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Guess I kinda lube. After citric acid cleaning & rinsing & drying, they're put in my Thumlers tumbler w/cAse polish. That makes a nice difference w/45 Colt & 45ACP brass.

Happy for ya. I'm ladder testing 45-70 hardcast, using IMR4198. The "nodes" are very narrow. You think 5744 is more forgiving re: loads?

Gr. Grp in.
33.6 1.85
33.9 2.2
34.2 4.0...

WOW...I fellow gun show vendor found a beautiful $10K 38-70 Winchester to buy for a song.

Yeah but, don't they sell it for smelting $$ income?

Our annual fall sightin is a good fund raiser for the club. One RSO/customer + an RSO dedicated for "check-in" to verify ammo is correct. Amazing how little native curiosity concerns some folks. I...

Sad but TRUE. 2 yrs ago I just needed 2 Lee pilots for the power trimmer, had a sample & 2 fired cartridges to measure ID. $85 & they'll "fit it in", about 4-5 weeks. Really?

I made my own...

Yeah, I also final tumble mine in powdered mica for storage to prevent "globbing". Wally

gwpercle: Very nice summary. Thank you for the time.

mnewcomb59: Wow, that's some research there. Thanks. I'll try'er.
You & the others responding to my conundrum is what really makes this an educational, not a BS forum! Wally

John in WYO; Thnks much for your time spent on my "problem"? Wally

OK, thanks. Just didn't know of any other 'rules'... Wally

Hey Pard; I like your idear of "...cut off a nose & melt it in a case, then..." yeah, then trim it to the "nose volume". Very creative. Thanks. I mean to try that approach and mixing a small...

Greetings Pard; Not to put too fine a point on it, but the newbies should be aware that "tempering" is a POST quench, heat treating process to relieve internal stresses from casting/forging process....

And therein lies the definition between a 'hobby' and its relative 'amateur scientific study'. For me, there's a little of both in my wheelhouse & that what keeps me up late - with a smile on my...

My custom .461" x 405gr Mountain Mold does a great job using COWW+additional 2% Tin, then water quenched out of the mold. Very nice indeed, but not suitable for deer hunting as the nose is very...

Quite true. My COWW + additional 2% tin produces a 'water quenched hardness' that 'age hardens' in a month. Smack with a 16oz hammer and it barely moves. Too hard for hunting Wisconsin, so I'm...

Some advice please to offer an item for Auction? Will I be prompted for "How many weeks", etc? Thanks.

Thanks again for all your 'reports from experience', much appreciated & will forward many comments to my Illinisian friend.

Play safe & regards,
Wally

Sent you a PM re: my 45-70 brass.

Thanks so much sir. Y'all are the best.

M-Tecs: Thanks much for assistance. Although it's mounted, I cannot find anything like a S/N, only model #. I removed the sun hood and thought the bezel would be stamped, but nay nay. Thanks...

Greetings 'glass' experts;

For comparison, the above titled scope is going for about $550 new.

My [used] scope is a "Leupold Vari-X III 6.5X20 50mm" and is listed in some places for twice...

rintinglen: Thanks. All 8+ cans available are unopened, and they ARE cans owner reports! I too, loaded some old pistol powder back when & worked fine; just not familiar with rifle stuff nor how...

Dom: It does, thanks.

"Helping" an acquaintance downsize his hobby and has more than a few "cans" of powder. Always stored in bsmt. cabinets.

1-Unopened powder cans from 1974 prolly OK?

2-Opened powder cans from...