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    Forum: Leverguns

    cimerron 73 win clone

    I'm shooting the above rifle in 45 colt cal. and even with different powders (mostly slower) am finding the cases with heavy black streaks on one side. Is this normal? Do I need a faster powder or...
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    Forum: Our Town

    A kind offer to help

    I am somewhat ashamed to write this post. Some time ago (maybe a year or so) I posted a theme involving gas checks, and the high cost thereof, and wanting to shoot loads without them. A very nice...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I believe one of the good things about the 311299...

    I believe one of the good things about the 311299 bullet is that its long nose is designed to go into the lands while the base is designed to seal the bullet in the bore. I have read that seating...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I guess I’ll just start over. I plan to take a...

    I guess I’ll just start over. I plan to take a 311299 sized to .310 and place it in the breach of my B 78 and push it into the lands so that it is 1/16 in front of the case mouth. The primed case...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    trying breach seating.............

    Catch here again…..I want to try some 311299 breach seated in my B78 single shot chambered for 30-06. I want to keep the speed down to 32 40 levels. I would like to use smokeless, perhaps 2400,...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    long cast bullet in short neck

    I am shooting cast in a Browning B78, and wondering how the longer bullets are affected in accuracy when the bullet is seated below the neck in the 30 06 cartridge. Does it make any difference if...
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    Thanks guys. Now I'll really have somewhere to...

    Thanks guys. Now I'll really have somewhere to start having a good time...................
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    squib loads in 1885 reproduction

    I have a high wall 1885 single shot reproduction in 30 06 and would like to shoot some cast bullets without gas checks (can’t afford them) at about 1300 fps. I am 85 now and a little tired of...
  9. Proper length for 45 Colt used in Win 73 clones

    The Winchester 73 repros in 45 Colt caliber will hang up if the cartridges are the wrong length. I hope those that load these will share their ideas of the correct length. I have settled on 1.600...
  10. slower powders in the Win 73 clones for 45 Colt

    My Cimarron Win 73 repro is not doing well with the 200 gr lead slug, averaging 3 in or more at 50 yds and poor to miserable at 100. Could be at my old age, maybe I just can't shoot any more, but...
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    identifing zinc before it goes in the lead pot

    I am still using wheel weights as my main source of lead. I don't want to mess with zinc but am aware that it is a problem. What is the best way to tell zinc from lead weights? I want to keep them...
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    Great help!! Thanks so much for your...

    Great help!! Thanks so much for your info...........Catch
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    Green Dot safety ?

    I have 3 old canisters of Hercules Green Dot. I have had it quite a while, and wonder if it is safe in a 38 special behind a 160 grain cast round nose. At 84 I tend to forget things but I seem to...
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    Mossberg M4D operation

    I recently purchased a 40s or 50s vintage Mossberg M4D 4 power telescope. It is in beautiful condition, and the rubber eyepiece is like new. It is clear and required only a minor cleanup to look...
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    want vintage scope

    I have two vintage rifles that were damaged in a fire, and while they have been restored I need to purchase a replacement scope for each of them. I have visited DEWAYNE GREINER rifle scope business...
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    I was 10 and shot a rock on the ice on Grandma's...

    I was 10 and shot a rock on the ice on Grandma's pond with a Hopkins and Allen 25 Caliber rimfire falling block single shot. I hit it and I wish I had that gun now.............Catch
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    .45 pistol loads for 160 gr .452 slug

    Just scored some 160 gr .452 slugs and don't have a loads for the 45 Colt or the 45 ACP auto. Didn't know they cast them that small. Do any of you folks have a favorite load for this bullet in...
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    Dirty Marlin Ballard

    I am tired of cleaning the black powder crud from my old original Marlin Ballard. It is chambered for the 45-100 Ballard Express cartridge and I have shot it for years with some success and fun. ...
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    What kind of chronograph should I consider

    I have an old Delta Chrony chronograph that quit the other day without any noticeable reason. It was always rather picky about light conditions but I managed to work "with" it. Not any more.
    When...
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    The one I lost in the fire was an old (40 yrs)...

    The one I lost in the fire was an old (40 yrs) RCBS. The threads on the die holder cap were worn out. Too fine.......... and the hex end of the lube res. shaft was worn out. Amazon has an RCBS for...
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    RCBS or Lyman lube sizer?

    Lost my old lube sizer in a fire, but still have about 25 usable dies. I would like the members advice on the choice between the Lyman model and the RCBS units or any other one that will use the old...
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    I wonder if you could use a 25 caliber bullet at...

    I wonder if you could use a 25 caliber bullet at 60 grains and paper patch it from .258 up to .264? One way to try a much lighter bullet?
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    When I first purchased my tumbler, I noticed that...

    When I first purchased my tumbler, I noticed that the motor had a slight vibration up and down on the non belt end. As it progressed in the cycle it seemed to get worse now and then and I turned it...
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    Thanks guys for a lot of good information. I now...

    Thanks guys for a lot of good information. I now feel like I have a place to start from.........
  25. Thread: Accurate #9C

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    My research over the chrono seems to bear out...

    My research over the chrono seems to bear out that it is a little slower than ordinary #9. It seems to be close to 2400. 44 Mag, do you use a mag primer with yours? Thanks for the answers...
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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