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    120grains black is "max" (for me at least!) and...

    120grains black is "max" (for me at least!) and then shot equivalent ie. same volume of shot as powder.
    Remember that the actual caliber of the thinwalled brass is 11 gauge not 12 so standard wads...
  2. No need for filler. Quickload says that it is a...

    No need for filler.
    Quickload says that it is a 38% filling.
    Max. pressure is @1100bar and speed is around 330m/s (for a 25" barrel) +- some meters because i dont know your barrel length.
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    Are Zombies a big problem in USA? Noone (i have...

    Are Zombies a big problem in USA?
    Noone (i have talked to) in Europe has seen any so i suppose that your Zombie ammo are for domestic use only!
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    If anyone will take the hassle i have 300...

    If anyone will take the hassle i have 300 original 1931 made unfired, i'll part with.
    I will pull the bullet and powder, pop the primer and wash/tumble them (so they are mercury free).
    But then...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    As powders can wary +- several % from batch to...

    As powders can wary +- several % from batch to batch then what is correct and whats is wrong?
    And what when two powders is the same but has different names?
    Like load tables it is but a guideline...
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    In 12 gauge weight might be a problem! A .725"...

    In 12 gauge weight might be a problem!
    A .725" ball weighs 37gram~572grain~1.3oz
    A .680" ball weighs 30.6gram~472grain~1.08oz
    So any way we are in 3½" magnum territory for loadings and data.

    If...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    No 1 rule: No copper in a lead barrel! Clean...

    No 1 rule:
    No copper in a lead barrel!
    Clean the s*** out af that barrel and it will shoot cast.
    Lead will adhere to copper wery well (think electronics circuit boards).
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    Forum: Leverguns

    With a Winchester?

    With a Winchester?
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    Acoustic chronograph

    Why did'nt they put the display at the end so the shooter can see it while shooting?

    http://www.steinertsensingsystems.com/category/news
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    http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm153/Chickenthief/Skydning/R0011371_zps2ef8229e.jpg
    http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm153/Chickenthief/Skydning/Til%20andre/R0011325_zpsbf0a8133.jpg
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    A modified 45-70 case fired in my Dane on the...

    A modified 45-70 case fired in my Dane on the left (note bulge) and standard 45-70 on the right.
    The 45-70 is @ .498" at the widest and my Dane is @ .5095"
    ...
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    Well yes and no! A 45-70 remaer was passed...

    Well yes and no!
    A 45-70 remaer was passed through so it will chamber the larger 45-70 rim, but the wider/more conical Dane chamber is still there and the cases will swell (sewerly for 45-70...
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    Your American gene pool needs a lot of clorine!...

    Your American gene pool needs a lot of clorine!
    How did your once proud nation degenerate to this?

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    A Schmidt-Rubin in 44MAG?

    Yes Sir!

    Saw this clip and did the "fitting" wich is 100% :)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA5Vlgkj1dw
    ...
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    Forum: Our Town

    http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm153/Chickenth...

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  16. I dont know about Trapdoor strength but in a 1867...

    I dont know about Trapdoor strength but in a 1867 designed rolling block i would stay under 20000psi for sure!
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    Best for what? Best J-word? Best cast? Look...

    Best for what?
    Best J-word?
    Best cast?

    Look here and learn:
    http://theswissriflesdotcommessageboard.yuku.com/
  18. The original Trap Door is 28000psi Modern/1895...

    The original Trap Door is 28000psi
    Modern/1895 pressure is 31900psi
    And Ruger #1 is stated as beyond 45000psi.

    http://www.saami.org/index.cfm
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    For what? Lead melts at 620degF and alloys even...

    For what?
    Lead melts at 620degF and alloys even less than that.
    As to the relay, hmmm the heater in the Lee US models are way bigger than we foringers get! (9A x 120V = 1080W)
    Mine is a "only"...
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    Top rimfire with 60gr of BP Bottom centerfire ...

    Top rimfire with 60gr of BP
    Bottom centerfire

    Note the difference in bullet diameter!

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    Yeah. The 56 is ultra rare (under 200 ever...

    Yeah.

    The 56 is ultra rare (under 200 ever made), so not that one!
    It's a 51 BUT

    Slug your barrel and follow my explanasion.

    In the days 5 different production lines were set up and they...
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    In the last pic i just plunged the lead bar in...

    In the last pic i just plunged the lead bar in and then the temp went south after i had taken the pic!
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    8: To be posh I made a screen from 2mm...

    8: To be posh I made a screen from 2mm polycarbonate plastic. That will take the lead splash.
    http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm153/Chickenthief/Skydning/PID%20controller/R0011403_zps3544e9eb.jpg...
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    5: Probe mounted and bottom cover back on....

    5: Probe mounted and bottom cover back on.
    http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm153/Chickenthief/Skydning/PID%20controller/R0011395_zpsa613850a.jpg...
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    My take at a PID on an old Lee pot

    Here’s my take on a PID Lee pot.
    My first pot from 1985 and it is on it’s second heating element.
    I used a PID from dx.com that came with a thermal probe delivered for just $17.80...
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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