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    Congrats from the Thumb. You did better than me...

    Congrats from the Thumb. You did better than me I’m 0 for everything.


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    That looks great. Very unique. Sent from my...

    That looks great. Very unique.


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    Gonna be a Grampa

    I know about where kids have their heads. Mine are in the same boat. But they will have a good support system. Maybe this grand baby will quiet my wife down about wanting to adopt a Chinese baby....
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    That’s a great saying about letting your kids...

    That’s a great saying about letting your kids live. That would make a great tee shirt or coffee cup or sign.
    With grandkids you can get them all sugared up, give them all the noisy toys and the...
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    Well congrats to you ! Sent from my iPhone...

    Well congrats to you !


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    Gonna be a Grampa

    Found out a bit ago that my son and his fiancé are with child. The baby is due in May 2018 I believe. They’re hoping for a boy. I keep teasing them it’s twin girls. Wife and I just really hope for a...
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    I just called my local scrap yard early this...

    I just called my local scrap yard early this week. They still sell lead for $.85 a lb and wheel weights for $.65 a lb. I think they buy lead for
    $.45 a lb.


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    Didn't think of loading a reduced load. Don't...

    Didn't think of loading a reduced load. Don't have any round ball. Got some REAL 320 some SSTs and Great Plains. Was thinking of a reduced shot gun type load. Trying to limit collateral damage. Also...
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    Thanks for the replies. I think I can get lead...

    Thanks for the replies. I think I can get lead shot from my dads basement. Maybe able to get the cork from my dads basement also. In the meantime I got the Benjamin Sheridan .177 loaded and waiting....
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    Coons pestering the chickens

    Anybody have a load for .50 cal MZ. I'm thinking of trying some BBs in a sabot that are covered with wax maybe over a 50 grn pyrodex pellet.


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    The "efficiency" of the USPS is staggering.

    I guess because UPS only has to make 1 delivery to PO instead of say making 15 stops down back roads. But they still have to deliver the big stuff. It does delay delivery a day sometimes 2. It sucks...
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    The "efficiency" of the USPS is staggering.

    For quite a while now when my wife orders stuff like clothes and shoes and other small stuff. If it gets shipped UPS it gets sent to our PO and the mailman delivers it.
    Not sure if FedEx does the...
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    At my work we do a lot of bulk mailing. It's...

    At my work we do a lot of bulk mailing. It's cheaper for us to mail out of Flint PO (45 mins away) than to mail out of our local PO (5min away). Reason being if we mailed everything out of Lapeer...
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    Hardcast I see your from the thumb. Same here. My...

    Hardcast I see your from the thumb. Same here. My son played in the Mayville marching band on Memorial Day. After the parade they went to the local old folks home and played for them. Then they went...
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    Sad times we're living in

    My son will be marching in our parade with his HS marching band on Memorial Day. On the Saturday before MD we (Boy Scouts)are helping the local American Legion post put flags on the graves of the...
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    Great shooting!! How's the wind situation where...

    Great shooting!! How's the wind situation where your shooting?


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    How do veggie wads compare to cardboard wads...

    How do veggie wads compare to cardboard wads (.020) ? I haven't tried less powder. My local sports outfitter made those suggestions also.


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    58 Cal Minnie balls a PITA

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    That's funny. It put a smile on my face.
    I know 1 problem is I don't have mold for 50 cal Minnie.

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    Does all the good advice apply to just the 58 cal...

    Does all the good advice apply to just the 58 cal or does it apply to 50 cal too?


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    Quest for store bought bullets

    I tried the hornady Great Plains 385 gr with 100 grains (by volume ) T7 ff with out any wads and I was all over the target.
    In a 1/28 twist.

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  21. Thread: That was fun

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    I'm trying to rust it up with salt water. It's...

    I'm trying to rust it up with salt water. It's been sitting for a few days haven't had a chance to look at it yet today.


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    After a day and a half of being filled with water...

    After a day and a half of being filled with water no rust on the muffin tin. So I added some salt to the water and refilled the cavities. We'll see how that works to rust it up. Salt and water works...
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    I ended up scrubbing the muffin tin pan cavities...

    I ended up scrubbing the muffin tin pan cavities with bar keepers friend then filled it with water hopefully it will rust some. I haven't had a chance to look at it for a while. If it doesn't rust up...
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    If I didn't have this one. One like Frontier has...

    If I didn't have this one. One like Frontier has would be awesome to have.


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    No she tried helping. Lol. She seen me using my...

    No she tried helping. Lol. She seen me using my bunny mold that was getting beat up. She said I could have an old muffin tin she didn't use anymore. I thought I was good to go. Lol. Didn't research...
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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