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    gandydancer, make it a Canadian Beer, Eh!!!!

    gandydancer, make it a Canadian Beer, Eh!!!!
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    Quick note, Law comes into effect tonight...

    Quick note, Law comes into effect tonight midnight April 5, my gun collection just doubled!!!!
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    Freedom in Canada Long gun registry ended

    The bill to end the long gun registry passed the Senate today, 50 to 27 in favor, now just Royal Assent (signed by the GG). After 17 years of fighting, Canadian Gun owners have won a victory!! Now on...
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    I get more enjoyment out of hunting with my kids,...

    I get more enjoyment out of hunting with my kids, that if I shot a huge Buck. My family is my everything, if we can't do it as a family, we don't do it. I enjoy their success way more than my own,...
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    14 year old's hunting season.

    This is my oldest girl's 3rd year hunting and she had a good one. No cast boolits, had to sell my guns to pay the bills, haven't worked in a year, but my girl put meat in the fridge with a friends...
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    P-14 Enfield in .303 Brit "Long Bow"

    P-14 Enfield in .303 Brit "Long Bow"
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    Making 500g Lee work in Marlin GG

    This is what I want to do, shorten Hornady 45-70 Brass until 500g Lee boolit seated at the crimp grove will function through the action. Can I use existing load data for Marlin 45-70? I will use...
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    44-40 Kills Deer Dead

    Last night, Oct 5, I was gathering the materials to build a ground blind, when I notice a Whitetail Buck watching me. He was standing down hill, close to a waterhole, looking like he had just walked...
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    Nrut, no my dealer only stocks flavour of the...

    Nrut, no my dealer only stocks flavour of the week, anything else, he will order in, if he can get it. These WSSM's were never a hot seller, so he never stocked them.
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    .223 Wssm & .243 Wssm

    My gun dealer told me today, that Browning as stopped making rifles for these cartridges and that Winchester will be stopping production of the ammo this year. So if you have one of these, maybe...
  11. Thread: 45-70 Gov.

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    Yes, TC, I am using a Lee REAL in my 45-70. As...

    Yes, TC, I am using a Lee REAL in my 45-70. As cast it is to small but I beagle the mould with a double strip of tape and then size to .460 to fit my fired cases. Shoots like hotcakes. Have never...
  12. Thread: 45-70 Gov.

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    45-70 Gov.

    My favorite fun load for my Marlin 1895GG in 45-70
    16g Trail Boss/210g REAL HCWW
    1465 fps, can shoot all day, eh!

    Favorite hunting load
    54g Varget/425g Lee HCWW
    1660 fps, sight in at 100yds,...
  13. Thread: .375 Win.

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    .375 Win.

    Favorite FUN load for my Winchester 1894BB in .375 Win
    9g Trail Boss/255g Lee PLTA(pure lead, tin added) boolit
    1030 FPS, sight in at 50yds, 8" low at a 100yds, one min. of Rabbit(their
    big up...
  14. Thread: 44-40/38-40

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    The loads I have developed for my 7.5" Peacemaker...

    The loads I have developed for my 7.5" Peacemaker in 44-40
    6.3g Trail Boss/200g boolit, chrony at 670 FPS (my favorite eh)
    8g Unique/200g boolit, chrony at 880 FPS (second favorite eh)
    30g/vol...
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    44 Mag twist rate

    Which is a better twist rate in a 44 Mag rifle, 1 in 38 or 1 in 20? Will shoot cast boolits from 200g to 310g and in between. Speed , cowboy to hunting. Distance, 10 to 100 yards. This is the...
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    Convert Steyr m95 to 45-70 ?

    I was just thinking about converting a surplus rifle to 45-70, and the Steyr m95 in 8x56R can be had for $90. Has anyone done this/and what did the job require?? Thanks EH!
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    Can we trust Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook

    The reason I ask is, the load data for the 44-40 states that max load for handguns using Unique is 10.9g. In the rifle section, the max load for 44-40 using Unique is 10.5g. Test handgun is Colt...
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    So, if I were to buy 50 new winchester 30-06...

    So, if I were to buy 50 new winchester 30-06 cases, load 25 to a start load, shoot them, then neck size this fireformed brass, that was shot in my rifle. The volume of the fire formed brass is going...
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    My mistake I didn't mean to just load at max with...

    My mistake I didn't mean to just load at max with out starting at min and working up.eh. Meant that once u have reached max load in the manual that if u neck size at that point or seat boolit out, u...
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    Volume change in neck size only, eh

    I was thinking about pressure diff in your brass when you neck size only. You will have larger volume with neck size only then full length sizing, because of chamber diff. That being said, if u load...
  21. Thread: water drop

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    I water drop my ww and they drop at .433 eh. I...

    I water drop my ww and they drop at .433 eh. I then size them to .427 for my 44-40 and they remain HARD. So go ahead and size away, you can't soften then up by sizing eh. God bless
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    7.26MAN Try a combo pure lead/ww Boolit, it as...

    7.26MAN
    Try a combo pure lead/ww Boolit, it as been posted here before, the ins and outs and howtoos eh. I can't recall the post or author but u just have to put the prue lead in mould first. Let it...
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    My .303 would shoot all over the place untill I...

    My .303 would shoot all over the place untill I tried using filler eh. I would use what ever amount of powder for the load and then fill the case to the bottom of the neck with COW and compress it...
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    Well guys, shot Pietta 44-40 with 777 FFFg, eh....

    Well guys, shot Pietta 44-40 with 777 FFFg, eh. Can't get BP so had to use pretend BP. WOW this thing really packs a wop, eh! What I did was fill the case to where the bullet stops when seated. This...
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    Pietta 1873 44-40 Eh!

    I bought a Pietta 1873 44-40, nickle plated with 7.5 ' barrel, eh. My first sixgun:-D Does anyone have such a beast? WHAT IS A GOOD LOAD FOR FUN? What is the life expectancy if I stick to fun loads....
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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