neck expanded with a Lyman 9.3mm M-die and loaded to 2500 fps. The powders I have used are Varget, Reloader No.15, IMR-4064. All work well. The accuracy of these paper patched bullets is the same as the jacketed bullets that I have tried. On November 27, I shot a wild boar with one of these bullets. He dropped in his tracks. Bullets pictured left to right are: Paper patched Saeco #352 250 gr., Speer 270 gr., Barns 250 gr. XFS, Noslar 250 gr. Accubond, Priv Partizan 286 gr., and Hornady 286 gr. SP/RP.

There are some interesting articles about the founder of Kahr Arms and his connection to the Unification Church. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahr_Arms http://www.portfolio.com/careers/features/...fication-Church

I have an American Eagle gun safe manufactured by Cannon Safe. The base of the combination dial is loose. I have to hold the base up and go throught the combination about ten times to get it open. Sometimes it seems to help if I rattle the dial base and door handle. I am concerned that it will get worse and I may never be able to get it open. I have removed the inside door panel but do not see a simple way of adjusting the lock assembly. Have any of you had this problem? Do I need to call out a lock smith?

I watched Fox news this weekend. Since Michael Jackson died it would appear that the war in Afghanistan is over, the Iranians are happy, Kim Jong Il is behaving himself, and the recession is over. Is this too good to be true?

I did not send in any finger print cards.

Two months ago I down loaded the C&R application form from Crufler.com. I filled it out and mailed it to the Dallas, TX address listed on the form. A week later the envelope was returned as undeliverable. I sent it again to a Maryland address listed on the BATF web site. Two weeks later this evelope was returned with a letter explaining I had used an obsolite form. It appears Crufler.com has not been well maintained. The correct form was enclosed. I filled that one out and mailed it off. Three weeks later I got the liscense. It should not be too much of an ordeal once you have the correct application form. Good Luck.

Thank you for the information.

I just got my C&R license. Where are some of the best places to order Mausers and Lee-Enfield rifles for sporterizing?

The consistency is about the same as Alox/beeswax lube and flows well through my Lyman 450 press. The temperature during the day in my garage has been 95 degrees. It shoots well in 45 pistols and revolvers. The paraffin/Vaseline lube has not been any more of a mess then Alox/beeswax lube. Ammo made with Alox/beeswax lube is probably better for long term storage than petroleum based lubes. I will try it with 30 caliber rifle bullets next month. I am thinking about getting into wrapping and loading 30 cal and 9.3mm paper patched rifle bullets. High velocity, less lube to mess with and no gas checks keep on hand.

I mixed up four pounds of cast bullet lubricant in the kitchen today. I did not invent this mixture. It has been around a long time. The formula is: 1 lb of Gulf paraffin wax 13 oz of Vaseline petroleum jelly 2 tbs of STP Oil Treatment 1 of my favorite crayons The Gulf paraffin wax is available at most grocery stores. It is used for canning fruit preserves and candle making. I also use small chunks of it for fluxing molten lead. Melt and blend everything while heated in a double boiler. I used a cheap sauce pan set in an iron skillet of boiling water. Do not heat this mixture directly. If over heated it will produce a cloud of smoke and can quickly flash into huge flame. Pour directly into your lube/sizing press reservoir or into quart plastic containers. This lubricant works well for 45 ACP and 38 Special. If it is too soft for your summer climate, add a little more wax to the mixture. I have not tried it with gas checked rifle bullets yet but I expect it to work at the 1800-2000 fps range. An interesting discussion occurred during this process. Wife: What are you doing? Reverend Recoil: Uh, nothing. W: You’re making that bullet stuff again. RR: Yes, its bullet lubricant and I bought my own sauce pan. W: I don’t think I want that stuff in my kitchen. RR: What’s the problem? It’s just wax and Vaseline. W: I don’t care. I just don’t like that kind of stuff in my kitchen. RR: It’s not as scary as that pot of hot wax you keep in the bathroom. W: Alright, tough guy! You win!

