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    I read here a fair bit but never post anymore. I...

    I read here a fair bit but never post anymore. I have to make an exception and say that is absolutely a beautiful project you're working on. Nice work!

    -Chris
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    Your question is why I use a separate crimp die...

    Your question is why I use a separate crimp die for .45 Colt.

    Having said that, I seat and crimp with the same die for 38,357, and 45-70. Crimps aren't critical with lighter loads. With full...
  3. Gonna bump this one last time to be sure you see...

    Gonna bump this one last time to be sure you see this - I still have the straight stock, etc, if you are interested in it.

    Also, if anyone has a pistol grip cap for a marlin PG stock, I need one...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Start with rimmed handgun cartridges, then...

    Start with rimmed handgun cartridges, then semi-auto pistol cartridges, then move to rifle cartridges for bolt/pump/lever rifles, then move to semi-auto rifles last, if at all.
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    Most mold makers that publish estimated BCs are...

    Most mold makers that publish estimated BCs are as wildly optimistic now as big-named jacketed bullet makers were 40 years ago. On this one, though, the Lee version shows an estimated BC of .18ish,...
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    -Rub doesn't really matter. Salt and pepper and...

    -Rub doesn't really matter. Salt and pepper and red pepper, or maybe some Tony Chacere's seasoning, maybe some paprika, use ground yellow mustard in the cheap squirt jar to stick it to the meat....
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    First update - I ordered some paper to try today,...

    First update - I ordered some paper to try today, online. Then a couple hours later I was cutting some parchment paper to wrap a brisket in, and it hit me - hey, there's a big roll of thin paper in...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I don't remember the last time I weighed a bullet...

    I don't remember the last time I weighed a bullet intended to be fired from a handgun, except to see how heavy a bullet was from a new mold. I couldn't possibly care less about weight-sorting handgun...
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    Thank you!!!! Off to buy some patch material...

    Thank you!!!!

    Off to buy some patch material right now. :grin:
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    Thanks! So you can patch and then size...

    Thanks! So you can patch and then size afterwards? That's the sort of thing I needed to know.:grin:
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    Thanks! So you can patch and then size...

    Thanks! So you can patch and then size afterwards? That's the sort of thing I needed to know.
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    Lee push-through sizers are $20. Better yet, get...

    Lee push-through sizers are $20. Better yet, get the NOE sizing kit that takes different bushings for different sizes.

    As for 'good quality alloy'...I have been casting for 8 years (practically a...
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    I started with the Lyman kit and a few Lee...

    I started with the Lyman kit and a few Lee 2-cavity molds. Would do that again.

    You do NOT need fancy molds or hollow points to make your guns go bang. Current production Lee molds are an...
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    They'll expand in both directions - inside and...

    They'll expand in both directions - inside and out.

    If anything, he needs to freeze the cases, not that I'd go that route to start with.
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    new (to me) 1895 in 45-70. Paper patch and other questions

    For some time now I have wanted something big-bore in .35 to .45 caliber. After toying with several options I ended up with a '75 vintage model 1895 Marlin. It was the straight stocked version. I...
  16. As of yesterday I have the complete setup for a...

    As of yesterday I have the complete setup for a pistol gripped stock - minus the buttplate and the pistol grip cap.

    But I'd probably trade my straight stock for your pistol gripped stock,...
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    Forum: Rimfire Area

    Brass can age-harden and it's possible that brass...

    Brass can age-harden and it's possible that brass that was fine - maybe barely within proper hardness specs when loaded - could age out of the proper hardness range.

    Many years ago I stored a...
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    largom is much better than just a 'straight...

    largom is much better than just a 'straight shooter'.

    Completed a deal today. Couldn't have asked for better. Would deal with him again in a heartbeat!
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    Forum: Leverguns

    That's a gorgeous rifle.

    That's a gorgeous rifle.
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Before I got the 45-70 I was considering a .350...

    Before I got the 45-70 I was considering a .350 Legend AR upper and I found a guy on another forum who was using that bullet (I asked about it specifically) in his with good results.
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    Forum: Rimfire Area

    IIRC they call it 'clean 22'.

    IIRC they call it 'clean 22'.
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    That is gorgeous. Just wow.

    That is gorgeous. Just wow.
  23. When my grandfather died the family was in...

    When my grandfather died the family was in turmoil and while I did end up with a few things, there were several I would have loved to have gotten - would have happily paid for - that vanished. Long...
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    FWIW newer 444s from Marlin have a 1-20" twist. ...

    FWIW newer 444s from Marlin have a 1-20" twist.

    The only thing that would make me hesitate to buy one is that they are limited in Cartridge OverAll Length by the 336 action. But let's face it -...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    It's hard for me to guess as to what a rifle...

    It's hard for me to guess as to what a rifle might do, but I can tell you that there's more than 6" difference between a fast ~250 and a slow ~350 at 50 yards with my 5.5" .45 Colt Bisley Blackhawk. ...
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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