Quote from: elyse on January 17, 2012, 04:29:26 PM
i think what dp is trying to say is...you should save the brass Smiley

im sure someone around here can help you with the reloading or if you hang out at the range long enough you'll meet someone that knows how

.....dp told me to repeat myself 

He isn't very bright... 

I think I can say that...

the feeling isn't on the east coast.

I'm very smart...

Just kinda clueless, is all...  

I'm pretty sure the feeling is someplace much warmer...  


---edit---

Panama, maybe?   

back on topic...

great price on dies...bottom of the page.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0013R88BC/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new

those look like sparkplugs...

What are they for?

I'm guessing it's somehow related to making your own bullets?

I'm such a n00b about this stuff...   

Quote from: The Bacon Junkie on January 17, 2012, 04:51:12 PM
those look like sparkplugs...

What are they for?

I'm guessing it's somehow related to making your own bullets?

I'm such a n00b about this stuff...   

That is what they're for.

You can save a ton of money by reloading.

The caveat is you need to shoot to save.

It becomes a vicious cycle.

Once I get settled into my work/school routine, I'll start shooting again...

And learn how to reload my own brass... 

Dude... save the brass!

Great story. Some firearms just have a way of making it into our lives and make for great stories down the road. Actually bikes do the same. Funny how that works.

Reminds me of my late father's pre-'64 Winchester model 94 .30-.30 I mentioned in the Gun Stuff thread earlier today. That gun has been around most of my life, I remember the first time my Dad let me shoot it and now it's mine. As well as his Winchester model 42 .410 and my late Grandfather's Winchester model 12.

Good stuff!

Quote from: fastwin on January 17, 2012, 05:32:01 PM
Dude... save the brass!

Great story. Some firearms just have a way of making it into our lives and make for great stories down the road. Actually bikes do the same. Funny how that works.

Reminds me of my late father's pre-'64 Winchester model 94 .30-.30 I mentioned in the Gun Stuff thread earlier today. That gun has been around most of my life, I remember the first time my Dad let me shoot it and now it's mine. As well as his Winchester model 42 .410 and my late Grandfather's Winchester model 12.

Good stuff!

Thanks!   

It takes a little while to get through the thick skull, but I think I've got the whole brass saving thing locked into memory now...   

sort of off topic but related..the winchester house in san jose is quite cool

Been there. The lady was way out there.

And well funded.

Quote from: elyse on January 17, 2012, 03:47:57 PM
right!! & he wasn't even sarcastic in his drooling!! that's like some kind of honor.. i think he needs a plaque  "on this, the 17th day of January in the year 2012, i, the bacon junkie, made ducatiz drool"

 

y'all need a new hobby.

that Springfield rifle is in astonishing shape and worthy of everyone's drool

Thanks, 'tiz...   

Taking her out of my uncle's gun safe, after not seeing her for 8 years, made me giggle like a loon! 

...and yes, I was drooling quite a bit, too...   

Quote from: The Bacon Junkie on January 18, 2012, 05:42:58 AM
Thanks, 'tiz...   

Taking her out of my uncle's gun safe, after not seeing her for 8 years, made me giggle like a loon! 

...and yes, I was drooling quite a bit, too...   

polish it with newspaper.  just oil up some in a wad and rub it down hard.  you will get a good bit of the surface corrosion off (even stuff you can't easily see) and a lot of the original finish out.  even better, use a dry film lube like Eezox to rub it down.  There is another good one whose name I can't remember right now, but I remember it smelllls gooooood.

Quote from: ducatiz on January 18, 2012, 06:24:18 AM
polish it with newspaper.  just oil up some in a wad and rub it down hard.  you will get a good bit of the surface corrosion off (even stuff you can't easily see) and a lot of the original finish out.  even better, use a dry film lube like Eezox to rub it down.  There is another good one whose name I can't remember right now, but I remember it smelllls gooooood.

Thanks for the tip.   

Are you talking about the stock, too, or just the metal bits?

When you say oil up some newspaper, you are talking about regular gun oil, right?

I don't want to mess this beauty up...   

Quote from: The Bacon Junkie on January 18, 2012, 06:30:03 AM
Thanks for the tip.   

Are you talking about the stock, too, or just the metal bits?

When you say oil up some newspaper, you are talking about regular gun oil, right?

I don't want to mess this beauty up...   

Metal.

You can use any kind of oil, there is no magic gun oil.  We are just talking about rubbing it down.  So called Gun Oil is just thin weight motor oil. 

The point is to polish it.  Using a thinner oil makes it easier.  You can even use something like 3 in 1.  I would use a dry film lube because it doesn't need to be wiped off, but if you use castrol 5w30 it will be fine.