CharlieBrassStuffer

This is a test tube for testing cast HP projectiles. For years I’ve used a much smaller test pipe, a 10 foot 4″ PVC conduit and it’s been difficult in many aspects…now we build a test tube we can work with much easier. CharlieBrassStufferBorn in 1950…HS grad, some college, no degrees, served in the US […]

Up here in the Sierras we all referred to him as ‘ole Bob’, whether you were at Church, the Chainsaw Shop or in the Coffee Cup Cafe…every one knew who you were talking about. An easy going man and true gentleman, generous to a fault, loving Grandfather and husband of over 60 years. Born in […]

Old traditions so important, almost lost in the turmoil of our times...now being pledged, oaths being taken for the first time and this Nation finding its way back to God . . . 'Where we go one, we go all.'

I bought an RCBS custom seating die set for my .30-06 back in 1979 and it was pretty affordable then, but…nowadays they are pretty expensive. What if there was a way to make your custom micrometer seating die do more than one caliber? Would that be a good idea? Save a few bucks too? If […]

“Oh…the trials of everyday life in an ole’Farts shop . . . ” And of course, a good old’school remedy! CharlieBrassStufferBorn in 1950…HS grad, some college, no degrees, served in the US Marine Corps, educated there by the Navy in Electronics. Worked as an Electrician all my life and Contracted Heavy Industrial Control & Power […]

If I could back up before I started this ‘T2’ project and start over…well….I would not. Like I said earlier, ‘fails’ bring you information that is and will be critical to your success. “Embrace your ‘fails’, learn from them…” CharlieBrassStufferBorn in 1950…HS grad, some college, no degrees, served in the US Marine Corps, educated there […]

Things are getting a little more complicated as I am needing higher BHN lead without using massive amounts of Tin and needing higher velocities where there are no load tables but QuickLOAD. CharlieBrassStufferBorn in 1950…HS grad, some college, no degrees, served in the US Marine Corps, educated there by the Navy in Electronics. Worked as […]

This is the last of the preliminary work to be done prior to ‘Test 2’, ‘T-2’ I am kinda ‘winging’ my way through, trying to establish the methods we will use in the future so we don’t have to go through all this in future tests. CharlieBrassStufferBorn in 1950…HS grad, some college, no degrees, served […]

After this last test I needed another 50 fps, I reached out for help & Eli aka ‘Mr.Revolverguy‘ & Julio aka ‘ocean374‘ came to my rescue with their ‘QuickLOAD’ programs. We discovered that the Power Pistol is more than adequate to do the job and then some, leaving me room on the top end for […]

Saying ‘Thank You Kent’ for a wonderful box of surprises! CharlieBrassStufferBorn in 1950…HS grad, some college, no degrees, served in the US Marine Corps, educated there by the Navy in Electronics. Worked as an Electrician all my life and Contracted Heavy Industrial Control & Power Distribution for 20 years before retirement. Drive a black Chevy […]

Yup…Video Editing…hey boys I was born before the muscle car era…we didn’t have no ‘stinking computers’! Ya know fellas, I got tired of passing on every subject I wanted to tackle on video with the iPhone 4 and editing software on my Mac…you boys have been putting some great video out and I’ve felt like […]

If you made it through Pistol Load Workups . . . . part one . . . . a response to Nathan @ The Reloading Press , then you are ready to see the actual workup on my Lyman T-Mag II Turret Press. The Turret Press is one of the most versatile presses one can have […]

I am talking about setting up a fixture on the side of the 805 Box to hold the GEL Block and how we should conduct the Gel Testing…your suggestions are appreciated. CharlieBrassStufferBorn in 1950…HS grad, some college, no degrees, served in the US Marine Corps, educated there by the Navy in Electronics. Worked as an […]

I am talking about (FPS/gn.), ‘Feet per Second/per grain of powder’ it’s an unorthodox concept for estimating speed, it is not published anywhere but there is some truth to the concept. I introduced this ‘ratio’ in the last video, ‘HP Test Tube Series Test 7 _ ‘Confusion’. Take a look, leave a comment as to […]

Before James’s friendly advice…I couldn’t hit a Bull in the butt with a base fiddle . . . much less my 1911. Actually I’m just doing my regular 50 round practice using a timer and hoping that someday I’ll be competent to shoot fast and actually hit what I’m looking at. So far it’s taking […]

“Celebrate America…love Her, cherish Her Freedom, protect Her at all costs!” CharlieBrassStufferBorn in 1950…HS grad, some college, no degrees, served in the US Marine Corps, educated there by the Navy in Electronics. Worked as an Electrician all my life and Contracted Heavy Industrial Control & Power Distribution for 20 years before retirement. Drive a black […]

A video with a few 'hints & tips' about the way I cast .38/.357 FWC's; figuring how much lead to blend, weighing it out, setting up the lead pot w/PID and mould oven and casting good casts from the first pour.

24 pounds of 60/40 solder ingots arrive today… I caught a sweet deal on tin/lead solder ingots last week and today they arrived…big long heavy ingots that have to be re-ingotized so that they are easy to add to the lead pot to sweeten up low Sn (tin) lead. COWW, (Clip On Wheel Weights), are […]

Ok...PorchDogs...MrRevolverGuy has set up a .22 Challenge for this spring...let's get out in force, warm them barrels up and turn in a best effort...let's make this a fun challenge! Don't forget to bring your Gamesmanship to the porch...we are going to give that old Marine a run for his money Boys!

Today we find the ‘lower speed limit’ that defines one side of the ‘window of expansion’…a term I’ve coined to describe the upper and lower ‘speed limits’ for any particular Hollow Point design and the bullet metal used. CharlieBrassStufferBorn in 1950…HS grad, some college, no degrees, served in the US Marine Corps, educated there by […]

The final fill and actual first test of a cast HP. It’s been a fun build…this summer we will see a lot of this test tube jig and also see some very interesting discoveries about casting and loading various Hollow Point Cast Projectiles. CharlieBrassStufferBorn in 1950…HS grad, some college, no degrees, served in the US […]

This is the last piece of the puzzle to come together, selecting the moulds to start out with… Don’t be alarmed if you don’t see something you wanted here, there’s a lot of ground to cover and a lot of different styles of HP moulds to use in the future test. CharlieBrassStufferBorn in 1950…HS grad, […]

If you recall my last article, I had too much expansion of a HP due to the softness, due to the low BHN of the boolit metal I used. The Penta over-expanded and came right to the edge of losing its weight from the soft lead shearing off the edges of the mushroom. This reminded […]

How many hundreds or thousands of times have we looked into the powder filled case prior to setting and seating the projectile and had that uneasy feeling that…’that powder level doesn’t look right’? How many times have you listened to that uneasy feeling and stopped and weighed every charge that made us question the powder […]