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    I HAVE takendeer with a couple 6.5 guns.....

    I HAVE takendeer with a couple 6.5 guns.. jacketed sure works better than cast. The crop raiders all ran a good distance when hit with a cast boolit, but died quicker from a siimilar hit from...
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    I've tried a LOT of different BABBIT alloys mixed...

    I've tried a LOT of different BABBIT alloys mixed with lead and other bullet alloys. Some times I had to wonder WHY that mix shot so poorly compared to another similar. In a few cases it was the...
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    When the white men came to America the groundhog...

    When the white men came to America the groundhog lived in the forests. They moved into the cleared fields as forests were removed for crops.
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    I put apaper plateat the farthest range I will...

    I put apaper plateat the farthest range I will shot at game.if I miss, I move thetarget closer. When all 5 shots stay in the plate, that is the range IWill hunt with that load.Itts different for...
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    Grand pop had a friend that would cuss when he...

    Grand pop had a friend that would cuss when he missed. Grand pop would say "bet that was a HIGH primer"! This was when most primers were corrosive. He would drill me on cleaning the brass as soon as...
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    cleaning primer pockets?

    Is it just busy work or does cleaning primer pockets have benefits? Better accuracy smaller velocity spreads or... ? I have been doing it for years since my grand pa started me reloading in the...
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    You COULD send it to JDJ have it converted ti...

    You COULD send it to JDJ have it converted ti 358jdj. A444 case ne ked to 35 caliber
  8. My .260 doesnot like 140 grain factory loads. It...

    My .260 doesnot like 140 grain factory loads. It debullets them when I extract them unfired. It is a browning rifle
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    Cannelure on cases

    At the range yesterday my buddy found many 30-06 cases with a knurled ring 1/2" above the base. It looked to be plated steel. I told him that was done to prevent reloading the "brass". I did see...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I plan on using a 256win this summer to get a few...

    I plan on using a 256win this summer to get a few groundhogs. I will be using Sierra 70 grain bullets. I have been shooting AND hitting empty shot shells on the 100 yard berm,so I will be ready. Oh...
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    The hummer works really good on groundhogs out to...

    The hummer works really good on groundhogs out to about 150 yards..I have a contender and Savage rifle in it.
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    what causes the donut ?

    necking up or necking down? I have reformed cases to smaller AND larger diameter bullets. Some times I have to ream the necks out , other times turning them to reduce thickness is all that's needed....
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    I have not run. Into this problem yet. I did...

    I have not run. Into this problem yet. I did reformsome 308 &243 into 7-08 cases a long time ago. I just colored the bases with a permanent marker.
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    I am reluctant to shoo tgame critters beyond...

    I am reluctant to shoo tgame critters beyond about 200yards. Too many game thieves around these days. I have mobility problems,by the time I reach MY deer, some one else might be claiming it.. . I...
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    Paper patching will allow much higher velocity...

    Paper patching will allow much higher velocity than normal lubes. It may give excellent accuracy also.
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    I have a Lyman AND RCBS trimmers for short r uns,...

    I have a Lyman AND RCBS trimmers for short r uns, but the CTS isquicker!
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    I paid about$50 for a CTS trimmer.. It appears to...

    I paid about$50 for a CTS trimmer.. It appears to be like the WFT but has no bearings. I use abattery powered drill to go thru about 200++ .308 cases in under two hours. I don"t have to chuck the...
  18. I test myy reloads for accuracy and penetration...

    I test myy reloads for accuracy and penetration by shooting into bales of wet paper or phone books.I place the wet pack at the distances I expect to shoot a deer. It not perfect, but it does give me...
  19. I have found that wheel weight alloy has changed...

    I have found that wheel weight alloy has changed over the years. It used to be about 14 bhn, now it is about12.Since I use both handguns and rifles, I use different alloys. For varmints with rifles...
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    Forum: Our Town

    I love the look a new reloader has when their...

    I love the look a new reloader has when their first round is fired. Ive had several newbies at the rangefiring ammo theyloaded.
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    I have used the358318 boolit on Maine deer in the...

    I have used the358318 boolit on Maine deer in the 35 whelen. The 358315works quiteelwl too. WELL!
  22. Thread: Mercy kill

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    I ca.me up on an accident.car in the ditch, woman...

    I ca.me up on an accident.car in the ditch, woman calling police on the cb. Doeran in front of her and shehit it. Doe was standing about80yards in the field, I asked the officer wnted me to dispatch...
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    You can alter your alloy to chage boolit...

    You can alter your alloy to chage boolit diameter. Itisnt much butcould help
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    I have hadsuccess with several calibers using...

    I have hadsuccess with several calibers using soft point boolits. From 7mmto 45_70. Fifty of them will last many years of hunting. Theregular cast bullets from the mold shoot to the same place as the...
  25. Thread: Just saying

    by jhalcott
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    Just saying

    Merry Christmas to all.
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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