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    RJM52, I use the RCBS 45-255-SWC and the Lee...

    RJM52, I use the RCBS 45-255-SWC and the Lee 452-255-RF. I load both with 8.5 gr / Unigue.

    The Rcbs cast heavy with 50/50 Coww/pure lead, at about 270 gr. The Lee runs right at 255 gr.
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    And again, thanks Doug! Tricks of the trade!...

    And again, thanks Doug!

    Tricks of the trade! These tips can save a lot of anguish and money. :-)
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I was using a 10% reduced charge of H335 with a...

    I was using a 10% reduced charge of H335 with a 123 gr bullet. This part of fire forming went fine, but after one or two firings of the formed case with a worked-up load with IMR 8028 and a 123...
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    Thanks Doug, very good idea!:smile:

    Thanks Doug, very good idea!:smile:
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    New Ruger Blackhawk .45 Colt

    Just bought a new Ruger Blackhawk .45 Colt, with 4.6" barrel. Lately I have had some trials and tribulations with new Blackhawks, but Ruger Inc fixed my last one very nicely!

    This will be my 6th...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Count me in the "Grendel Camp." Great...

    Count me in the "Grendel Camp." Great cartridge!

    One question for those here, why does the primer pocket get loose when firing forming 7.62x39 brass to Grendel?

    Every 7.62 x 39 I fireform to...
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    Forum: Our Chapel

    God's speed, blessings and protection for you!...

    God's speed, blessings and protection for you! May souls come to eternal salvation through faith in Christ Jesus!
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Works for me! I can use the Lee collet crimper...

    Works for me!

    I can use the Lee collet crimper on .44 magnum loads in a lever-action rifle and crimp boolits on front driving band of a SWC or anywhere on a RNFP to make them cycle in various...
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    Forum: Our Chapel

    Prayers in the Name of Christ Jesus for Sue and...

    Prayers in the Name of Christ Jesus for Sue and her health.
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    Amen.

    Amen.
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    Bazoo, your experience mimics mine. Simply...

    Bazoo, your experience mimics mine.

    Simply changing to the Hogue grip improved my grouping.

    Thumbcocker, it would be interesting to see a set of wooden Hogue monogrips worked down, to a nice...
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    Hogue Grips on SBH

    This is probably pretty apparent to most here, but would just like give a heads-up about Hogue grips on my Super Blackhawk.

    I have owned two other SBH .44's over the years (with the square trigger...
  13. Thread: Hello!

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    Hello from West Virginia!

    Hello from West Virginia!
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    I have one of the new Marljn/Rugers in .44...

    I have one of the new Marljn/Rugers in .44 magnum. It is excellent,... .430" at the grooves and it feeds Lyman #429421 seated to the crimp just like Elmer designed it to be used!
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    Amen to all the prayers of the believers for this...

    Amen to all the prayers of the believers for this family.
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    Unique....also in .40 S&W, .45 Colt, and...

    Unique....also in .40 S&W, .45 Colt, and mid-range .357, and mid-range .44 magnum.

    Makes logistics easier! But, "I am a man,...I can change...I guess...if I have too!" (Red Green words of...
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    Size the boolits to .358" and give them a try. ...

    Size the boolits to .358" and give them a try.

    After sizing, boolits will sometimes spring back slightly depending on the alloy, .0003"-.0005". I bet sizing .358" will work,...it always has for...
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    Work perfectly for me in 9mm loads.

    Work perfectly for me in 9mm loads.
  19. Thread: Paul Harrell

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    Been a subscriber for years. God's blessing...

    Been a subscriber for years.

    God's blessing for Paul.
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    Poll: Old Speer manual, RCBS Junior press, Sierra...

    Old Speer manual, RCBS Junior press, Sierra bullets in green cardboard box, IMR 3031, and a German 98 Mauser 8mm, ordered from Sears and Roebuck, my first rifle!

    The 98 action was "Danzig 1918",...
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    Poll: .357 lever action! Fun, Fun, Fun! I have a...

    .357 lever action! Fun, Fun, Fun!

    I have a Henry .357 lever action with Skinner peep and Skinner front blade sight.
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    Friend, I had my dealer (FFL) send it back for...

    Friend, I had my dealer (FFL) send it back for me, and Ruger then returned the SuperBK to my dealer, no charge for warranty work.

    When I first called Ruger, they said it would have to be returned...
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    Ruger has sent my Super Blackhawk back, and it is...

    Ruger has sent my Super Blackhawk back, and it is perfect. They replaced the barrel and the cylinder! The barrel/cylinder gap is now .005".

    Also they fitted new grips, as the original set were...
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    I have been fortunate and have never had the...

    I have been fortunate and have never had the Glock bulge in my pistols. I even have a Gen II Glock 17 9mm and no problems, also a Gen III .40 S&W and no "Smilely Faces" on the brass.

    BUT, I have...
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    This is just what I needed! Over the years I...

    This is just what I needed!

    Over the years I have busted an RCBS and a Hornady kenetic puller, (WV coal-miner, retired, says it all!)

    And I was using a hard-wood block, not concrete with the...
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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