bigpete wrote:Went and saw my dad in the mental ward for his 70th. For once he was mostly coherent,for the first half hour anyway. Was nice
bigpete wrote:Went and saw my dad in the mental ward for his 70th. For once he was mostly coherent,for the first half hour anyway. Was nice
NTSOG wrote:G'day Oldbloke,
I used to visit my elderly mother whose faculties had failed until the last time she told me I was not her son, though she stated she did have a son, but I wasn't him. It didn't bother me as I worked with people with impaired mental function and understood what was happening in her brain. After that I stopped visiting for fear that my incursion into her sheltered world would destabilise her behaviour and make things difficult for the nursing staff after I left.
Jim
NTSOG wrote:Thanks bigpete. I apologise for my confusion.
Jim
Oldbloke wrote:Why is the one on the left so blue?
Caper is a good idea. But don't be afraid to use the hammer. A plastic/nylon hammer is ideal or a small wooden mallet.
bigpete wrote:If they're touching the lands then they're too long.
Oldbloke wrote:I'll try and explained how to find the lands.
Remove firing pin because when closing it may change the restriction upon closing, the bolt.
Bolt should now drop closed, just by gravity, no friction.
Take a sized case, no primer.
Check when it's in the chamber that bolt drops freely, no restriction.
Seat a bullet into the case, but too long.
Chamber it, it will now not close. Don't force it.
Seat the bullet in further, about 0.005" or less.
Try again in the chamber. If it won't chamber, seat the pullet in another 0.005". Or less.
Try again.
Repeat until bolt closes with no resistance or just a tiny bit of resistance.
You now have COAL touching lands. Take a measurement and write it down. You can retain the case as a "standard" if you wish. Label it including bullet brand, type, weight etc.
Now load up ammo BUT seat bullet about 0.5mm (0.020") deeper.
This gives a 0.5mm jump to lands. A good general spot to start. Most shoot well at 0.5mm.
If you later buy a press you can set your FLS Die in the same way.
I'm assuming you have a set of vernier?
bigpete wrote:Oldbloke wrote:I'll try and explained how to find the lands.
Remove firing pin because when closing it may change the restriction upon closing, the bolt.
Bolt should now drop closed, just by gravity, no friction.
Take a sized case, no primer.
Check when it's in the chamber that bolt drops freely, no restriction.
Seat a bullet into the case, but too long.
Chamber it, it will now not close. Don't force it.
Seat the bullet in further, about 0.005" or less.
Try again in the chamber. If it won't chamber, seat the pullet in another 0.005". Or less.
Try again.
Repeat until bolt closes with no resistance or just a tiny bit of resistance.
You now have COAL touching lands. Take a measurement and write it down. You can retain the case as a "standard" if you wish. Label it including bullet brand, type, weight etc.
Now load up ammo BUT seat bullet about 0.5mm (0.020") deeper.
This gives a 0.5mm jump to lands. A good general spot to start. Most shoot well at 0.5mm.
If you later buy a press you can set your FLS Die in the same way.
I'm assuming you have a set of vernier?
We've always just coloured the bullet with texta and just carefully slid it into the chamber and looked for marks. A lot less f***ing around
bigpete wrote:Checked a game camera today. Had a good sized buck on it.
Flyonline wrote:Scored half a tin of unicorn poop, and 150 or so of hens teeth
Oldbloke wrote:Don't have a need. But what did the trailboss cost?
NTSOG wrote:G'day,
I had both 'flu and Chinese virus vaccination two days ago and was rather affected all yesterday. The two inoculations left me with a lightly bruised shoulder and feeling somewhat stranger than normal, so I avoided using any serious machinery, left the rifles in the gun safes and simply lubed and changed filters on one of my tractors. We are informed locally that the 'flu and the ChinCom virus are running amok so, as I have a compromised immune system due to Leukaemia, I felt it better to get jabbed.
Jim