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    Forum: Leverguns

    Your bore and groove sounds fine. Definately an...

    Your bore and groove sounds fine. Definately an overload. Dump the 2400 and like another said try 5744 using published powder charges only, Use cast boolits that are semi soft, BN10 works great for...
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    Forum: Rimfire Area

    Looks good! I remain very nostalgic about...

    Looks good! I remain very nostalgic about shooting my old rifles, from early antique Winchesters to eary 22 Lr and everything in-between. Very theraputic for me and yes, my eyes suck as well!
  3. Thread: wood stove ?

    by gc45
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    Forum: Our Town

    Yes, pellets are very good in the shop.I have...

    Yes, pellets are very good in the shop.I have both really, and old wood stove and a newer pellet stove that gets used often. Pellets are easy and safe plus temp controlled. When it gets really cold I...
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    Wow, very good! what boolit were you shooting?

    Wow, very good! what boolit were you shooting?
  5. Thread: Bowling pin shoot

    by gc45
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    Back when, I used a couple Colts 1911 45's for...

    Back when, I used a couple Colts 1911 45's for pin matches. You had to knock them off the table to score and nobody used 9mm or 38's. My loads were standard loads with cast, never had one come back...
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    Had one when first came out, a smith revolver....

    Had one when first came out, a smith revolver. After 100 rds or so, traded it to a friend and went back to my J-frame 38 spec for my carry gun. Still not sure why I bought the 327 but was not for me.
  7. My go to boolit as well.

    My go to boolit as well.
  8. Thread: .218 Bee

    by gc45
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    My SS baby sharps shoots very close to 1/2 inch...

    My SS baby sharps shoots very close to 1/2 inch at 75 yards most of the time. I have a unertyl 8x scope on top, use 1680 powder vmax bullets. Sometimes 4198 does very well too but I hate loading that...
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    Had two of Jim Calhoons 19 Badgers plus all the...

    Had two of Jim Calhoons 19 Badgers plus all the dies; great varmint guns in a repeater although I had his SS clips in both. Sold them a few years back and wish I had not but anyway, I made cases...
  10. Thread: 25-20 wcf

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    100 grains is about max for accuracy in that...

    100 grains is about max for accuracy in that case, 85 grain pills do better. Having load tested hundreds and hundreds never got anything heavier to shoot well, plus OAL can be an issue in some...
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    If this helps, I killed three large Bison using...

    If this helps, I killed three large Bison using hand cast boolits made from #2 Lyman. Neither boolit fractured, both mushroomed perfectly with velosity being 1500 for all three.
  12. Thread: Prayer needed

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    Forum: Our Chapel

    Prayers for you now; hip pain is awful. My the...

    Prayers for you now; hip pain is awful. My the Lord keep you and heal you, may his grace abound upon you.
  13. Forum: Cast Boolits

    I have 3 smith carry revolvers, all with 2 1/2...

    I have 3 smith carry revolvers, all with 2 1/2 inch barrels in all steel construction. Each one shoots great using standard round nose lead and very quick and easy using speed loaders.
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    Forum: AirGuns

    As a gardiner and veggie grower I neve kill any...

    As a gardiner and veggie grower I neve kill any Bees, why would I?
  15. Thread: The 23rd Psalm

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    Forum: Our Chapel

    Top Five on my all time list; read it often....

    Top Five on my all time list; read it often. Great post!
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    Forum: Rimfire Area

    I too dropped hanging out there, I think the...

    I too dropped hanging out there, I think the price of 22 ammo and the fact just about all the gun makers of quality 22's seem to have gone away may have helped as well. The 10-22 was the flagship...
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    32-20 shoots very accuarate with 1680. Been...

    32-20 shoots very accuarate with 1680. Been useing it for years.
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    Forum: Leverguns

    I know little about Ialian gun myself, only what...

    I know little about Ialian gun myself, only what is posted here on CB; but a friend has one in 50-90, it is a good shooting rifle and accurate enough for any hunting opertunity while being a hoot to...
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    Forum: Our Town

    Been living on propane 45 yrs now, I love it. Our...

    Been living on propane 45 yrs now, I love it. Our entire farm is self sufficient when the power goes off which is several times in the winter, sometimes for several days. The wife prefers gas cooking...
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    I have maybe 20 old mics, Brown and Sharpe and...

    I have maybe 20 old mics, Brown and Sharpe and Sterrett both, all work well holding accuracy and bought used whenever I found them. I bought two, new Mitutoyo mics 5 years ago and they are suberb...
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    have posted this before; in my primer stash are...

    have posted this before; in my primer stash are thousands of these early 70 and 80's primers, I shoot then often without any issues finding them as good as all the new primers out there. I got them...
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    Forum: Our Town

    Great responses from "those dealing with...

    Great responses from "those dealing with macular", hopefully these responses whill help all those who need to see an Opthamologist who can help preserve their vision.
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    Forum: Our Town

    Great news! So happy I read this post! Beating...

    Great news! So happy I read this post! Beating cansor is a real blessing for sure.
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    Forum: Our Chapel

    Prayers for both and the families. God help us...

    Prayers for both and the families. God help us all, the path is narrow but I keep on climbing.
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    Forum: Our Town

    Listen up everyone; Macular is NOT good, my...

    Listen up everyone; Macular is NOT good, my wife's entire family has this stuff and it is generic parents to children. My two brothers in law lost their vision in their 30's, enough so they no longer...
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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