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  1. Thread: 218 Bee

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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I use Lyman 225438 in my model 43 Win. COW+...

    I use Lyman 225438 in my model 43 Win. COW+ about 1% additional tin, Felix lube and 4227 powder at around 1900fps works the best. Excellent accuracy, I even hollowpoint them for groundhog hunting. ...
  2. WTS The 311284 is still looking for a new home.

    The 311284 is still looking for a new home.
  3. Thread: Thanks No 1.

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    Forum: Our Town

    Another +1 on how the site is run and ad...

    Another +1 on how the site is run and ad placement. Much appreciated.

    Mustang, I use Weather Underground daily. There are ads at the beginning, along the side and at the bottom. Annoying, but...
  4. WTS Lyman DC 311284 and "Modern Reloading" by Richard Lee

    Lyman double cavity 311284. Used in good condition.
    $65 shipped in sfrb. SPF to Redhawk0

    Modern Reloading by Richard Lee SPF to 00buck
    The manual is used, in good shape, no writing or...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I cast and load 22 caliber bullets in 22-250, 218...

    I cast and load 22 caliber bullets in 22-250, 218 Bee and 222. Three different bullets, Lyman 225438, 225462 and an early design Lee Bator with the gas check shank reamed out. It took some trial...
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    [QUOTE=Texas by God;5690768] How was the front...

    [QUOTE=Texas by God;5690768]
    How was the front ring installed? The objective end is seamless. Were the adjustment bosses removed along with the ocular end?
    That’s what it seems like.

    That is...
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    My guess would be that they don't get their brass...

    My guess would be that they don't get their brass from any one source, or country. I say that because some years ago I was scrounging brass at the range and found someone had tossed a bunch of 25...
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    Forum: Our Town

    I don't like reading on a screen, I just do small...

    I don't like reading on a screen, I just do small doses at a time when on the computer. Much prefer real books or even magazines. I have collected hardback hunting (not the how-to type) and...
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    You can even have minor problems with matching...

    You can even have minor problems with matching dies and shellholders. I bought RCBS dies and RCBS shellholder when I got my 22-250. A buddy gave me a partial box of factory ammunition he had left...
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    I also have a 225438 that has a large gas check...

    I also have a 225438 that has a large gas check shank and wouldn't accept checks. I annealed the checks and made a punch out of a piece of steel rod that was slightly larger in diameter than the ID...
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    [QUOTE=porthos;5678484] the caveat is that you...

    [QUOTE=porthos;5678484] the caveat is that you need the experience to put heavy coats of hand rubbed and aerosol on it without making a mess.
    I found an easy way to avoid runs and sags with...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Here are some examples of "fireformed" brass I...

    Here are some examples of "fireformed" brass I came across from a lot of years of scrounging brass at the range.
    https://i.imgur.com/Qv7dZoFl.jpg
  13. Thread: 32-20 to 25-20

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    My dies are RCBS. Here's a picture of a 32-20,...

    My dies are RCBS. Here's a picture of a 32-20, after a pass through the seating die, and a finished 25-20.
    https://i.imgur.com/seVjlDJl.jpg
  14. Thread: 32-20 to 25-20

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    Short answer to your question is yes. That...

    Short answer to your question is yes. That transition die is your bullet seating die with the seating stem removed. Two other things you should do before forming 25-20 are run the 32-20 brass...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    I removed the gas check shanks on an old style...

    I removed the gas check shanks on an old style Bator mold. Shoots very good in my 22-250, 222 and even in my bee. If you keep velocities 1200-1300 you should have a bunch of plinking fun. Like...
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    I'm curious, what are the traits that make it so...

    I'm curious, what are the traits that make it so nice to work with? Drying time, viscosity, amount of solids present, something else? I finished my first stock almost 60 years ago and tried a...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    [QUOTE=imashooter2;5674751]Grumpa was the...

    [QUOTE=imashooter2;5674751]Grumpa was the gentleman.
    Thank you, could not remember his name.
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    Forum: Leverguns

    35 Rem. brass can be made from 308, although it...

    35 Rem. brass can be made from 308, although it takes a good bit of fiddling around. I tried it once, just to see if I could do it, and the reformed brass worked OK. There was a guy on here that...
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    Except for the long legs, it resembles my home...

    Except for the long legs, it resembles my home made casting pot. I used a burner from a junk natural gas waterheater for heat. Been using this pot for around 50 years. My only regret is not...
  20. Thread: 32-20 wcf

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    [QUOTE=Kai;5672080]How are you seating and...

    [QUOTE=Kai;5672080]How are you seating and crimping the 3118 bullet so that the nose is not to long and the round will chamber when using smokeless powder?
    I seat the bullet to the top lube groove...
  21. Thread: 32-20 wcf

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    Like most everybody else I shoot 3118 in my 32-20...

    Like most everybody else I shoot 3118 in my 32-20 Model 53 Win.
    In answer to the OP's question, I have loaded the Lee 90gr. with no problems. It shot well in my rifle, although not quite as good...
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    You can slug a bore with a lead egg sinker. Just...

    You can slug a bore with a lead egg sinker. Just use one a little bigger than .30 caliber. Being in Minnesota, I'd think fishing equipment should be easy to come by.
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    Forum: Leverguns

    Probably would work. I have a 358311 and it...

    Probably would work. I have a 358311 and it shoots pretty good, not quite as accurate as the 358430, but that might just be the gun. The 358311 looks similar to your 358212, only about 10gr heavier.
  24. Thread: Red Dot age

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    My dad and I went through a bunch of those red...

    My dad and I went through a bunch of those red metal red dot cans in the 60's. We shot a lot of trap and skeet. A few years ago I was given a partly full cardboard drum of red dot, unknown age. ...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Lyman 358242 was made in two weights 120gr and...

    Lyman 358242 was made in two weights 120gr and 92gr. The only difference was the 120 had two lube grooves and the 92 had one.
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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