Once upon a time, long, long ago, about twelve years ago I was the plant engineer of a large steel foundry in Atchison, Kansas. One of my projects was to replace a heating boiler. This boiler failed because of gross neglect by the maintenance and production groups. I spent $80,000 by the time a new one was ready to start. The problem was that neither the maintenance nor the production department wanted to accept responsibility for properly operating and maintaining it. They were playing dumb and trying to hand me a bunch of lame excuses. I was beginning to run out of patience but wanted to avoid an ugly confrontation. Meanwhile, at St. Benedict Church, I was active in religious education, teaching the Confirmation class. The director of religious education was this really old nun, Sister Bridgett. She was quite a character. One day she invited me to have lunch with her at the convent to discuss plans for Confirmation. While I was there she gave me the grand tour of the convent. It was a beautiful place. I never touched so much Holy Water and genuflected so many times in all my life. When she asked about my work I mentioned that I was working with a new boiler. Sister Bridgett told me that the biggest boiler in town was in the basement of the convent and asked if I wanted to see it. Sure. When we went down there she told me how well she and some of the other nuns operate the boiler. Once a year they put on overalls, blow down the tubes, pull out the burners, and clean the soot out of the fire box. I was impressed. It also gave me an idea. When I got back to the foundry I told both groups of workers that if this boiler was too much for them to handle I would be forced to bring in, The Sister. They didn’t like the way that sounded. I explained to them that the nuns at the convent operate the biggest boiler in town. “The Sister and I have an understanding. All I have to do is make one phone call and Sister Bridgett will come here with her crew of nuns, take you by the hand and show you tough guys how to fire up this boiler. Now, what’s it going to be?” They decided that they might be able to manage the boiler after all, without The Sister.

You haven't sinned with beer until you have sucked down a 40oz King Cobra.

What would the reaction be if the Taliban got near Pakistan's nuclear arsenal? It would be difficult to hold the US, Israel, and India from a first strike. Hmmmmmmmmm. Think about it. Millions of angry Moslums, Hindus, Christians, and Jews all stired together in one big atomic gumbo. I'm glad Pakistan is 12,000 miles from where I live.

With that $4,500 government rebait you can buy a new car to park in front of your $4,500 government Katrina trailer. Isn't socialism swell! Ask Hugo Chavez, he'll tell you.

Can anyone see my personal photo? To me it is blank with a X in a little square. How can I fix this?

The only truth I see is the shortage of ammunition in Louisiana.

This past january my brother, Brent and I took my son Chris on a wild pig hunt in Jena, Louisiana. Remember the Jena Six? We shot the Jena Three and drank a Jena Six. It was fun. Brent and Chris each used their DCM 30-06 M1 rifles loaded with Hornady 165 gr. SX bullets. I used a Ruger No.1 cal. 9.3X74R loaded with Prvi Partison 286 gr. bullets. The 9.3X74R is a real kicker and worse on the hogs. Chris and I both dropped our pigs with one shot - we practiced well before this hunt. Brent's pig died hard. These wild hogs are tough. It ran off with a 6” hole in its shoulder with one lung hanging out. Brent made a good shot but his pig kept on tick'n. It was still alive the next morning. He finally got it with a head shot after chasing it through 1/4 mile of swamps. We now have 200 lbs of good pork. 100 lbs was processed into smoked and green onion sausage. The rest is ribs, tender loin and shoulder roasts. Their hides could have made a number of footballs. Maybe one of these pigs will make it to the Super Bowl next year. Check out the pictures. I shot the spotted sow, Chris shot the red boar, and Brent got the black sow. Uh ba-dee ba-dee ba-dee. That's all folks!

Limpid Lizard, Best wishes for such a good friend as yours. I hope there will always be a special place for that chair.

I am planning on re-stocking a Ruger 10/22 rifle in curly maple. I have read of several accounts describing how difficult it is to cut clean checkering. Have any of you tried your hand at it? This will be my first time with maple. Is there a way to select a maple blank that will not produce fuzzy checkering?

Those are some nice setups. I like Limpid Lizard's gun shop easy chair. Keep the pics coming.