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My big sister instilled in me a love of cooking. I've never really looked at it as a chore, more of an opportunity to be creative and enjoy the end results. Here's some motivational pictures.
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Well 12.67% of the members aren't sure if they're male or female, so maybe the transgender crowd is better represented than you'd think. :shock:

I've been touting the 400 gr cast 21 gr H-110/W-296 CCI 350 load for over a decade, because it flat works. I've tried that charge under nearly a dozen different 390-410 gr cast bullets, and scoped...

Years ago a local gunshop had Freedom Arms make them what they called the Alaska Master Guide series, it was a 5 1/2" barreled FA 83 454 that had been magnaported, I think they had 25 made. My buddy...

I've yet to find a 390-410 gr cast bullet that hasn't shot extremely well out of my 480, and I've probably tried nearly a dozen different molds in that weight range. My Lee 400 rf is one of the...

I've fire 1000's of plainbase bullets at full magnum pressures and velocities in the 357 mag, 44 mag and 480. When using coww alloy or similar air cooled or water dropped, there is simply no need...

See if you can find a used Saeco pot, the run $75-100. I've had one for nearly 20 years, and it was well used when I got it. I have no doubt it will last me another 20 and I have a spare one as...

The Scandinavians, Russians, Inupiaq, Inuit and other Northern peoples know the solution for cold winters:
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Having done various tests with a conventional 12 ga I've determined they are a poor choice for defense against bears, and reducing the terminal performance of a 12 ga by shortening the barrel and...

A higher end mold isn't necessarily easier to cast with. The basics are getting the mold hot enough to get fillout and that applies to any mold.

For a first mold I would recommend avoiding a...

To those that haven't experienced it, it's hard to believe the difference. The most noticeable to me was one day I was at the range with my 7 1/2" 480, my loads were a 390 gr LBT over 21 gr H-110...

Sadly you used to be able to do that all over Alaska, but in the past few years there have been cases of people leaving there trucks and trailers to go 4 wheelin or snow machining only to come back...

Fruit flavored beers are for girls. I can say that as my daughter likes them and one time I asked her to fill a growler for me and she came back with an apricot beer :O That's the last time I'll...

Lithi-bee is filthy, but a good lube. I remember years ago I used to sell some of my cast bullets to cover my powder and primer expenses. One of the guys I sold them to turned out to be a neat...

Bulletproof glass isn't glass, it's polycarbonate plastic and melts at 311 F.

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I've never hesitated to melt down bullets I've cast that for some reason don't work for my uses.

I can understand the frustration, but hey, lesson learned. Hardness test any...

If I leave Alaska when I retire, that's pretty much my exact blueprint for happiness. Being able to fish and shoot in the backyard and having a few acres to roam around sounds perfect.

I'd be curious to know what ever happened to my first mold. It was a lee 2 cavity 429-240 swc. I chucked it up in a lathe, plain based one cavity, and re-cut the other into a ~330 gr wfn shape. I...

I'd thought a DA snubby would be the ticket for my wife, just load it and pull the trigger. Trouble is, the trigger pull is just too heavy for her. Then I got her a Ruger LC9s pro. The trigger is...

I've only cast with a bottom pour furnace, and have been happy with the results of the accuracy of my cast bullets and my production. I primarily cast for handguns.

If I was a competitive shooter...

The more I cast for different guns and calibers the more I realize the less I know.

Nothing like casting from a good cast iron mold and IMHO H&G is as good as it gets.

I have a 4" digital Mitutoyo, two 6" dials one no name Chinese and one Mitutoyo, and an 8" and 18" digital Mitutoyo.

My most used is the 4" digital. For solely handloading use the 4" is much more...

One thing to consider regarding the LFN vs. WFN is you need to consider the meplat's percentage of bullet diameter. With the 44, 45 and 47 the WFN meplat is roughly 80% of bullet diameter, and the...

In rifles, 35 whelen Ackley, 350 Rigby and 350 rem mag, and I'm down to just the 350 rem mag. I want/need a 357 mag rifle or two.

For handguns, 38 sp, 357 mag, 357 maximum and 357 Herrett.

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