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    I have used the 311008 bullet for over 45 years...

    I have used the 311008 bullet for over 45 years in 30-30s and have had nothing but good luck with it. I mostly load it to equal a 32-20 load with either Red Dot (6 t 7 gr.) or Unique (7 to 8 gr)...
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    I own an 1866 and the ejector os a U shaped...

    I own an 1866 and the ejector os a U shaped spring with a tab on one side. It fits on the side of the chamber on the outside and projects through a slot to the inside. The shell rim catches it when...
  3. Thread: Marlin 336CS

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    I use primarily two bullets in my 30-30s. Lyman...

    I use primarily two bullets in my 30-30s. Lyman 311041 and 31108. The first is a clasic 30-30 173 gr flat point that has proved to be very accurate is all my rifles when loaded between 1100 and...
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    It probably is a lube issue. When you blow tube...

    It probably is a lube issue. When you blow tube the bore retains a coating of lube but the fouling is soft and is pushed out by the next round. When you wipe (depending upon how much you wipe) the...
  5. I do not know of any. The Krags of Hogans Heros...

    I do not know of any. The Krags of Hogans Heros are US Krags but the Germans used many rifles from contries that they over ran. A lot of them were used by police and prison guards etc to free up...
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    I have been shooting 30-30 rifles for over 45...

    I have been shooting 30-30 rifles for over 45 years and mostly with reciever sights and a front bead sight. My eyes are getting poorer so my groups have suffered some of late but I have done enough...
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    I have waited up to three days to clean a c & B...

    I have waited up to three days to clean a c & B revolver or rifle and never had any trouble and I live in a damp area. But if I was concerned I would spay it inside and out with WD 40 and clean it...
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    You could send it to shiloh and have a double set...

    You could send it to shiloh and have a double set trigger installed.
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    I have used all sorts of primers in 45-70s over...

    I have used all sorts of primers in 45-70s over the years including most brands and regular and magnum rifle primers as well as regular and magnum pistol primers. I have found that regardless of...
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    I ahoot a lot of 38-55 ammo mostly loaded with...

    I ahoot a lot of 38-55 ammo mostly loaded with 250 gr bullets and my very favorite load is 18 gr of AA 5744. This is not a hot load but is extremely accurate in all 4 of my rifles of that caliber.
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    you are running out of elevation on the tang...

    you are running out of elevation on the tang sight you have. My experience with heavyer bullets is that you need more elevation than less for any given range in a rifle. It's different in a handgun...
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    All this talk of heavy loads brings to mind a...

    All this talk of heavy loads brings to mind a rifle I owned for a short time many years ago. It was a single shot english sporting rifle in 4 Bore. It was half round barrel with a false muzzle for...
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    I have one of the early GP 100 with fixed sights...

    I have one of the early GP 100 with fixed sights in 38. It is a dandy shooter and I probably will keep it till I die. It's one of the few pistols I can say that about.
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    The old sharps cartridges were known by length of...

    The old sharps cartridges were known by length of the brass not the powder charge. A few examples are Sharps called the 45-70 the 45- 2.1 inch and one load they offered was a 420 gr bullet over 75...
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    I have done stuff like that but you really did...

    I have done stuff like that but you really did not need to go through all of that for round balls. I shoot them in by back yard all the time loaded with 10 gr of FFFG in a fired case and I push the...
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    It's mostly accuracy of a longer sight picture...

    It's mostly accuracy of a longer sight picture but also sight settings when you change ranges. Most tang sights give finer adjustments with longer barrels than with shorter. This helps when you are...
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    I find cleaning of BP breach loading rifles...

    I find cleaning of BP breach loading rifles shooting BP to be easier than cleaning the same rifle shot with smokeless powder. On average I run one patch lubed with saliva Through it when I finish...
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    I have several types of tang sights on my rifles...

    I have several types of tang sights on my rifles that I have picked up over the years including the pedersolli sight that you mention as well as their soul sight. What you get with a soule type...
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    I had one of the NY rollers a bunch of years ago...

    I had one of the NY rollers a bunch of years ago and it shot real accurately with the standard GI load of a 450 gr bullet over 70 Gr of FFG. the only problem I had was that it shot exactly one foot...
  20. I have made lots of cases from 06 brass back in...

    I have made lots of cases from 06 brass back in the day and I still make some 8mm Mauser brass now and then but to squeeze down to 7.62X 39 I know it probably could be done but it would be more work...
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    Years ago I got a mess of them given to me and I...

    Years ago I got a mess of them given to me and I reamed the necks and trimmed them to length and reloaded them. They worked fine but as 308 bras was really abundant and the work to get them...
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    Marking the stock with the soldiers name was a no...

    Marking the stock with the soldiers name was a no no but it could be that the name was the guy who bought the rifle home from the army and kept it for years and marked it so that he would know it was...
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    You can rule out all of the No 1 and No 1 1/2...

    You can rule out all of the No 1 and No 1 1/2 actions as these were for black powder and would be safe only for black powder pressures and trapdoor loads. For both you need a number 5 action or one...
  24. Thread: CZ 75 new toy

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    I have only two types of auto pistols that I like...

    I have only two types of auto pistols that I like one is 1911s and the other is CZ 75 or clones of same. The only other Semi Auto that I like is the Browning High Power. As for carrying them I have...
  25. Very interesting another good place to visit is...

    Very interesting another good place to visit is the Cody Museum in Cody WY. They have a great display of guns there. I have been there twice and would like to go again. Thanks Mike for the pics.
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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