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    Thinking that practice went away with the arrival...

    Thinking that practice went away with the arrival of the Bean Counters;
    I've never seen Speer Grand Slams come with one extra. ;-)
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    Here they are, in case anybody is interested;...

    Here they are, in case anybody is interested; despite one review, they looks like a decent bet to me, for $15.
    ...
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    Posting just to make note of round-holding...

    Posting just to make note of round-holding tweezers; I did not know of these, and when I am back on my main computer, I will shop for them. Thank you,
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    To break to a more positive note; who wouldn't...

    To break to a more positive note; who wouldn't get a smile from this ?
    That right there is a subsonic, sub-MOA (@ 50 yds) load; note the seating depth. :-D

    324586
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    Slugged the barrel; determined an optimum torque...

    Slugged the barrel; determined an optimum torque for the action screws. One jacketed load and at least two different cast boolits. Three different powders.
    No rocket science here; I just don't...
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    I have a magazine article from the 60's, where...

    I have a magazine article from the 60's, where the author (machinist really) converted an M1 Carbine to shoot 32-20; crazy stuff for sure. I have the PDF if anybody wants it.
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    My experience was that they shot well; developed...

    My experience was that they shot well; developed a few different loads that did 0.4" to 0.5" at 50 yds (5-shot groups) - one of those loads was the wonky 230gr wadcutter, which even fed from the mag....
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    Ruger made a lot of them. $600 street price only...

    Ruger made a lot of them. $600 street price only 10 yrs ago.
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    Forum: Leverguns

    Back in the late 1990's (when manufacturers at...

    Back in the late 1990's (when manufacturers at least faked showing an interest in their customers), I actually wrote to Winchester asking why they continued using a 1:38 twist for their...
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    Interesting for you to mention that; we have seen...

    Interesting for you to mention that; we have seen at least one instance where a factory load didn't have a flash hole (& certainly didn't fire). As handloaders, we have the potential to make more...
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    Forum: Shot Guns

    Wait, what ? :-) My best use of it would...

    Wait, what ? :-)

    My best use of it would probably be as an excuse for missing; 'I had the wrong choke for all three shots'. ;-)
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    That's not luck. :-/

    That's not luck. :-/
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    Honestly my skin crawls when I think about what...

    Honestly my skin crawls when I think about what one of those broken bands would feel like on the face.

    Thanks, but I'll stick with safer activities - like loading Blue Dot in .308Win.
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    Forum: Our Town

    What's that saying; "Teach a man to fish and...

    What's that saying; "Teach a man to fish and he'll spend all weekend drinking beer & telling lies" ?
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    +1 on the Firefox browser & essentially no popup...

    +1 on the Firefox browser & essentially no popup ads. I do know how bad things can be for others; when I browse on my Android phone (i.e. the 'Chrome' browser), I start seeing all the crap that...
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    I use the Harvey Deprimer;...

    I use the Harvey Deprimer;
    https://harveydeprimer.com/

    It is /stout/, and even decaps WWII USGI M2 cases w/ crimped & corroded-in primers.
    I never break decapping pins any more, that's for sure....
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    WTS I'll take this, thx

    I'll take this, thx
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    Subsonic handloads, borderline. Some of the...

    Subsonic handloads, borderline. Some of the .38Spl factory loads were actually pretty loud - even through a suppressor.
    Supersonic .357Mag - "What?" :-/

    I have a pic of my 77/357 somewhere, but...
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    Since you mentioned 9mm; the best thing I've...

    Since you mentioned 9mm; the best thing I've found about the relatively-lightweight, aluminum-bodied handgun suppressors, is that they can be fantastic for a completely different role:


    9mm...
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    Having a half-dozen or so, I cannot overemphasize...

    Having a half-dozen or so, I cannot overemphasize the importance of minimizing FRP - "first round 'pop'"; this being the hardest metric to chart, so you sort of have to go over reviews.
    One of my...
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    Honestly, one of my favorite activities is...

    Honestly, one of my favorite activities is swapping scopes on rifles; most of the time I don't even get to sight them in before changing things around again. :-/
    But have never put a ring mark on a...
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    I'm crazy about 44Mag rifles and have more than...

    I'm crazy about 44Mag rifles and have more than I'd care to admit; but I confess that I wasn't expecting an AR running that ctg.:popcorn:
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    That is a very interesting post, 35 Rem; thx.

    That is a very interesting post, 35 Rem; thx.
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    "Poof - No Eyebrows" by Pat McManus comes to...

    "Poof - No Eyebrows" by Pat McManus comes to mind. :-)

    https://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=346552
  25. I know that if I was manufacturing revolvers with...

    I know that if I was manufacturing revolvers with 0.011" cylinder gaps, I would /certainly/ state that 0.010" gaps were not excessive. :roll:
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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