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  1. Thread: 38 short?

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    thanks Robert. Will check further. I'm willing to...

    thanks Robert. Will check further. I'm willing to shoot it, occasionally, with BP if necessary, but smokeless is a lot easier party to clean up after.
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    Looking for a very MILD load of smokeless, IF...

    Looking for a very MILD load of smokeless, IF that's possible, for an old top-break Iver Johnson .38S&W that might be a black powder era pistol. BTW, how can I tell if it was made for BP or for...
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    Funny! :)

    Funny! :)
  4. Thread: 38 short?

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    Have bought a very tight lockup Iver Johnson...

    Have bought a very tight lockup Iver Johnson .38S&W top break revolver. Can I shoot it with weak smokeless loads? I've read 'yes' and I've read 'no' so far. thanks.
  5. Have reloaded for 4 pistol cartridges and 6 rifle...

    Have reloaded for 4 pistol cartridges and 6 rifle cartridges since 1981. I have Lee, Lyman/Ideal, SAECO, Redding, RCBS stuff. I can't complain about Lee. They fixed the few problems I had years ago....
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    I shoot a Low Wall in .25-20 SS. Only have shot...

    I shoot a Low Wall in .25-20 SS. Only have shot it about 200 times so far but am really enjoying it. The load I got from an experienced shooter is 7.6 gr, 4227 IMR with both my 86 and 100 gr....
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    I started reloading in 1967 and I recently...

    I started reloading in 1967 and I recently finished off a yellow can of DuPont 4198 I bought that first summer of reloading. It still shot very tight groups. I basically kept it in a dry closet all...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Got my .25-20 SS brass from Rocky Mt Cartridge...

    Got my .25-20 SS brass from Rocky Mt Cartridge for, I think, about $45.00 for 20. They are NICE, and since I breech seat the bullets (Winchester Low-Wall) and do NOT resize the cases, they'll last me...
  9. Thread: Shikari

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    Nice looking rifle. Note the recoil pad. Good...

    Nice looking rifle. Note the recoil pad. Good idea.
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    Lee will make you one any size you want. Contact...

    Lee will make you one any size you want. Contact them.
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    I like the SAECO-Redding sizers. I hate to stop...

    I like the SAECO-Redding sizers. I hate to stop and change the sizing dies, so I own four separate SAECO sizers, one for each caliber I size. I bought them all on eBay, over a period of several...
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    Sticky: Has anybody used Dave Farmer's 105 gr. 25 cal....

    Has anybody used Dave Farmer's 105 gr. 25 cal. bullet in a 1-12 in twist? Can 1-12 twist stabilize a 105 gr. 30-1 alloy bullet? Thanks, Terry Morgan aka Milt Farrow
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    I've got four SAECO lubsizers, all bought VERY...

    I've got four SAECO lubsizers, all bought VERY used at gun shows, and I've never had any problems. There are old, actually labelled Santa Anita Engineering Co, so that may be a factor. I had thought...
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    Sorry if this is off topic a little, but I don't...

    Sorry if this is off topic a little, but I don't know where else to ask. I have an early 1900s Winchester Low Wall that I found in .22 Hornet. I rebarreled to .25-20 SS. Whoever made it a .22 Horned...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I cast .25 bullets with an OLD Ideal mold #25720....

    I cast .25 bullets with an OLD Ideal mold #25720. And I size on a SAECO lub/sizer. I can't find a flat top punch. I'm using the same pointed top punch that fits my old Ideal 25719 mold. I'm slightly...
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    Sticky: I cast .25 bullets with an OLD Ideal mold #25720....

    I cast .25 bullets with an OLD Ideal mold #25720. And I size on a SAECO lub/sizer. I can't find a flat top punch. I'm using the same pointed top punch that fits my old Ideal 25719 mold. I'm slightly...
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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