Schrader's Outdoors in Henderson, MD has an assortment of ranges. See http://schradersoutdoors.com/ for full info on what's available and costs. Great Sporting Clays and a Bow Hunting Trail with lifelike targets are the biggest draw but they also offer hunting.
Pintail Point, just off Rt. 50...
Royce is a good guy. Not sure exactly what he charges for a transfer but I believe that it is the most reasonable price that you will find in the area.
E-mail him at Centreville Gunsmith, raherman1 at verizon.net if you are interested. Warning: he is really busy so don't expect a very quick...
Several years ago, I bought my first pair of SAA revolvers from Mark & Mona at Chesapeake Guns. It was a pleasant experience since then I have always had a pleasant chat, especially with Mona, if they don't happen to be swamped at the time I drop in. Since then, I have bought more artillery...
For whatever it is worth, the .357 Sig is used by the U.S. Secret Service. I have no idea why they picked that one.
I found it interesting that the muzzle blast and flash from the .357 Sig GREATLY exceeds that of my 1911 .45 ACP. :tdown: My son-in-law and I shot those side by side and I...
I suddenly started receiving mail from this group. Naturally, they are asking for donations.
I vaguely recall a thread somewhere that addressed this or a similar-sounding organization that had some negative things to say about it. Cannot find it now. Don't even recall which forum it was in...
Primer cost update
Thanks for the input. I went to Powder Valley and found their primer cost was only $25/1000 for small pistol primers. Hazmat fee was $27.50.
Purchase a mere 2000 primers and it beats Bass Pro all hollow even with shipping and hazmat added in. (Yeah, I really got ripped...
Just paid $49.95 plus tax for a carton of 1000 Winchester Small Pistol Primers at Bass Pro. I think that I got "took" but can't do anything about it now. This is higher than ordering on-line with Midway even taking the hazmat charge into account. :mad54:
Seems that I need to pay better...
See the Lee Loadmaster thread in this section. It will give you some considerable pause on getting one of them. The Dillon or Hornady is well worth the additional cost in keeping your blood pressure down.
The Lee powder drop die is, of course, designed to work with either of the Lee powder measures. It is unlikely to work with another companys powder measure. Presumably, other companies have their own powder drop die that will probably work in the Lee press. I have no experience with that.
The...
Lee Loadmaster Warning
If you are not mechanically inclined, you may want to avoid the Lee Loadmaster. It is VERY touchy about setup initially and will give you fits until you finally get it right. :mad54:
Once it is setup properly, the biggest problem is the plastic primer feed mechanism...
Do NOT use wheel weight lead for muzzleloaders. It is too hard and will not upset enough to fill the bore. This includes cap & ball pistols. Of course, the exception to this is with patched bullets. Patched bullets do not need to upset the lead to fill the bore.
.58 cal minie balls made from...
Lee LoadMaster Update
OK, folks, here's an update to the above post. BTW, the trough redesign happened sometime earlier this year. Don't know exactly when.
I installed the redesigned primer trough assembly and reloaded 60 rounds of .357 Magnum without a hitch. Granted, this is not...
Lee Primer Trough Assembly Redesigned
I have a Lee LoadMaster progressive at which I have done my share of swearing. :mad54: It does take some effort to get it set up correctly.
I recently found out that Lee has completely redesigned the Primer Trough Assembly because of the malfunction...
Cut some used (or new) dryer sheets into strips and put them into your tumbler. They will remove about 90% of the dirt and dust and your casings will come out much cleaner, without the coating of dust on them.
You will see the strips get dirty, indicating that they are working. Remove the...
I, too, have a Lee Loadmaster on which I primarily load .357 and .45 acp. It did take a while to get it set up satisfactorily but now runs quite well unless I screw up.
I have the bullet feeders but gave up on them as just too much trouble and not very reliable, as well as the "crunch"...
Generally, it is not a good idea to use the lead from lead-acid batteries, such as those used in cars, without taking extreme precautions. The reason may not be obvious, so listen up.
The first thing you need to do is to remove as much of the acid as possible (and figure out how to get rid of...
14 Gauge?
You have a 14 (fourteen) gauge shotgun? Wow! That's really exotic! [That couldn't be a typo now, could it?] :lol:
[Sorry. Got to this thread a little late but couldn't pass up a jibe.]
Chesapeake Guns has Reopened
As of Wednesday afternoon, 16 March, Chesapeake Guns is open for business again in their new location:
314 Evans Ave
Grasonville, MD 21638
410-827-7395
NOTE: This is a new phone number as well as a new address. The old phone number will work for a while but...
Bad idea!
Careful there! While you could easily get away with zinc slugs in a shotgun with a cylinder or improved cylinder choke, if the shotgun has a tighter choke than that you are looking for trouble. Zinc is not very ductile compared to lead and you could easily damage your barrel. I...