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  1. Thread: Looking for .316

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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I said grove, relief is a better word. I used...

    I said grove, relief is a better word. I used the word grove because the "relief" is slightly rounded as it extends up the barrel. It does extent up the barrel 5-7,8 inches.
  2. Thread: Looking for .316

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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    The barrel is octagon and is stamped "Marlin...

    The barrel is octagon and is stamped "Marlin Firearms Co New Haven USA" + patent dates and in another spot "Special Smokeless Steel" so it is definitely a Marlin barrel. There is also a "grove"...
  3. Thread: Looking for .316

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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Running a slug through the barrel and measuring...

    Running a slug through the barrel and measuring the parts that stick out (groves) it measures .312. Why a jacketed .312 falls through I don't know. I don't know what happened to the slug to check. ...
  4. Thread: Looking for .316

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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    THANKS FOR ALL THE IMPUT! Don't forget guys the...

    THANKS FOR ALL THE IMPUT!
    Don't forget guys the barrel is from an early Marlin. The bore slugs at a grove diameter of .312 The barrel is chambered in 32-40. I did a chamber cast too. A .312...
  5. Thread: Looking for .316

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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Looking for .316

    I quit casting probably 30 years ago. I now NEED a strange thing. I need a .316 bullet preferably at 165 grains. I picked up a Cadet Martini that has a Marlin 32-20 barrel on it. That would be no...
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    I have found crimping improves accuracy, however...

    I have found crimping improves accuracy, however you do it.
    DHB
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    Welcome red1027. If you're new to reloading some...

    Welcome red1027. If you're new to reloading some hints. On 9MM (straight wall cases) use a carbide die as you don't have to lube. Clean your brass first. Walnut media works well. As the media...
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    The bevel base would be easier to load as the...

    The bevel base would be easier to load as the boolit base is tapered. Many believe it is not as accurate as flat base. With a handgun, at handgun distances, I personally don't think it matters....
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    Is the tang drilled for the rear tang sight? If...

    Is the tang drilled for the rear tang sight? If so you could just order a tang sight with the proper spacing. I have one in 22 short, perhaps that barrel band,cap and rear sight will fit. There...
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    Forum: Our Town

    I don't think it has been mentioned yet. The...

    I don't think it has been mentioned yet. The original loading for a 45 Colt was a 230 gr boolit in front of 40 gr black powder. This load (the original) was contracted for by the US Army (cavalry)...
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    Slim, I have these two, thank you. Will watch...

    Slim,
    I have these two, thank you. Will watch for next.
    Thanks again
    DHB
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    william iorg Sorry for the delay. If you'd...

    william iorg Sorry for the delay. If you'd please scan those articles I would be grateful. I do not know what GMDR is, although I could google Greg Mushial. I want to try a .375 round ball in a...
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    You can always mount a piece of soft pine and see...

    You can always mount a piece of soft pine and see what turns out. If it duplicates it fine, if not you have more experience, at no real loss.
    DHB
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    Doing a chamber cast is a good idea, slugging the...

    Doing a chamber cast is a good idea, slugging the barrel IS A MUST! If you don't know what your grove diameter is YOU DO NOT know what size boolit to use. Just the way it is. I don't mean to...
  15. Thread: Single Shot Guns?

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    Just to throw in like everybody else did, if you...

    Just to throw in like everybody else did, if you have to change the name just drop "Guns"
    make it "Single Shot". Either way, I'll still KNOW how to find it.
    DHB
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    william iorg I did not see your reply before I...

    william iorg I did not see your reply before I posted the "I found it", your reply is exactly the stuff I was looking for. I found the article. http://woodsdrummer.com/ml07.html
    Thanks all.
    DHB
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    Thanks guys, it's not the specific article I was...

    Thanks guys, it's not the specific article I was looking for but it's close.
    DHB
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    Old article not a post

    I'm looking for an article that was on the web. It was about 30 calibers using a round ball, 8 grains of unique, for grouse and other hunting. Using a light load to change the diet, rabbit, grouse,...
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    Since it was a Christmas present, you got into it...

    Since it was a Christmas present, you got into it cheep enough, why not have it rechambered to 45-70, and just go from there? Your brass would not be near as expensive, and you can use that to...
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    Really a fun gun. I would have said "little gun"...

    Really a fun gun. I would have said "little gun" but with that barrel they are heavy enough to be rock steady. Do try many different types of ammo. I have a 22 Mag (scoped and from a bench, 3...
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    The biggest gun show in the nation (4100-4300...

    The biggest gun show in the nation (4100-4300 tables) is 3-31, 4-1 in Tulsa OK. You aught to be able to find one there for your price. Plus it's a fun trip.
    DHB
  22. Thread: Ruger #1

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    $895.00 sounds awfully high to me, maybe it is...

    $895.00 sounds awfully high to me, maybe it is the caliber. There is a 7MM mag on gun broker now for $650.00 which is a d**n sight better than $900.00. A 7 MM in a #1 will kick the daylights out of...
  23. Thread: That'll teach me

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    gewehrfreud is probably right. The drug will...

    gewehrfreud is probably right. The drug will DEFINITELY change. But it only gets better, although it is habit forming.
  24. Thread: Handi rifle 25-06

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    Los Angeles Silhouette Club has a detailed...

    Los Angeles Silhouette Club has a detailed description of how to break in a barrel.
    http://www.lasc.us/
    Let us know.
    DHB
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    Green Mountain has good barrels but they are...

    Green Mountain has good barrels but they are expensive. The barrels are 24 inches long and at the muzzle they are .625 across. A barrel liner would work but they are .500 across. Drilling a .500...
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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