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    Forum: Rimfire Area

    Be careful advising the use of Super Colibri's in...

    Be careful advising the use of Super Colibri's in a rifle. It is not a safe practice. There is a reason for the warning on the box. I have had the Super Colibri bullets lodge in the 24" barrel of a...
  2. Thread: East Texas

    by tengaugetx
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    Forum: Our Town

    I'm in Texarkana. We have two gun clubs just...

    I'm in Texarkana. We have two gun clubs just outside of town a few miles near Redwater. Texarkana gun club is a pistol rifle club and a great place to shoot texarkanagunclub.org I'm biased as I am...
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    Ask not to be sent premiums when you renew and...

    Ask not to be sent premiums when you renew and you won't get them.
    My view of gun owners who do not belong to the NRA, GOA or similar organization is about the same as it is for people on wellfare.
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    I'm in Texarkana. 35 miles from McCurtain county...

    I'm in Texarkana. 35 miles from McCurtain county Ok. Let me know if your current arrangement doesn't work out.
  5. I let everybody I know I cast and will take...

    I let everybody I know I cast and will take anything from a splitshot up. It is amazing how many people have 5 or 10 pounds of lead (or more) laying in their shop or garage they would love to get rid...
  6. Forum: Our Town

    Back in the nineties there was a Miller county...

    Back in the nineties there was a Miller county Arkansas deputy sherriff who put his glock in his back pocket. The trigger caught on the corner of his wallet causing the pistol to discharge shooting...
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    Forum: Our Town

    I use peanut butter jars for bullets. I like...

    I use peanut butter jars for bullets. I like being able to see them, kind of like bullet porn. The small plastic coffee cans for brass I don't keep a lot of and and the small ammo cans for the...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I'm loading 3.8 gr of Bullseye behind the same...

    I'm loading 3.8 gr of Bullseye behind the same bullet in my Kimber with good results. I'm with the others who think it may be a diameter issue.
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    For the sorters, about how long does it take to...

    For the sorters, about how long does it take to do a 5gal bucket of wheel weights?
    I hadn't considered range scrap. I don't sort that either. I run the temp a fair bit higher to help the TMJ's flow...
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    Sorter or non-sorter?

    Just curious who sorts before they smelt and who doesn't.
    I don't sort anything anymore. When I do wheel weights it all goes in the pot. I have a steel rod that I stir the pile with. The lead...
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    I don't sort anything I smelt. Haven't had a...

    I don't sort anything I smelt. Haven't had a problem with wheel weights or range scrap yet. I run the heat higher on the range scrap as it seems to help the TMJ's melt out better. What don't melt out...
  12. Forum: Our Town

    Been working at a Ford dealership for 13 years....

    Been working at a Ford dealership for 13 years. We sell 90% trucks and 90% of those are 4x4's. We probably do about 2/3 ecoboost engines in those. There have been a few that suffered from the...
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    Wow, in Texas if you have a concealed carry...

    Wow, in Texas if you have a concealed carry permit they don't even make a call for a background check.
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    I'm using a fish cooker I got at Walmart. Plenty...

    I'm using a fish cooker I got at Walmart. Plenty of heat. Also, by bringing up your temps a little slower you can forego sorting and just skim off the iron and zinkers.
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    Forum: Our Town

    Spent 7 years in the Corps...1/8. It is a hard...

    Spent 7 years in the Corps...1/8. It is a hard unforgiving way of life. If you are married you will most likely end up divorced. Especially if you are in a line or deploying unit.
    Alot of the time...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I keep mine in a milk crate. It holds more than I...

    I keep mine in a milk crate. It holds more than I can lift.
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    Could it be tin or antimony oxidizing from too...

    Could it be tin or antimony oxidizing from too much heat?
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    Forum: Rimfire Area

    I have a few thousand rounds through my Sparrow...

    I have a few thousand rounds through my Sparrow II without any complaints. It comes apart and cleans easily. If I were going to buy another I would go the same route. I only notice a slight...
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    Picked up 4 1 pounders of Unique at a local shop....

    Picked up 4 1 pounders of Unique at a local shop. I left 4 on the shelf. Anyone in the Ark-La-Tex area in need it let me know in a PM. He also had power pro 2000 and 4000 along with a bunch of...
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    Did you use a thermometer? My bet is it is pure...

    Did you use a thermometer?
    My bet is it is pure and the temp of your COWW alloy wasn't quite hot enough to melt the pure and it never did actually melt in your mix as it appeared.
    I have to open...
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    Forum: Our Town

    I didn't do much, but you are welcome. When the...

    I didn't do much, but you are welcome. When the opportunity presents itself, pass it along to someone else who needs help.
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    +1......If you concentrate on your front sight...

    +1......If you concentrate on your front sight and press the trigger the shot should go off as a surprise. Pressing the trigger is slowly and evenly increasing presure until the sear breaks. Your...
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    Forum: Helping Hands

    Send me your address. I also have 6.8spc 6.5...

    Send me your address. I also have 6.8spc 6.5 Grendel and 300 whisper I will send along with the others in my previous post that aren't on your list.
  24. Thread: roughing it

    by tengaugetx
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    Forum: Our Town

    I take my two kids, on a three day weekend...

    I take my two kids, on a three day weekend campout, twice a year, at Shady Lake in the Ouacita National Forrest in Arkansas. Most of the time the wife goes too. We tent camp but I finally got soft at...
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    Forum: Helping Hands

    I've got 25acp, 257 Roberts, 5.7x28, 7.62x54R,...

    I've got 25acp, 257 Roberts, 5.7x28, 7.62x54R, 7.62x39, 8mm mauser, 357 SIG and several others I can send if you send me a PM with an address. What about rimfire? I have 17HM2, 17HMR, 5mm Rem mag, 22...
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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