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    I have altered/ modified many size dies to fit...

    I have altered/ modified many size dies to fit what I need by annealing them and then reamed or cut them to what I needed. Even in this soft state they resize brass fine and really don’t need to be...
  2. I just was gifted an old 12 ga. Essex single shot...

    I just was gifted an old 12 ga. Essex single shot from a cousin. It needs some stock work but may make a rifle out of it. It’s got a very large firing pin so it would be something low pressure with a...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Sticky: I finished cleaning up a modified BSA 12/15...

    I finished cleaning up a modified BSA 12/15 martini barreled action and cold blued it. Tomorrow it will get all put back together and a scope mounted. I have owned this rifle for years but shortened...
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    A little off topic but speaking of recoil I did...

    A little off topic but speaking of recoil I did something really dumb about 45 years ago with a muzzleloader. I had a TC Renegade 54 cal. and was shooting 120 grs. Of FFG black powder with a maxi...
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    I currently use 30-30 brass for many other...

    I currently use 30-30 brass for many other cartridges, 219 zipper, 25-35, 7-30 Waters, 32 Win spl., and 375 Win/ 38-55. I also have a 303 Savage that looks a lot like a 30-30 but would not chamber in...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    I am a lefty so it might not appeal to me but I...

    I am a lefty so it might not appeal to me but I once owned a Stevens Favorite rifle that someone carved a few oak leaves and acorns on and I sold it for double of what I paid for it a few months...
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    I see a few now and then around this area the SW...

    I see a few now and then around this area the SW end of Lake Erie. The last time I remember seeing them in large flocks was in the early 1990’s. There was a late hard freeze in the spring and they...
  8. Thread: .357 to .256

    by Jedman
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    I form my 256 on used 357 brass and some are as...

    I form my 256 on used 357 brass and some are as long as 1.310 and the case is only supposed to be 1.280. My chamber has no problem chambering the 1.310” long but I trim mine to 1.295 as that’s close...
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    I have a wildcat round that is 7 mm and formed on...

    I have a wildcat round that is 7 mm and formed on 303 British or 30-40 rimmed brass. It’s a shortened 7 x 64 die cut off to where the base ID is about .454 . I would include a picture but my iPad has...
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    Forum: Our Town

    I to have this same problem, I am using a iPad...

    I to have this same problem, I am using a iPad and all pics that I have posted are in the files and now it is full and cannot post anything new. There just does not seem to be a way of deleting any...
  11. I have something similar. I took a 270 Win...

    I have something similar. I took a 270 Win sizing die and shortened it by the difference in length between a 270 and a 7 x 57 R and while it was in the lathe chuck I used a dremel grinder with a...
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    Not much help for you. I have 3 of these Greener...

    Not much help for you. I have 3 of these Greener martini actions and I have never seen the sight that’s on yours. I don’t know what kind of sight that is and doubt that you will find another that...
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    Forum: Rimfire Area

    Norma ECO speed 22 LR ,

    I was out looking at ammo today a bought a box of this stuff as the box says it’s muzzle velocity is 1706 fps with a non lead 24 gr. bullet.
    I read a few reviews on it and it sounds to be...
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    I built a SXS double rifle in 45-70 from a 12 ga....

    I built a SXS double rifle in 45-70 from a 12 ga. double back in the 1980’s. I basically cut the shotgun barrels off at the front of the receiver leaving a stub about 3” long with the underlug and...
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    WTS Sold to btreanor. Thank You !

    Sold to btreanor. Thank You !
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    WTS Ideal # 454 190 single cavity bullet mold

    Haven’t used this in years and someone surely needs it more than me.
    Just the mold no handles, casts good .454 dia bullets for them guns that need a little fatter boolit. I weighed the boolit in the...
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    Forum: Rimfire Area

    I have a Marlin 57 M levermatic in 22 mag. It...

    I have a Marlin 57 M levermatic in 22 mag. It likes the 40 gr. the best and shoots it near MOA. I have used the 30 gr. also and it shoots almost as well, shot a feral cat with it while it was walking...
  18. Thread: Academy sports

    by Jedman
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    Forum: Our Town

    My only experience with Academy Sports was in...

    My only experience with Academy Sports was in Edmond, OK. I was able to buy 2 of the Yildiz folding 410 single shot shotguns and some 22 lr ammo. Academy seems to be the sole distributors of Yildiz...
  19. Thread: .357 to .256

    by Jedman
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    Being there is some taper to the body of the 256...

    Being there is some taper to the body of the 256 WM if you shortened a sizing die by the difference in length between a 357 and a 38 spl. the die would have to small of ID at the bottom to go over...
  20. Everything sounds good ! You will learn a lot and...

    Everything sounds good ! You will learn a lot and your barrel will work out fine. It’s a worthwhile project and will probably not be your last.
    Jedman
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    This thread made me have to go on Gunbroker and...

    This thread made me have to go on Gunbroker and see what people are are asking for other powders.
    There is a seller selling 1 lb. bottles of Unique for $ 89.99 plus $ 50.00 shipping !
    I haven’t...
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    The picture of the muzzle and crown look like CVA...

    The picture of the muzzle and crown look like CVA used a thick walled liner in this pistol barrel.
    Many of us have wondered why CVA never made the Scout or any of their break action rifles in 357...
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    . ^^^^^^^^^ The same for me, I have a first year...

    . ^^^^^^^^^ The same for me, I have a first year 336 SC in 35 Rem but it has a receiver sight on it and I haven’t got to use it yet for deer. Nice story and nice to take him on your own property,...
  24. Thread: Good to go

    by Jedman
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    Good Luck on your hunt ! Jedman

    Good Luck on your hunt !
    Jedman
  25. Thread: .357 to .256

    by Jedman
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    I have found that sizing the 357 first thru a 300...

    I have found that sizing the 357 first thru a 300 blk out die with the neck sizing stem removed works good as a first step before sizing again with the 256 die. I use just a touch of Imperial sizing...
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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