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    Forum: Leverguns

    Come on folks...didn't we get enough of that...

    Come on folks...didn't we get enough of that gibberish with the Remington made Marlins. These are simply Marlins made by Ruger. They are still Marlin Rifles no matter who produces them.
  2. Forum: Cast Boolits

    Just a silly thought but when sizing a cast, the...

    Just a silly thought but when sizing a cast, the sizer doesn't remove lead as you know but displaces it. I would think the lead will move towards the area of least resistance which would be towards...
  3. Forum: Cast Boolits

    welderboy, I once bought the Sage gas checks...

    welderboy, I once bought the Sage gas checks thinking I could save money. I bought 22 caliber, 30 caliber, and 45 caliber checks. Loaded some 38 special loads for testing. I did notice that on...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Okay...if this is correct then doesn't the trip...

    Okay...if this is correct then doesn't the trip down the barrel which radically resizes the bullet also surface softens the the bullet? :confused:
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    To me any leading is unacceptable no matter how...

    To me any leading is unacceptable no matter how small. For several years I used Lee Liquid Alox mixed 50/50 with Johnsons paste wax in the yellow can. I always had zero leading in all guns...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    No...size .001-.002 over groove diameter. ...

    No...size .001-.002 over groove diameter. Preferably .002 inch.
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I don't know about other 45 ACP's but with my...

    I don't know about other 45 ACP's but with my Taurus the book recommended OAL's are useless for cast bullets. I have to seat a 200 grain RFN at 1.15 and a 230 grain RFN at 1.18 inch for the gun to...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Something is amiss. My New Vaquero 45 Colt I...

    Something is amiss. My New Vaquero 45 Colt I bought about three years ago slugged .4515 cyl throats, .450 groove and .442 bore diameter. .452 casts shoot just fine for me. You said the slug sailed...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I've never heard of pure lead getting hard after...

    I've never heard of pure lead getting hard after water dropping unless antimony is added.
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    And those are what type of bullet???

    And those are what type of bullet???
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Of course he was talking about bullets. The word...

    Of course he was talking about bullets. The word Pill in place of bullets was a term used during the Civil War where the slang was "Lincolns Pill". The word Pill for bullets is still used by a lot...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    What is your definition of hard?

    What is your definition of hard?
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Are you sure about the .358 groove diameter of...

    Are you sure about the .358 groove diameter of your revolver? The 357 magnum saami specs are .346 bore diameter and a .355 groove diameter for a 357/38 barrel.
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Only if the casts were water dropped after...

    Only if the casts were water dropped after casting. The BHN of a alloy cannot go below it's original state. So if your casts were air cooled and came out at 12.2 then 12.2 is as low as the BHN will...
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    Glen Fryxell gives a long explanation on what...

    Glen Fryxell gives a long explanation on what bullet lube really does. http://www.lasc.us/FryxellLubeCastBullets.htm One of the things he says is " In summary, bullet lube is pumped from the lube...
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    Yes my gun is a New Model Vaquero 45 Colt. Got...

    Yes my gun is a New Model Vaquero 45 Colt. Got to thinking about those measurements I posted so I slugged the cylinder throats again tonight...yep, they're at .415, actually .4155 using a...
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    Jim I do things different than most. I do the...

    Jim I do things different than most. I do the shake and bake method and pick the casts out one at a time with a pair of needle nose tweezers and stand them up on their base on a pizza pan covered...
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    I have a new Vaquero 45 Colt...measurements are...

    I have a new Vaquero 45 Colt...measurements are Cylinder Throats = .4515, Bore = .442, and Groove = .450 inch. I cast my own with a RCBS 45-270 SSA mold using straight wheel weights. BHN is 11-12...
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    Question...when you say PC, are you talking about...

    Question...when you say PC, are you talking about actual Powder Coated bullets or the Hi-Tek coated bullets? There is a difference between the two in performance in rifles in my experience.
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    If you look at a real copper chore boy, not the...

    If you look at a real copper chore boy, not the junk sold at Walmart, you will see it can be turned inside out just like a sock. Once you do that you can grab a strand and pull out a 18-24 inch...
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    Mine, using clip on wheel weights drops right at...

    Mine, using clip on wheel weights drops right at .454 and at 270-272 grains. I keep reading others say theirs weigh 280 plus grains but mine is spot on the advertised weight.
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    True...one can PC any bullet but by eliminating...

    True...one can PC any bullet but by eliminating the lube grooves there is additional weight added without affecting the length which means OAL will remain the same, where as added weight with lube...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    If I understood the OP correctly, he wasn't...

    If I understood the OP correctly, he wasn't shooting tumble lube design bullets with LLA but Tumble lube designed bullets that were powder coated.
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    No I didn't replace them and on closer inspection...

    No I didn't replace them and on closer inspection it seems you may be right. That's what I get for assuming something without checking. However, I've had no problem with them and see no need to...
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    Might surprise some of you that in 1988 while...

    Might surprise some of you that in 1988 while doing a write up about his beloved 357 magnum, Skeeter Skelton stated, with all things being equal, that a plain base bullet would would create more...
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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