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    I don't own a 7.5x55 Swiss rifle & have never...

    I don't own a 7.5x55 Swiss rifle & have never loaded for one. However, there is some info in the Hodgdon data manual that I think you should be aware of. According to this info, of the 2...
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    goodsteel, Frankly, I feel your above comment...

    goodsteel,

    Frankly, I feel your above comment was in poor taste. Why do you feel the need to ridicule people?
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    Here here!

    Here here!
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    Well, I'm not Ray Charles & I'm not trying to be...

    Well, I'm not Ray Charles & I'm not trying to be difficult here. I just don't see how a post about where I get MY powder from is related to my response to a post about someone calling EVERYONE a...
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    Hmm, I honestly don't see the connection, could...

    Hmm, I honestly don't see the connection, could you please point out what's funny?
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    As far as I know RCBS is still cherry cutting...

    As far as I know RCBS is still cherry cutting their molds. You're right though, an off center lathe-bored mold would be a real mother to get bullets out of. You might have some fun with kids though -...
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    I'm not "assuming" anything about you, I'm not...

    I'm not "assuming" anything about you, I'm not making GENERAL assumptions here. I'm making a specific rebuttal to what you posted, there is NO hypocrisy in that. It's true I don't know you, but I can...
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    NO, we are NOT "all cheapskates", in the first...

    NO, we are NOT "all cheapskates", in the first place, people don't just make their own bullets & ammo just to save money, maybe that's YOUR only reason, but don't assume so for the rest of us. By...
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    Jeff H, maybe there wasn't any ammonia around,...

    Jeff H, maybe there wasn't any ammonia around, but that "green crud" you mention seems to indicate there was SOMETHING they had been exposed to causing corrosion.
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    Well, while the exact WHY is something I'm sure...

    Well, while the exact WHY is something I'm sure we'd both love to know, unless you have some rather sophisticated testing equipment, we may never know the real answer. Like you, anytime I encounter a...
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    Mice are incontinent or at least, they urinate...

    Mice are incontinent or at least, they urinate everywhere they go, if one had just crawled over the container, styrofoam tray or desiccant packs before the container was sealed, you could have gotten...
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    Something more than aging going on there. I've...

    Something more than aging going on there. I've shot old cartridges with no problems & I've pulled bullets from rounds older than that, with no cracking. I have "collector" cartridges over 100 yr.s...
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    The Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook #4 contains .223...

    The Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook #4 contains .223 Rem load data for several powders with the 60gr. Saeco #221, no other 60gr. bullets are listed, there is no data for bullets exceeding 60gr. It...
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    The newer Lyman manuals I mentioned in my above...

    The newer Lyman manuals I mentioned in my above post have data for the Lyman 358430 & 358315 cast "boolits".
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    It's great that you feel you've done your...

    It's great that you feel you've done your homework, so to speak & you now feel you're a "savvy consumer". I assure you that I & others posting to this thread have done OUR homework & we feel that WE...
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    The old RCBS cast bullet book has no data for the...

    The old RCBS cast bullet book has no data for the 35 Whelen. The NEWER Lyman books, both "Cast Bullet Handbook" & their "regular" reloading manual have data for the Whelen with cast, but only for a...
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    Speaking with German/Austrian "professor" accent:...

    Speaking with German/Austrian "professor" accent:

    Hmmm, ya, zat is vewwey intewesting...
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    I wonder about durability, especially under the...

    I wonder about durability, especially under the sprue plate...
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    It surprises me that that brass would be thinner...

    It surprises me that that brass would be thinner than ACP brass. As I said, I've never used their .45 AR brass. I believe though, they bill it as being made to the same standard as their .45 Colt,...
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    Jeff, Those old rimfires are interesting, when...

    Jeff,

    Those old rimfires are interesting, when loaded, yours would have looked something like this:
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    MikeS, The "official" name of that Lyman die...

    MikeS,

    The "official" name of that Lyman die is "Multi-Expand Powder Charge Die". It's a very nice, useful piece of equipment, opens the case up nicely for a good way down instead of just...
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    I've fired primers in my house before, NOWHERE...

    I've fired primers in my house before, NOWHERE near the level of a live round. Didn't bother with any hearing protection. And it didn't damage my VERY GOOD hearing. If you were in a small bathroom...
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    Yeah, you may well have a bad lot of brass there,...

    Yeah, you may well have a bad lot of brass there, if so, Starline SHOULD make it right. I use Starline myself, but have not used it in .45 AR. One thing - you might check your die adjustment, I'm...
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    Those cases may be alot more than 86 years old....

    Those cases may be alot more than 86 years old. They might date all the way back to 1902/03. When metallic cases first came out in the 19th century, many were pretty much straight copper, rather than...
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    Well, this site DOES have a "swappin' & sellin'"...

    Well, this site DOES have a "swappin' & sellin'" section...
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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