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  1. I finally got it in a Ransom Rest. The best...

    I finally got it in a Ransom Rest. The best loads beat 3", but again it was usually one flier that kept it from being much smaller.

    What was interesting was, the RR owner brought his brother's...
  2. Mine is pretty sloppy, too. At both ends. I've...

    Mine is pretty sloppy, too. At both ends. I've often read about gunwriters who "shoot their groups with their typewriters ." I was surprised to see Brian Pearce review an SA-35 in this months...
  3. Questions for owners of the Springfield SA-35

    Mine refused to shoot groups at 25 yards. It would occasionally put them all in 4 inches, but usually there'd be two or three in as many inches, with the others making the group anywhere from 6" to...
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    Yesterday I shot some with 7/Unique and 7.5/4756....

    Yesterday I shot some with 7/Unique and 7.5/4756. They grouped as well at 25 yards as the 4227 loads. Recoil was a little lighter, so they may not hold up as well at distance, but it was too windy...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I'm getting some decent groups with the Lee TL...

    I'm getting some decent groups with the Lee TL bullet. I'm casting it of 20:1 and shooting it unsized. The load is 18 grains of IMR-4227 with a cci 350 primer. I went to the magnum primer because...
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    I appreciate all the information that I have...

    I appreciate all the information that I have gleaned here. I finally came to the conclusion that my pistol was one from the minus tail of the bell curve, and asked about returning it. Somewhat to...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Thanks guys. I found an old Ideal manual with...

    Thanks guys. I found an old Ideal manual with rifle data. They like IMR-4227. Looks like unless a miracle occurs, the Lee tumbler is the way we will have to go.
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    I am thinking about Ransom adaptors for this...

    I am thinking about Ransom adaptors for this SA-35. None of the benching techniques I've tried so far seem to do much better than I can do standing isoceles. Yesterday I had 15 rounds of a handload...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I slugged it yesterday and it's pretty tight: ...

    I slugged it yesterday and it's pretty tight: .398 to .399. Doesn't look like a lot of throat, but it's hard to tell without a boolit in hand. I guess the cheap route is the tumble lube mould with...
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    A friend who does the stats at our gun club...

    A friend who does the stats at our gun club bullseye league saves the used .22 targets for me, and I recycle them for bigbore use. Thinking of making some stencils to spray paint various sized...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Thanks Bigslug! What powders? Most manuals seem...

    Thanks Bigslug! What powders? Most manuals seem to think that it's just a revolver cartridge.
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Mould for 38-40?

    A friend has a #2 rolling block in 38-40, and wants to shoot it without breaking the bank. I found brass and dies, and I'm looking at Lee moulds. All I can see that's reasonably close are the two...
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    Today I made a wood V-notch to go in my steel...

    Today I made a wood V-notch to go in my steel pistol rest. I shot the SA-35 with the ammo it seems to like best in the plastic rest, and two groups were between 2 and 3 inches, which has not...
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    Thanks for all the excellent advice guys. ...

    Thanks for all the excellent advice guys. Yesterday I took my old Hi Standard Citation with 5" barrel to the range to see what a known good shooter preferred.

    At 25 yards, I shot two 5-shot...
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    What's Your Setup for Shooting Groups?

    I'm trying to find a load that shoots well in my new SA-35 Hi Power, and I'm not having much luck. It will shoot an acceptable (<3" at 25 yards) group occasionally, but more often one or two rounds...
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    For pistol grips, I prefer to cut the blanks...

    For pistol grips, I prefer to cut the blanks thick enough so they can be split down the middle, turned out, and the grain "book matched" on the two sides. For simple auto pistol scales an inch would...
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    I have used a 10" .41 mag DW in silhouette...

    I have used a 10" .41 mag DW in silhouette shooting for over 20 years. I shot a lot of perfect scores using jacketed bullets and one using cast. I never felt handicapped shooting against FA's. ...
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    Sixshot, that looks like what I had in mind. ...

    Sixshot, that looks like what I had in mind. It's mounted farther forward than the usual 1911 installation, maybe because it would interfere with the hammer if it overhung the rear.

    EL B,...
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    A Bomar (there are several copies on the market)...

    A Bomar (there are several copies on the market) is low mounted -- i.e. buried -- by milling the top of the slide deep enough to remove the factory dovetail cut, then milling the Bomar dovetail cut,...
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    Another Hi Power question

    I'm having a great time with this SA-35, but I'm starting to wish that it had an adjustable sight. I have a Colt 1911 with a buried Bomar rear sight on it, and have been laying awake nights...
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    I like to slice 3 or 4 thick steaks off the...

    I like to slice 3 or 4 thick steaks off the boneless end, marinate in adobo sauce, then grill on a super-hot lump charcoal fire until black and crusty on the outside but still a little pink in the...
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    That's good to know! I've tried mine in several...

    That's good to know! I've tried mine in several 1911 holsters that I have, and it "sort of" fits, but not really securely. Without a safety strap of some kind, I wouldn't trust them very far.
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    Thanks guys! Being a "frugal" sort of guy, I...

    Thanks guys! Being a "frugal" sort of guy, I think I'll try modifying the one I have. Probably my first attempt will be stuffing something down in the bottom to shorten it up. It'll need to be...
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    Holsters for Hi-Powers?

    Recently acquired a Springfield SA-35. After rounding off the corners of the "beavertail" and doing some trigger work, I really like it. However, I was surprised to see how few holsters are...
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    Forum: Rimfire Area

    One thing to keep in mind about long-barreled...

    One thing to keep in mind about long-barreled handguns is, the bullet is in the bore for a much longer time. This means that follow-through becomes much more critical. That can offset the advantage...
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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