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    Me and most of my hunting buddies, and two older...

    Me and most of my hunting buddies, and two older brothers, have been hunting Texas and Arkansas whitetails with the Lyman 429244 GC bullet since the mid 1970's - never lost a deer with this. Loaded...
  2. It has been two years since I have been able to...

    It has been two years since I have been able to get to my casting bench (kids and grandkids moving in and out), but I used their 2200+ and the Carnuba Red with great results. Great folks with great...
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    Wolfer - this is my first post here in a while,...

    Wolfer - this is my first post here in a while, and to my amazement this was the first thread I looked at tonight. What a great flood of memories this has rekindled. I hunted with a deer club in...
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    Now THAT is quality family time, congrats....

    Now THAT is quality family time, congrats. Parenting is rarely easy, but it is sometimes very rewarding.
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    Great job 35 shooter, that is going to be some...

    Great job 35 shooter, that is going to be some very good eating venison there. I have been shooting deer with only cast boolits for many years now, and my brothers and hunting camp buddies all...
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    I also use the Dutch Ovens a lot during hunting...

    I also use the Dutch Ovens a lot during hunting camp. Love to make sourdough biscuits and or/ sourdough Jalepeno cornbread. Sourdough flapjacks work well too with blackstrap molasses. A guy who was...
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    I have the same problem, can't draw the bow any...

    I have the same problem, can't draw the bow any more. I've been hunting with handguns-only for quite a few years now (around 20) and can't remember how many deer my best friend, myself, my brothers,...
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    The 35-140s was my request; not originally...

    The 35-140s was my request; not originally designed by me, but added to his catalog at my request with small mods from the original I saw that intrigued me. It was for my .38 Super, and it performs...
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    I had the same problem as the OP when I was using...

    I had the same problem as the OP when I was using the Ranier a few years ago. Switched to X-Treme and no more problems.
  10. The 452374 is a great mold, I wore one out...

    The 452374 is a great mold, I wore one out several years ago.
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    Tim, great deer there buddy. I bet them...

    Tim, great deer there buddy. I bet them tenderloins made great breakfast steaks. I'll be up in Mt. Ida come Friday for the opening Saturday of the ML season.
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    Have a great time R5, hope you all have good...

    Have a great time R5, hope you all have good hunting.
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    It should do the job quite well. My first...

    It should do the job quite well. My first whitetail was taken in 1978 with my Marlin 1895 45/70 and all four hooves left the ground (of course that could be due to it being a head shot).

    I first...
  14. Forum: Cast Boolits

    I will add my thoughts and prayers to everyone...

    I will add my thoughts and prayers to everyone else's here. I lost my mom and dad within 4 years of each other (1983 and 1987), and lost my best friend to cancer 3 years ago. Mom was 56, dad was 65,...
  15. Learned Something new about Mihec molds...

    Last year I got a Mihec .45 Cramer HP 200gr. RNFP mold. I was casting boolits yesterday, and noticed one of the posts that hold the HP pin in place was longer than the others. Shortly, the HP pin...
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    I had C5 - C7 done 5 years ago, and they used...

    I had C5 - C7 done 5 years ago, and they used cadaver bone instead of harvesting from my hip (I was glad of that because I had heard the hip hurt worse than the fused vertebrae). Only real pain...
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    Outstanding, you will probably have to use...

    Outstanding, you will probably have to use surgery to get that smile off his face.
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    My best friend left me his 550b a few years ago...

    My best friend left me his 550b a few years ago when he passed away. His estate was not in great financial shape, so I ended up buying it form the estate, but that did get me the second 550b I had...
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    SR4756. I have tried a lot of powders for .45ACP...

    SR4756. I have tried a lot of powders for .45ACP over the past 40 years, and always end up coming back to SR4756. I load to mid-range performance, which is what SR4756 is good at, so that's my...
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    I'm sure others will come on here soon, but one...

    I'm sure others will come on here soon, but one of the first things many will ask is if you have slugged the bore to determine bore size. The .45ACP is one of the easier cartridges to load cast...
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    Mine has done really well for 6 or 7 years now,...

    Mine has done really well for 6 or 7 years now, haven't had to mod anything. I go a little slow though, and make sure the casing is evenly centered on the support pin before the handle pull.
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    Great job of preparation and practice. I did the...

    Great job of preparation and practice. I did the same ting in the early 70's - bought a .300 Win Mag and handloaded and practiced with it for 2 1/2 years before I got my first chance at a west Texas...
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    I also would like to welcome you aboard. After...

    I also would like to welcome you aboard. After many years of trying different fluxing materials, I have gone to exclusively sawdust. It seems to work better than anything else, and doesn't muck up...
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    Forum: Our Town

    I seem to remember them saying 131,000 tickets...

    I seem to remember them saying 131,000 tickets per minute.
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    See my profile.

    See my profile.
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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