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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Yesterday I had a chance to shoot a 357 copy of...

    Yesterday I had a chance to shoot a 357 copy of the Winchester 1873, made by Uberti that a friend had just purchased...
    To define it sweet would be an understatement.
    Not cheap, tho'
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    Forum: Swaging

    When the Germans during WWII had troubles with...

    When the Germans during WWII had troubles with raw materials they syntetised new ones. And they made some good progresses with iron sintered bulletts...
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    Are them screws an obscure and unobtainable...

    Are them screws an obscure and unobtainable thread and size or can be substituted?
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    The interesting fact in this process is that it...

    The interesting fact in this process is that it will made weaker the already weak reasoning that all the illegal weapons starts their life as legal ones.

    Let me add that a couple of Britons, a...
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    Forum: Rimfire Area

    An overseas vote for the Marlin 39a. Got an used...

    An overseas vote for the Marlin 39a.
    Got an used one here in Italy, really as new for 300 Euros.
    Only instance known where a gun was cheaper here than the US.
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    Well done! (I am also glad to see another...

    Well done!
    (I am also glad to see another southpaw shooter, if you read the Bible in family point him to Judges 20:16 “Among all these soldiers there were seven hundred chosen men who were...
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    Poll: Just squirreled away another 40 lbs of lead from...

    Just squirreled away another 40 lbs of lead from the .22 bullet traps in my firing range. Not the easiest job, since it is a mix of lead splatter and mashed up cardboard. I smelt it on an open fire...
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    I would suggest a copy of the Remington 1858....

    I would suggest a copy of the Remington 1858.
    Really lots of fun.
    (that's how I started with the fine black powdery substance...)
  9. Bentrovato! Sarei tentato di risponderti...

    Bentrovato!

    Sarei tentato di risponderti direttamente in Italiano, ma non sarebbe cortese nei confronti dei padroni di casa... 8-)

    (Translation: I'd be tempted to address you directly in...
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    I'd rather work on the primer side rather than...

    I'd rather work on the primer side rather than tweaking a good project.
    The SKS is a wonderful weapon in itself.
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    Another vote for the K31. Mine has even a Left...

    Another vote for the K31. Mine has even a Left Handed operating rod. Stock apart (it seems that it was SOP in the armée to habe beavers around chewing the buttstock) the irons are as new. And the...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    With some friends we made some 9mm alu bullets...

    With some friends we made some 9mm alu bullets turning a round bar in a lathe.
    @15 yards they are even fun, but not worth the hassle.
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    Yes, and in Italy we tend to grow it in small vases just on the kitchen window sill so you have it fresh as soon as you need it.
    And, besides, the...
  14. Given that in side by side right handed shooters...

    Given that in side by side right handed shooters had for centuries a lock in front of their eyye and nobody complained, and that I am southpaw, too, and shoot right handed muzzleloaders without...
  15. Buono!

    Buono!
  16. Thread: caps

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    They are nearly the only hoice of caps available...

    They are nearly the only hoice of caps available in Europe. Sizewise they are between your #10 and #11. Most of the Italian replicas (Pedersoli, Uberti, Chiappa and Pietta) have their nipples...
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    Forum: Our Town

    Could you post a link where to download from that...

    Could you post a link where to download from that poster! It's priceless!
    Andrea
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    Given the diet of corrosive my Mosins received...

    Given the diet of corrosive my Mosins received during their operative life and the still excellent condition of their bores all I can say is that if Ivan in Stalingrad could mantain his rifle despite...
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    Forum: Our Town

    This is EXCEPTIONAL!!!!!!!! I am gonna steal...

    This is EXCEPTIONAL!!!!!!!!
    I am gonna steal this quote for future use.
    Andrea
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    http://www.ehilabeppe.com/img/bif!.gif Nice...

    http://www.ehilabeppe.com/img/bif!.gif
    Nice pistol!
    Where are you in Italy?
    Andrea (from Pisa)
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    Sticky: Buona Sera a tutti! Andrea from Pisa, Tuscany...

    Buona Sera a tutti!
    Andrea from Pisa, Tuscany here. Yes, for those who will ask, it's the place where a civil engineering blunder made the fortune of generations of souvenir sellers.

    Anyway,...
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    Ditto. Furthermore I have a gun shop just a block...

    Ditto. Furthermore I have a gun shop just a block from my school and fuel (in Europe is something to take into account, going around in yard sales can be expensive) expense was nil.
    The LEE ingot...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I, too am interested to know.

    I, too am interested to know.
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    I use a straight capper, and find it quite...

    I use a straight capper, and find it quite conforable. Thankfully in Bavaria they have RWS 1075 caps that are a perfect fit for the Uberti's nipples.
    Grüß Gott
    Andrea
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    I am an avid collector of range scrap. I tend to...

    I am an avid collector of range scrap.
    I tend to separate the bullets in three groups:
    FMJs= usually the core is made of swaged soft pure lead, and those will end in my muzzleloading enterprise...
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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