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    Ultraviolet detection?

    Bugle (RMEF periodical) had a section of articles years back about ungulates' vision. Special mention occurred about their ability to detect ultraviolet kind've as a color. It also mentioned that...
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    Sealing process for military ammunition

    I have been informed that military ammunition is sealed from the environment to assure its successful firing from time of manufacture for decades in the future. How is this done? How would a reloader...
  3. I'll attempt to have us return to Mauser stock...

    I'll attempt to have us return to Mauser stock stabilizing after this reply.

    Rather than investing about a thousand, I would send out for dark or black nitriding at about forty percent. Not a...
  4. Such "protected" wood would not accept reasonable...

    Such "protected" wood would not accept reasonable bedding improvements? About the only way to salvage such a stock appears to be to inlay/replace existing bedding with metal or synthetic bearing area...
  5. Please describe this difference. I think I'm...

    Please describe this difference.

    I think I'm visualizing "light." For best result on Mausers with stepped barrels, there is a two-procedure process. First step after cleaning/degreasing/surface...
  6. Stabilizing wood military stock from warpage?

    Please identify, describing how to, stabilize a standard military Mauser-type stock from late fall and winter rain and snow. There must be more done than waterproofing exterior surface when naked...
  7. Gevær M 53-17 - Greenland's M1917 Enfield

    I wish I could find the article again, but I've not been successful searching. I read an article about the Gevær M 53-17 used by Denmark's special Navy organization that maintains a presence for...
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    2.25-inch gun belts

    I can identify two distinct 2.25-inch leather gun belts - the "River" or border patrol with its separately affixed smaller sub-belt fastener; and a standard police belt. Because the river belt is...
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    How to adjust Mauser 98k military trigger?

    I have read that standard 98k military trigger assembly's final pull can be improved by stoning final pull's contact (contact angle??) with sear. Doing this apparently reduces or eliminates the...
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    Many thanks, guys, for responding with such...

    Many thanks, guys, for responding with such clarity and precision. I hope all have a pleasant, safe Independence Day weekend.
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    My press is the first model with black adapter. ...

    My press is the first model with black adapter.

    While I should click SUBMIT and finish the thread . . . despite missing both hex head screws, press functions correctly with 7/8-14 dies. To...
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    The chromed [or chomated or stainless steel]...

    The chromed [or chomated or stainless steel] cylinder that lines the hole into which I thread in individual dies is its 7/8-14 adapter??, and removing that piece exposes 1 1/4-12 threads?
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    Lee Classic "O" press die adapter?

    I have an at-least 15-year-old (iron) Lee Classic "O" press. I am having a push-through sizing die made that may need larger dies than standard. Lee's web page on the Classic "O" press includes the...
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    Many thanks, guys. . . . "King. This case is...

    Many thanks, guys. . . . "King. This case is closed."
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    357 Magnum Lead HP-SWC?

    I have made a practice of using zero jacketed ammunition in my Ruger LCR 357 Magnum. Normally I shoot 38 Special Remington. I want to see if I can handle 357 Magnum version. What I have found so far...
  16. Lyman MJT 20 target globe sight crosshair insert?

    I'm about out of "Hail Marys". My matched pair of .72-caliber English-style percussion rifles* are up and running a whole lot better than I ever will again. But they are incomplete as far a I am...
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    Am I missing the gist of your problem? You...

    Am I missing the gist of your problem? You require a holster for hunting only when you are wearing blaze orange in the form of a vest? If this is accurate, have you considered having a heavier cloth...
  18. Use a dry lubed patchles round ball about .001 inch less than bore diameter?

    I hope, I believe, I stumbled into a "severe recoil" solution — to try my years old DOUBLER device with round ball. DOUBLER creates stochastic indentations that act on the severe air drag on smooth...
  19. What mold modifications for each driving band?

    Two-and-a-half years of healing with physical therapy have paid off big time. Neurosurgeon informed me that I can shoot my .72-caliber English-style muzzleloading rifles.

    And, of course, I have a...
  20. Yes, this is the device, and yes, it appears to...

    Yes, this is the device, and yes, it appears to be easy to make. I suspect The Dimpler need be remade frequently. I doubt the epoxy or whatever fixes the balls in place will hold up with frequent or...
  21. Need special and specific tiype of patch for .72-cqliber round balls

    During a major rearrange of a storage room to gun room, I discovered a device I bought probably 20 years ago. It was called, I think, a "something??? Dimpler". Its principal is based on a proven,...
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    Admiral Robert Peary's expeditionary rifle selections?

    The August 2022 American Rifleman Magazine (page 72) had an article on the Winchester Model 1892 rifle. It included information that Admiral Peary equipped his expeditions — not single expedition —...
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    Ric is no longer doing work. He is having severe...

    Ric is no longer doing work. He is having severe physical problems.
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    Ric is the first person I queried. Either I...

    Ric is the first person I queried. Either I fouled up on his CONTACT, or he did not respond. I'll try him again through a PM rather than email. I'll give three days for him to respond. I'll report...
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    The probability that this build is affordable...

    The probability that this build is affordable stems from the time consuming metal and machine work having been completed. Breech, vertical breech, trigger guard-wrench, finished-and-installed barrel...
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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