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  1. Forum: Camping Gear

    what do you think of the guys on the alone tv show?

    I have a very low opinion of about 90% of them
  2. Thread: I did it !!

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    I"m in my late 60's, and had not shouldered a...

    I"m in my late 60's, and had not shouldered a pack in a decade. I took up with 35 lbs a few weeks ago and worked up to 10 miles in 2.5 hours, on flat pavement. It's now too danged hot for such...
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    I dont do much of anything anymore. I'm retired....

    I dont do much of anything anymore. I'm retired. About all that happens is when I take our daughter camping. She's 10. My wife is half my age, cause I'm in my late 60's and can't tolerate most US...
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    I gave up on axes when I found out about

    folding saws. I can hold replacement saw blades in the visegrip of a Crunch multitool, so now I just carry a few saw blades, the Crunch and the Cold steel shovel, minus its handle (saves 1/2 lb of...
  5. how many of you have used deadfalls, spanish windlass, or vertical junglewhips?

    the latter 2 are a lot more certain than snares, in my experience, provided that you have the right bait and ability to position the animal when he takes the bait. I find deadfalls too slow for...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I've had severe leading at a mere 950 fps in 9mm,...

    I've had severe leading at a mere 950 fps in 9mm, and in .38 special at 1100 fps, so the 1500 fps claim is pretty far out there. That would need a very hard alloy, water tempering and a fantastic...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    mix some snapcaps into your magazine, loading it...

    mix some snapcaps into your magazine, loading it with your eyes shut, and watch your front sight, to see if you're twitching the gun when you hit the snapcaps. You can develope a flinch with a...
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    better wear gloves and a mask while doing any of...

    better wear gloves and a mask while doing any of it. lead is a skin-absorber and lead dust in your lungs is deadly, too. The fumes are bad news, but most casters know that already Get a 20 lb propane...
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    Forum: Prepper Talk

    of course nobody wants to have to bugout, but...

    of course nobody wants to have to bugout, but only 3% of the population lives on working farms and ranches. When the lights got out and stay out, the towns and cities will have no water. So they will...
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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