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    https://youtu.be/sgkWXOSGmOQ Song: Here In This...

    https://youtu.be/sgkWXOSGmOQ
    Song: Here In This Place
    Artist: Christopher Grundy
  2. "used"

    "used"
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    Built on a 1903 Springfield action, an early...

    Built on a 1903 Springfield action, an early example of a match rifle in 30.06

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    238454

    (And how is everyone making them bigger inside the post?)
  4. Olympic

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    On the top of an old 30.06 Palma rifle.
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    I was on the line when an early Rock Island '03...

    I was on the line when an early Rock Island '03 failed. It did not blow up, but after a shot, on extraction, a good sized piece of the top of the receiver just fell off. Inspection of the metal under...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Adding a New Caliber

    I've been casting and reloading for about a decade. I'm not doing anything unusual, staying in the mid-ranges on loads, trying to be meticulous about the process, etc.

    Recently purchased a Ruger...
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    Forum: Our Chapel

    I joined the forum for the knowledge base. When I...

    I joined the forum for the knowledge base. When I started casting, I was in need of trained help, and I found it here. I stayed because of the community. It's like I'm listening to friends at my...
  8. Thread: Dead lyman 4500

    by ASM826
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    Mal, Great repair. I have one in pieces and am...

    Mal,

    Great repair. I have one in pieces and am going to follow your example.
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    I cut the FMJ cases with a large set of wire...

    I cut the FMJ cases with a large set of wire cutters. You just have to break through the jacket in one spot. Lead melts, jackets float.
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    I haven't (yet) had this problem, but I had a...

    I haven't (yet) had this problem, but I had a friend with a Dillon that was loading .45ACP and let the powder hopper run out. The empties were mixed in with the good. This method would have helped...
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    Scrap Bullets, Wheel Weights, and Time

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    Fluxed and ready for the small pot. This was from the last of the wheel weights I had acquired, which is a good thing, and it adds to the pile of ready ingots.
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    I don't know if you married, Fred, but if you...

    I don't know if you married, Fred, but if you are... She is going to hear some variation of, "I'm so sorry for your loss, Fred always told me to make sure I helped you take care of all the gun...
  13. Thread: lucky find

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    Pushed it back to the top where I got to read it,...

    Pushed it back to the top where I got to read it, too.
  14. Thread: Put one up !

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    Forum: Our Chapel

    From Luke 24, timely because it is Easter week....

    From Luke 24, timely because it is Easter week. "And they recognized Jesus in the breaking of the bread."

    13 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven...
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    Titegroup has been my powder of choice for both...

    Titegroup has been my powder of choice for both 9mm and .45ACP for years (3? 4? at least). All with cast. I'm not making anything to go all that fast, but leading is not a problem.
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    Hickok, My 30 year old son died the same way...

    Hickok,

    My 30 year old son died the same way last November. You are absolutely right when you say Depression is a disease and sometimes it is a fatal disease.

    My prayers for you and your...
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    Just getting back online after a loss

    Went to the range for the first time this year yesterday afternoon. While loading up, I realized I need to get back to reloading (or start buying). Thinking about reloading made me remember I hadn't...
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    My 30 year old son died Nov. 4th, 2015, also from...

    My 30 year old son died Nov. 4th, 2015, also from suicide.

    Prayers for you, as I do know.
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    I shoot a lot of cast 200 gr SWC .45 through a...

    I shoot a lot of cast 200 gr SWC .45 through a Springfield. It's not a Range Officer model, but if I was in the market for a 9mm 1911, the Springfield would be one I would consider. Besides, you...
  20. Thread: 30/06

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    Thanks Outpost75, I have been shooting cast in my...

    Thanks Outpost75, I have been shooting cast in my '03 and wondering how they would do in a Garand. I'm going to use your dope as a starting point.
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    If I had got going, I would likely have about 200...

    If I had got going, I would likely have about 200 of them and being trying to decide if i was going to try loading some or just dump that back in with the sprue for next time.
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    A cubic inch of lead (1x1x1) weighs 6.55 oz.,...

    A cubic inch of lead (1x1x1) weighs 6.55 oz., zinc is 4.1 oz.
    http://www.aqua-calc.com/page/density-table/substance/lead&density-chkbox-materials=on&density-chkbox-foods=on&density-chkbox-gravels=on
  23. Thread: Old Time Lube

    by ASM826
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    Forum: Boolit Lube !

    Fifty dollars for an empty box:!: I would give...

    Fifty dollars for an empty box:!:

    I would give one of these boxes to someone if they wanted it for a collection. I'm not afflicted with a collecting habit, I accumulate stuff to use it.
  24. Thread: Old Time Lube

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    Forum: Boolit Lube !

    Thanks, guys. It gets used this fall.

    Thanks, guys. It gets used this fall.
  25. Thread: Old Time Lube

    by ASM826
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    Forum: Boolit Lube !

    Old Time Lube

    Old Lyman and Javelina stick lube, found in a box of lube sticks. Thought some of you would like to see a picture. I don't know if I should use it because it's good lube and it would be right to...
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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