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    Size as little as you can get away with. The only...

    Size as little as you can get away with. The only reason I size is to lube the boolit. I keep promising myself to use the powder coat stuff I've already purchased. For powder coating I will only seat...
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    Browning BLR (old style with the ugly magazine),...

    Browning BLR (old style with the ugly magazine), rebarreled with a 22" Douglas premium, mid weight barrel. That original 18.5" Browning barrel was LOUD and grossly inaccurate. Now the RCBS 35-200...
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    Sticky: I started casting way back. First WW were smelted...

    I started casting way back. First WW were smelted in my electric pot. Miserable job that way but it worked. Eventually, I found a plumbers pot and a heavy gauge cast iron pot for smelting. Much...
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    LOOK THE RIFLE OVER CAREFULLY BEFORE PUTTING YOUR...

    LOOK THE RIFLE OVER CAREFULLY BEFORE PUTTING YOUR MONEY DOWN !!! I wanted the rifle in .45 Colt and ran across one at gun show being carted up & down the aisles. Bought it, $400 IIRC and took it...
  5. Been a long time since I've posted. Lots of...

    Been a long time since I've posted. Lots of reasons why, but...being older and hopefully much older to come, I have a life time plus supply of pretty much everything. The only thing I might run out...
  6. Thread: How come?

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    I bought an BLR in .358 10 or 15 years ago and it...

    I bought an BLR in .358 10 or 15 years ago and it had an 18 1/2 " barrel. Lordy was it loud! Good thing I replaced that short chippy thing with a 22" medium wt. Douglas barrel. Balances better,...
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    Yeah, I could do those things, but shouldn't have...

    Yeah, I could do those things, but shouldn't have to. Buying a rifle knowing I don't want or like the configuration just doesn't set right for me. Replacing the barrel, fitting, chambering, etc will...
  8. Thread: How come?

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    How come?

    I'd like to buy an AR. No real reason except "just in case", I guess. How come virtually all of the AR 15 makers only make 16" barrels ? How come nearly all of the AR 10 makers think 18" barrels is...
  9. Thread: Browning SA 22

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    Browning SA 22

    Anybody have any experience with one of these .22's ? I pretty much demand accuracy out of all my rifles, but have no clue re these .22 rifles. Wanted one for many many years, but...I bought a used...
  10. Thread: Diying breed

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    I've been reloading for about 50 years. When I...

    I've been reloading for about 50 years. When I started, reloading manuals were hard to find and supplies weren't stocked by most LGS's. That's changed a bunch since those days. We were considered a...
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    I buy white (or light yellow) flannel at whatever...

    I buy white (or light yellow) flannel at whatever store I'm near when I want patches I cut the flannel into ~2" strips and then cut the strips into 2" squares. The reason for those 2 particular...
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    Folks have hinted at it but the velocity question...

    Folks have hinted at it but the velocity question is pretty easy to answer...1) If the rifle is mounted on wheels you can most likely have the flatest shooting .450 NE in history, 2) If you have to...
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    Taught myself. Learned to shoot while hunting or...

    Taught myself. Learned to shoot while hunting or wandering in the hills around my home. My father had no interest in teaching me...strange as in his earlier years (before I was borne) he was a world...
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    Our politicians at the federal level routinely,...

    Our politicians at the federal level routinely, with knowledge beforehand, violate the constitution. Where did all of the "presidential" authority come from (Presidential orders, etc.)? For sure it...
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    Rattlers are strange...I live right on the north...

    Rattlers are strange...I live right on the north side of the Yakima river. My south property line is the river in fact. On the south side of the river (Horse heaven Hills) there are a fair number of...
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    Tin gets "cooked out" of linotype as it gets...

    Tin gets "cooked out" of linotype as it gets used. The printers that used lino had to add tin periodically to bring the alloy up to snuff. I suspect the lino you have is well used and may be very low...
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    xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx HUH? .358 isn't .308 brass?...

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    HUH? .358 isn't .308 brass? Where did that revelation come from?? I've been making .358 brass from .308 for probably 15 or 20 years. Amazing that my errors haven't destroyed me...
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    Out here in the NW we used to hunt for them...

    Out here in the NW we used to hunt for them around cottonwoods. I think the critters grow anywhere there is cool weather and moist soil. Wish the wife liked them. Since she doesn't I've stopped...
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    I am damn near ignorant when it comes to the ar...

    I am damn near ignorant when it comes to the ar rifles. That being said, I am studying up on available AR-10's but have only found DPMS offering the 24" barrel. Everybody else seems to be stuck at...
  20. Thread: Where???

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    Where???

    A few months ago I stumbled onto a website that had a "bazillion" s&w police trade-ins. Essentially all were .38 Spec. or .357 magnum. All models from mod 10 up thru 686's. The site also had revolver...
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    xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx SportEars work good for me. No...

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    SportEars work good for me. No problem with directional identification. BUT they are spendy! I use them for hearing aids around the house and "whenever" in addition to range and...
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    I'm on my 2nd set of SportEars. Bought the 1st...

    I'm on my 2nd set of SportEars. Bought the 1st pair at a SCI convention some 8 or so years ago. Yeah, they are spendy, those were $1900, but they are tuned to match your hearing capability, just like...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    If you stand on your tippy toes like a ballerina...

    If you stand on your tippy toes like a ballerina when you touch it off, it'll prolly screw you into the ground a couple inches. Might help you keep from sliding around in the mud along them Alaskan...
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    You might wanna consider boolit impact point in...

    You might wanna consider boolit impact point in addition to your quest for the biggest bang load. It is sorta nice when hunting to have the boolits go where you point 'em. The difference between...
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    Larry - Give Oehler a call and talk to him. Very...

    Larry - Give Oehler a call and talk to him. Very nice guy, easy to talk to, and not afraid to tell you how he does stuff. He doesn't have any fear you're gonna take business away from him so he'll...
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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