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  1. Great write up. It really is in amazing...

    Great write up. It really is in amazing condition, that bluing is superb. Did the seller have any provenance information?
    Ignition and extraction were reliable?
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    Great link, thanks

    Great link, thanks
  3. There is one of the Comblain cartridges that fit...

    There is one of the Comblain cartridges that fit your rim and case head dimensions - the 11x57R, ...
  4. I agree that is a really small case head...

    I agree that is a really small case head diameter, compared to comprable cartidges like the various british .450 bores, this is from the Kynoch catalogue:
    http://i.imgur.com/BBXfQZP.jpg
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    I have ended up with a Stevens 311 and they seem...

    I have ended up with a Stevens 311 and they seem a good strong gun. The auto tang safety is the only undesired feature.
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    I have ended up with a Stevens 311 for my project...

    I have ended up with a Stevens 311 for my project and they seem a good strong gun. The auto tang safety is the only undesired feature. I like the nice wide firewood, unlike some of the European guns...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Great thread on the heavier .358 cast...

    Great thread on the heavier .358 cast projectiles.
    this is another thread around using the .360 300grain from Australia's CBE:...
  8. Forum: Leverguns

    The Lee 314-90-SWC designed for the 32ACP loads...

    The Lee 314-90-SWC designed for the 32ACP loads from the tube a shot beautifully in my 1894 and marlin 336.
    that is it in my avatar photo.
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    As a reloading rule of thumb, using a projectile...

    As a reloading rule of thumb, using a projectile lighter than the data lists is going to be safe as pressures will be lower. Your weight difference is only 6% of a 525grain slug and would not be a...
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    Welcome, they look great. What is the buckshot...

    Welcome, they look great. What is the buckshot mold? Is it designed to be snipped or are you going to leave the two together?
    Not so much a problem with shotgun but sometimes very shiny cast...
  11. Nice work indeed. The 35 whelen is a very...

    Nice work indeed. The 35 whelen is a very versatile cartridge, running from 158 to 300grain projectiles in cast or jacketed, easy to access brass and increasing amounts of load data, both jacketed...
  12. Forum: Cast Boolits

    Yes, I got the same. I'll look for another...

    Yes, I got the same.
    I'll look for another uploader site, I had used that expirebox web site previously without problems but will change, maybe the website has been compromised.

    Try this one:...
  13. Forum: Cast Boolits

    Some older Harrison/Sears Cast Bullet magazine articles

    I was given a stack of photocopied articles, mostly from American Rifleman and others. I will slowly add some here.

    http://dropcanvas.com/bw6jb
    Cast Bullet Must Fit the Bore - Size is more...
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    http://i63.tinypic.com/2dqrrdh.jpg ...

    http://i63.tinypic.com/2dqrrdh.jpg

    http://i66.tinypic.com/53v1xk.jpg

    http://i65.tinypic.com/29uv8sp.jpg
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    What about the sighting system? i have been...

    What about the sighting system?
    i have been thinking about something like this this Williams WGRS-M/L rear sight which has a flat base for a drill and tap to the rib:
    ...
  16. Forum: Rimfire Area

    I shot a friends new Henry lever in 22WMR two...

    I shot a friends new Henry lever in 22WMR two weeks ago. It had the octagonal barrel and black receiver rather than the brass look, wood and metal work were excellent. This is obviously heresy but I...
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    you are doing great work VictorFox keep it up....

    you are doing great work VictorFox keep it up. Tell us if our English doesn't make sense and we say it a different way.



    i think you mean probably a .45 barrel was used but not rifled? One...
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    Forum: Our Town

    http://www.realguns.com/Commentary/comar139.htm ...

    http://www.realguns.com/Commentary/comar139.htm

    includes some decibel measurements for his box, using 22LR to 375H&H
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    The first rule is Don't shoot the donor rifle!

    The first rule is Don't shoot the donor rifle!
  20. Another approach may be to cast the Lyman slugs...

    Another approach may be to cast the Lyman slugs out of Pure lead if there is a roof flashing or other supply in the nearest town. This would tend to give the smallest diameter of the various alloys.
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    Have you slugged the chamber and bore? the...

    Have you slugged the chamber and bore?
    the .410/45colt rifled judges are obviously a .45 bore (?.452-454) not .410, it may be useful to see what is used for a smooth bore.

    This thread talks about...
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    Forum: Our Town

    This method is interesting. In effect it is a one...

    This method is interesting. In effect it is a one time pad method for encrypting your passwords. Woe betide anyone losing their printed out chart however!
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    Forum: Our Town

    This is an intersting read about what makes up a...

    This is an intersting read about what makes up a knife edge with various types of blade steels and methods - stones, strops, machines, steels, seen under an electron microscope:...
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    Forum: Our Town

    https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/password_strength.png...

    https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/password_strength.png

    The only difficulty being with this method is that a number of websites want you to use a numeral and sometimes a non-alphanumeric symbol.
    Best...
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    good point. Even at the time I think the makers...

    good point. Even at the time I think the makers recognised problems with excess case capacity, a purely BP load being too much for the Victorian soldier. They then needed to reduce case capacity,...
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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