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    Well, here goes. Some years ago I switched to...

    Well, here goes. Some years ago I switched to vegetable oil for bottle neck cases. I de-prime and hot water/dawn dish soap wash and rinse. I generally don't dry my cases, just size. Trust me, I check...
  2. Thread: Casting temps

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    I cast for 40 years using only my eyes to Guage...

    I cast for 40 years using only my eyes to Guage temperature and casting cadence. You can learn a lot from reading articles and later, postings on this site. A few years back, I bought a Lyman pot...
  3. I have done both, but started by making a jig...

    I have done both, but started by making a jig with fender washers for 30 cal boolits, and ESPC. As far as 'shake and bake' I make my own gas checks and have several different thicknesses of Amerimax...
  4. I have shot over 10k of PCd 9MM through my 9MM...

    I have shot over 10k of PCd 9MM through my 9MM weapons, including a stock Glock barrel. To be honest, I probably shot more through the 9MM AR15. Unfortunately, I had to take the 'black and fun' guns...
  5. Thread: Case lube

    by fcvan
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    Forum: Boolit Lube !

    Empty and cleaned mixed nut container with screw...

    Empty and cleaned mixed nut container with screw on lid. Place brass in container, drizzle a small amount of vegetable oil, shake until you see the oil coating the inside of the plastic nut...
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    Forum: Our Town

    No dreams, just a vivid recollection. Dad started...

    No dreams, just a vivid recollection. Dad started smoking at 14 and quit at 22. He quit because I was born and it adversely affected me. My older brothers always knew dad had candy in his shirt...
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    Forum: Our Town

    Isn't that the truth! Best to keep away from that...

    Isn't that the truth! Best to keep away from that shady lines that have been drawn. Selling was never on that table for me, but I sure invited a lot of folks to come over and learn. I even loaned...
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    Forum: Our Town

    Folks thought this was a BATFE thing it's not, it...

    Folks thought this was a BATFE thing it's not, it is ITAR

    "A DEFINITION OF ITAR COMPLIANCE
    International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) control the export and import of defense-related...
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    Forum: Our Town

    I will have to look, but I think I saw saw a YT...

    I will have to look, but I think I saw saw a YT video where a guy made his own thermal sealer and used a vacuum pump (think refrigerator servicing) to make a bullet proof 'seal a meal.' Vacuum pumps...
  10. Thread: cbd oil

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    Forum: Our Town

    My oldest daughter was in her mid-thirties, and...

    My oldest daughter was in her mid-thirties, and suffering from wicked arthritis. One day, I saw her sitting up cross-leeged on the floor with her kids. She sprang to her feet, bounded across the...
  11. Thread: Verbal selection

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    Forum: Our Town

    As I have said before, I don't own any 'assault...

    As I have said before, I don't own any 'assault weapons,' I have Defense Weapons. Defense of my life, and the lives of those around me. Defense of my Liberty, and the Liberty of those around me. That...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Lee 450-200 1R and 450-200 1R HP. Both of those...

    Lee 450-200 1R and 450-200 1R HP. Both of those are tapered base, designed for use in an 1858 Rem Percussion copy, both cast about 453 at it's widest, .452 at the base. Sure, they stopped making the...
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    H&R 1871 Handi in 500 S&W that sat on the LGS...

    H&R 1871 Handi in 500 S&W that sat on the LGS shelf for years. The thing is, I don't shoot 500 S&W, but my neighbor does :) His revolver is a beast. I just need to drag him down to the LGS to have...
  14. Thread: PC Round Balls

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    I don't buy COW, but do buy corn meal. I started...

    I don't buy COW, but do buy corn meal. I started using it in a percussion revolver to prevent chain fires and to seat the ball closer the the cylinder face for better accuracy. 25 gr of Pyrodex with...
  15. Thread: PC Round Balls

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    Same here, first go around was 45 RB with Alox...

    Same here, first go around was 45 RB with Alox for plinker loads in a 45 Colt Carbine. I got 900 fps from the 20" barrel, didn't chrono from the Ruger 4 5/8" OM Vaquero, had too much fun just...
  16. Thread: Noob questions

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    I shake for 30 seconds and dump onto a baking...

    I shake for 30 seconds and dump onto a baking sheet. The boolits still have static and I roll them on the cookie sheet which evenly coats the boolits. Then I lift off the cookie sheet and place onto...
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    I too would adjust to where the lube die did not...

    I too would adjust to where the lube die did not line up below the boolit, and I learned to crank the lube just enough to fill the groove by feel. That way the lube was not under pressure for the...
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    Forum: Swaging

    I used the reamer/chamfering tool to do thousands...

    I used the reamer/chamfering tool to do thousands of .2253 and 9mm crimped primer pockets. I chucked the tool in a battery hand drill and went to town. I would hit the primer pocket the case mouth on...
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    Forum: Swaging

    I am glad to see you not only followed through...

    I am glad to see you not only followed through but are also seeing success. I looked into swaging some time back but am doing well with cast for 223 and 308. I have also considered lathe turned...
  20. Thread: NC Casters..

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    And that is how it is done, reach out and folks...

    And that is how it is done, reach out and folks come out of the wood work to help a newer caster/reloader. Good bunch of folks here, figured that out when I first joined here.
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I have shot at .358 for 36 years, and it works in...

    I have shot at .358 for 36 years, and it works in every 9mm I own or have owned. As cast, .358 even though it is a .356 mold. I ran them through a Lyman lube/sizer for years, then through a Lee push...
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    I have that same mold design, only a SC SWC HP...

    I have that same mold design, only a SC SWC HP purchased back when they still made such things. It shoots fine without the check at 38 SP velocities, .357 MAG if powder coated. Every once in a while,...
  23. Thread: Buckshot mold

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    I have a single cavity .32 caliber RB mold that...

    I have a single cavity .32 caliber RB mold that sat on the shelf at the LGS for 30 years. I had looked at it so many times the shop owner asked 'if I was ever going to buy and not just look at it. I...
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    Forum: Gas Checks

    I don't have any punched out and not formed,...

    I don't have any punched out and not formed, CheckMakers are boxed up. Should be diameter of shank plus slightly less than twice the shank length. NOE lists .211 diameter plus .05 length x 2 would be...
  25. Thread: Gas check makers

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    Forum: Gas Checks

    What he said ^^^ I have several thicknesses as...

    What he said ^^^

    I have several thicknesses as some check shanks are bigger than others. I made up baggies marked with the different thickness written on the bag. I joined Cast Boolits because a...
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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