Blog Archives

Weighing my bullets

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Willy

I  cast a few more bullets today and sorted them into 1-1.5 grain groups.  I tossed about 7 outliers back into the pot.  I ended up with three distinct groups, 535gr being the most prominent and the weight these bullets … Continue reading →

More Galleries | 2 Comments

Shooting my own cast bullets

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Willy

I got a chance to shoot some of my own cast bullets at 80 yards.  There were some of the first ones I cast and I have not weighed them.  My shooting position was sitting on a stool using my … Continue reading →

More Galleries | 1 Comment

Machined ’66 Carrier

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Willy

This gallery contains 1 photo.

As I mentioned in a previous post, my 1866 jammed a bit from fouling at the last match.  Because of that I decided to have my carrier worked on to reduce both friction (contact area) and weight. I mailed off … Continue reading →

More Galleries | 1 Comment

Gun Cart

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Willy

This gallery contains 1 photo.

CAS Gun Cart by Wagon Box Willy   If you’re going to shoot CAS (Cowboy Action Shooting) you’ll need to be toting along two long guns, two six shooters, 100 rounds of pistol caliber, and a box of shotshells, something … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Leave a comment

Bullet Casting

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Willy

This gallery contains 1 photo.

Bullet Casting This page will be where I log my adventures in bullet casting.  Until now I was content buying my bullets from Springfield Slim and for the foreseeable future I will continue to buy my CAS bullets from him … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Leave a comment

Cowboy Action Weekend

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Willy

Sunday April 15th was our opening day for CAS in southern New Hampshire.  I gathered up my duds and headed out to the range at 0630 Sunday morning.  I really hadn’t shot either the long guns or pistols from holster … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Leave a comment

Shooting mat and pad

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Willy

I haven’t thought much about shooting this week as I was on a business trip but I did come home to my MidwayUSA shooting mat and my PAST shoulder pad. The foam in each is 1/2″ and feels like the … Continue reading →

More Galleries | 1 Comment

Shinny Brass

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Willy

This gallery contains 2 photos.

Here are a couple of pics to show you how much brass you can clean at one time in the dual tumbler, as well as how clean they come out.  The upper photo shows the two 3lb tumbler barrels each … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Leave a comment

A Morning at the Range

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Willy

  A morning at the range 3/22/12 I had a pretty disappointing morning at the range yesterday. I brought my rifle and 25 rounds each of 70gr KIK 2f loaded with MBW Lyman 457132 Postell and Saeco 645.  You might … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Leave a comment

Annealing Brass

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Willy

This gallery contains 1 photo.

Annealing: I decided it was time to try my hand at annealing.  There are lots of good links on the net with instructions so I won’t repeat them here but I used the air cooled method rather than dropping the … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Leave a comment