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    I'm going to have to check that out the next time...

    I'm going to have to check that out the next time I'm over that way! The wife and I generally take a cruise every year and I'm always looking for new rums. I've got a few bottles that aren't...
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    Oh yes, I know! But with an asking price of...

    Oh yes, I know! But with an asking price of $2000 I'm afraid I'm not gonna be finding out any time soon!
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    Forum: Our Town

    New Part Time Job!

    So I'll be starting a new part time job Friday. Hopefully this will help offset the cost of my little girl and let me put a few dollars toward guns and reloading again!!:kidding: The job is at our...
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    I guess I'm the odd guy today, but I've had much...

    I guess I'm the odd guy today, but I've had much better results using CCI or Federal magnum primers with H110. Winchester primers gave me lower velocities, higher extreme spreads, and spotty...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Sticky: Finally got my bench cleaned up enough to load up...

    Finally got my bench cleaned up enough to load up some test loads for my Grandad's old Model 14. 5 each of 26.5, 27.0, 27.5, 28.0, and 28.5 grains of AA2015BR. I've been handloading for around 30...
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    Poll: 2400 has been my go-to powder for .44 Magnum for...

    2400 has been my go-to powder for .44 Magnum for as long as I've been shooting and reloading for it. I have tried H110, and while I have had some successes, it has not been as accurate overall for...
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    I saw this thread at just the right time! I've...

    I saw this thread at just the right time!

    I've been planning on doing a complete cleaning of my Grandad's old 14 and maybe this will help me avoid at least one headache.

    As for functioning, my...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Attended a demonstration some years ago by a man...

    Attended a demonstration some years ago by a man who collected and restored cannons with his son. They went to schools and reenactments and talked about and fired them. He said he had examples from...
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    Last time I was there was in 2002. Thoroughly...

    Last time I was there was in 2002. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Especially the "Real Guns of Reel Heroes" exhibit. Got to meet and talk with Wayne Lapierre for a bit. Overall about the most enjoyable...
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    I work for the Georgia Department of Corrections...

    I work for the Georgia Department of Corrections and I'm working hard on getting one (or more!) transferred to me through my warden and the department during the next trade in. Being the "top shot"...
  11. I've had a couple of SBH's with the Dragoon grip...

    I've had a couple of SBH's with the Dragoon grip frame and they beat the devil out of my middle finger. Have a Bisley now, and it is a thousand percent better. I might would consider a SBH with a...
  12. Gotta add a vote for J Frame Smith. My mom...

    Gotta add a vote for J Frame Smith. My mom bought a 37 many years ago to carry in her purse or jacket pocket and wanted something lightweight. She was a fairly small woman with small hands and she...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Dang, I'm plumb happy if I can keep a whole...

    Dang, I'm plumb happy if I can keep a whole cylinder on a 8" paper plate at 50 yards with iron sights! 3 inches would have me grinning like a ******* eating briars!
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    Dan Wesson 445 SuperMag Pistol Pak. Saw one at a...

    Dan Wesson 445 SuperMag Pistol Pak. Saw one at a gun show many years ago, but didn't have the $1100 asking price. 4", 6", 8" and 10" barrels, wood and rubber grips, numerous sight blades, barrel...
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    Or you could go for the best of both worlds and...

    Or you could go for the best of both worlds and get a Dan Wesson 715!;-)
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    Saw the Red and Green at a local shop today for...

    Saw the Red and Green at a local shop today for $22.99 a can. Didn't have any of the other varieties. I started to get a can of Green, but the lack of handgun data stopped me. I know I could have...
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    This! I had to do a bit of modification to...

    This! I had to do a bit of modification to accommodate the primer tray on my MEC Sizemaster, but otherwise cut off jeans legs work great.

    Other options would be checking with Hobby Lobby or...
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    I had been wanting to try Titegroup for a while...

    I had been wanting to try Titegroup for a while and saw it at a recent gunshow for $20/lb. so I picked up a bottle. After looking through my loading manuals I think it will work well in most all of...
  19. Thread: 2400 Powder

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    I hit the gun show in Savannah this past weekend...

    I hit the gun show in Savannah this past weekend and saw loads of powder and most was marked at pretty reasonable prices. Saw 8 pounders of Unique, 2400, and several others. 1 pounders of dang near...
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    Only one. .30 Remington Model 14

    Only one.

    .30 Remington Model 14
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    Gotta agree with Markbo. The "KIDD is the best...

    Gotta agree with Markbo. The "KIDD is the best ______" response to almost every question over on Rimfire Central grates my nerves. I also agree with doing things myself. I got the Rimfire...
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    Poll: Always decap first and then tumble. Necessary? ...

    Always decap first and then tumble. Necessary? Not really, but it's the way I like to do it. I don't load thousands of rounds at a time so the extra time isn't a waste to me.
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Sticky: Cleaned a pile of my daughter's junk off my...

    Cleaned a pile of my daughter's junk off my bench. Finding out that a 2 year old generates a huge amount of detritus that invariably finds it's way into my shop and onto my reloading bench for some...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    My experience has been that cast boolits...

    My experience has been that cast boolits generally chrony about 100-125 fps faster than jacketed bulIets. The barrel can make a difference as well. Rougher barrels seem to "grab" jacketed bullets...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    Hornady makes good brass, but not so much to...

    Hornady makes good brass, but not so much to justify paying double the price of Winchester.

    I load mainly for handguns and like others have found Hornady to be short on occasion. That said,...
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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