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    Old empty brass

    My wife and I hiked to an old mine in the hills near Bisbee AZ this afternoon. I found an old green tarnished empty cartridge laying by itself on a hillside, it is 1 & 7/8" long, straight with no...
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    I knocked a buck down last weekend with a 21"...

    I knocked a buck down last weekend with a 21" 7-30 Waters, Contender Carbine. Three point western count, eight point eastern count. I used Speer's 130 grain boat tailed with AA2520, this combo will...
  3. Thread: Ssk-50

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    I jumped on that bandwagon yesterday! The...

    I jumped on that bandwagon yesterday! The Contender is too innovative to let it go extinct. Bob Milek influenced me back in the early nineteen eighties.
  4. 7 TCU is about perfect for a walk around rifle. I...

    7 TCU is about perfect for a walk around rifle. I load up 130 grain cast, with a frugal amount of 2400, for my 10" pistol barrel and hit my 10" iron target at 200 yards just about every time....
  5. Thread: Dry ice

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    Forum: Our Town

    A couple of years ago I read an article about how...

    A couple of years ago I read an article about how (I think it was) Chicago was using dry ice to off rats, they would shove a tablespoon of dry ice into a tunnel and cover up the hole. The resulting...
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    Thanks for the advice guys, the powder coated...

    Thanks for the advice guys, the powder coated bullets will hopefully help.
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    45 APC Shield

    Recently I picked up a Smith and Wesson shield pistol in 45 ACP. I have a 230 grain truncated cone, Lee mold that I successfully use for my 1911, so I cast up 200 bullets, tumble lubed with 45/45/10...
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    I have killed one buck with my 10" 7-TCU, using...

    I have killed one buck with my 10" 7-TCU, using the 120 grain V-max. The bullet passed through with good expansion at 85 yards. They say that this bullet has the same jacket as Hornady used to use on...
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    I have never noticed a powder position...

    I have never noticed a powder position sensitivity with these loads. They really just shoot great.
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    I use between 14.5 and 17 grains of 2400 for...

    I use between 14.5 and 17 grains of 2400 for accurate reloads with 130 grain Lee cast, mostly 14.5. They are mild and great up to 200 yds. I use these loads in my Contender carbine. I tried unique...
  11. Wow! you seriously have been holding out. I want...

    Wow! you seriously have been holding out. I want one.
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    Lyman M die & 7 TCU

    Does anyone know if the Lyman 7mm M die will work on the 7 TCU? I see on the product information that it works on the 7-30 Waters but wonder whether it will work on even smaller cases since it...
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    In 1980 I was 19 and had a Ruger super blackhawk....

    In 1980 I was 19 and had a Ruger super blackhawk. My brother had been to a metallic silhouette match and described the creedmore position to me. I wanted to try it so I cut the tongue out of a old...
  14. Thread: Idaho buck

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    Nice bunch of bucks! You guys did great.

    Nice bunch of bucks!
    You guys did great.
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    Now that my friend is a awesome story. You got it...

    Now that my friend is a awesome story. You got it done.
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    Sometimes a lung shot deer won't take a breath...

    Sometimes a lung shot deer won't take a breath after being shot. Sometimes they will take a breath along ways after being shot. It is the act of breathing that causes blood to squirt out. The shock...
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    My President? Whats Jeff Davis have to do with...

    My President?
    Whats Jeff Davis have to do with this?
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    In Arizona we have been able to hunt big game...

    In Arizona we have been able to hunt big game with any centerfire rifle or handguns forever (as far as I know). People from states that tightly control their residents will always hyperventilate at...
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    My favorite Contender handgun barrel is the...

    My favorite Contender handgun barrel is the 7-TCU. It is versatile and shoots Lee 130 cast boolets quite accurately.
  20. Midsouth shooters supply has the 7mm Lee soupcan...

    Midsouth shooters supply has the 7mm Lee soupcan mould in stock.
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    I once double lunged a mulie buck with a 270 win...

    I once double lunged a mulie buck with a 270 win at less than 100 yards. The buck ran away at high speed. When I checked for a blood trail there wasnt any and assumed that I missed. I went back to...
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    I have been using 16.7 grains of 2400 with Lee...

    I have been using 16.7 grains of 2400 with Lee 130 grain bullets.
    It has worked well for me and seems accurate in my 10" contender barrel.
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    Use a rubber mallet as described in this thread....

    Use a rubber mallet as described in this thread.
    http://www.go2gbo.com/forums/index.php/topic,255754.0.html
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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