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    Kicked like the Southern end of a North bound...

    Kicked like the Southern end of a North bound mule, eh? Told ya to stay away from them mules, you ain't from Missouri.
  2. physeptone & Petander - another option is to...

    physeptone & Petander - another option is to "beagle" a mold to make it slightly larger. Do a search about how to beagle a mold. This is a temporary change that can be undone at any time. It...
  3. https://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDeta...

    https://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/1193/1/LEE-SIZE-458
    https://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/1193/1/LEE-SIZE-459
    Slugging the bore is really easy. ...
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    I don't remember the individual's name, but here...

    I don't remember the individual's name, but here are pix of some of his bullets that I copied.284651 284652 284653 284654 284655
  5. Sound? The only sound I want them to hear is the...

    Sound? The only sound I want them to hear is the hammer falling.
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    Good and interesting information here, but I...

    Good and interesting information here, but I don't think anybody answered the question. I too have a number of cans of GI Bore Cleaner. They have three different PO number formats.
    For example,...
  7. I'm pretty sure it was the made for TV movie...

    I'm pretty sure it was the made for TV movie "Texas". A couple of Houston's men were chasing a Mexican courier on horseback. One pulled out his flintlock pistol and shot at the courier. He missed....
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    Taylor & Company in Winchester, VA too. Over the...

    Taylor & Company in Winchester, VA too. Over the past couple of years I've ordered two Pedersoli rifles through them.
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    Send it to me. I'll name it Lazarus.

    Send it to me. I'll name it Lazarus.
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    Right you are, Marlinman93. caliber 38-55...

    Right you are, Marlinman93. caliber 38-55 Ballard in an 1885 High Wall.

    I make a dummy cartridge and paint the bullet with a black Magic Marker. I set it at various O.A.L.'s and load it. ...
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    I found my best accuracy with a 45-70 Rolling...

    I found my best accuracy with a 45-70 Rolling Block, 45-70 Trapdoor and 38-55 Ballard High Wall comes when I seat the bullet so that the bullet engages the rifling. Not so it pushes the bullet back...
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    As pointed out, alloy will make a big difference...

    As pointed out, alloy will make a big difference in weight. Casting temperature can cause small variations in weight. I "Beagle" my 457193, cast in pure lead and size it to 0.459" for a 421 grain...
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    And yet Dick Trenk preferred to weigh his powder...

    And yet Dick Trenk preferred to weigh his powder charges.
    A weight of a powder is not the same as a volume of the same powder.
    Measuring by volume is faster, can be done in the field, and is...
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    I got mine from Lee Shaver after a number of...

    I got mine from Lee Shaver after a number of N-SSA folks strongly recommended him.
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    White eggs in a snow storm at 50 yards.... that...

    White eggs in a snow storm at 50 yards.... that sounds like fun. To be remembered, but not this year.

    Did have a ham hung on a mylar string at 50 yards once. Cut the string and win the ham. $5...
  16. You do the math and you get the weight of the...

    You do the math and you get the weight of the ball IN THEORY!!
    Unless the ball is swaged there's going to be a void, a true void, in the ball. It will be up near the sprue. Cut one in half and...
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    Just a story on me - the first time I used PCed...

    Just a story on me - the first time I used PCed bullets in a competition was a local one.

    I knew I was going to take some heat so I used Smoke's Red. Yep, it drew comments - so did my score...
  18. Thread: Ornery Brass

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    YES!!!!!! In both brass and nickel plated but...

    YES!!!!!! In both brass and nickel plated but ESPECIALLY in the plated. My percentage was a LOT higher than yours. Someone above mentioned wet tumbling and I think that may be the issue because I...
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    One year, in February, it got so cold that wiping...

    One year, in February, it got so cold that wiping solutions were turning to slush; wiping patches were freezing in the bore; spit patches would stick to the roundball and go flapping down range;...
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    The Story of Lead

    This is an old video, but still interesting and informative. Thought others might find it interesting also.

    https://youtu.be/6HhdkkdsvTM
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    Holiday Cheer

    I had a little fun with local November and December competitions.

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    I hadn't noticed before, and I haven't read any comments about, but these three powders gave slightly different...
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    St. Peters, eh? Always help out a fellow...

    St. Peters, eh? Always help out a fellow Missourian. From Ste Genevieve, wish I was back there.
    It's a shooter. You're going to love it. This powder isn't available any more :o( but Accurate...
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    Thank you everybody for your input. I appreciate...

    Thank you everybody for your input. I appreciate your help. This forum is a fantastic resource.

    The cam has a pointed 4-40 set screw in it AND is tight on the shaft. We didn't try real hard, but...
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    Ikmcd1 - Issue #2 is the one I've got and your...

    Ikmcd1 - Issue #2 is the one I've got and your solution is likely the way I'll go. Question - did you drill through 1) both sides of the lever/handle and the shaft or 2) just through one side and...
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    THANK YOU, M-TECS !!! I have not had the issue...

    THANK YOU, M-TECS !!!
    I have not had the issue with the door popping open and ejecting the cartridge (auto eject) but I take the information in the articles as a warning. May decide to take one of...
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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