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  1. I have a good friend who made his own civil war...

    I have a good friend who made his own civil war cannon, it's to scale about 2.5 in. bore that he rifled himself, he made his own molds, and swage his bullets, about 2 years ago he started to paper...
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    the way i was shown, is use scotch tape on the...

    the way i was shown, is use scotch tape on the case head, keep adding layers until block wont close. then measure total thickness
    Gerald C
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    Don, no. she was shooting her new CPA 441/2...

    Don, no. she was shooting her new CPA 441/2 38-50, that gun is shooting real good, she just need's to shoot it more.
    Gerald C
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    DON, I forgot to say that I was using a roller...

    DON, I forgot to say that I was using a roller that I put a new Oregon barrel, 16 twist, 30 in. cal was 45-70.

    have a good time, and good luck!!

    Gerald C
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    I shot pp placed 137 made my own mold first time...

    I shot pp placed 137 made my own mold first time out using pp, bullet wt was 528, 82 grs. 2f of OE, 1 .060 poly, 1 .125 felt wad, 2 drops of joba oil on felt.

    Gerald C
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    Sticky: making the boolit trys

    what I did was use some 1/8 alum. plate, I spaced and staggered the rows 3 case widths apart, so my 45's are wider
    than the 38s are. I drilled the primer holes on my lathe and taped them 6-32. I...
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    Sticky: This is my setup for doing large boolits, these...

    This is my setup for doing large boolits, these are from a BA mold,459 dia, 546 grains, I use in my 45/90 bp rifle, I shot out to 1280 yds. the first pic. is the oven in use, the second pic. is the...
  8. bench test of big slow boolits with crongraph

    ] I finally got to test my pc tumble, black powder boolits over my Ohler35, I shot 10 rounds of naked but lubed boolits,I broke them into 2 groups
    of 5 each, group 1: random seated. group 2: indexed...
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    Don, I don't know if I will make Alliance also,...

    Don, I don't know if I will make Alliance also, We'll be coming back from Alaska doing a little fishing and carbou hunting taking my 38-50 with me it's the same one I shot the Q with. I'm using old E...
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    I was there too. brought only 100 rounds had to...

    I was there too. brought only 100 rounds had to reload one night so I could keep shooting!!! first time up there, didn't do so bad was in the top one third, next year I'll bring 200 rounds and still...
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    I screen also, but I use blasting powder that is...

    I screen also, but I use blasting powder that is a lot cheaper, after 3 screening in my 45-90 I get the same vel. as 1 1/2 KIK with the same load. I didn't do too bad at this past week at Alliance,...
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    I use a DZ mounts with 7.2" spacing ( 38-50 )...

    I use a DZ mounts with 7.2" spacing ( 38-50 ) shoot to a thousand and still zero at 100 I shoot alliance every year. go to MVA web site go to thier scope mounting page and it tells you all you need...
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    Forum: Gas Checks

    gas check material

    Hey, I just recieved my 2 rolls of check material from yonky, wow real fast turn around!!! took longer to make cannection with Ian, than it took to place and recieve the order. good looking stuff.
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    scope

    The scope is a MVA 6x I have put on DZ mounts now, they are the cats meow, a lot eazier to make adj. I have no problem getting to 1000yds. with room to spare!!!

    I haven't gone fishing yet, with...
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    My remington-hepburn 38-50

    Here is some photos of the rifle I just build. took me 2 years. the action is a kit from Upper MO. Trading CO. It was post to be machined with some filing to be done, What a laugh that was, the...
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    re, 38-50

    Kenny, I took your advice and put a 1-10 twist on it, Iwill post some pic of the rifle soon.
    Don , I was hopeing to see you and Kenny up there, there is the august shoot, I plan on beeing there.
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    re, 22 insert

    no offset is used with the hepburn action I drop the block about 1/8" and the firing pin hits at the 6 oclock on the rim. no reamer was used, I single point bored the chamber and the rim, I forgot...
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    22 insert for 38-50

    HI I don't post much but I thought you might be interested in this insert I made for my new 38-50 Rem Hepburn. It took me 2 years to make the rifle. I got it shooting and I planed on using it at...
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    lue test

    Don, I know that but certin people thought that useing blasting powder was a waste of time and told me so, so I thought I'd toot my own horn!!!! It was great to meet you, and your wife and to put a...
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    lube test

    I shot at Alliance also, I started shooting on thursday, shot some friday, shot both matches sat. & sun. 148 bulootis in all I wet patch once each shot, never cleaned the gun till I got home sun....
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    lead pots

    I made my own pot 60+ lbs used a band heater from e-bay solid state controller from Auberins. real tight temp control and when I cast 100 + booltits (560 grs) you can't hardley tell a diff. in higth...
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    no more 38's

    I just had my order for a 38 1-12 twist refused for a badger barrel blank from BACO!!!
    I had to re order a Kreiger. by the way BACO just got in a barrel of 30=40 rem brass!

    Gerald C
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Poll: pid

    just got my mega pot done, put a pid controller on it, I then fired it up and check the pid reading to a certified temp gauge using a K type thermocouple, the pid was 48 deg to low!! then I got...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    powder

    try 8700 will fill case no filler, shoots 410 grs. in 40 cal.( 40-82) 1500 fps + great groups, a little dirty, but dosen't seem to hurt
    Gerald C
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    I use a pid controler it was a night mare to...

    I use a pid controler it was a night mare to program. I had my brother help me (retired EE) and it still was a head scracher. I used a dpdt 10 amp relay with the poles tied parallel to control 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