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    We have heavy clay soil here with the occasional...

    We have heavy clay soil here with the occasional flat limestone rock. My tractor is 38hp and a six foot tiller will definitely not break new ground in one pass. I did a couple of sections of pasture...
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    The Eastwood Ford light blue and architectural...

    The Eastwood Ford light blue and architectural bronze both work great for shake and bake. I bought one of their orange varieties (v-twin) and it didn’t coat worth a darn.
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    Forum: Our Town

    I have a GWACS integrated lower and love it, but...

    I have a GWACS integrated lower and love it, but it was designed from the beginning to be a polymer gun. The ones that simply copy the aluminum design in polymer tend to snap off at the receiver...
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    I’ve been told by people I trust that using rifle...

    I’ve been told by people I trust that using rifle primers in pistol rounds is OK as long as (1) you adjust your load to account for the greater amount of priming compound and (2) your gun has...
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    Forum: Our Town

    Johnson’s paste wax is a good choice for wood and...

    Johnson’s paste wax is a good choice for wood and metal guns.
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    Forum: Our Town

    I’ve been shopping with Midway since shortly...

    I’ve been shopping with Midway since shortly after it became legal to mail reloading components again back in the 80s. I still generally check with them first when I order things and then compare...
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    Forum: Our Town

    I bought a 9” South Bend made sometime in the 30s...

    I bought a 9” South Bend made sometime in the 30s from a guy off Craigslist a few years ago. I’ve watched a few videos and read some books, but mostly have learned by trial and (a lot of) error. Slow...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I have a Glenfield Model 60 that my mother gave...

    I have a Glenfield Model 60 that my mother gave me as a Christmas present that’s still floating around out there, along with a 7.35 Carcano. You can probably guess which one I would like to have back...
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    Forum: Our Town

    If you are going to epoxy the handles take the...

    If you are going to epoxy the handles take the time to file a couple of sharp grooves into the tang first. This provides a couple of surfaces for the epoxy to lock into and makes them harder to pull...
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    Email sent for 1000
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    Sticky: I made myself a HP holding tray using a cookie...

    I made myself a HP holding tray using a cookie sheet and some #4 sheet metal screws. Here is the first use of it with plain base NOE 247 hp and Eastwood Ford light blue. I like the idea of the bases...
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    Where I shoot they have a few of those and guys...

    Where I shoot they have a few of those and guys being their own furring strips and cardboard to use for ‘close quarters combat’ targets since the closest permanent target stands are 25 yards. What...
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    Forum: Boolit Lube !

    Sticky: I can't give you a number because I didn't own a...

    I can't give you a number because I didn't own a chronograph at the time, but before I owned a sizer I used to shoot a Lee 400 grain bullet lubed with straight LLA out of of a microgroove Marlin...
  14. My experience has been that I only notice recoil...

    My experience has been that I only notice recoil when shooting at the range. I never feel the recoil when shooting at a deer.
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    ^^^^ Thats an important point. There’s a real...

    ^^^^ Thats an important point. There’s a real difference between TC and TC-W oils. Water cooled outboards run a lot cooler than air cooled stuff. Don’t run outboard oil in your saws or trimmers if...
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    I have two McCulloch saws and an Echo. McCulloch...

    I have two McCulloch saws and an Echo. McCulloch went out of business so that’s not an option. I have to replace the fuel lines every few years when they get hard and crack. The oiler stopped working...
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    None of your photos are showing for me.
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    A Form 1 silencer can be passed on to your heirs...

    A Form 1 silencer can be passed on to your heirs on a Form 5 no differently that a commercial Form 4 can.
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    I thought that was Brian Enos.

    I thought that was Brian Enos.
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    I went about 10 years without casting and when I...

    I went about 10 years without casting and when I started up again I discovered I couldn’t just drive to the scrapyard and buy lead like I used to. After exhausting all the possible local sources,...
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    A lot of people who coat fishing lures and jig...

    A lot of people who coat fishing lures and jig heads use the fluid bed because they can hold the part by the hook and dip it into the powder. I'm not sure how that would work with bullets.
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    Forum: Boolit Lube !

    Sticky: My first attempt at making lube was a 50% mix of...

    My first attempt at making lube was a 50% mix of gulf wax paraffin and white lithium grease. After a few shots you could barely hold onto a revolver! This was the lube that allowed me to experience...
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    When I was little (1960s) my dad had a Montgomery...

    When I was little (1960s) my dad had a Montgomery Ward mower that had a folding crank on the cowel above the flywheel. You would unfold it and give it several cranks which wound a coil spring, then...
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    Forum: Our Town

    Or a killing hammer like they used to use in...

    Or a killing hammer like they used to use in slaughterhouses.

    I shot a carp in the head with a 22 pistol once. Once. I smelled like carp brains all day, even after I wiped off most of the goo.
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    It probably varies by maker. On my Lawn Boy...

    It probably varies by maker. On my Lawn Boy there's a ground switch as well as a brake.



    I must disagree about not being able to spin them fast enough to start. There's no gear ratio built into...
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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