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    I'm making what amounts to a clean break from...

    I'm making what amounts to a clean break from shooting. Sold most of my guns and reloading gear and haven't pulled a trigger in over a year. As a result, I don't expect to be posting again, but I'm...
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    Okay folks, fair warning...

    If you weren't aware of it, I retired from gun writing a while back. Done. Fini. Kaput.

    As a result, I'm going to allow my webpage ---> removed due to virus after expired <--- to expire when my...
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    Powders can change a bit over time, especially...

    Powders can change a bit over time, especially semi-irrelevant things like color. But I assure you that the W296 of a given time was exactly the same as that time's H110.

    Before they merged, it's...
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    We're Air Force, Mallard. We rise above it all...

    We're Air Force, Mallard. We rise above it all...
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    Okay folks, for the 947th time (seems like,...

    Okay folks, for the 947th time (seems like, anyway)...

    H110 and W296 are the exact same powder. Period. Always have been, no matter what some folks believe. Any difference was (and is) due to lot...
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    As I've written several times, THE load for .44...

    As I've written several times, THE load for .44 Special with any bullet (swaged, cast, plated or jacketed) from 180 to 240 grains is 6.0 American Select.
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    They are making it round the clock, as fast as...

    They are making it round the clock, as fast as they can. Shipping it while it's still warm. The problem isn't making it or shipping it. The problem is that greedy knothead ahead of you who says "I...
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    I can absolutely confirm that W540 IS Hs-6. Lots...

    I can absolutely confirm that W540 IS Hs-6. Lots of data for either one.

    And 452 was indeed a 12-ga trap load powder similar to RedDot or 700X. You can use RedDot/700X data for less-than-maximum...
  9. Forum: Cast Boolits

    Banish any worry from your mind. Consider that...

    Banish any worry from your mind. Consider that any velocity you might lose is more than offset by the fact that your range to target will be about ten feet. It's a completely moot issue.

    I have...
  10. Thread: Al-5

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    Thanks, OSO. I really ought to stop trusting my...

    Thanks, OSO. I really ought to stop trusting my aging memory so implicitly. I was in fact thinking of AL-7 when I typed that. I have corrected the post, but will reiterate here:

    AL-5 is a bit...
  11. Thread: Al-5

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    As you can tell from Frank's post, Alcan-5 is...

    As you can tell from Frank's post, Alcan-5 is significantly slower than Unique. I also have and use Alcan powders, and used Herco data as my "rule of thumb" for AL-5. You could be a tad be more...
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    As I've reported before, when I tested 12 powders...

    As I've reported before, when I tested 12 powders and six bullets in two .44 Special guns, I found ONE load that worked extremely well with ALL bullets: 6.0 AmSel. That's with swaged, cast, plated,...
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    If you (or any of you) get that itch again, allow...

    If you (or any of you) get that itch again, allow me to make a one-time special good deal. Or two. Now that I'm retired from writing, I'm downsizing the gun safe. Some of the things that are going...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Sticky: To address the original question: In general,...

    To address the original question: In general, you'd concentrate on single-base powders with little or no ignition suppressant. The complication is that a slow burn rate is often a slow ignition rate,...
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    My apologies, newtire and others. My website was...

    My apologies, newtire and others. My website was designed with a Microsoft program - so naturally, the Microsoft browser screws it up. Most people have no trouble viewing it with Firefox or Chrome. ...
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    Did. I'm retired, including as a writer.

    Did. I'm retired, including as a writer.
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    A ton of posts

    Just happened to notice that I had 1,999 posts on this website.

    So, here's the 2000th.

    Okay, not a major bucket list item, but what the heck, huh?
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I am amazed, astounded and deeply impressed that...

    I am amazed, astounded and deeply impressed that at least one guy "gets it" about the realities of magazine writing. Kudos to Bent Ramrod.

    I wrote about what interested me, to answer a question...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    She probably said, "They're so cute." Because...

    She probably said, "They're so cute." Because "there so cute" is nonsensical.
  20. Have you ever heard the term "typo?" Chit...

    Have you ever heard the term "typo?"

    Chit happens - even in reloading manuals. That's why we never depend on just one.
  21. Several reasons. Virtually all clay target...

    Several reasons. Virtually all clay target shooters buy in bulk and have good supplies on hand. Second, there hasn't been a huge number of people suddenly deciding to take up trap or skeet shooting....
  22. I sold a lot of my surplus powders at a gun show...

    I sold a lot of my surplus powders at a gun show a few months ago - before the Great Price Explosion. I weighed the powder in each partial can and sold it at a dollar an ounce. Surprisingly, only a...
  23. W680 was (and still is) the factory powder for...

    W680 was (and still is) the factory powder for the .22 Hornet.
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    Well, I was able to duplicate the .22 Magnum, .22...

    Well, I was able to duplicate the .22 Magnum, .22 WRF, .22 LR and even the .22 Short. With either the RCBS 55 GC or the Lyman 225646 55 GC and TiteGroup powder, the charges and velocities were:
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  25. Thread: alcan-7

    by Rocky Raab
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    Just to be pedantically complete, be sure to use...

    Just to be pedantically complete, be sure to use START-level loads at each step. And, to be absolutely sure about the delivered velocity, it's best to have chronographed the same loads with Bullseye,...
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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