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  1. Thread: M1A Questions

    by AggieEE
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    The change to the stock ferrule was a common mod....

    The change to the stock ferrule was a common mod. It keeps the gas system vibrations from playing odd games with the barrel harmonics, or that was the theory. I can't speak about cast loads as I...
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    Forum: Our Town

    I was going to suggest that the parts are held...

    I was going to suggest that the parts are held with red or green Locktite. If you can get to the screw head with a big soldering iron, I don't suggest an open flame due to gasoline and other...
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    When I got my first MP mold I didn't want to put...

    When I got my first MP mold I didn't want to put a patina on it. I wanted to put it on a pedestal and just admire it as a work of art. While heavy the do cast like a dream. Just to be fair and...
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    I have to drop out due to health reasons. dale1...

    I have to drop out due to health reasons. dale1 at idworld dot com. Sorry guys.
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    Forum: Our Town

    Semi off topic but still relevant. I had a large...

    Semi off topic but still relevant. I had a large shipment of spare parts from Germany arrive at customs in Houston, TX right before Christmas. Because the customs numbers Germany used was 8 digits...
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    Great looking gun. Congratulations. Please let us...

    Great looking gun. Congratulations. Please let us know how it shoots, functions, everything. Have to live vicariously as they have been out of my price range, but someday.
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    You have a odd one. First thought was brass on...

    You have a odd one. First thought was brass on the firing pin but your pictures show otherwise. The only thing I could think of is the extractor is letting the case move forward on impact and the...
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    RE: 300BLK in .223. I may have been extreme but I...

    RE: 300BLK in .223. I may have been extreme but I left my .223 with the factory black color and had the 300 BLK coated in FDE and use FDE colored mags so if the color doesn't match don't shoot. I...
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    Forum: Our Town

    MaryB, back in the early 80's I worked for Tandy...

    MaryB, back in the early 80's I worked for Tandy Computer Assembly in San Antonio. You might have sold units that I had my hands on. Small world. Part of my job there I did Assembly language...
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    Dumping the powder wouldn't be a bad idea. If...

    Dumping the powder wouldn't be a bad idea. If somebody hears too big of a boom and you might attract attention from the wrong people ( ATFE cough cough). I'm sure the 4" one they would call an...
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    Somewhere on here I have a post about...

    Somewhere on here I have a post about ultrasonics. I repair them for a living so here are some of the things to look out for. You do get what you pay for. the Chinese units are ok for the occasional...
  12. There was an article in The Rifleman about...

    There was an article in The Rifleman about cordite, the picture referenced above was there, and the first cordite has 10% nitroglycerine and 5% petroleum jelly. When they found out about the bore...
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    Not quite an apples to apples comparison, but...

    Not quite an apples to apples comparison, but using a Browning BT-99 Plus 12 ga. with a Brilly IM choke tube. Using 1 oz of 7 1/2 with Solo 1000, don't remember the charge but a 34 bushing for a MEC....
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    If the brass is clean enough for the lead to...

    If the brass is clean enough for the lead to "Tin" the brass, the lead will eventually dissolve the brass. Burned up a lot of copper soldering tips in high school shop class. Since brass is mainly...
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    Great story Larry, worthy of PH Capstick himself.

    Great story Larry, worthy of PH Capstick himself.
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    3 cav HPGC brass all pins 1 mold. dale1 at...

    3 cav HPGC brass all pins 1 mold. dale1 at idworld dot net
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I didn't see it in the OP. Was the barrel slugged...

    I didn't see it in the OP. Was the barrel slugged for size and compared to bullet dia? With the slower powder the bullet may not be upsetting enough to seal and gas cutting was putting flakes of lead...
  18. Thread: My new MP mold

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    I love MP's molds also. If you're getting...

    I love MP's molds also. If you're getting galling, MP gives a little bottle of sprue plate lube. Use sparingly and maybe give the sprue a little more time to cool.
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    To be Aggie Maroon it needs to be a little...

    To be Aggie Maroon it needs to be a little darker. Still a good looking color. When the corono stupidity ends and I get money coming in again I think I'll have to buy some.
  20. Adam Helmer, A story that I heard, and it has all...

    Adam Helmer, A story that I heard, and it has all the validity of any other unverified story, that supposedly Garand wanted to use the BAR mag but MacArthur, who was head of the armory at that time,...
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    About game/target shot patterns. I remember...

    About game/target shot patterns. I remember reading somewhere that a famous shooter sometime in the 30's to 50's took a 55 gal. barrel wrapped paper around it spun the barrel and shot it. the paper...
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    Sticky: Around here every so often you'll see on the news...

    Around here every so often you'll see on the news a house is on fire. If the firemen hear one round cook off they'll back off and let your house burn down. "It's for the safety of our people." I...
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    First off, sorry to hear about your brother....

    First off, sorry to hear about your brother. Second, have you looked to see if there was anything holding the pin off of its seat? The only thing I can think of would be something keeping the pin...
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    Lightman, you have some good advice here. For...

    Lightman, you have some good advice here. For cleaning greasy parts do a bulk scrub to remove any big globs of grease. Use a cleaner that has ammonia compounds in it. You can use non-sudsing ammonia...
  25. Two things, 1 if you are going to run a 30A...

    Two things, 1 if you are going to run a 30A circuit make sure you have 10ga. wire running from the breaker panel in your house/shop to your outlet and have the correct plug to handle the current. 2...
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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