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    Thanks fellas, also for the link to magma molds.

    Thanks fellas, also for the link to magma molds.
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    38 special 230 grain pin bullets

    As no one makes a mold anymore I emailed tom at accurate molds to see what he thinks about a custom mold. What are the realities of loading a bullet this long in a 38 special? Case bulging, do I...
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    Thanks all also Rockrat and 475AR, you had posted...

    Thanks all also Rockrat and 475AR, you had posted whilst I was still writing. Will check in with Tom at accurate, have a few types I am after now.
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    Wadcutter yep, 200 or more. Tried tracking down...

    Wadcutter yep, 200 or more. Tried tracking down one of the HG molds for 230 grain pin bullets too, but obviously enough time has passed since they closed shop they are now heirloom level.
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    200 grain wadcutters for 38 special

    anyone know of a mold for these?
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    Ah I see the mods are deleting my replies again...

    Ah I see the mods are deleting my replies again without indications why. I said to Ed Harris the atmosphere here is not what it used to be, and suggested I correspond on survival boards instead....
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    The first one listed doesnt have the enquiry...

    The first one listed doesnt have the enquiry about twist rate, just the browning. Hope that relieves the strangeness of the matter.
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    I said twist rate on the browning. Cant seem to...

    I said twist rate on the browning. Cant seem to find many references to it online.
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    Anyone slugged their bores on these 357 levers?

    Winchester/miroku 1892 in 357 mag.
    Uberti 1873 in 357 mag.
    1980's Browning 1892 in 357 ( also interested in the twist rate for these, not much info out there)


    Would be very interested to hear...
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    Italy has only lost 34,000 people, they lose that...

    Italy has only lost 34,000 people, they lose that many every two months to cancer. Hardly a skills or workforce shortage on a country with 60 million people. The bottlenecks are purely lockdown/shut...
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    Not sure to be honest, starting in the 70's there...

    Not sure to be honest, starting in the 70's there was a drive to put most of the native species on no kill lists, including some sharks. Most the hunting/killing here was always introduced pests...
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    just as long as the events are nothing recent,...

    just as long as the events are nothing recent, snakes have been protected here since 1992.
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    Indian Joe being an Aussie you would open fire in...

    Indian Joe being an Aussie you would open fire in a bedroom over a poisonous snake :D Mate I think 90% of the snakes dispatched here were probably done so with a shovel, large stick, or whatever else...
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    I still dont understand how we had the ability to...

    I still dont understand how we had the ability to send an email, run a spreadsheet, play an MP3, stream a video almost 20 years ago using computers dozens of times less powerful than now. But for...
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    I did a wilderness EMT course in a little place...

    I did a wilderness EMT course in a little place called Conway in NH about ten years ago. I was on leave from a contract in afghanistan and flew into to get the US EMT-basic qual as everyone wanted it...
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    Hopefully we dont have fires like last year, but...

    Hopefully we dont have fires like last year, but also hope we wont have the ridiculous world media response either. It was beyond bizarre-, viral satellite maps showing the whole continent on fire,...
  17. Thread: Spotting scopes

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    Apart from the elite brands( ziess, lieca, kowa...

    Apart from the elite brands( ziess, lieca, kowa etc) spotting scope brands are less important than where their actual models are being made. Konus for example is a lesser product than vortex usually....
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    Forum: Our Town

    Im in the camp of staying off pain meds as much...

    Im in the camp of staying off pain meds as much as possible. Sometimes you cant deal without them, but I worry about the clout the Pharm companies have marketing their stuff to docs these days. They...
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    have never seen a bear but on other animals,...

    have never seen a bear but on other animals, large boars, camels( which can run 2000lbs) and scrub bulls here I have not found slugs to be the hammer of thor. They penetrate and kill, but the bigger...
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    Thanks Randy, I would love one but its incumbent...

    Thanks Randy, I would love one but its incumbent on the state of the Aus dollar and international shipping right now. It would probably cost double to get it landed at the moment. if things change I...
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    Thanks Dverna, I might look into that.

    Thanks Dverna, I might look into that.
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    My grandfathers on both sides of the family...

    My grandfathers on both sides of the family fought the Japanese. One was a survivor of the Porton Plantation Massacre, a very bungled military offensive the Aussies put on to impress Macarthur. The...
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    I dont feel he was pleading for anything. I think...

    I dont feel he was pleading for anything. I think it was a pretty good post to make on this thread as I wasnt aware of the unit myself. Someone asked him if it was in production so he answered....
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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