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  1. MEC 500 (yes 500) and some loading tips for me

    Hey all! Geez it's been a while since I've been around.

    I have been metallic reloading both rifle and pistol since 1987 when I was 17, for High power Rifle matches and some 3 Gun Pistol. Typically...
  2. Quick question about the boiling process. ...

    Quick question about the boiling process.

    Every gun I have ever blued has been rust blued. I prefer Mark Lee Express blue. I have used Pilkington's, but I find Mark Lee is more reactive (Faster)....
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    I think the lug was partially engaged upon...

    I think the lug was partially engaged upon firing. Enough to retard the rearward force to the shooter, but enough to take a lug off the bolt. the receiver split at the barrel threads or close enough...
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    I look at this and am wondering why the damage...

    I look at this and am wondering why the damage happened to the action only, when the cartridge should have been in the chamber. The action was split apart, not the barrel/chamber. It's almost like...
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    Sticky: It's regardless... Just sayin.. Lol

    It's regardless... Just sayin.. Lol
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    Sticky: If I remember right Safety Glasers are blue too.

    If I remember right Safety Glasers are blue too.
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    Poll: Well for one "advertising" when not breaking the...

    Well for one "advertising" when not breaking the law, to me, is just having a conversation. I'm tired of watching everything I say because someone may be listening. Are we free or are we not? Will we...
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    If you are going to do that I'd say a case gauge...

    If you are going to do that I'd say a case gauge would be very helpful. Also. Rather that messing with the shell holder, I ground the end of the Sizing Die so that it would clear the shell plate. So...
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    I've noticed that the design of dies change over...

    I've noticed that the design of dies change over time. I have some in which the decapper pin had to be removed from the bottom of the die, and not out the top (I have an RCBS carbide .30 carbine &...
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    I bought the kit for my Ruger Super Redhawk and...

    I bought the kit for my Ruger Super Redhawk and the difference was quite noticable. I'm glad I did it.
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    Forum: Swaging

    I know my 1:7 likes em heavy. I use 77gr Sierra...

    I know my 1:7 likes em heavy. I use 77gr Sierra HPBT in my AR.
    I have a 1:8 Savage bolt gun and eveyone says 55gr shoot great for them, mine hates em. When I go to 69gr HPBT it's a one hole shooter.
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    Forum: Our Town

    I look at this like I look at the craftsman that...

    I look at this like I look at the craftsman that make Swords for the Japanese. What will you make in your lifetime that will perform as intended hundreds of years after you're gone. I don't know...
  13. Forum: Cast Boolits

    I don't wash em, nothing on those wheel weights...

    I don't wash em, nothing on those wheel weights is heavier than lead. Everything floats.. I just melt, flux, skim, repeat. And my casting pot is a bottom pour. I suppose you could end up with nasty...
  14. Forum: Cast Boolits

    It really never ceases to astound me how many...

    It really never ceases to astound me how many false know-it-alls are out there.. On forums, at the range, in gun shops.. There's just no end to them. This forum is about the only one I can think of...
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    I always get about (2) 5 gallon buckets of range...

    I always get about (2) 5 gallon buckets of range lead when they do out cleanouts. It gives me plenty to shoot and always adds to my stockpile of available lead. They give it away to members at our...
  16. Shot a friends SVT-40 in a slow fire High Power...

    Shot a friends SVT-40 in a slow fire High Power 200 yard match. It actually did quite well. I always wanted one.
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    The "strike" method has never failed for me. You...

    The "strike" method has never failed for me. You can spray a little kroil if you like, but twisting I would never do. There is already significant friction holding a stuck case in place, twisting...
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    Now, when I'm resizing rifle brass and if I know...

    Now, when I'm resizing rifle brass and if I know it's going to take some doing. I take resizing wax, thin it a little and apply it lightly to my lube pad. Roll the cases on the pad lightly and go...
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    I unscrew the decapper, put as large a steel...

    I unscrew the decapper, put as large a steel punch as will fit through the top down into the case. Leave the Nut on the die and hold the die in a vice (clamping on the flats of the nut), the whallop...
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    Forum: Rimfire Area

    Biggest scumbag gougers out there. I'll never...

    Biggest scumbag gougers out there. I'll never order ANYTHING after watching the **** they pulled.
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    yeah, thats about what I do, just so stuff don't...

    yeah, thats about what I do, just so stuff don't stick to em. They just "end" up shiny
  22. I have a .45 mold I just got, I did not know that...

    I have a .45 mold I just got, I did not know that about the pins. Good to know. Although mine worked as they were right out of the bag.
  23. That's what I mean, if someone has a tester the...

    That's what I mean, if someone has a tester the trust and could test samples of their own (like 5 hits or so on each sample and average them), then send me the tested samples with YOUR readings on...
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    Forum: Our Town

    I have buddies that like that spray and pray...

    I have buddies that like that spray and pray method.. I make ALL my own ammo (except .22 lr ) and I know how much work it is. I'm far more into making one shot count that 60 downrange fast... Just...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I have to be honest. My first boolits I ever made...

    I have to be honest. My first boolits I ever made looked infinitely better than those.
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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