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    9:1 water-Ballistol (homemade moosemilk) in a...

    9:1 water-Ballistol (homemade moosemilk) in a small spritzer bottle. Wet down the whole gun and wipe off with a moosemilk dampened rag. Clean later. Been doing this for almost ten years. No rust, no...
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    I have a 788 in .243 with the old 22" barrel. It...

    I have a 788 in .243 with the old 22" barrel. It stretches cases like crazy with anything like warm loads. I used to use the heel of my hand to open the bolt when it got stiff. Then I read about the...
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    Tried that: hangfires. Had pretty good results...

    Tried that: hangfires.
    Had pretty good results with the white tipped strike anywhere matches.
    Just cut the white tips off and put 'em in the cups with a small spot of super glue.
    The little...
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    100 yards is convenient because: It's far...

    100 yards is convenient because:

    It's far enough to show shooter/firearm accuracy without worrying about windage and mirage so much.

    I allows a target with one inch markings to be used to...
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    Thought this may be of some help. The data is...

    Thought this may be of some help. The data is old but relevant.
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    Makes a good light oil for percussion revolvers....

    Makes a good light oil for percussion revolvers.
    Used to be called "sweet oil" back in the day.
    Fry yer eggs and lube yer piece with one trip to the store.
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    In any inflation the only condition that prevails...

    In any inflation the only condition that prevails is liquidity. If it can't be sold quick, carried away safely and hidden securely, it won't survive. Any impediment to those three conditions renders...
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    The "inertia" show by many firearms and reloading...

    The "inertia" show by many firearms and reloading equipment manufacturers is, I believe, a result of several factors.


    First, cartridge firearm development took place over many decades and...
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    Apparently so. I had the shell holder spring on...

    Apparently so. I had the shell holder spring on my 41 year old RCBS jr.'s ram go singing off into the garage somewhere. Called 'em at RCBS and the nice lady sent me a freebie. I couldn't even talk...
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    I had a set of the old black dippers measured in...

    I had a set of the old black dippers measured in cubic inches. When I got the new yellow ones I found the old black ones (sort of) filled in some of the gaps. Then I discovered that one can trim (or...
  11. Thread: Milk Jug uses

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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Cut disks with a 7/16" hollow punch from Harbor...

    Cut disks with a 7/16" hollow punch from Harbor Freight.
    44 gas check wads for my 429421s!
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    I believe small rifle primers may have a thicker...

    I believe small rifle primers may have a thicker cup than small pistol primers. Single action revolvers have a longer, heavier hammer drop than double action revolvers and autos so the thicker cup...
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    An important point about the Lee Pistol Factory...

    An important point about the Lee Pistol Factory Crimp Die: many cast bullet users seat their bullets with a diameter either as cast, sized to groove diameter or .001" larger. In the case of the...
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    Terminal ballistics in a nutshell: Penetration...

    Terminal ballistics in a nutshell:
    Penetration is directly proportional to velocity.
    Penetration is directly proportional to sectional density.
    Wound channel diameter is directly proportional...
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    It's probably a good idea to check the twist on...

    It's probably a good idea to check the twist on that Handi-Rifle barrel. I believe 44 Mag barrels may have a 1 in 38" twist which makes it hard to stabilize 300 grain bullets under 1600 fps. It...
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    Sticky: You wore gloves? Damn! If I'd known that, my...

    You wore gloves? Damn! If I'd known that, my casting woulda gone a lot faster!

    ...the scars cut down on the pain after a while, though.
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    I only loaded .357/.38 and .44Mag/Spl (a thousand...

    I only loaded .357/.38 and .44Mag/Spl (a thousand rounds or so over two and half years) so I can't account for 310 tool performance on longer cartridges. Only reporting what I found on those two...
  18. Thread: Mil surp 5010

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    At the risk of giving anyone the screaming mimis,...

    At the risk of giving anyone the screaming mimis, I'd like to ask a question on the use of slow propellants in duplex loads. I thought about opening another thread, but since everyone here seems to...
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    First reloading outfit was a 310 Tong Tool for a...

    First reloading outfit was a 310 Tong Tool for a .357 Blackhawk -- later a .44Mag SBH -- while in the USAF in '65 - '68. It worked, but there are limitations.

    First, the 310 is not an "inline"...
  20. Thread: Lee dippers

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    Buy two sets of the yellow dippers and trim the...

    Buy two sets of the yellow dippers and trim the dippers in the second set to fall in between the values in the first.
  21. Thread: CUP vs. PSI ?

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    A definitive lay work on CUP versus PSI values is...

    A definitive lay work on CUP versus PSI values is the Bramwell paper:


    http://www.shootingsoftware.com/ftp/psicuparticle2.pdf.

    The problem with regression fits of CUP against PSI lies in the...
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    Second posting by Veral referencing slow powders...

    Second posting by Veral referencing slow powders with a duplex load. The germane part:

    "2. Duplex loads are always used to get a slow burning or hard to ignite powder burning, or make it burn...
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    Duplex loads?...

    Duplex loads?
    http://www.go2gbo.com/forums/index.php/topic,122511.0.html
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    There's a lot of opinion about effects of slow...

    There's a lot of opinion about effects of slow powder or heavy bullet loads on the op rod, and bloody little documentation. There seems to be some truth to it, but it looks to me like a lot is urban...
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    Last of the 7383?

    Noticed Pat's Reloading no longer lists IMR7383. Emailed him about it and it seems his source is riding the inflation bandwagon and is trying to stiff him for 'way higher prices. Don't blame him...
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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