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by mavt
Thu May 14, 2020 6:14 pm
Forum: Chit-Chat
Topic: Coping with Quarantine
Replies: 273
Views: 62239

Re: Coping with Quarantine

<r>As for working out, here is my home exercise equipment. Oh and if others can claim lifting a beer multiple times as exercise I can include my Rock Chucker Bullet Swaging Jr press handle as well. <br /><br />Those jugs are filled with sand which is 56% heavier than water - tried water first but on...
by mavt
Thu May 14, 2020 2:41 am
Forum: Ammunition, reloading, shooting, etc
Topic: Question on powder
Replies: 24
Views: 7824

Re: Question on powder

Yes, 30-40 brass is impossible to find around here. The last 100 cases I got were ordered by a fella from another state that works with my son. I keep a supply of 303's in case it ever gets to that point to convert them.

by mavt
Wed May 13, 2020 9:00 pm
Forum: Ammunition, reloading, shooting, etc
Topic: Question on powder
Replies: 24
Views: 7824

Re: Question on powder

That's good to know as a last resort with the extra cost involved. When this first went into effect a couple of the then smaller sources still shipped and then no one did and I never looked into it again.
by mavt
Wed May 13, 2020 7:44 pm
Forum: Ammunition, reloading, shooting, etc
Topic: Question on powder
Replies: 24
Views: 7824

Re: Question on powder

Whig, Thanks for the site info but the "ma" in mavt is for Mass and we can't get reloading suppplies delivered here so have to physically search for them. There is a rather large gun only store in NH I can check on the way to VT. Good thing is NH has no sales tax but even this store requir...
by mavt
Wed May 13, 2020 5:43 pm
Forum: Ammunition, reloading, shooting, etc
Topic: Question on powder
Replies: 24
Views: 7824

Re: Question on powder

KC, thanks for the tip about the run on reloading supplies. I'm retiring the end of this month and looking forward to reloading and casting as relaxing hobbies rather than just supplying the other hobby for the past 45 years. Will have to check a couple gun stores on the way to the cabin this weeken...
by mavt
Wed May 13, 2020 4:19 pm
Forum: Chit-Chat
Topic: Museum Items Worth Seeing ....
Replies: 5
Views: 2262

Re: Museum Items Worth Seeing ....

<r>Every once in a while when on one of these excursions you bump into an unexpected gem. Although not gun or military related, this is one of those. In 2016 I took my grandson to the St Johnsbury(VT) Anthenaeum which is a combination public library and art museum built and donated by the Fairbanks ...
by mavt
Wed May 13, 2020 1:21 pm
Forum: Chit-Chat
Topic: 1909 Townsend Whelen Book
Replies: 7
Views: 2813

Re: 1909 Townsend Whelen Book

There are a lot of threads on various forums about the pronunciation. Two posts on different forums both state how Townsend pronounced it and both are different, lol!. <br /><br />Whee-lin<br />Wh-laylin <br /><br />According to wikipedia his friends called him Townie.....James Howe naming it 35 Tow...
by mavt
Wed May 13, 2020 4:24 am
Forum: Chit-Chat
Topic: 1909 Townsend Whelen Book
Replies: 7
Views: 2813

Re: 1909 Townsend Whelen Book

So how do you pronounce the good Colonel's last name and the cartridge named after him?
by mavt
Wed May 13, 2020 4:04 am
Forum: Ammunition, reloading, shooting, etc
Topic: Question on powder
Replies: 24
Views: 7824

Re: Question on powder

Hercules became Alliant Powder in 1995 so it is at least 25 yrs old. Is there a date on the can? I have a 5lb plastic jug of Alliant Unique someone gave me already opened quite a while ago I'm still using that is production dated Jun 29 1995 and appears to be still good. I would think an unopened ca...
by mavt
Thu May 07, 2020 9:27 pm
Forum: Other Firearms
Topic: I blame Baltimoreed!
Replies: 3
Views: 1784

Re: I blame Whig!

That's nice. I like short barrels. It would have made a nice scout rifle. And how old is that ammo at that price? Never thought I'd see gas below $2.00 again....I know ammo at that cost is not coming back.