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    If you just want to make something fit better in...

    If you just want to make something fit better in a spot with just a couple thousandths, you can stipple carefully, (with a sharp center punch or high quality awl you're willing to sacrifice), one of...
  2. Sticky: Jack First does have a simplistic web site, which...

    Jack First does have a simplistic web site, which simply directs viewers to call:
    http://www.jackfirstgun.com/

    20 years ago he was very helpful to me with some mini 14 parts. I recommend him.
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    Sticky: I just checked, and Brownell's does have a...

    I just checked, and Brownell's does have a dovetail slot filler.
    Brownell's is a supporter of this site, and has a link add at the bottom of the page!!

    ALUMINUM SLOT BLANK
    Fills Empty Sight...
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    Sticky: Filler

    I do believe Brownell's has a filler wedge for empty dovetails. But it seems to me you could reverse the process of cutting the dovetail and make a filler piece of steel, or a nice piece of nickle...
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    Sticky: Thanks

    Hi:
    I wanted to thank you for the photos and instructions on the sight installation.
    It is really appreciated.



    Now I don’t time any job in my shop as I don’t work to a clock, I prefer to...
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    Forum: Gas Checks

    I just checked, .30 gas checks are selling for...

    I just checked, .30 gas checks are selling for $32.+, plus postage, on Ebay, and $28.49 plus postage on Midway USA's site. Am I missing something here?
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    Forum: Gas Checks

    Hi: I was looking at your photos of the GC...

    Hi: I was looking at your photos of the GC pressor/cutter, and thought it ingenious.
    Are you the seller, or just a user?
    I don't use a lot of them, but to be able to make my own sounds like an...
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    Forum: Gas Checks

    I am a newbie here. Can someone please tell me...

    I am a newbie here.
    Can someone please tell me how to make a home made gas check cutter/presser?
    Or show a picture?
    I bought a box of Hornady 30-30 and .44 about eight years ago, still only a...
  9. Sticky: I was just wondering the same thing, "Where do...

    I was just wondering the same thing, "Where do you get sulpher?"

    Then somebody suggested a garden shop, and I remembered my gardening buddy using sulpher for the garden.
    Gonna ask him.
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    You might try scuba weights, since half or more...

    You might try scuba weights, since half or more of the tire weights now are steel and zinc.
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    Hi LB: I generally walk up to ask with a select...

    Hi LB:
    I generally walk up to ask with a select sixer in my hand in trade. So far it has worked, and I get 30-40 pounds at a time.
    BUT....now that there is a bunch of the weights having zinc and...
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    Sticky: Question for the more ecdified masses:

    Some years ago I bought a mold real cheap, thinking someday I would use it for something. But am not sure where to start.

    My fear to start is because it is a brass mold. Makes a ball about 30 to...
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    Sticky: I have learned to prefer my Lee molds too. ...

    I have learned to prefer my Lee molds too.

    Have a helpful hint.

    Lee suggests using the smoke from a blown out lighted match to smoke the inside of the cavities. I tried this, and got tired of...
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    Forum: Boolit Lube !

    Hi Softpoint: I have been lubing my home cast...

    Hi Softpoint:
    I have been lubing my home cast bullets with Lee Liquid Alox for about 15 years. Stick the bullets in a baggie, then squirt half an oz or so over them, then "masage them around until...
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    Condolences from a newby

    It's a sad read for my first time to this site.

    I wish you well, though, and faith in your God will help. Just ask him.

    Dunno where you are, but would sit with you if I could.

    Another old...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Hi: In studying knife making, a method of case...

    Hi:
    In studying knife making, a method of case hardening is to pack the piece of steel into an airtight container with crushed wallnut shells all around, (like plain coarse tumbling media). The...
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check