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  1. Thread: RP Has Passed

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    Prayers for his family, and those who are losing...

    Prayers for his family, and those who are losing a friend...
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    There's a recipe for machinable wax used for...

    There's a recipe for machinable wax used for making metal casting molds. It takes paraffin and plastic bags, and is significantly harder and tougher than straight paraffin.
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  3. Thread: 8x56R

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    Have paper patched a few 8x57 jacketed hunting...

    Have paper patched a few 8x57 jacketed hunting bullets for this rifle cartridge. Given I'm shooting a carbine barreled gun, accuracy has not been anything to write home about, but it will give me a...
  4. Thread: Slug alloys

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    Little different slant here. I've been shooting...

    Little different slant here. I've been shooting the old Brenneke pattern slugs for quite a few years now. Rottweil loads a version, as does Brenneke. These things got a large flat on the end with...
  5. Forum: Swaging

    Die casting zinc pot metals is a pretty mature...

    Die casting zinc pot metals is a pretty mature technology. It can be done with a clean (read new...) lead furnace. You don't want lead in your casting metal. The castings shrink a bit more than...
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    Sorry I misread your post earlier. My reading is...

    Sorry I misread your post earlier. My reading is apparently outstripping my understander....
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    Okay. You put it back into the OEM stock and got...

    Okay. You put it back into the OEM stock and got one good group out of it before things opened up again. That is suggesting a bedding problem to me, rather than a scope issue.
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    Could give 'em a try in 10mm. Might be a real...

    Could give 'em a try in 10mm. Might be a real barn burner with the extra powder behind it.
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    Just added a Carcano. Thanks for the...

    Just added a Carcano. Thanks for the information. Ever bit helps.
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    Interesting thread. I've got a Carcano in the...

    Interesting thread. I've got a Carcano in the shop that I'm working up a load for. Appreciate the guidance.
  11. Thread: 6.5x55 mm

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    Great thread. Much info here, and a lot of...

    Great thread. Much info here, and a lot of things to try....
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    Would 5R rifling form work for the paper patch on...

    Would 5R rifling form work for the paper patch on a light load? I've got a Mauser .30-06 with bad bore that is fixing to get re-barreled, and I would really like to be able to feed it a paper...
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    Got some experience paper patching .311/.312...

    Got some experience paper patching .311/.312 bullets for the 7.65/.303 British for use in the 8x57. Those were fed through a bolt action Mauser, and did fine execution on deer and coyotes. I had...
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    Looking forward to your next post, BCRider. ...

    Looking forward to your next post, BCRider. (Life's what happens when we're busy making plans....)
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    Now if that ain't a double barreled shot pun.......

    Now if that ain't a double barreled shot pun....

    It's only evidence if they can find and test it.

    However, places like this are usually filled by the law abiding, and we generally will aid...
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    Mine was the thin white plumber stuff. Would...

    Mine was the thin white plumber stuff. Would probably have given the thicker stuff a try if I'd been shooting .30-30 paper patched back in those days. As I said, it worked for the pistol rounds.
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    Worked with .45 ACP when I tried it back in the...

    Worked with .45 ACP when I tried it back in the 1980s. Handloader magazine had an article, and it caught my fancy. Had to use 3 wraps to get it to stop leading though.
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    Used .303 British pulls (174 grain target slugs...

    Used .303 British pulls (174 grain target slugs and 175 grain soft points) paper patched to .324" out of the 8x57 Mauser. They shot well, expanded well, and contrbuted to the jerky supply quite...
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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