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    I don't have all the experience I would like in...

    I don't have all the experience I would like in this area but this is what I think.
    First off, you need .002" neck clearance minimum. Then work back from there. You have to know chamber neck...
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    How far is west?

    How far is west?
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    One poster said, "Ask what size groups they are...

    One poster said, "Ask what size groups they are shooting." This is akin to an old adage from racing, "The Bullsh*t stops when the green flag drops"! A military rife chambered to reliably chamber...
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    When volume casting I used to pour from a bottom...

    When volume casting I used to pour from a bottom pour pot while keeping a supply of molten lead in a separate dipper pot. When needed I used a ladle to move metal to top off the "pour" pot. Worked...
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    When volume casting I used to pour from a bottom...

    When volume casting I used to pour from a bottom pour pot while keeping a supply of molten lead in a separate dipper pot. When needed I used a ladle to move metal to top off the "pour" pot. Worked...
  6. Thread: Modified Ed's Red

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    From the horse's mouth, or keypad, the original...

    From the horse's mouth, or keypad, the original intent of the acetone:
    A stage in production of nitrocellulose powder is "lacquer". That's right, the stuff high-end guitars are finished with. The...
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    I had a .25-20 (thought it was 23B) that I had...

    I had a .25-20 (thought it was 23B) that I had D&T'd for scope bases. My long-time best friend now has it. My current 23 is an A (.22LR) to which someone long ago added a scope base with the rimfire...
  8. Thread: Finney trigger

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    Finney trigger

    I recently bought a Finney Featherweight Deluxe (side safety) to install on a M1916 Mauser action. The trigger is #303 which Finney specs for M95, M96 Mausers. Installed on the action the sear...
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    But you don't have to buy a caseholder for every...

    But you don't have to buy a caseholder for every cartridge. One caseholder fits .30-06 family, .25-06, 6.5-06, .270, .280, .338-06, .35 Whelen. Same for .308 based cartridges, and so on.
    After using...
  10. Thread: New cartridges.

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    I, personally, think a cartridge or gun is bad or...

    I, personally, think a cartridge or gun is bad or unnecessary just because they are new nor do I think an old one is good because it is old. Or vice versa. There are ways of getting things done that...
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    I think that with smokeless powder it likely...

    I think that with smokeless powder it likely takes much less lube than we might think. For some years I shot a 220 gr plainbase spritzer with 3 shallow lube grooves from my .32-40. I was able to...
  12. Thread: New cartridges.

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    [QUOTE=Bazoo;4754527]Interesting responses. I...

    [QUOTE=Bazoo;4754527]Interesting responses. I got a buddy that was all interested in the 6.5 creedmoor. He asked me about it and then seemed to regret asking when I told him what I thought of it...
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    I have no problem with the plethora of new...

    I have no problem with the plethora of new cartridges. They do one thing very well - entice people to buy new guns to shoot them in and that keeps gunmakers in business. I do have my own thoughts...
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    The bolt head was removed and a visual inspection...

    The bolt head was removed and a visual inspection done. Before removing and after replacing the bolt head firing pin protrusion was checked. The nose of the pin is smooth, radiuses and free of...
  15. Thread: Help please?

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    Help please?

    I have need to know ACTUAL diameter of currently produced unfired 8mm Mauser or .30-06 cases as measured just ahead of the extractor groove. What I'm after is (without having to buy brass just to...
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    You will have to have a bullet that fits, however...

    You will have to have a bullet that fits, however you get there. There is a smidgeon of truth to the old adage that soft lead will "bump up to fit" with black powder but if you want accuracy the same...
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    Can someone casting/shooting the Lee 358-200-RF...

    Can someone casting/shooting the Lee 358-200-RF tell me what diameter in drops in COWW or #2 alloy?
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    Make it count my friend!

    Make it count my friend!
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    I find it interesting that just prior to WWI the...

    I find it interesting that just prior to WWI the .455 was loaded with a "wadcutter" bullet but during the War used the earlier RN bullet. Must have been deemed more humane. Like when you need to kill...
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    Great article! My Mk VI is a 1917 and is...

    Great article!

    My Mk VI is a 1917 and is "shaved". I picked it at a gun show for $50 because someone had left a ring in the barrel. I "bet" 50 bucks it would still shoot acceptable groups. Firing...
  21. Thread: "Powder" leading?

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    This raises a question in my mind I have thought...

    This raises a question in my mind I have thought about a good bit lately. What happens to powder coat in the barrel? If copper/copper jacketed bullets foul the bore, and they do, why not powder...
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    Any Webley Shooters Here?

    If you shoot a .455 Mk VI what is your bullet diameter?
    I have fired my Mk VI some, mostly with my .45 ACP H&G 68 target loads and a few light loads with a SWC intended for .45 Colt. I thought...
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    Had a .30 Carbine Blackhawk 30 years ago. Don't...

    Had a .30 Carbine Blackhawk 30 years ago. Don't recall why I let it go. I do recall this; forget carbine, remember revolver ( in terms of bullet fit, etc) and go about loading as if it were a .32-20....
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    The only thing I disagree with Elmer Kieth on...

    The only thing I disagree with Elmer Kieth on here is required hardness of bullets for semiautomatic pistols. Really hard (lino-hard) bullets won't hurt and may be necessary in some milsurp semi auto...
  25. Thread: .223 Handi

    by DonH
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    Thanks for this post. Velocities from .22LR and...

    Thanks for this post. Velocities from .22LR and .22WRM are my goal and enjoyable paper-punching or little critters the intended use.
    I have Red Dot, sounds like as good a place to start as any.
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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