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    Grandson got a new drone for Christmas a couple...

    Grandson got a new drone for Christmas a couple years ago. About his second flight, it landed/crashed on a walnut limb about 40 feet up. Went to the house and grabbed the .357 Marlin and a box of...
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    Go with the 452423 and I like the 1/3rd moon...

    Go with the 452423 and I like the 1/3rd moon clips as it makes for an easier partial reload. Big old rough, awesome beasts. Wonder what happened to them all./beagle
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    As I recall from somewhere (?) the 457124 was...

    As I recall from somewhere (?) the 457124 was designed with a smaller diameter nose to allow use in trapdoor Springfields with black powder. Made smaller to allow chambering after black powder...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Then, there's another club member that blew the...

    Then, there's another club member that blew the top strap/rear sight and tops off three cylinders on what had been a really nice M25 .45 ACP S&W one morning due to an overload/reload. Heard the blast...
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    Got to watch those old red and blacks. Stronger...

    Got to watch those old red and blacks. Stronger than you think. Shooting partner attempted to run the neighbor's rooster out of his tomatoe patch with one.
    Had to go explain why his rooster...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Ran into that too at Dicks. They quit selling...

    Ran into that too at Dicks. They quit selling ammo at ours. No beed to go now./beagle

    QUOTE=TNsailorman;5641442]I wrote Dick's off the first time I went into the store and the store policy was...
  7. Piece of aluminum metal plate withh work better...

    Piece of aluminum metal plate withh work better than steel. Dissipates heat faster. We tried fastening aluminum heat sinks off electronics to mould bottoms on large capacity .457 moulds to...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    You never know what you'll see at the range

    Was at the range. Deer season coming on and zeroing was in season.

    Old fellow was down to the left shooting a Mosin Nagant. He'd shoot, use a cleaning rod to remove brass and have at it again. I...
  9. Thread: 38 amu brass

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    As well as I recall, the AMU brass fired and...

    As well as I recall, the AMU brass fired and functioned in my Colt Midrange Match Gold Cup. If I'm not forgetting, the AMU case has a very slight rim. I have reloaded it and shot in a colt Python...
  10. Forum: Boolit Lube !

    Works good when mixed with aircraft hydraulic...

    Works good when mixed with aircraft hydraulic fluid for removing external rust.
    As has been mentioned, great for penetrating oil./beagle
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    Great guy to do business with. Accurately...

    Great guy to do business with. Accurately described item, 2 day shipping from west coast. Great packaging. Good communication. We need more like him on here doing business./beagle
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    Can't tell from the photos but in the early days,...

    Can't tell from the photos but in the early days, Lyman/Ideal set up their reloaders for "caps" as well as battery cups. Had two sizes of primer decapping pins. Used several thousand when I started...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    Again, "it depends". .003" is the accepted norm...

    Again, "it depends". .003" is the accepted norm for rifles. After that, distortion sets in especially with base first sizers. With a nose first rig, you can get away with more. I've taken .458s...
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    Forum: Gas Checks

    Been running .45/70 checks out of those this...

    Been running .45/70 checks out of those this week. Definitely work real well for that if they'd only get their pilitics straight, there would be more around.

    Get about 100 checks out of...
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    Unless it's a labor of love, you'll soon surpass...

    Unless it's a labor of love, you'll soon surpass the value of the finished gun. I had a 12 guage Topper. Lasted my whole boyhood. They made a few 28 gauges. Always wanted one of them./beagle
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    I built one on a 336 with a 1:10 twist and it...

    I built one on a 336 with a 1:10 twist and it shot well. Got a feeling you'll run into problems with lighter bullets as the earlier rifles had a real fast twist and were designed for a 117 grain...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    Owned a 336 Marlin in .44 Mag about 15 years ago....

    Owned a 336 Marlin in .44 Mag about 15 years ago. Had a saddle ring of all things and the ejector was definitely different. One reason I got rid of it was the anticipated shortage of spare parts. ...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    They did at one time. Some of the old bench rest...

    They did at one time. Some of the old bench rest shooters may have some stashed. The idea was to give a gentle ignition./beagle
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    Oh yeah, rock and roll. The first half of the 23...

    Oh yeah, rock and roll. The first half of the 23 years I was in the Army, I was an Aircraft Armament mechanic. First tour in VN was enlightening as I flew as armorer/door gunner as we couldn't...
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    WTB You got a PM./beagle

    You got a PM./beagle
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    Forum: Leverguns

    While I aplaud their quest to do away with the...

    While I aplaud their quest to do away with the 1:38 twist, I would do a little further research.
    First, I'd say more than half the .44 Mag shooters will want to use a 429421 bullet in it to match...
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    About 10 years back, I experimented with all of...

    About 10 years back, I experimented with all of the old Lyman HB wadcutter moulds in both .38/.357 and /.44 Mag.
    I was researching the old .38/44 loads. Using a .357 Blackhawk as a test vehicle and...
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    I had that one for a while. As I recall a 150ish...

    I had that one for a while. As I recall a 150ish grain .30 that I used in the .30/30. If that's it, as I recall, I used the RCBS punch for the 30-150-FN. Mould's been gone for years. If I had...
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    Forum: Cast Boolits

    The 38-162-SWC is interesting. I have one and...

    The 38-162-SWC is interesting. I have one and had the GC shank removed and had it HP'd. Lubed with a Pat marlin pop can check it runs right at 166 grains.
    Not really answering the question, but...
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    Forum: Shot Guns

    That's a project worth following up on. I have...

    That's a project worth following up on. I have shot a bunch of #4 Buck loads in the 20 870 and love them. Slugs are just as much fun.
    I have a light and a medium #4 buck load. I'm not shooting...
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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