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    Pm sent.

    Pm sent.
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    That’s the rub..it punishes them for working!!

    That’s the rub..it punishes them for working!!
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    OldBearHair. If your rifle is an AR 15 type with...

    OldBearHair. If your rifle is an AR 15 type with a side charging handle, put a brass rod against the base of the CH/bolt junction at a 45 degree angle and tap lightly with a light hammer. Go easy. ...
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    Interested in your project. I've been buying...

    Interested in your project. I've been buying Bear Creek Arsenal uppers like they're going out of style, working on a couple of 6.5 Grendel right now (not for casties, though). 450 Bushmaster has...
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    Read this post to my wife, and she laughed! She...

    Read this post to my wife, and she laughed! She said I better quit. Too many "old" guys on here..


    I find something that works well.. On a sleepless night, a solution to one of my "problems" ...
  6. Koger and GregLaRouche, please post how well/or...

    Koger and GregLaRouche, please post how well/or not the PCed Lee 170 309 shoots w/out gas checks. I've had excellent results on whitetails with gas checks (2 in 2 years), but am also known as the...
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    Speaking of Mountain Lions just "passing...

    Speaking of Mountain Lions just "passing through", I'll have some passing thru sometime tomorrow. Having lion steak for dinner this evening....🙄😏.....it's delicious!
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    I've had good luck with my Craftsman router. ...

    I've had good luck with my Craftsman router. Trimming Formica counter tops, making special trims for little projects is a snap with the Horsepower of the older ones. You might find one at a garage...
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    Relic, what does your 1951 35 Remington Marlin...

    Relic, what does your 1951 35 Remington Marlin like for cast? I have one same vintage, a Sporting Carbine. The RCBS 35-200 boolets are a little oversized in the nose for the carbine, but I picked...
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    Poll: Thanks, guys! I took two whitetails last fall...

    Thanks, guys! I took two whitetails last fall with castys, one w/ the Lee 311 170 gr fp in the 308 and one with the RCBS 35-200 in the 35 Whelen. Also a nice Tom Lion with the Whelen. All died...
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    You guys are true gentlemen. I, for one,...

    You guys are true gentlemen. I, for one, appreciate the effort involved in "after the sale" service. A couple shows back, I sold my Browning 85 Traditional Hunter to a fellow. This weekend we had...
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    Sparky..."took one out????" "Good riddance?" ...

    Sparky..."took one out????" "Good riddance?" Ain't you never ate squirrel pie with soda biscuits?? Don't know what you're missing right there...[smilie=1:
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    Nice bear, Dinny. 190 is a good sized bruin. ...

    Nice bear, Dinny. 190 is a good sized bruin. Should be pretty fat this time of year, and delicious! The fat renders down into the finest cooking oil. Good for waterproofing your boots too....
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    Dinny, your reply takes the cake!!! Best post...

    Dinny, your reply takes the cake!!! Best post of the week!!

    429421 Cowboy, wife and I tried chicken fried kitty cat cubed steaks last night. Delicious!!!
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    I've always figured that a guy's "luck" is...

    I've always figured that a guy's "luck" is whatever he can make it! Some guys are willing to go that extra mile to get the edge on their game. I like a warm place to hunt, and like being able to...
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    Congrats on a beautiful whitetail! That's as...

    Congrats on a beautiful whitetail! That's as pretty a buck as they come. I'm just now getting comfy with cast bullets, and my confidence in them is growing every year, but a few small calibers...
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    The boolet entered the skull just below the near...

    The boolet entered the skull just below the near ear, (must have been at a 45 degree angle) and exited low on the neck. I took a CSI type picture with a rod thru the hole showing bullet path I'll...
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    Thanks for the tip on Trichinosis, kootne. I...

    Thanks for the tip on Trichinosis, kootne. I cook thoroughly, not pink at all. Browned both sides of these thin fried steak/ medallions, and they stay tender.

    The rifle is a Danzig WW2 98 Mauser...
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    Cut everything into little chops about 3/8"...

    Cut everything into little chops about 3/8" thick. Mostly silver dollar sized medalians. Took three packages to a Cola Warrior shoot last week and fried up some for appetizers for the guys and...
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    Texas by God has graciously offered to post a...

    Texas by God has graciously offered to post a couple pics. Thank you, Thomas! And thanks for your offer, Mike. Nice guys, all.
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    Shot a nice cougar with my 35 Whelen cast

    But you'll have to take my word for it. Can't get any pics (have lots) to load. Crossed the road in front of the truck and stopped in a brushy opening, looked back at me (75 yds). Beaned him! ...
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    Yeah but in the new "True Grit" "powder coater...

    Yeah but in the new "True Grit" "powder coater Bob" just wouldn't have the ring about it that "Greaser Bob" does.
  23. Doug I've got a 1953 Marlin 336 SC in 35...

    Doug I've got a 1953 Marlin 336 SC in 35 Remington. Would be interested in having it throated for PC cast boolets. Have RCBS 35-200 and a Saeco clone to work with. Will still be good for jacketed...
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    Mt Gianny, what color pajamas was that cow elk...

    Mt Gianny, what color pajamas was that cow elk wearing? Might be helpful for those of us who have trouble spotting elk..looking for the wrong thing..😄
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    Welcome to the fun, RNR. I'm just over the hill...

    Welcome to the fun, RNR. I'm just over the hill from you, St Maries, Idaho. Presently finishing up a build just for cast bullets. A 1940 Oberndorf 98 with a new Green Mountain 35 Whelen barrel. ...
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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