Reeder Custom Guns - When I was in college

Bob D
When I was in college
Tuesday, May 01, 2018, 20:16

I just HAD to get a ruger SA and load it HOT with 300 gr bullets and triplex loads. I had just started casting so I decided to slug the barrel by pushing a slug thru the barrel to get a perfect measurement. Problem is I used a flat blade screwdriver to push the bullet thru 7 1/2 inches of barrel. Buggered up the bore Baaaad.

The loads were so hot my palm would swell up after a cylinder full. Had to go to the doctor for the swelling. I don’t know if my screwdriver antics messed with accuracy because I flinched so bad I couldn’t hit my target at 25 ft.

It's amazing I lived through some of those years.

Hmmm. Guess this post has nothing to do with boresnakes.

Anyone ever heard of issues with using a bore snake? Had a - SPB, 2018-05-01, 17:50
- I Wouldn't Use A Bore-Snake... - ~JM~, 2018-05-02, 07:37
  - Lol, I paid $20 for a kit to put dirt on my bullets - WB, 2018-05-02, 10:29
- Only way I clean a barrel. (nm) - MWC, 2018-05-01, 23:45
- they work better if you pull them thru (nm) - jthomson, 2018-05-01, 20:26
- I've done such stupid stuff with them I'd surely - WB, 2018-05-01, 18:55
  - Yup! X2. (nm) - ~JM~, 2018-05-02, 07:33
  - When I was in college - Bob D, 2018-05-01, 20:16
    - Are you sure your palm didnt swell up for some other reason? (nm) - Darryl T., 2018-05-02, 08:56
    - Only God's grace and love have prevented me - WB, 2018-05-02, 06:30
- what an idiot. The Bore Snake is the best thing to come - Gary Reeder, 2018-05-01, 17:53
  - I once helped a firend to start casting - Lynn, 2018-05-01, 18:35