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    Lyman - Ideal 454424?

    Gentlemen;

    I am in the market for a Lyman-Ideal 454424 DC mold - preferably that drops bullets of 0.455 - 0.456 or so.

    If any of you folks have one if these please PM me and lets see about...
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    Walter; I've done the Cowboy shooting too. ...

    Walter;

    I've done the Cowboy shooting too.

    You're right-on! Who cares at 7 yards in rapid fire?

    - FAsmus
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    Ken H: I shoot lots of calibers way out there....

    Ken H:

    I shoot lots of calibers way out there. In the beginning it was a 40/65, moving to 45/70, to 444 Marlin, and for the purpose-built 1000 a 50/90.

    Now, for ease and convenience I shoot...
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    Gentlemen; I'll stand on what I said in post...

    Gentlemen;

    I'll stand on what I said in post #20.

    I'm a long range cast bullet shooter - our closest target is 350 yards and we work on out to 1000 ~ bullet performance is critical.

    Still...
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    I'd like to share the fun: My Swedish Krag is for sale..

    Gentlemen;

    Yes it is true. I've enjoyed this rifle a lot - but it is time to move on.

    The deal would include the cases, dies, mold and scope base.

    PM me if you're interested.

    Good...
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    Gentlemen; I am amazed to see this old thread...

    Gentlemen;

    I am amazed to see this old thread appear again!

    The next story from me is that way back there I screwed up a cast load in a M336 Marlin. It leaded the bore up so badly the rifling...
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    Gentlemen; I'll try to paste a couple pictures...

    Gentlemen;

    I'll try to paste a couple pictures from my load book for your consideration.

    I'm not very good at this so copy them and expand them in your own photo shop for complete detail and...
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    Reverend; This LEE "Max" goes at 240 grains -...

    Reverend;

    This LEE "Max" goes at 240 grains - got it with the trade deal on the rifle. I quench from the mold and size @0.3250, lubed with "50/50" from While Label.

    I semi breech-seat the...
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    Salon; You say: The length of my resized case...

    Salon;

    You say: The length of my resized case is coming in at 2.190"

    Me: My re-worked 45/90 cases measure 2.290 - which is about 0.010 short of the case length specified in Wikipedia.

    You;...
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    andym79; Yes I believe it is 1:18. 1:16 in...

    andym79;

    Yes I believe it is 1:18. 1:16 in unnecessarily fast - while 1:29 is too slow for the long heavy bullets.

    500 yards is easy - we go out to 835 here and the load does just fine.

    If...
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    Gentlemen: I recently got my 444 on the FBW...

    Gentlemen:

    I recently got my 444 on the FBW action back on the line.

    I'm using the Mos custom 429-465-GC over 23 grans 4759.

    My eyes are now bad enough that I'm forced to use a (yuck) scope...
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    andym79...

    andym79;

    The lightest bullets fired in the 444 were the typical 240 grain pistol designs.

    I loaded these over things like 7 - 10 grains of 700X for indoor gallery practice. At 50 feet they...
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    andym79;...

    andym79;


    Yes, that was the idea.

    I wanted something smaller than a 45/70 ~ Everyone had one of those.

    I didn't want to go all the way back to a 40/65 either. I have one on a M1895 Marlin...
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    map55b...

    map55b;

    Ah!

    I understand.

    ~ I may try to bend the follower some and check to see if the 'pop-up' trouble changes.

    - F
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    Oklahoma Rebel...

    Oklahoma Rebel;

    I wanted a bullet for my Yugoslavian SKS that would function through the magazine, operate the action reliably AND shoot under 2 inches @ 100 yards.

    My choice is the Ideal...
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    andym79...

    andym79;

    You say: "I am thinking of getting a 444 Marlin setup with a 1:20" barrel."

    I have a 444 with a 1:18 twist on a single shot action. I call it the "44/63 Ballard" so the singleshot boys...
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    DocSavage...

    DocSavage;

    I have had this problem myself - not with aluminum checks but that shouldn't make any difference.

    You don't need any special tools really, just go down and buy yourself a 5/16s pin...
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    map55b...

    map55b;

    You say: "If its not right you only need a few hundred degrees to remove it."

    I do not know what your units refer to..

    A 'degree' is a unit of angle, like when you turn a corner you...
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    tazman...

    tazman;

    I started a thread back in 2011 "The 10,000 round M70 on the line". It went on to a couple pages of responses - forgotten by most .. anyway the rifle is now up to 13,200 - or so - since in...
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    tazman...

    tazman:

    Hey, thanks for straightening that out.

    You say: "Once you dedicate a rifle to cast you can go long periods without cleaning just as with a handgun. The lube seems to thinly coat the...
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    map55b...

    map55b;

    Roger the basic Mauser design of the Type 38 (and 99). My attention was to the wood/metal bedding system the Arisaka includes.

    Way down in this thread I mentioned that I didn't mess...
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    tazman...

    tazman:

    I got to wondering if you're shooting jacketed or cast for this break-in procedure.

    The reason I ask is because you mention: "I will shoot groups of 5 shots at various distances until...
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    Gentlemen; I'm the odd fellow out here but I...

    Gentlemen;

    I'm the odd fellow out here but I thought I'd say something.

    I've re-barreled 5 or six cast bullet rifles with new carbon steel tubes from various manufactures - then used them...
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    NoAngel...

    NoAngel:

    The seeing/sighting/hitting of our targets is lots of fun.

    I mentioned that the angular size of the silhouettes is similar all the way out. ~ The 350 "Offhand" is bigger but starting...
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    map55b; You say: "As its a control feed, you...

    map55b;

    You say: "As its a control feed, you do need to operate the bolt swiftly, but I've had no issues with .308 win without modification."

    F: This is interesting information. I have never...
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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