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Type: Posts; User: Vly
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Congratulations! Nice looking doe. Great hunt, thanks for the write up!
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
From my notebook - RCBS 55-SP sized .225, WC-820 12.0 grs average velocity 2643 fps extreme spread 15 fps, Winchester Small Rifle primer. This in a Remington 700. 50 yd group was 1.5 inches
I...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
Congratulations! Some fine venison there. And some impressive velocity on a cast load. :awesome:
Forum: Completed Deals
Anybody have a set of 38 S&W dies gathering dust? I have a new-to-me S&W Regulation Police on the I frame that I would like to tinker with. Steel dies would be fine.
I have a lifetime of...
Forum: Completed Deals
I have 125 pieces headstamp "FNM 7.5x55". looking for 50 cents each plus shipping.
Brass is SPF.
Forum: Completed Deals
I have a #420 I can part with. How does $15 shipped to your door sound?
Forum: Rimfire Area
That is a sweet looking rifle. Looking forward to hearing how she shoots.
I think these are kind of cool. Anybody know how old they are?
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Forum: Boolit Lube !
Went looking for Lundmark Liquid Paste Wax at two hardware chains, Ace and True Value. Both said they used to stock it. Both looked at their computer to see if they could order some for me, and...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I am going to try this. Are you guys buying the little 4 oz bottles from Lee? I thought there was a member/vendor on this site that sold the equivalent liquid alox product? I went through the...
Very smooth transaction. Deal with Robert with confidence.
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Great ideas in this thread that I will shamelessly add to my beginner technique. Thanks!
Forum: Leverguns
KirkD - Thank you for the fine photos and load data. Some very good info for loading 45-70 and using SR4759. I am using 28.0 gr of SR-4759 with the Lyman 457122 with very good results. That...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Very interesting video. Think how hot it was working in the smelting areas during a Missouri summer. As a young man I worked in a plant making Portland cement, so I have some appreciation for the...
Forum: Military Rifles
Nice job getting her looking good again. Here is my Longbranch, still in very nice condition.
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Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
There is a limited amount of data on the Hodgdon website. I got a bunch cheap, use it mainly in 45ACP and also my buckshot load. In 45 ACP, I use a H&G #68 200 gr SWC over 7.0 grains of 800x.
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Forum: Military Rifles
Rifle is a Springfield Armory built in the early 1950's. I bought it through the CMP, one of the service grades. I enjoy it.
Forum: Military Rifles
A beautiful day today, and my tradition for remembering those who have served and sacrificed, is to go to the range with a military rifle. My M1 Garand is often selected to make the trip, because it...
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 |