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  1. Forum: Boolit Lube !

    cut the base off a fired shell and soder it to a...

    cut the base off a fired shell and soder it to a copper pipe. this gives you a reservoir for the boolets. ben1025 AKA ben.
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    Should have followed ben with a period as there...

    Should have followed ben with a period as there is a ben on this forum.
    ben1025 AKA ben.
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    Hello BruceB @ family: Glad your feeling...

    Hello BruceB @ family:
    Glad your feeling great. I have a few problems but considering I'm 78 probably shoudn't
    mention it. Old age is rough on the body.
    I just got back from New...
  4. Thread: Bees Wax

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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I have common sense and am attentive, or so I...

    I have common sense and am attentive, or so I thought. I burnt my house down cause the pot cracked. I used that pot numerous times B4. Don't take a chance use a pot in water. I
    wish I had. ben1025...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Buckshot made a couple of Lee type for me. Came...

    Buckshot made a couple of Lee type for me. Came out perfect.
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I mix it around 50/50 with odorless paint...

    I mix it around 50/50 with odorless paint thinner. Swish it around in a plastic container. If you don't think there's enough on the bullet do it again. Don't take much. ben1025 AKA ben.
  7. Thread: 38/56 loads

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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Thanks Beagle. Just what we needed.

    Thanks Beagle. Just what we needed.
  8. Thread: 38/56 loads

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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    He came over yesterday with the gun and fired...

    He came over yesterday with the gun and fired cases. A .381 paper patch bullet seats by hand in a fired case. We didn't slug the barrel but a .380 bhn 5 bullet engraved very nicely half inch in the...
  9. Thread: 38/56 loads

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    Hi buckshot: He is a reloader. Just not...

    Hi buckshot:
    He is a reloader. Just not a cast bullet shooter. The gun is a original. Knowing him he researched it thorouhly. I seen the gun it was real nice. I had gave him .373,.375,.377...
  10. Thread: 38/56 loads

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    38/56 loads

    Looking for some starting loads for a 38/56 with smokeless powder.
    250 and 335 gr bullets. sizing dia and hardness and powder. FPS also. A
    friend just bought a 1886 in that caliber. Came over for...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I had a old lyman furnace that had a adjustment...

    I had a old lyman furnace that had a adjustment screw in the middle of the adjustment shaft. Remove the adjustment knob and there was a little screw.
    Turning that screw made the furnace hotter. It...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I use a case chambering tool on the alignment pin...

    I use a case chambering tool on the alignment pin hole. Just don't get carried away.
    Also I gave up dipping a mould 20 years ago. Get a hot plate or if you got a electric stove use it. I read a few...
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    Last year my wife and I stayed at the model T RV...

    Last year my wife and I stayed at the model T RV park. It's behind the model T casino and practically across the street from the cemetary. The rates were $20 per day.
    Stay 2 days and get 3rd free....
  14. Thread: lead

    by ben1025
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    My wifes brother is my nephew's dad. He passed on...

    My wifes brother is my nephew's dad. He passed on a few years ago. He was reloading for my nephew. Now I have the job. My nephew is a hunter not a recreational shooter. He has shot a lot of big game....
  15. Thread: lead

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    lead

    It just dawned on me that my nephew is a heating and plumbing contractor.
    He's been in that business for 20 years. Right now he's running 12 trucks. I just called him up and asked what he did with...
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    For quite a while I thought drop tubes were not...

    For quite a while I thought drop tubes were not very useful. So I thought I would do some testing. I do use a 24 inch drop tube. It settles the goex ffg .125. (45/70). I added 20 inch to the 24 and...
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    Good morning: Just got off the phone...

    Good morning:
    Just got off the phone with Walmart. I'm want to buy a 45/70 and a 444 Marlin.
    I don't want the barrels just the receivers and stocks. Their warehouse has plenty
    of...
  18. Forum: Cast Boolits

    I have what they call a universal expanding die....

    I have what they call a universal expanding die. I think they named it wrong.
    It's a great flaring tool. It don't expand a case. I use mine a lot. Like it a lot. If you
    need a expander tool you...
  19. Thread: FS H&I dies

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    All for $30 plus shipping

    All for $30 plus shipping
  20. Thread: FS H&I dies

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    FS H&I dies

    Hopefully I moved this to buying & sellin
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I don't do much pan lubing but when I do I use a...

    I don't do much pan lubing but when I do I use a fired round with rear cut off. Soder it to a copper pipe. Don't need to be sodered all around the case. The pipe will act as a reservoir and something...
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    Forum: Gas Checks

    I've used Lyman lubrisizers for nearly 40 years...

    I've used Lyman lubrisizers for nearly 40 years and never used a lyman GC seater. I had one for 10 years B4 I knew what it was. I cut a piece of pipe 3/8 inch long split and spread it. Put it on the...
  23. Thread: Lubrisizers

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    Papabear: I talked to the old gal at Lyman. 1/2...

    Papabear: I talked to the old gal at Lyman. 1/2 irish and 1/2 italian. She sounds about as old as me. Didn't ask about warranty. Seeing I'm italian and my wife is irish sounded alright to her....
  24. Thread: Lubrisizers

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    454PB: I think you are right about the nut being...

    454PB: I think you are right about the nut being the part most likely to cause problems. As I said I been using a lyman for 37 years and up to yesterday never had a problem. I realized right off the...
  25. Thread: Lubrisizers

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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Tawildcatt: Your making me feel bad. How can...

    Tawildcatt: Your making me feel bad. How can anyone break a lyman. Well I did it yesterday. It was a new style 450. Been using lyman since 1970 with no problem till yesterday. Been using this one for...
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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