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    David; How can I tell if my check made it on...

    David;
    How can I tell if my check made it on time and that I am "in"?
    Roger.
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    Last month I found a box of 50 .45acp that I...

    Last month I found a box of 50 .45acp that I loaded in 1958. Box said: Ideal 200gr (looks like the 452488) with 4.0gr Bullseye. I had two squibs out of the box. Very smokey, I imagine it was Alox...
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    I think Shotgun Luckey has it right. I doubt...

    I think Shotgun Luckey has it right. I doubt there is any real reason to rewire your pot unless the controller has totally failed. I am going to use a 15 amp outlet and plug the pot into it. I will...
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    ++ to what willbird said, Handloader has been...

    ++ to what willbird said, Handloader has been saying for some time that the "new" 2400 is hotter than the old. As much as 10% hotter. Using the Keith loads of 2400 in .357 or .44spl could lead to a...
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    Thanks gentlemen; So with the suggested...

    Thanks gentlemen;
    So with the suggested controler, a SS thermocouple, a 25A SSR all available from the same source (and a bit of configuration help from you guys), I can control my 1800W pot....
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    Help finding type"K" thermocouple reader.

    I am tired of analog thermometers which are slow, hard to read, need deep immersion, etc. I have followed threads here and see that some are using Cen-Tech 92242 readers. I have been unable to find...
  7. Thread: 1911 Mags

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    My take on M1911 magazines for what that is...

    My take on M1911 magazines for what that is worth.
    IMO telling us something is MIL-SPEC, tells us very little. The specs. For the 1911 were generous. Some makers now tell us that they are making...
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    Oh, I forgot to thank those of you who suggested...

    Oh, I forgot to thank those of you who suggested mold numbers, I am an old conservative caster, emphasis on the old. I don't know if I am ready for any of those "new fangled" aluminum molds. But I...
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    Jody: I like the Kimber, I have a S&W 1006 which...

    Jody:
    I like the Kimber, I have a S&W 1006 which I bought new, I usually take both to the range. Last week two of my friends fired both, I asked which they liked better, both agreed on the Kimber....
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    Thanks guys, I am going to post a wanted notice...

    Thanks guys, I am going to post a wanted notice and see if someone outthere has anything they would like to sell. I really don't want to take the plunge for a new custom mold. the three that Morgan...
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    10mm mold advice please

    I want to start casting for 10mm for my Kimber Target and S&W 1006. I have beeen looking for used moulds with no success. I like heavy, 190/200gr seems only RCBS and Saeco.
    What are people using?...
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    Could be other problems I suppose, but it feeds...

    Could be other problems I suppose, but it feeds 200 gr HAP jackeded rounds nearly the same shape like a champ.
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    Thanks to all for your observations. I have seen...

    Thanks to all for your observations. I have seen a bit of failure to feed problems w/1911 in commercially cast H&G 68 style rounds. This is in one of my pistols with a ramped barrel. It looks exactly...
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    alloy advice needed

    I need advice on alloys. I am about to restart casting after a 40 year layoff. I will be casting .45acp (452630 &460) & 10mm (no molds yet) to be shot in M1911 and S&W pistols at 950-1000 fps.
    I...
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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