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    There are a bunch of pics in this thread: ...

    There are a bunch of pics in this thread:

    https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?441108-RCBS-44-250-K-vs-44-250-KT

    Longbow
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    I don't see it mentioned here but there is a...

    I don't see it mentioned here but there is a sticky for a post by JeffinNZ on accuraizing Lee Enfields:

    https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?49003-303-Lee-Enfield-accuracy-article
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    I don't know about TIG welding except that I...

    I don't know about TIG welding except that I don't have a TIG welder and I know I don't have the skill to put a thin layer on.

    The gunsmith said he could use either bronze or steel. The bronze is...
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    As a comment regarding your loose 16 ga. gun, I...

    As a comment regarding your loose 16 ga. gun, I have an 1881 made W&C Scott & Son 10 ga. side by that is very loose so took it to a gunsmith to see what he could do and he said with laser welding the...
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    I have not loaded 444 with BP but used to load up...

    I have not loaded 444 with BP but used to load up .45-70 for my 1895 Marlin with BP for fun shooting. In my experience I found that FFFg worked better than FFg for bullets of 385 to 405 grain.

    I...
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    Back to your post #11... I guess you were asking...

    Back to your post #11... I guess you were asking me about the rod I used for lapping. No, not threaded rod, I used 5/16" plain steel cold rolled rod with one end turned down to 1/4" then that...
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    I'd think your shims will have to be held in...

    I'd think your shims will have to be held in place pretty firmly because those inserts will likely be moving some due to barrel vibration/harmonics plus the O-rings compressing. Of course shooting is...
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    Yes, what lar45 said! I used to think that the...

    Yes, what lar45 said! I used to think that the barrels should be parallel but no! They have to converge some but the convergence is dependent on range, recoil and shooter. That is why double rifles...
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    I have been interested in Paradox guns for about...

    I have been interested in Paradox guns for about as long as I can remember! If I had a half a functioning brain I would have saved up and bought a used one which can be had for $3000 to $5000 US but...
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    Good man! How much change in POI have you...

    Good man!

    How much change in POI have you gotten by rotating and shimming? I'm guessing your results are still pretty preliminary so just ballpark is what I am wondering. I will be looking at...
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    I have to say that I am surprised it won't group...

    I have to say that I am surprised it won't group better than that! I had a Marlin 1895 in the 70's and shot cast boolits well from microgroove barrel. I have an 1894 Marlin in .44 mag now and it is...
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    I always put a 20 ga. or 16 ga. nitro card wad...

    I always put a 20 ga. or 16 ga. nitro card wad into the shotcup then COW then the ball. Your buffer is likely better than COW as a cushion. If the wads hold up with the buffer alone that's good but...
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    WTB Go to Accurate Molds and take a look in their...

    Go to Accurate Molds and take a look in their catalogue. There are about 3 pages of .46 cal. bullet designs ranging from 145 grs. to 608 grs. Tom will scale up to your .466"/.468" and for that matter...
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    That was fast! Chaszel may have made a mistake...

    That was fast! Chaszel may have made a mistake but it got corrected pretty quickly!

    That is a good idea re aluminum duct tape! Cheap and easy though you'd have to pull the insert each time to move...
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    In my experience new Lyman moulds cast undersize...

    In my experience new Lyman moulds cast undersize or at best to size.

    Not sure about Ideal moulds but my old Lyman moulds cast larger than my new Lyman moulds. I have a 40 year old 31141 that casts...
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    I'm actually thinking of a Stoeger Coachgun...

    I'm actually thinking of a Stoeger Coachgun Supreme because it comes with choke tubes so offers more flexibility to try liners, rifled choke tubes or smoothbore plus it has 3" chambers which I'd...
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    I am waiting anxiously! I am living vicariously...

    I am waiting anxiously! I am living vicariously through your project currently!

    Just as some encouragement I found this link to results from a Baikal with inserts (factory rifle but inserts in a...
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    Forum: Shot Guns

    I am thinking it will depend a lot on what gun...

    I am thinking it will depend a lot on what gun and slug your friend is planniing on using.

    If smoothbore then this may help:
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    As it turns out the inserts are available through...

    As it turns out the inserts are available through at least one outfit in Ontario. Same place I found TJ liners that have become difficult to get in Canada. I have an 1881 Marlin with a large and...
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    I'll definitely be interested in your solution...

    I'll definitely be interested in your solution for regulation!

    In the meantime I will have to see if the Chaszel inserts are available in Canada. I hope so!

    Longbow
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    Before you order or at least receive those...

    Before you order or at least receive those inserts you might want to check the locations of their O-rings. That is if they are the Chaszel inserts. Those inserts use O-rings around the insert to...
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    elmacgyver0 please post your results with those...

    elmacgyver0 please post your results with those .45-70 barrels! I have been thinking about this for quite some time but not taken the plunge due to limited toy budget (I am retired) but I am planning...
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    I am certainly no expert but from my experience,...

    I am certainly no expert but from my experience, yes other diameters work.

    I think for BP and patching to bore diameter paper thickness is not terribly important since the boolit bumps up and will...
  24. Randy... did you do a push thriough the bore with...

    Randy... did you do a push thriough the bore with the slug in wad? Might be tough with rifled bore... or slug the bore and mic the slug wad combo. If that wad isn't tight between slug and rifling the...
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    I have only seen pictures of the Baikals but it...

    I have only seen pictures of the Baikals but it appears that there are different arrangments at the muzzles:

    https://i.postimg.cc/qBCY5xQc/Double-Rifle-01.jpg
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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