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  1. Forum: Cast Boolits

    Is there anybody out there having load data for...

    Is there anybody out there having load data for the 358009 boolit and aa8700 powder for the 35 whelen?
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    Forum: Swaging

    Sticky: Interesting thread!

    Interesting thread!
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    Machinery Handbook, Tubel Cain - youtube videos,...

    Machinery Handbook, Tubel Cain - youtube videos, practical machinist.com, Ebay/metalworking tooling, yard sales, garage sales, craig's list- under tools. I am about a year into where you are headed....
  4. Thread: Which .308 ?

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    Gentlemen, I just went through and noticed that...

    Gentlemen,
    I just went through and noticed that a few more replies have come into this thread since I first posted it.

    I haven't yet sprung for a .308 auto yet. Trouble is... everytime I go to...
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    I recently got a CA Bulldog Pug in 44 special...

    I recently got a CA Bulldog Pug in 44 special stainless. It is a used weapon, and the lockup is sloppy. I shaved one of my cast boolits the other day and it sent me a piece that cut into my cheek. ...
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    Sticky: Powder comparison tables

    wiljen,
    Thanks for the reply. I guess I should slow down when posting as when I went back and re-read what I wrote it can be misinterpreted.

    The 630 powder (that was given to me by a reliable...
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    Sticky: I have a couple pounds of 630, which I used back...

    I have a couple pounds of 630, which I used back in the seventies. A guy gave it to me and it looks and smells okay.

    The powder is more modern than the 70's vintage, but, I just loaded some...
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    Sticky: Gentlemen, Thank you again for all this valuable...

    Gentlemen, Thank you again for all this valuable information. I did the wally world $4.97 set, today. Going into the man cave to play now.

    castormd
  9. Thread: Which .308 ?

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    Well, I really have a M1A1 stuck in my brain....

    Well, I really have a M1A1 stuck in my brain. It'll be awhile off, as I'll probably wait until the price goes up. LOL, (if that is possible)

    Really would love to pull out all the stops and get the...
  10. Thread: Which .308 ?

    by castormd
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    Which .308 ?

    Greetings to all.
    A question that has come up in my life, which may or may not need an answer soon, is:

    If you were going to buy a new semi-auto in .308, would it be a springfield match- m1a,...
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    Sticky: Thank you, James! All who contribute to this...

    Thank you, James!
    All who contribute to this site are truly dedicated to the cause of improved boolit performance.
    It is refereshing to come to a website, and gleen pure experiences of folks who...
  12. Thread: .243 boolits

    by castormd
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Tazman1602, Thank you! I found a Remington Mod....

    Tazman1602, Thank you!
    I found a Remington Mod. 788 ,243 in really good shape. The stock has some normal "hunting and usage" scratches and dings but the rest of the rifle is beautiful.

    I saw...
  13. Thread: .243 boolits

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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    .243 boolits

    Fb I think my choice of the word "unpopular" was wrong and "not so common" would be a better choice, but anyway I have just initiated a deal on a 243 which I will soon become the owner of, and I'm...
  14. Thread: .243 boolits

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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    .243 boolits

    I have been looking at all the normal suppliers of molds and notice there are very few .243 molds available.
    Is there something particularly strange about that cartridge, that makes it unpopular to...
  15. Thread: Aa8700

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    Aa8700

    Has anyone experimented with 8700 in the following and with what start load with the heavier boolits available?

    .308 Win
    .35 Whelen
    .35 Rem
    .375 HH
    :)
  16. Thread: which mold?

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    which mold?

    If you were only given one choice for a 22 cal mold of these two:225415 flat or 225646 semi point :drinks:-Lyman's?
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    Sounds by the dimensions of it may be bar solder....

    Sounds by the dimensions of it may be bar solder. If it came from a body shop, years ago they used to rebuild fenders and quarter panels with wiping solder, before the invention of body bondo. It may...
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    Not that this is the only way but for over a...

    Not that this is the only way but for over a hundred years, the professional plumbers of this country used to cut the ingots with a good heavy mash hammer and a sharp cold chisel. The lead was...
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    Don't pop your pot!

    I just want to take a few moments, to help anyone who may be about to get hurt.

    Next, it might help to explain that I've been in the plumbing trade for 38 years. In the first half of my career I...
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    Forum: Our Town

    Well, thank you one and all. I just got back from...

    Well, thank you one and all. I just got back from the range with some cast boolit handgun programs in progress.

    I did not think about the break-in program but I am now. Somewhere I have about 90...
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    Forum: Our Town

    What would you do?

    Okay, here is the scenerio.
    A person, (me) has a brand new rifle. A Remington Baikal single shot.

    It is going to be protected by unwritten, personal law that absolutely ONLY home made cast...
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    Forum: Gas Checks

    Sticky: What year was that article in...

    What year was that article in "handloader"?:coffee:
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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