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    If you got ton of money and time, go out and buy...

    If you got ton of money and time, go out and buy all new NLG molds!!!!!! Waste of time and money.

    I have both in many cals & designs, and I feel the NLG design gains nothing at all. Stick with...
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    Convection ovens are great. They even the baking...

    Convection ovens are great. They even the baking temp out. Remember we are baking tiny little pieces of metal with very little thermal mass, unlike a casserole or pizzas. The moving air tends to keep...
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    Yes.........just follow the printed directions...

    Yes.........just follow the printed directions from the maker printed on the package.

    And buy the SAME brand/type of epoxy in the future and not several brands/types. Makes life much simpler.

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    Turn in a lathe. Mill on a mill! Period. The...

    Turn in a lathe. Mill on a mill! Period.

    The milling jigs that go on metal lathers are a joke. I have several of them for my various lathes and all are for only VERY LIGHT work like cutting a key...
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    OMG.....................Dacron filler at Walmart...

    OMG.....................Dacron filler at Walmart is dirt cheap. How cheap are you? I have a bag I bought in 2012 and still have at least 1/2 of it left. Clean, convenient to acquire (every tiny...
  6. That one with the flap in front . . . . . those...

    That one with the flap in front . . . . . those flaps always get caught on whatever is in the box and make it difficult to close. The lidded ones are far superior.
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    "Summertime......and du livin' is ea-sy". Many...

    "Summertime......and du livin' is ea-sy". Many are outside doing stuff and have no time to pound keyboards inside!

    Of the 6 forums I belong to, this is the only fire-arms/casting one in the lot....
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    Good hard alloy used for sweetening your pure Pb...

    Good hard alloy used for sweetening your pure Pb to where you want it. I always go 9-12 for all my cast boolits, + PC, of course!

    And......................you can trust them. Unlike some of the...
  9. I use the whisky and scotch round tubes the...

    I use the whisky and scotch round tubes the bottles come in. Molds and handles stay in tack and fit.

    I paint the outside black and print labels for the side and end for easy ID.

    FREE!
    ...
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    If I can go well over 2K FPS (and I do!) without...

    If I can go well over 2K FPS (and I do!) without the hassle of old-school GC's by using PC for what I shoot, then I will. And I DO. Quit using GC's a few years ago. Only used Cu comm-made GC's from...
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    Right where I am at: Southern AZ in the winter...

    Right where I am at: Southern AZ in the winter and Northern AZ in the summer.
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    I only buy and load 223 FMJ's. Easy and fast....

    I only buy and load 223 FMJ's. Easy and fast. Those silly little pills cast for 223's are just too hard to handle, pc, and load. I have 3ea) 223 molds and will never cast another! Probably will give...
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    Make your own with a good color laser printer,...

    Make your own with a good color laser printer, the artwork, a graphics program like GIMP (free source software!), and "Waterslide Decal Paper" from Amazon. Check it out.

    The maker is...
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    SELL????????????? If you cast and shoot a lot,...

    SELL????????????? If you cast and shoot a lot, you will go through that little stach in no time! The Sn alloys are getting harder to find at reasonable prices. If it was mine I would just keep the...
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    SPEED Some of the deciding factors on...

    SPEED

    Some of the deciding factors on operating speed are:
    1. material you are working on. Plastics tend to melt at high speeds.
    2. Size of bit /drum/blade you have in the power tool. Small...
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    Don't laugh! I have 2 dental air turbine hand...

    Don't laugh! I have 2 dental air turbine hand pieces. GREAT for intricate work, where having a clumsy Dremel motor tool hanging out of you hand is very awkward. at up to 30K RPM (or higher) these...
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    I probably have 5 Dremel tools in the shops. And...

    I probably have 5 Dremel tools in the shops. And other brands that I consider superior. My favorite is a Foredom flex shaft with hand piece and 1/3 HP variable speed motor on the other end. And the...
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    NO SAND! Nothing abrasive. Use any food...

    NO SAND! Nothing abrasive.

    Use any food group/grain that is small & hard!
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    The stock market is no place to try to MAKE money...

    The stock market is no place to try to MAKE money today. All you can do is buy something you have been watching (that pays dividends), buy it and hope it does not continue the downward spiral we see...
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    Even with the horrible dives the markets have...

    Even with the horrible dives the markets have been taking the past 15 days, the vast huge part my investment nest egg in fixed indexed annuities has not gone down 10¢. And I can access many thousands...
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    OP - - - yes you have a bad worn-out pack. Just...

    OP - - - yes you have a bad worn-out pack. Just buy a new one. Please do not try replacing cells yourself if LiON. If you cannot afford a new one, take it to a battery repair place like Batteries+....
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    Look up nickel-carbon rechargeable batteries....

    Look up nickel-carbon rechargeable batteries. Those things are long-life and rugged. Not used much anymore from what I can find.
  23. Cooked bacon has a long shelf-life, even if it is...

    Cooked bacon has a long shelf-life, even if it is not refrigerated. You see flat packs of pre-cooked bacon in the stores all the time sitting unrefrigerated. An excellent traveling/camping meat. ...
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    As I said above, I ran my CABINE-style tester...

    As I said above, I ran my CABINE-style tester against an NIST certified tester in a lab with known samples and it is NOW dead on after a bit of re-calibration.

    Now I get 6.7-7 when I test dead...
  25. Our growing season is a little different than...

    Our growing season is a little different than y'all back in MN! We plant in late Feb/March (while y'all are shoveling snow!) and most veggies are more than ready by now. It is now 100+ °F everyday...
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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