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    Broadside at the high shoulder/spine area gives...

    Broadside at the high shoulder/spine area gives about a 5” “bullseye” and will drop deer and pigs where they stand… in their own shadow… DRT every time. I’ve always had total pass through with 30/30,...
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    12-15 grains of Unique pushing an RCBS 300 or...

    12-15 grains of Unique pushing an RCBS 300 or Ranch Dog 350 is danged quiet out of a 34” Sharps, and accurate to boot. Deadly at my normal range… under 100 feet.
    Shorter barrel guide guns are...
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    The only snake that raises my attention is the...

    The only snake that raises my attention is the snake that surprises me.
    Even then, I’ll gather my wits and normally just move em out of my way.
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    Poll: For once... the poll got it RIGHT!!!

    For once... the poll got it RIGHT!!!
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    I’m a bit late to this thread. I must...

    I’m a bit late to this thread.
    I must respectfully and profoundly disagree with mnewcomb59 regarding velocity hardness, and tracking.
    The Lee mentioned, along with comparable gas check designs...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    RCBS 300 ( casts 310-315 depending on alloy) or...

    RCBS 300 ( casts 310-315 depending on alloy) or 400 ( these can start to hurt) When loaded both RCBS bullets have the same profile and feed well.
  7. Forum: Cast Boolits

    If you're just testing..... What quantity are...

    If you're just testing.....
    What quantity are you looking for?
    What are your specs, etc.
    Alloy preferred? Recommendations needed?
    Plain base? Gas Checked?
    Sized? unsized?
    Tumble lube, grease...
  8. Forum: Our Town

    Had my right side replaced six years ago. As...

    Had my right side replaced six years ago. As others have said its not too bad.
    you'll be up waling the halls about the time you wake up, a 2-3 of weeks VERY carefully navigating the house with a...
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    Forum: Our Town

    North Texas Casters!

    I'm rekindling my casting after some few years of diversion by life event.
    The IHMSA Club at Dinosaur Valley died a few years back, Jobs took casting cohorts to far northwest, or the far East
    PM me...
  10. You could bump that load to 9 or 9.5 Unique and...

    You could bump that load to 9 or 9.5 Unique and still be in the "Way Safe" mid range area according to the Lyman manual (#47).
    You'd be surprised to see the difference it can make, particularly if...
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    AMEN. Praise the message: DAYLIGHT TRANSFER!...

    AMEN.
    Praise the message: DAYLIGHT TRANSFER!
    SHouder/spine junction area doesn't tear up meat (beside the hole), and always provided a drop in their own shadow.
  12. AMEN!!!! at about 1500 fps from a Sharps or...

    AMEN!!!! at about 1500 fps from a Sharps or Rolling Block, or Ruger.
    Accurate, deadly, with a shoulder/spine placement , = DRT every time...No tracking.
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    Any gas checked 158+ SWC, or a light flat point...

    Any gas checked 158+ SWC, or a light flat point from a .35 Remington.
    Any of the above that shoots well in your gun, and limit shots to 50 yards. (Mine are normally more like 50 feet... Texas...
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    All the suggestions above are very good. I have...

    All the suggestions above are very good.
    I have both the RCBS 270 and the Lee 300. I can't refer to target accuracy, but can guarantee great results from Marlins and Ruger Blackhawks/Redhawks.
    Nine...
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    In Marlins or Winnies any of the popular cast...

    In Marlins or Winnies any of the popular cast designs from 150 through 180 grains will perform fine at 1800fps +/-.
    I am referring to the designs from RCBS, Lyman, Lee, Ranch Dog/NOE, or Seaco.
    I...
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    Buy? Nope... How about 2x caddies of Unique and...

    Buy? Nope...
    How about 2x caddies of Unique and a case of RL7 found in a bulk purchase of a friends collection close out... along with 10k primers?
    Any body need 38/40 components?
    How about a...
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    One.... Only one shot Hunt with a single shot......

    One.... Only one shot
    Hunt with a single shot...
    Shoulder placement or pass...
    Life can be simple.
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    What? More than one? perhaps my grandad is...

    What? More than one?
    perhaps my grandad is responsible, as we couldn't hunt the next year if we needed more than one shot.
    We were sent out with single shot rifles and given two rounds.... with the...
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    Proper aging makes a HUGE improvement in venison...

    Proper aging makes a HUGE improvement in venison flavor and texture.
    I prefer aging a whole carcass 5-7 days at 38 degrees when I have access to a walk-in cooler,
    but have had success with primal...
  20. Hurts my head. At 70, I've taken a pile of deer...

    Hurts my head.
    At 70, I've taken a pile of deer and pigs with cast bullets... .30, .357, .45 Colt, 45/70.
    Never have had to trail one.. more often than not, DRT with a shoulder shot.
    Full...
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    That load is a sweet one for 350-400 grain...

    That load is a sweet one for 350-400 grain bullets.
    In a 13 pound Sharps there is about zero recoil, great accuracy beyond 100 yards and will kill about anything it hits.
    Out of a 34" barrel it's...
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    I've used the RCBS 165-SIL on all sorts of...

    I've used the RCBS 165-SIL on all sorts of critters up to 300 pound pigs in a .308 and a TC in 30/30.
    No Magic, no surprises, just dead critters.
    Alloy is roughly Lyman #2, at times heat treated,...
  23. Thread: 35 Remington ?

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    If you have a bullet designed fr a gas check, use...

    If you have a bullet designed fr a gas check, use it. It's cheap insurance and takes a lot of guess work out of your cast bullet loadings.
    In .30/30, .32, and .35, routinely run whatever is in the...
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    Old friends

    In high school I bought the hunting rifle of a friend's mother. It's a Savage 99E in .308, wearing a 4x "International " scope from the late 50's.
    That's 53 years ago.
    I didn't have time to sight...
  25. Thread: My 12 cent doe

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    Folks need to understand that high velocity...

    Folks need to understand that high velocity simply is not needed.... shot placement counts!
    Congratulations!!
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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