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    Great! I'm glad it worked for you. Morgan

    Great! I'm glad it worked for you.

    Morgan
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    Harv, You're on the right track with the emery...

    Harv, You're on the right track with the emery cloth. Get a piece of brass rod, 1/4" dia. or so, and cut a slit about 1-1/8" long, down the front end, with a hack saw. Widen it a bit with a knife,...
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    Just checked E-bay's completed auctions, and they...

    Just checked E-bay's completed auctions, and they seem to run $50-$60.

    Morgan
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    Because the Star takes too long to change from...

    Because the Star takes too long to change from one bullet to another. Even if you use the same dia. die for different style bullets, you have to change out the birdshot to match the grease grooves....
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    I use both, each has it's benefits. The 450 is...

    I use both, each has it's benefits. The 450 is stronger, has more leverage, and so is better for larger, harder, bullets. The 45 retains it's dies flush with the top of the casting, with a set screw,...
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    Wally, You can't have small groups without low...

    Wally, You can't have small groups without low SD's. If the rotational speed is not within the bullets' "sleep" rotational window, the bullet will be corkscrewing it's way to the target, and the...
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    Randy, I find a major benefit of chronographing...

    Randy, I find a major benefit of chronographing loads missing from this thread. I don't know which unit you were using, and how many functions it has, but I find with my Oehler 35P, after the actual...
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    Thanks to all for the big welcome back. Gear,...

    Thanks to all for the big welcome back.
    Gear, the new house is small, with no basement, but I've got a workbench across the rear wall of the garage. It's one of those made with a butcher block top,...
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    I'm Back!!!

    Thanks for the compliment, Jay. Due to some arm twisting by my better half, about 2-1/2 yrs. ago, we moved to a retirement community (Sun City, Carolina Lakes) Indian Land, SC, about 90mi. from my...
  10. After dumping a few loads of powder on the shell...

    After dumping a few loads of powder on the shell plate, I gave up on the ram activated powder measure on my older ProJector, and installed the case activated linkage on the Hornady measure. Took too...
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    Check around for a machine shop that has a 108º...

    Check around for a machine shop that has a 108º V-anvil micrometer used for measuring 5 flute end mills. They are what you need for the 5 groove slugs. They're less common than the 60º V-anvil...
  12. I thought that notwithstanding curios and relics,...

    I thought that notwithstanding curios and relics, it was illegal to mount a stock on a handgun, such as used on Lugers and Mausers.
    Morgan
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    This subject has been covered several times...

    This subject has been covered several times before. It's an area of reloading where our "Creative Side" seems to flourish.
    I'll post my photos again. My tumbler was made from a variable speed DC...
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    Bret is right. In 1956, I had to choose between a...

    Bret is right. In 1956, I had to choose between a Savage 99 in the then new .358, and a newly discontinued Win 71 in .348. Glad I made the right choice and bought the 71 Deluxe.
    If memory serves, I...
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    Thanks, I guess I'll just have to learn to live...

    Thanks, I guess I'll just have to learn to live with it.
    Morgan
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    Is this the "new style" measure with a set screw...

    Is this the "new style" measure with a set screw on the right side of the drum to hold the the cylinder? The old models used the adjustment lock screw to do this. Jams are caused by a less than...
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    Sprue, When you get the lathe together, use a...

    Sprue, When you get the lathe together, use a .351 sizing die as a tapered socket to hold the cases. Just chuck the die in the lathe and go at it. I explain this in further detail in Brownells...
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    Make sure you use Fabinger's Pure Neetsfoot Oil...

    Make sure you use Fabinger's Pure Neetsfoot Oil (The thick smelly stuff), not their neetsfoot oil compound, which is mostly mineral spirits.
    Morgan
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    Anybody know how to remove this stuff short of...

    Anybody know how to remove this stuff short of sandblasting? I bought a 1911 "Race Gun" in camo, and it's resisted all the paint removers I've tried.
    Morgan
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    I trim them down on my Bridgeport, using a 2" or...

    I trim them down on my Bridgeport, using a 2" or 3" indexible end mill. This is the easiest way. You don't want the top too smooth, it's an air escape.
    Morgan
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    Forum: Leverguns

    Since you're talking about Cowboy Action, the...

    Since you're talking about Cowboy Action, the best(fastest) rifle for this sport is what you want. A majority of the fastest shooters use a toggle link action with a short stroke kit. This means a...
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    Win '73 or 66 clone. Then you can get a short...

    Win '73 or 66 clone. Then you can get a short link kit if you really want to speed up the action. I use one, in .38-40, along with an original Marlin 94 (made in 1894) in the same caliber, and a...
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    Forum: Our Town

    785F. Right in casting temp range. That's the...

    785F. Right in casting temp range. That's the problem.
    Morgan
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    Those Harvey X Bullets are the bane of bullet...

    Those Harvey X Bullets are the bane of bullet casters who reclaim lead from range backstops. Just a small amount of zinc will ruin a batch of lead for making bullets. The bullets come out wrinkled,...
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    Auston, The bore is 2.625". 2.5" will give me...

    Auston, The bore is 2.625". 2.5" will give me plenty of windage. Back when you could cut the end off an old-style beer or pop can with a can opener, I used to fill them with cement and shoot them....
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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