Author Topic: Sisk bullets (Read 670 times)

redial · « **on:** June 04, 2003, 04:57:46 PM »

I was rooting thru the bins the other day at the local hardware/feed/guns/fencing/charm school when I found a couple boxes of Sisk Bullets made in Iowa-Something, TX. These are .224", 41 grain spitzers and are cute as a bug's ear.

I've encountered old boxes of Sisk bullets on shelves before and am wondering if anyone can tell me more about 'em.

BTW, one box is sealed, the other open but seems full. They seem just perfect for my Hornet, but if somebody collects these I won't waste 'em on gophers.

Redial

zackh · « **Reply #1 on:** August 20, 2003, 06:46:15 PM »

I believe they were made by Charlie Sisk down in Crosby, Texas. He is an excellent gunsmith. I am just guessing at this, but I am pretty sure.
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Blackhawk44 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 21, 2003, 01:14:33 PM »

Zackh is correct. They were a semi-production bullet available mostly by mailorder. The old handloading editor of Guns magazine (60's-early 70's), Kent Bellah thought very highly of them. The Sisk 37gr 22 was the bullet that made the Harvey Kay Chuk and Kay Chuk, Jr's so popular in their day. I believe they went out of production around 1970.

redial · « **Reply #3 on:** August 25, 2003, 04:40:58 PM »

Thanks fellas. That's kinda what I thought. I recognized the Sisk name as a popular smith in the middle part of America some'res but had no connection with bulletmaking and he.

Incidentally, they do shoot!

Redial