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    It's been my experience that most boolits should...

    It's been my experience that most boolits should be sized .002" over the barrel diameter. Actually, never found one that didn't shoot better if it was over by 2-3 thou. I use GC for all my rifle...
  2. Thread: 8x57 AI?

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    I have done a few Mausers to a 'new' caliber....

    I have done a few Mausers to a 'new' caliber. Rebarreled to 7X57, excellent cartridge. Rechambered to 8X57AI, not a substantial improvement over the 8X57. Rechambered to 8-06, noticeable difference....
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    Hiram, I've owned a few of them over the years....

    Hiram, I've owned a few of them over the years. Before cutting the springs, take the receiver apart and check for burrs/rough edges inside, as well as the holes in the back end of the bolt. I had one...
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    Sorry! My alloy is ww, +2% tin, sized .310",...

    Sorry! My alloy is ww, +2% tin, sized .310", homemade lube.
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    I shoot a '52, Rem 721 in '06. It took me over 10...

    I shoot a '52, Rem 721 in '06. It took me over 10 years to find a good boolit load for the old girl, but I finally did.
    Lee 200, (actual wt, 220) over 13.9gr of SR 7625, seated .250" into the...
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    My Blackhawk likes 3.5gr of TrailBoss under a Lee...

    My Blackhawk likes 3.5gr of TrailBoss under a Lee 200gr TL. My 12 year old stepdaughter could shoot it all day. I also load the same boolit over 6.4gr of Unique, although it's a little stiffer load...
  7. Thread: 30/06

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    Oh , I forgot the lube! Duh! I use homemade...

    Oh , I forgot the lube! Duh!
    I use homemade lube on my lube groove boolits.
    40 parts beeswax
    20 parts paraffin
    20 parts Lucas Oil stabilizer (or Morey's)
    1 candle-color wax wafer or purple...
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    I use a votive candle then I don't have to worry...

    I use a votive candle then I don't have to worry about torchin' my paws:-D
    I use mostly Lee moulds and Richard Lee recommends doing it to their moulds. I don't have any problems if I do it every so...
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    shotgun slugs...

    Ladies and germs,
    I've been following this post for about 10 days and got hooked. Problem is , for some reason I could log in but I couldn't post!
    I cast some for my .41 mag with my Lee 210 swc,...
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    .41 Special

    '75 New Model Blackhawk, 61/2 bbl.
    WLP primer
    Magnum case trimmed to 1.160" (per John Taffin)
    6.4 grains Unique
    Lee TL410-210-SWC, ACWW+2%tin (220gr. as cast), liquid alox
    approx. vel,840fps
    ...
  11. Thread: 30/06

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    30/06

    I shoot a Rem 721 in '06. She loves to be fed:
    WLRM primer
    13.4 grains of SR7625, measured, not weighed
    Lee C309-200-R, sized .311", ACWW+2% tin, Hornady GC
    seat to crimp groove WITHOUT crimping....
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    They 'tried out' the idea of lead-free on us here...

    They 'tried out' the idea of lead-free on us here in Arizona in a AZGFD meeting and we kindly told them where to put it. AZ Game & Fish Dept said they had no intentions of enacting it unless we AZ...
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    It took me a few YEARS to find a load I could...

    It took me a few YEARS to find a load I could live with. Heres what I use:
    Lee C309-200-R, Air cooled WW+1.5% tin, sized .310" G.C. (Lyman 311284 also)
    Neck sized brass with WLRM primer
    IMR...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Please do, and let us know, too. This should be...

    Please do, and let us know, too. This should be interesting. Maybe carbide?
    Jon H aka sledge
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I found that I can seat the checks easier if I...

    I found that I can seat the checks easier if I stand the bullets on their bases. Then I don't usually have to fight the checks to go on.
    VERY time consuming, do it with bent surgical tweezers. I...
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    Ditto. 'bout covers it. In some M-N rifles, when...

    Ditto. 'bout covers it. In some M-N rifles, when shooting corrosive 7.62x54, I have niticed that some 'leakage' will turn up later as flour rust in odd places, but it's generally not a big deal.
    ...
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    Sticky: Ditto. 'bout covers it. In some M-N rifles, when...

    Ditto. 'bout covers it. In some M-N rifles, when shooting corrosive 7.62x54, I have niticed that some 'leakage' will turn up later as flour rust in odd places, but it's generally not a big deal.
    ...
  18. I use a 3 hole Turret from Lee. I traded in an...

    I use a 3 hole Turret from Lee. I traded in an RCBS and haven't looked back! I read a lot of Lee bashing on the 'net, but here's how I look at it. I have used a Herter's, a Baer Kodiak, a Lyman and a...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Hey Buckshot, what you pushin' that...

    Hey Buckshot,
    what you pushin' that 311284/30-06 with? Might be a tad better'n mine....
    Jon H in AZ:mrgreen:
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    For the record, Gents I just bought ( a week...

    For the record, Gents
    I just bought ( a week ago) a Cruise Missile mould from Midsouth and love/hate the thing already, and I've only fired 24 of them so far.... aahhh, Karlina...
    Mine is a new...
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    I have heard that the flash hider will throw a...

    I have heard that the flash hider will throw a cast bullet off by disturbing the gas flow around the bullet as it leaves the barrel. Don't know if it's true or not as I have never put any through a...
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    Forum: Our Town

    How much do you want to invest? I use the Lee...

    How much do you want to invest? I use the Lee system and recently started using a Lyman 450. I like the Lyman, it does a great job for me. Haven't tried the Star system but everyone seems to love it....
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    30/06 : 311284 over 13gr. SR7625 41 spcl : Lee...

    30/06 : 311284 over 13gr. SR7625
    41 spcl : Lee 210 SWC over 6.5gr. Trail Boss
    222 : 55 JSP over 10gr. Blue Dot (I know, I know!)
    357 : 158 SWC over 5gr. Red Dot
    [smilie=1: still...
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    Forum: Gas Checks

    I use both Lee and Lyman sizing equipment. I find...

    I use both Lee and Lyman sizing equipment. I find that Lyman's seating system works better for me, but it does take a while longer then Lee's. I couldn't see paying $8 for a seater for the Lyman 450,...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I love it in my Blackhawk 41 Mag. I also load it...

    I love it in my Blackhawk 41 Mag. I also load it in my 41 Spcl. loads and let my 11 yr old daughter shoot it. I use a 220 SWC over 6.5 gr. for 41 Spcl. at around 850 fps.
    I also load it in my Mag...
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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